Dairibord Holdings has recorded a 30% decline in export volumes during the six months to June 2026 as stronger domestic demand absorbed more of the company’s production. The decline was attributed t
Aug 24, 2026
Dinson Iron and Steel Company the Zimbabwean subsidiary of Chinese steel and nickel group Tsingshan Holding Groupplans to increase annual steel capacity at its Manhize plant from 600,000 tonnes to abo
Aug 25, 2026
Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales reached 358.4 million kilogrammes by 18 August 2026, extending the country’s record crop while the average price received at the marketing stage fell by about 25% to US$2.49 p
Aug 26, 2026
Zimbabwe has sufficient economic evidence to introduce a tied diamond royalty, with the existing 10% rate retained during stronger market conditions and lower rates activated through transparent price
Aug 27, 2026
Zimbabwe has received US$1.62 billion in formal diaspora remittances between January and July 2026, placing household transfers alongside some of the country’s largest sources of foreign currency. Sou
Registered sesame buyers purchased 2.315 million kilogrammes worth US$1.84 million during the 2025/26 marketing season, according to the Agricultural Marketing Authority. The average recorded value wa
Sep 02, 2026
Zimbabwe has generated a US$320.6 million merchandise trade surplus in July 2026, yet the country continued to buy considerably more from its African trading partners than it sold to them, exposing a
Zimbabwe's emerging lithium-processing industry has generated almost US$100 million through the customs export line used for lithium sulphate since commercial shipments began in April, giving the coun
Sep 03, 2026
Ethiopia has expanded installed electricity-generation capacity from 4,462MW to 9,752MW over seven years. The phased commissioning of the 5,150MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam accounted for most of
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The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has advised growers to begin early aphid surveillance, destroy tobacco stalks and maintain strict field sanitation ahead of the 2026/27 planting season, as Zim
Zimbabwe's merchandise export boom has pushed mineral concentration to its highest level historically, with identifiable mineral and mineral-linked products accounting for approximately 85.5% of the U
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Zimbabwe has earned approximately US$15.95 billion from gold exports between January 2021 and July 2026, establishing the yellow metal as the country's largest identifiable merchandise export by a sub
Zimbabwe is carrying an electricity constraint estimated by the World Bank at 6.1% of GDP annually, placing power among the largest structural costs still embedded in an economy targeting industrial e
Old Mutual has begun assessing whether improving cash generation and currency conditions in Zimbabwe are sufficient to eventually return the local business to its Group earnings perimeter, seven years
Kavango Resources has appointed former AngloGold Ashanti executive Jasper Musadaidzwa as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director with immediate effect as the London and VFEX-listed miner develo
Zimbabwe’s five-year economic expansion is entering a harder phase, with household and government consumption projected to contribute 4.4 percentage points of the country’s 5% economic growth in 2026
Zimbabwe would reach upper-middle-income status around by 2036 under its current economic trajectory, six years after the Government’s Vision 2030 target, according to the World Bank’s latest Country
Zimbabwe’s merchandise exports have risen to US$7.36 billion between January and July 2026 from US$4.75 billion in the comparable period of 2025, adding about US$2.62 billion in foreign currency recei