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Zambia
Growing Faster, Earning Less: Bata's Revenue Surge Masks Profit Warning Hidden in Inventory
Zambia Bata Shoe Company PLC, the country's oldest and most recognisable footwear manufacturer and retailer, has reported full year results for 2025 that present one of the more instructive paradoxes
Mar 16, 2026
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Karo Enters PGM Race at Unki and Mimosa Scale: Valterra Offtake Secures Route to Market Ahead of 2027 Start
Karo Platinum’s five year concentrate purchase agreement with Valterra Platinum removes a major commercial uncertainty from a project that has moved through four years of construction, weaker PGM pric
1 hour agoZimbabwe’s US$1.59bn Investment Pipeline Faces Execution Test: ZIDA Shifts Focus From Licences to Capital Deployment
Zimbabwe has approved almost US$1.59 billion of new investment proposals during the second quarter of 2026, although the more consequential number sits outside the licensing table. It is the amount of
23 hours agoAir Zimbabwe’s US$11m Loss Meets Growing Aviation Market: Passenger Growth Raises Return Hurdle on Fleet Renewal
One of the more revealing findings in the latest Auditor General report is that Air Zimbabwe can produce a clean set of accounts and still remain economically fragile. The Auditor General issued an un
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