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Zimbabwe
Zim's Licensing Burden: Over 25 Licenses, Permits Required to Operate One Supermarket
Operating a single supermarket in Zimbabwe requires over 25 licenses and permits, making it challenging for businesses to operate. This is despite the mantra, Zimbabwe is open for business. These li
Sep 24, 2024
Zimbabwe
Sugar Tax Cut, Over 2 Million Unaccounted For: Will Fast Food Tax Suffer Same Fate?
Reduction of Sugar Tax: Has cut the sugar tax from 0.001% to 0.0005% per gram Revenue Allocation Concerns: Despite generating significant revenue from the sugar tax, no cancer treatment equipment has
Dec 02, 2024
Zimbabwe
Government Seeks Bigger Slice of Mining Pie: Is the 26% Proposed Stake Feasible?
Last week, in an interview with global media outlet Bloomberg, the government hinted at plans to introduce a 26% shareholding in all future mining projects and also negotiate with the already settled
Dec 16, 2024
Companies
Rising Copper Prices, Strategic Pivot to Aluminium: Analysing CAFCA’s Strategic Shift
The surge in global copper prices, while often interpreted as a positive indicator for mining-heavy economies, presents a significant cost burden for manufacturers like CAFCA, which rely heavily on co
Mar 14, 2025
Zimbabwe
Strong Profits, Hidden Trap: How One Government Sentence Threatens Proplastics' 2026 Margins
Proplastics Limited, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed manufacturer of plastic piping systems that underpin water infrastructure, sanitation, irrigation, and construction across Zimbabwe, has report
Mar 30, 2026
Top Stories
Glencore Joins Fight for Sherritt: Sanctions Crisis Puts Canadian Refinery at Centre of Control Battle
A consortium including Glencore has submitted a rival recapitalisation proposal for Sherritt International, opening a contest for control of a financially distressed Canadian nickel and cobalt company
9 hours agoZIDA's Investment Approvals Hit US$1.59 Billion With Mining and Manufacturing at 79.6%
Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency approved 86 mining licences worth US$768.5 million in the second quarter of 2026, an average approved ticket of US$8.9 million and the largest sectoral allocatio
Aug 06, 2026Gold Exports Reach Historic High: Biggest Monthly Windfall in History Tests Sustainability of the Boom
Zimbabwe has exported US$583.4 million of semi manufactured gold in June 2026, the highest monthly value recorded in Zimbabwe’s trade history, latest data from Zimstat shows. The figure exceeded the p
Aug 06, 2026
