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Zimbabwe
Unpacking Zimbabwe's Ethanol Industry: Why It Commands the World's Highest Price
Zimbabwe's petrol blend carries an embedded cost that most consumers see only as the final pump price but rarely interrogate as an individual line item. That cost is ethanol. The Zimbabwe Energy Regul
Mar 22, 2026
Zimbabwe
From Mortgage Lender to Property Developer: How Zim's Banks Are Reinventing Themselves
FBC Holdings, one of Zimbabwe's largest diversified financial services groups with operations spanning commercial banking, building society activities, insurance, and microfinance, has disclosed at an
Mar 30, 2026
Companies
Eagle REIT Executes Major Portfolio Expansion Despite Lower Reported Profit from Reduced Stand Sales
Eagle Real Estate Investment Trust, Zimbabwe's first dollar listed reit, has delivered a textbook development-focused performance in 2025, prioritising long-term value creation over short-term trading
Apr 09, 2026
Zimbabwe
ZSE Holdings Posts USD 1.3 Million Comprehensive Loss as Currency Translation Erases Operating Gains
The operating business generated fee income across all revenue lines. The accounting result was determined by the exchange rate, not the business.Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Holdings Limited reported a to
Apr 14, 2026
World
Klapton Reinsurance Plc: Africa's Global Underwriter Takes Its Seat on the Lusaka Exchange
Klapton Reinsurance Plc completed a direct listing on the Lusaka Securities Exchange on 24 March 2026, offering up to 25 percent of its issued share capital comprising 2,821,875,000 ordinary shares a
Apr 14, 2026
Zambia
Zambeef Discloses USD5 Million Power Deal with Non-Executive Director’s Company
Zambeef, has formally disclosed a significant related-party transaction under AIM Rule 13, entering a long-term electricity supply agreement with Kanona Power Company Limited, a company in which Non-E
Apr 16, 2026
World
IMF Warns of Stagflation Trap in Emerging Markets as Limited Middle East Conflict Tests Policy Limits
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has uncovered a overlooked risk in its latest global outlook, a stagflationary trap that could grip emerging markets and developing economies far more severely t
Apr 16, 2026
Zimbabwe
South Africa’s Maize Export Market Faces Pressure as Zimbabwe Moves From Deficit to Surplus
Zimbabwe, once the bread-basket of Africa has accounted for 38% of South Africa's maize exports in the 2025-26 marketing year, absorbing approximately 741,000 metric tonnes out of a total of 1.95 mill
Apr 27, 2026
Zambia
Zambia’s Unemployment Falls: But the 9.9% Rate Masks a Deeper Working Poverty Crisis
The Zambia Statistics Agency has reported a decline in the country's official unemployment rate to 9.9%, down from 12.9% in 2021 and from 12.6% recorded in the 2022 Labour Force Survey. This was dis
Apr 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Postal Sector Spends More Than It Earns as Volumes Collapse, DHL Cut Outlets
Zimbabwe's licensed postal and courier operators has recorded a cost-to-income ratio of 117.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, worsening by 10 percentage points from 107.5% in the third quarter of 2025
Apr 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
Mozambique, South Africa Drive Zimbabwe’s Q1 Growth: America’s Slump Weakens March Arrivals
Zimbabwe's tourism sector has recorded 384,561 international arrivals in the first quarter of 2026, an 11% increase year-on-year, generating USD 251 million in tourism receipts, a 14% improvement from
May 05, 2026
Companies
FMP Minority Shareholders Offered 3.3c Exit, 65% Below Audited NAV as Delisting Vote Nears
First Mutual Properties Limited is set to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange on 1 July 2026, with majority shareholder First Mutual Holdings Limited offering minority shareholders US$0.033 per sh
May 11, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Cuts Banking Costs: New Reforms Target MSME Formalisation, ZiG Adoption
For years, the cost of formal banking has pushed Zimbabwe's MSME economy into cash and informality. The financial sector reforms announced on 12 May directly attack that dynamic. Their success will be
May 13, 2026
Companies
WestProp’s 80% Revenue Jump Faces Profit Conversion Test: Tax Consumes Half of Incremental Profit
WestProp Holdings Limited has reported revenue of USD 8.06 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, an 80.2% increase on the USD 4.47 million recorded in Q1 2025, with net profit reaching US
May 18, 2026
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Nampak Writes Down Zim Operations by R136 Million and Exits, Cites Need to "Eliminate Risk"
Nampak Limited, the JSE-listed packaging manufacturer, reported normalised headline earnings of R346 million for the six months ended 31 March 2026, up 9% from R317 million in the comparable period of
1 day agoSARB Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years Due to Iran War, Zimbabwe Faces Imported Tightening
The South African Reserve Bank has raised its benchmark repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday, the first rate increase in three years, joining a small group of emerging market centra
1 day agoWhat the Invictus PSA Really Means: Legal Framework Signed, Appraisal Wells to Decide the Prize
Invictus Energy has suspended trading in its shares pending a material announcement expected by Friday, which the company has confirmed relates to the imminent signing of a Production Sharing Agreemen
1 day agoSADC's Grain Supercycle:Zimbabwe Joins Zambia, South Africa in Record-Breaking Bumper Harvest
In the same week that Zambia announced the highest maize harvest in its recorded history, and South Africa confirmed the largest grain crop ever produced on the continent's southern tip, Zimbabwe rel
2 days agoZimbabwe Unveils Most Ambitious Post-Independence Industrial Policy with Integrated Provincial SEZs
Cabinet has approved on the 26th of May 2026, the framework for the establishment of Integrated Provincial Special Economic Zones across all ten provinces of Zimbabwe, presented by the Minister of Fin
May 27, 2026
