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Zimbabwe Fuel Prices Rise: Petrol and Diesel Up in November

he Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced an increase in fuel prices for November, impacting both petrol and diesel. Petrol prices have risen from US$1.49 per litre in October to U

Nov 06, 2024
Zimbabwe
ZERA Hikes Fuel Prices for July

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced an upward adjustment in fuel prices for the month of July, reflecting both global oil market trends and persistent domestic vulnerabilitie

Jul 11, 2025
World
How US-Iran War Is Sending Oil Prices Soaring: What It Means for Zimbabwe

On the 28th of February 2026, the world changed. A massive wave of US and Israeli airstrikes tore across Iran in what President Donald Trump described as a bid to permanently destroy the country's nuc

Mar 02, 2026
Zimbabwe
Most Expensive in Africa: Zimbabwe Hits Motorists With Sharpest Fuel Hike

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA), which sets legally binding ceiling prices for fuel every month, has announced its latest adjustments effective from the start of March 2026. Petrol (E

Mar 05, 2026
World
Gold Weekly Commentary: Yellow Metal Rockets 20% YTD as Dollar Crumbles

Gold prices have continued their relentless climb, reaching US$5,222 per ounce by late February 2026, marking a 5% gain for the month and a remarkable 20% year-to-date increase, according to W

Mar 13, 2026
Zimbabwe
South Africa's Inflation Hits a Decade Low But the Fuel Shock That Arrives Next Will Test Everything

A rand that depreciates meaningfully against the dollar would quickly convert the international oil price shock into a domestic fuel shock of the kind that pushed South African inflation to 7.8% at it

Mar 19, 2026
Zimbabwe
February Trade Snapshot: 5 Straight Surpluses, Imports Triple, 80% of Earnings Flow to Two Countries at War

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade recorded a surplus of US$46.5 million in February 2026, according to the latest trade data, marking the fifth straight surplus, the best performance in Zimbabwe’s trade.

Apr 01, 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

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Zambia's Green Pivot: Unpacking Chisamba’s Ambitious Milestone

Zambia commissioned the 100MW second phase of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant on 21 July 2026, doubling installed capacity at the Central Province site to 200MW and creating the country’s largest solar

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From Household Security to Breadbasket:How Pfumvudza Can Unlock Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Scale

Zimbabwe's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has done what it was designed to do, delivering a bumper harvest, turning Zimbabwe’s 2024 cereal deficit story into a surplus one.  The 2025/26 summer season pro

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Zimbabwe’s Lithium Rail Service Intensifies Regional Port Competition

The National Railways of Zimbabwe, Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway and logistics company Silvergill have transported the first 1,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Tsingshan Holding Group’s Gwanda Lit

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Competition Watchdog Flags Exchange Deals as Dairibord Sale Looms

The Competition and Tariff Commission has warned investors, listed companies, stockbrokers and corporate advisers that acquisitions through the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and Victoria Falls Stock Exchan

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Zimbabwe 2026 Tobacco Marketing Season Nears Close With 400 Million Kilogram Target Unmet

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board will close Zimbabwe’s 2026 auction tobacco floors on Friday, 31 July, after cumulative national sales reached 354.10 million kilograms by selling day 95 on 20

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Prospect Resources Extends High-Grade Copper at Nyungu Central in Zambia

Prospect Resources has extended high grade copper mineralisation beyond the current Mineral Resource Estimate at its flagship Nyungu Central deposit in Zambia after step out drilling intersected 44 me

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Zimbabwe’s Gold Windfall Narrows as Fidelity Price Falls 25% From January Peak

Zimbabwe’s official Fire Assay cash buying price decreased 25.3% to US$3,764.15 per ounce on 21 July 2026 from a 2026 peak of US$5,041.57 per ounce on 29 January, reducing the revenue generated from e

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Eureka Gold Mine Commissions First
5.4MW of 16.4MW Solar Plant

Eureka Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Padenga Holdings' Dallaglio Investments has commissioned the first 5.4MW phase of a planned 16.4MW solar power plant after investing about US$4.5 million according to

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