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Zimbabwe
Khayah Cement Limited Faces Challenges Amidst Positive Volume Growth

Khayah Cement formerly Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited, reported a significant increase in cement volumes, with a 117% surge for the six-month period ended 30 June 2023 compared to the same period las

Feb 06, 2024
Companies
Mash Holdings Delivers Robust Growth in First 5 Months of 2024

Mash Holdings, a leading real estate investment and development company, has reported a strong start to 2024 with impressive financial and operational metrics in its initial five months of the year.

Jun 20, 2024
Companies
ZB Financials Posts Tough HY24, Manages to Maintain Profitability

ZB Financial Holdings has reported a challenging half-year ended 30 June 2024, marked by significant declines in its financial performance. The group recorded a 59% drop in after-tax profit (PAT), fa

Sep 02, 2024
Companies
Simbisa Brands Appoints David Mudzengi as New Group Finance Officer

Simbisa Brands has strategically appointed David Mudzengi as the Group Finance Officer, effective 1 February 2025. With over 17 years of robust experience in executive leadership, he succeeds Baldwin

Feb 04, 2025
Companies
First Capital's Non-Performing Loans Down to 3.7%: Testament to Enhanced Risk Management

First Capital Bank, Zimbabwe’s renowned financial services outfit, has achieved a remarkable feat in the first quarter of 2025, with non-performing loans (NPLs) plummeting from 7% in Q1 2024 to 3.66%

May 22, 2025
Markets
Gold Weeky Review: Why Gold is Your Safety Net Despite Private Credit Boom

Alternative assets, like private equity, private credit, and hedge funds, are becoming a bigger part of how people invest their money. Experts predict that by 2029, these assets could be worth nearly

Jul 28, 2025
Zambia
Klapton Re Delivers Record Underwriting Performance as Insurance Service Result Surges 81% to ZMW 668 Million on Elite 78% Combined Ratio

Klapton Reinsurance has posted its strongest operational results since inception, with the insurance service result, the clearest measure of core reinsurance profitability under IFRS 17, surging 80.8

Apr 08, 2026
Zimbabwe
60% Lost: The Hidden Infrastructure Costs of Harare's Wetland Degradation

Harare's continued destruction of wetlands is exposing a growing economic contradiction, as urban development creates immediate commercial opportunities while eroding natural infrastructure that prote

Jun 24, 2026

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Zimbabwe's Mineral Processing Rules Face COMESA Regional Integration Test

Zimbabwe’s ambition to develop regional mineral-processing industries faces a significant policy test after President Emmerson Mnangagwa committed the country’s COMESA chairmanship to accelerating ben

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Zambia's Izwe Loans Profits Rise 26% on Fee Income, Zim's Banks Face Tighter Charges

Zambia's Izwe Loans Zambia has recorded a 26% increase in profit after tax to K112.2 million (approximately US$6.23 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, supported by a near doubling of fee

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Zimplow’s Implement Export Volumes Overtake Local Sales Amid 2027 Drought Risks

VFEX-listed Zimplow Holdings has recorded a US$1.54 million turnaround in pre-tax earnings for the nine months ended September 2026, supported by stronger margins, improved stock availability and a sh

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Zambia Re Profits Nearly Triple as Underwriting Improves, Outpacing Zimbabwean Insurers

Zambia Reinsurance, formerly Prima Reinsurance, has recorded a 198% increase in profit after tax to K6.09 million (approximately US$338,000) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, despite reinsurance

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Zimbabwe Hosts COMESA Heads of State Summit, Mnangagwa to Lead Regional Economic Bloc

Zimbabwe is hosting the 25th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit today, 22 October 2026, at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, with Pres

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IMF Research Exposes Cost of Broad Subsidies Ahead of Zimbabwe's 2027 Budget

Zimbabwe’s preparation of the 2027 National Budget faces a difficult fiscal calculation as new International Monetary Fund research finds that broad food subsidies can cost approximately six times as

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Cassava Enters World Bank Plan for Affordable African AI

The World Bank Group launched its first digital strategy on 20 October, setting out a financing and policy framework for developing countries to expand affordable connectivity, digital services, skill

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Zanaco's 13% Revenue Growth Fails to Lift Profits as Costs Rise, Echoing CBZ's Earnings Pressure

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) has recorded a 13% increase in operating income to K3.30 billion (approximately US$183.2 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, but the improvement fa

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