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SADC's Grain Supercycle:Zimbabwe Joins Zambia, South Africa in Record-Breaking Bumper Harvest
May 28, 2026Fast News
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Macro Success, Micro Failure: Inflation Drops Dramatically, Social Welfare Lags Behind
Zimbabwe’s May 2026 inflation data, released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, confirmed a picture that is simultaneously encouraging and instructive. Annual blended inflation was 3.2%, whil
May 27, 2026No More Easy Fees: RBZ's Reforms Marks the End of Transactional Rent-Seeking for Banks
For the better part of a decade, Zimbabwe’s banking sector operated on a model that would be unrecognisable in most developed financial markets. Fees and commissions, not interest income from lending,
May 25, 2026Trending Stories
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Zimbabwe's Bigest Bank Profit Falls 33% as Fee Income Model Comes Under RBZ Pressure
CBZ Holdings Limited, Zimbabwe’s largest financial services group by assets and deposits, reported profit after tax of ZWG 361.34 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026, a 32.8% decline fro
May 25, 2026
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Zimbabwe Declares Its Minerals Strategic: Critical Minerals Policy Rewrites Ownership Rules
On 22 May 2026, Zimbabwe formally published its Mineral Classification and Declaration, designating lithium, platinum group metals, cobalt, nickel, graphite, copper, rare earths, and chrome as Critica
May 23, 2026Gold Sector Rebounds in April: ASM Weakness, a Botched Policy Call Cast Shadow Over 50-Tonne Target
Zimbabwe’s gold sector delivered 3,324.6 kilograms in April 2026, a 16.5% recovery from the 2,854.0 kilograms recorded in March, driven by a sharp rebound in artisanal and small-scale mining output th
May 21, 2026
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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, 2026Zimbabwe’s 2026 Cotton Marketing Season Opens Amid Recovery in Output and Area Expansion
The broader significance of the 2026 cotton season lies in what it signals about rural agricultural recovery. The simultaneous increase in output, hectarage, and marketing infrastructure suggests that
May 18, 2026