Companies
ZimRe Bets on Reinsurance Capital Injection After 28% Revenue Jump to USD26.4m
ZimRe Holdings Limited, a diversified financial services group will prioritise recapitalising its reinsurance cluster during the remainder of 2026 as part of the Great Africa Trek, using additional ba
Jul 30, 2026
Companies
One Tractor Per Village Puts Zimbabwe's Mechanisation Push Through a Utilisation Test
Zimbabwe will place one tractor in each of its roughly 35,000 villages before the 2026-27 summer cropping season, a rollout Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka announced at the Zimbabwe Industrialisat
Jul 27, 2026
Companies
Old Mutual Targets US$46 Million Development REIT to Unlock US$150 Million Property Pipeline
Old Mutual Zimbabwe is preparing a US$46.2 million Development Real Estate Investment Trust which mobilises institutional capital through the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange rather than conventional ban
Jul 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
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
Jul 22, 2026
Zimbabwe
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
Jul 21, 2026
Companies
New Cement Player Enters Zimbabwe : Shuntai Sets September 2026 Launch After $200M Project Build
Shuntai Investments, a Chinese-owned emerging cement producer, plans to begin operations at its integrated Chegutu plant in September 2026 after investing about US$120 million in cement production and
Jul 15, 2026
South Africa
Venetia Mine Halted: De Beers Stops Mining at South Africa’s Largest Diamond Operation
De Beers is set to pause production for two years at Venetia, South Africa’s largest diamond mine, after prolonged weakness in rough diamond prices reduced the commercial value of extracting additiona
Jul 14, 2026
Top Stories
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
Oct 21, 2026
