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Glencore Joins Fight for Sherritt: Sanctions Crisis Puts Canadian Refinery at Centre of Control Battle
A consortium including Glencore has submitted a rival recapitalisation proposal for Sherritt International, opening a contest for control of a financially distressed Canadian nickel and cobalt company
Aug 11, 2026
Zimbabwe Still Outpaces Sub-Saharan Africa’s Average Despite World Bank Growth Downgrade
The World Bank's June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report has placed Zimbabwe's 2026 GDP growth at 4.6%, a downward revision from the 5% projected in its January 2026 edition, with a further easing
Jun 16, 2026Zimbabwe Records Biggest Manufacturing Growth in Southern Africa: But Slips in AfDB Industrialisation Rankings
The African Development Bank's Africa Industrialisation Index 2025, which ranks all 54 African countries on the depth, quality, and diversification of their industrial development, has delivered a ver
Jun 01, 2026Zambia Rejects $2B US Health Carrot: Haimbe Exposes Secret 'Minerals-for-Medicine' Link
Zambia's Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe has disclosed on 4 May 2026 that negotiations with the United States over two proposed bilateral agreements, a health cooperation framework worth up to USD 2 b
May 05, 2026
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, 2026Klapton 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, 2026Tongaat Hulett Liquidation Hearing Set for 16 April as Voermol Rescue Plan Hangs in Balance
Tongaat Hulett Developments Proprietary Limited, which holds property development assets, operates under a separate rescue plan adopted in May 2023 and is expected to continue unaffected by the THL pr
Mar 17, 2026