Zimbabwe's annual ZiG inflation accelerated to 4.3% in October 2026 from 3.7% in September and 2.9% in August, as higher transport costs placed renewed pressure on consumer prices. Annual US-dollar in

Zimbabwe's registered vehicle fleet has expanded by nearly 469,000 vehicles over five years, reaching 1.52 million in 2025, as the country's road infrastructure and public transport system face increa

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade surplus contracted by 91.1% to US$46.7 million in September 2026 from US$526.2 million in August, as declining gold and nickel export receipts coincided with a sharp incre

Zimbabwe's mineral sales more than doubled to US$5.013 billion during the first ten months of 2026, driven by a sharp increase in lithium earnings and strong platinum group metal sales, but the expans

Zimbabwe's diamond sales surged 249.9% to US$71.61 million during the first ten months of 2026, but a sustained decline in the value realised from each carat continues to constrain the industry's rec

Zimbabwe's ferrochrome industry generated US$286.54 million in sales during the first ten months of 2026, recording limited revenue growth despite expanding smelting infrastructure and government rest

Zimbabwe has fixed the sugar cane purchase price at US$72.40 per tonne, increasing procurement costs for sugar millers whose existing pricing arrangements have already been challenged by Hippo Valley

Zimbabwe has emerged as Southern Africa's leading lithium producer, accounting for an estimated 9.7% of global mine output in 2025, but its proposed transition from concentrate exports to chemical pro

Southern Africa's electricity market traded 191.20 gigawatt-hours in August 2026, its highest monthly competitive-market volume in the first five months of the financial year, but the region's transmi

Southern Africa's position in the global energy-transition minerals market is expanding, but the region's ability to translate mineral production into industrial development remains constrained by fra

South African fertiliser and chemicals group Omnia Holdings expects earnings per share to increase by as much as 35% for the six months ended September 2026, extending a recovery in its African agricu

Southern Africa's plan to build a battery-materials industry now depends on financing chemical plants that cost hundreds of millions of dollars each and need reliable power, specialised technology and

Zimbabwe’s planned US$300 million Guruve–Mazowe renewable energy project would deliver an average of about 63 megawatts (MW) to the national grid once running, more than the 46 MW that all of the coun

Zimbabwe's new limits on foreign participation in small-scale gold mining have pushed Nasdaq-listed Namib Minerals to accelerate the reopening of Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland, before comple