Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), the country’s largest state-owned diamond miner, has confirmed the retrenchment of 400 employees, a move that reflects the worsening crisis in the global
Jul 15, 2025
Zimbabwe’s diamond industry continues to exhibit resilience amid hardship, with October 2025 exports surging to $43.4 million from zero in September, lifting the first 10 months' cumulative revenue t
Dec 17, 2025
The diamond industry, long synonymous with luxury, rarity, and enduring value, is undergoing a profound transformation due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. These synthetic gems, chemically identical
Jan 29, 2026
What emerges from this data is a financing system held together by improvisation rather than design. Each source compensates for the others in an ad hoc way, and the compensation itself is unpredictab
Jul 16, 2026
Zimbabwe has sufficient economic evidence to introduce a tied diamond royalty, with the existing 10% rate retained during stronger market conditions and lower rates activated through transparent price
Aug 27, 2026
Zimbabwe’s diamond export receipts have fallen to US$45.7 million between January and July 2026, down 46.5% from US$85.6 million in the comparable 2025 period and 83% below the US$267.5 million earned
Sep 09, 2026
Tharisa Plc has raised approximately US$294 million through a five-year senior secured bond that will be used mainly to complete construction of the Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe, giving the miner
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe plans to retire its third-generation (3G) mobile network by the end of December 2027, beginning a major reallocation of spectrum and infrastructure toward fourth-generation (
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has disclosed 6,995 additional hotel rooms at different stages of development in Harare, alongside investment opportunities within the 1,200-hectare Masuwe Special Econom
Zimbabwe has raised producer and planning prices for the 2026/27 agricultural season, lifting maize and traditional grains to US$432 per tonne, soya beans to US$660.95, sunflower to US$826.19 and whea
Zimbabwe’s beverage and food manufacturing landscape is entering a new phase of scrutiny as the proposed acquisition of a significant stake in Dairibord Holdings by Varun Beverages raises questions ar
Zimbabwe’s platinum industry is entering a market where the next demand cycle may increasingly come from advanced industrial applications rather than its traditional automotive base, as artificial int
Zimbabwe’s platinum industry has increased refined production during the second quarter of 2026 as operational improvements at major producers lifted output, placing the country’s mining sector in a
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) and Invest Hong Kong have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a framework for investment cooperation, including investor referrals,
