South Africa's current account balance delivered a striking reversal in the fourth quarter of 2025, swinging from a revised deficit of R72 billion in the third quarter to a surplus of R50.2 billion, t

imbabwe's Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has enacted a regulation that, if implemented as written, will fundamentally restructure the country's entire grain and

Zimbabwe's merchandise trade recorded a surplus of US$46.5 million in February 2026, according to the latest trade data, marking the fifth straight surplus, the best performance in Zimbabwe’s trade.

Zimbabwe's cereal imports rose sharply in February 2026, according to the latest data from ZimStat. Maize imports surged 48.3% to US$44.93 million from US$30.28 million in January, while wheat imports

Zimbabwe sits within striking distance of the largest maize surplus Zambia has produced in over a decade, and its road network is making that surplus structurally inaccessible. Zambia's Food Reserve A

Zimbabwe's latest trade data for March 2026 shows that cereals were the fourth-largest import category in Zimbabwe's goods trade faccounting for 7.8% of a total import bill of USD 1.074 billion,  equi

Zimbabwe has spent USD 881.7 million importing electricity between January 2021 and March 2026, according to a monthly import series derived from ZimStat External Trade Statistics. The cumulative fig

Zimbabwe has consumed significantly more fuel in the first quarter of 2026 than it did in the same period a year ago, according to data released by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority. Diesel dem

Zimbabwe spent USD 128.4 million importing maize in the first three months of 2026,  January at USD 30.3 million, February at USD 44.9 million, and March at USD 53.2 million, according to ZimStat Exte

Zimbabwe's commercial milk production grew 7% to 40 million litres in the first four months of 2026, up from 38 million litres in the comparable period last year, as the country edges toward what gove

Zimbabwe harvested 94,103 metric tonnes of soyabean in the 2025/26 season, with Mashonaland Central Province recording the highest provincial figure of 44,686 metric tonnes, equivalent to 47.5% of nat

When one reads Zimbabwe's April 2026 merchandise trade data at the headline level, its a story of a widening deficit, declining gold revenues, and compressed tobacco prices. However, when read at the

Gold has closed May 2026 at USD 4,546 per troy ounce, a 1.4% monthly decline, according to the World Gold Council. The metal finished lower in most major currencies, with the exceptions of India and T

Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell sharply in April 2026, dropping to $30.2 million from $53.2 million in March, a decline of roughly 43% in a single month that marks the clearest statistical signal ye

Pretoria Portland Cement Limited (PPC) has reported revenue of R10.255 billion for the year ended 31 March 2026, a 3.9% increase from R9.871 billion in the prior year, with EBITDA rising 31% to R2.079

Zimbabwe's April 2026 diesel import bill reached USD 132.5 million, a 44.6% increase from March 2026's USD 91.6 million and the highest monthly value recorded from December 2022 through April 2026, a

Zimbabwe's monthly Portland cement import bill reached USD 12.02 million in April 2026, the highest single monthly value recorded in the sixty-four months dataset running from January 2021 through Apr