Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has attributed the nationwide blackouts experienced yesterday in the country to a system disturbance. The disturbance resulted in a complete loss of power supply, but ‘mo
Nov 25, 2024
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed a significant 45% uptick in electricity imports, with the country bringing in 611.1 gigawatt-hours (GWh) during the third quarter of 2024
Dec 16, 2024
Zimbabwe is likely to face a dark festive season due to persistent power outages. The continued nationwide blackouts and inadequate power generation, which fails to meet demand, support this predicti
Dec 18, 2024
The electricity generation at the Kariba Hydroelectric Power Plant has more than tripled on the 4th of March to 485 megawatts (MW) , marking a nine-month record high since June 2024. This has increas
Mar 04, 2025
Zimbabwe's economy is experiencing resilient growth, with its rebased gross domestic product (GDP) reaching $44.4 billion in 2025. This revision highlights stronger economic momentum than earlier esti
Jan 23, 2026
BAT Zambia, the country's only listed tobacco manufacturer and the dominant player in Zambia's formal cigarette market, has reported a year in which profit grew but the business shrank, a paradox that
When Invictus Energy, an Australian-listed junior explorer, first announced it had struck a discovery of gas-condensate and light oil in the Cabora Bassa Basin of Zimbabwe, it felt like the birth of a
First Quantum Minerals, one of the world’s leading copper producers and Zambia’s single largest taxpayer in the mining sector has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Çayeli copper-zinc mine i
The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has greenlit the acquisition of Dendairy (Private) Limited by Vamara Group Limited, a subsidiary of the Mauritius-registered Export Trading Group (ETG), in
CEC Renewables Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CEC PLC and a pivotal player in Zambia's burgeoning green energy sector, has reported a robust 63% surge in profit after tax for the year ended Dec
Gold prices have continued their relentless climb, reaching US$5,222 per ounce by late February 2026, marking a 5% gain for the month and a remarkable 20% year-to-date increase, according to W
Long-term capital formation remains the decisive variable. Large-scale mining requires stable exchange rate policy, predictable foreign currency retention thresholds and enforceable contract framework