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Zimbabwe
ZiG and US Dollar Inflation Gap Narrows to 0.2 Percentage Points in August 2026
Zimbabwe’s two inflation measures have converged to almost the same rate after describing sharply different price environments during much of the previous year, according to the Zimbabwe National Stat
Aug 25, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Aviation Recovery Leaves CAAZ Behind With US$52m Debt, Bigger Losses
Zimbabwe’s aviation market is expanding around a regulator whose balance sheet remains under considerable financial strain according to the Auditor General’s report. The Civil Aviation Authority of Z
Aug 27, 2026
Companies
Crown Bank Profit Hits US$3.3m as FBC Rebuilds Acquired Standard Chartered Franchise
Crown Bank generated US$3.3 million in profit before tax during the first half of 2026, up 344.3% year on year, as FBC Holdings rebuilt the former Standard Chartered Zimbabwe franchise following disru
Aug 28, 2026
Zambia
Machiavelli’s Politics of No Second Chance: How Court Closures, Treason Charges Threaten Zambia’s Mining Boom
Hakainde Hichilema enters his second term with the numerical strength of a decisive electoral victory and a political dispute that should have been comparatively easy to settle. He was officially decl
Sep 01, 2026
Companies
Ariston Tea Output Falls 70% as Funding Constraints Persist After US$3m Funding Injection
Ariston Holdings’ tea production fell 70% to 532 tonnes in the third quarter ended June 2026 from 1,770 tonnes a year earlier, placing the group’s funding structure back at the centre of its operation
Sep 03, 2026
Zimbabwe
ZB Taps Fintech Executive Matsaudza to Turn Digital Investment Into Core Banking Growth
Matsaudza brings more than 17 years of experience across African financial and telecommunications markets. ZB’s appointment announcement says he previously served as Managing Director of O’mari, the f
Sep 04, 2026
Zimbabwe
Five Years of Growth, Limited Job Gains: World Bank Flags Zimbabwe’s Productivity Gap
The World Bank has flagged Zimbabwe’s failure to convert strong economic growth into productive employment, with about 80% of working Zimbabweans now operating in the informal sector where median mont
Sep 07, 2026
Companies
Kavango Appoints Former AngloGold Executive as Zimbabwe Gold Strategy Advances
Kavango Resources has appointed former AngloGold Ashanti executive Jasper Musadaidzwa as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director with immediate effect as the London and VFEX-listed miner develo
Sep 07, 2026
Zimbabwe
Old Mutual Tests Zimbabwe’s Return to Group Earnings After Seven-Year Ring-Fence
Old Mutual has begun assessing whether improving cash generation and currency conditions in Zimbabwe are sufficient to eventually return the local business to its Group earnings perimeter, seven years
Sep 08, 2026
Zimbabwe
World Bank Puts Zimbabwe’s Power Losses at 6.1% of GDP, Firms Expand Captive Supply
Zimbabwe is carrying an electricity constraint estimated by the World Bank at 6.1% of GDP annually, placing power among the largest structural costs still embedded in an economy targeting industrial e
Sep 08, 2026
