Zimbabwe is joining a six-country SADC initiative to explore pooled procurement of medicines and health commodities, opening a new route for the country to increase purchasing power and potentially de

South Africa’s consumer food inflation increased marginally to 0.7% in August 2026 from 0.6% in July, remaining at historically low levels. Grain products, fruits and vegetables continue to benefit fr

Zimbabwean investors can apply for exposure to Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals through a regional depositary-receipt programme anchored in Botswana, with the Financial Securiti

Zimbabwe is pushing for harmonised environmental and industrial standards across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), seeking to eliminate duplicated product testing and certifi

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

Zimbabwe and South Africa recorded approximately R81 billion in bilateral trade during 2025, nearly twice the level reported in 2021, strengthening the economic significance of Beitbridge as one of S

Zimbabwe's maize production has increased 17.1% to approximately 2.68 million tonnes in 2026, strengthening national food supplies after years of severe harvest fluctuations, but the recovery faces an

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 National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has raised its minimum monthly retirement pension to US$90, bringing the annual income of a beneficiary receiving the minimum to US$1,080. The adju

Southern Africa is entering another potentially difficult agricultural season with climate authorities warning of below normal rainfall across large parts of the region, while governments and humanita