Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency approved 86 mining licences worth US$768.5 million in the second quarter of 2026, an average approved ticket of US$8.9 million and the largest sectoral allocatio

Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has proposed linking the renewal of local authority vendor licences to compliance with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority presumptive tax requirements, using council re

Zimbabwe's maize import bill fell by US$90 million, or 32.9%, during the first half of 2026 as the country's largest harvest in years began replacing imported grain with domestic production. Maize imp

Caledonia Mining Corporation’s first half earnings were carried by stronger gold prices after weaker ore grades reduced output at Blanket Mine and pushed production costs sharply higher. Revenue incre

Invictus Energy has secured Exalo Rig 202 for its Musuma 1 exploration well and set November 2026 for drilling, reducing uncertainty around rig availability as the company prepares to test another par

Zimplow Holdings is considering an acquisition that could materially affect its share price, potentially opening another stage in the repositioning of a group that has spent the past year restructurin

Impala Platinum Holdings, one of the world’s largest PGM producers and the parent company of Zimplats has moved from barely profitable to one of the strongest earnings recoveries in the global PGM sec

Zimbabwe has exported US$50 million of lithium sulphate in June 2026, lifting first half exports to about US$62.7 million after the first US$12.6 million shipment appeared in April. This export was ef

South Africa's unemployment rate has risen to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, a four year high, after more than 178,000 African migrants reportedly left or were deported during an immigration cra

Zimbabwe's gold producers have delivered 26.05 tonnes to Fidelity Gold Refinery between January and July 2026, the strongest first seven months on record and already 52.1% of the country's 50 tonne an

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) has changed how it measures the market capitalisation of cross-listed companies, adopting the global equity value of an issuer from 13 August 2026 by multiplyi

The RBZ mid-rate closed the review period at ZiG26.5673/USD on 14 August 2026, appreciating marginally from ZiG26.59/USD on 13 August and by approximately 0.20% from ZiG26.62/USD a week earlier. Again

SPAR is also adding capacity through a different ownership structure. A new SPAR supermarket opened in Mazowe in March with 970 square metres of grocery retail space and another 130 square metres allo

Star Africa Corporation, Zimbabwe’s sugar producer and refiner has taken a decision to reduce sugar prices, producing the strongest evidence yet that the company can recover earnings through higher re

Nampak, the country’s biggest packaging company has generated US$67.8 million in revenue during the nine months to June 2026, 9% ahead of the comparative year, propelled by volumes growth of 16%, supp

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified group, Amalgamated Regional Trading Holdings, battery volumes in Zimbabwe fell 26% year on year in the third quarter ended June 2026, as working capital

Willdale Limited’s sales volumes fell 4% in the quarter ended 30 June 2026 after insufficient stock restricted deliveries during a period of strong demand for bricks from housing and infrastructure pr

Willdale Limited, the country’s only listed brick maker has increased fired brick production by 44% during the quarter ended June 2026 and still sold 4% fewer bricks, exposing a working capital constr

Tanganda Tea Company has closed a US$8 million rights offer that lifted cash to US$5.18 million at 31 March 2026, from US$519,561 six months earlier, moving the binding constraint on its recovery from

South Africa is extending its electricity recovery into the price paid for power, with government proposing a 10-year tariff trajectory as part of broader reforms to the country’s electricity market.