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Companies
National Foods Defy Odds: Earns Over US$100M Revenue in Just 3 Months, Despite Changes in VAT, Power Woes
National Foods, the country's leading food producer, achieved a remarkable milestone, surpassing the US$100 million mark in just three months of FY2025 (Q1), despite challenges posed by power outages
Nov 19, 2024
Zimbabwe
Hobbled by Policy Flux: How State Intervention Stifled Business Growth in 2024
The year 2024 proved to be exceptionally challenging for both developed and developing nations. Zimbabwe experienced its most severe drought in over four decades, exacerbated by the ongoing geopolitic
Nov 28, 2024
Companies
Rising Copper Prices, Strategic Pivot to Aluminium: Analysing CAFCA’s Strategic Shift
The surge in global copper prices, while often interpreted as a positive indicator for mining-heavy economies, presents a significant cost burden for manufacturers like CAFCA, which rely heavily on co
Mar 14, 2025
Companies
Forex Surrender Rules Slash Proplastics’ Export Share to 4% in FY'24 , Profit More Than Doubles
Proplastics, a leading Zimbabwean plastic pipe manufacturer, reported a profitable FY2024, with profit after tax surging to USD1.2 million from USD520 thousand, according to its latest financial res
Apr 09, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Waives Import Licences for Agricultural Equipment Spare Parts: A Small Reform With Large Practical Consequences
Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved the waiver of the requirement for import licences for agricultural equipment spare parts imported for a farmer's own use on the 6th Cabinet Briefing held on the 17th of
Mar 18, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s Vehicle Industry Revival: Can Century Auto’s US$10m Injection Turn the Tide?
Century Auto Assembly, operating under Bronzepels Investments, is within weeks of commencing production at its USD 10 million vehicle assembly facility in Mt Hampden, Mashonaland West Province. The pl
Jun 18, 2026Zimbabwe Completes 143 Projects as Energy and Lithium Capacity Anchor First 100-Day Cycle
Zimbabwe has completed 143 of 242 projects in its First 100-Day Cycle of 2026, covering the period 9 February to 19 May 2026, with the remaining 99 described in the End of Cycle Report as nearing comp
Jun 17, 2026A Turning Point for Zimbabwe’s Fertiliser Sector: Inside Broxmen’s US$500 Million Investment
hinese investor Broxmen Industrial Park, also known as Broxmen Investments and operator of the Sunny Yifeng tile manufacturing plant in Norton, is set to invest US$500 million in the development of a
Jun 16, 2026Zimbabwe Raises Minimum Wage by 80% as ZiG Delivers First Credible Local-Currency Wage Floor Since Dollarisation
Zimbabwe has approved a review of minimum wages and related conditions of employment for domestic workers and workers in unclassified operations, acting on recommendations from the tripartite Wages an
Jun 16, 2026