For countries like Zimbabwe, the discussions in Davos have direct implications including the push for free trade areas and digital economies which could benefit it significantly, offering new avenues
Jan 24, 2025
The global semiconductor landscape is grappling with an unprecedented memory chip shortage, fueled by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. As data centres devour an in
Jan 27, 2026
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) and The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion has officially launched the Business or Knowledge Processing Outsourcin
Mar 11, 2026
Absa Group, South Africa's third-largest bank by assets, has launched a KES30.9 billion (US$238 million) offer to increase its stake in Absa Bank Kenya from 68.5% to as much as 85%, placing one of Afr
Jun 23, 2026
Zimbabwe’s digital economy is beginning to consume data much faster than it is adding internet users, forcing telecommunications operators, technology companies and policymakers to redirect investment
Jul 15, 2026
The property portfolio reached US$150.0 million at June 2026, equivalent to about 49% of the group’s US$306.0 million asset base. Property values increased from US$139.7 million at December, supported
Zimbabwe and the Chirundu Border Consortium have reached financial close for the Chirundu Border Post Upgrade and Modernisation Project. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development said
Padenga Holdings, Zimbabwe’s biggest listed gold producer has generated US$182.3 million in revenue from Dallaglio during the six months to June 2026, a 48% increase from the comparable period, as str
Dangote Petroleum Refinery plans to pursue a secondary listing in New York after doubling its Nigerian refining capacity to 1.4 million barrels a day, extending a capital-raising programme that has al
First Mutual Holdings has recorded a 222% increase in first-half profit, which also conceals a weaker performance from its core insurance operation, with investment returns and property revaluations p
Meikles Limited is progressing the disposal of its 50% Victoria Falls Hotel operating interest, 28 years after acquiring the stake in 1998. The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed group holds interests in
Zimbabwe’s gold sector has moved into its strongest position yet to achieve the Government’s 50-tonne target for 2026 after Fidelity Gold Refinery received 5.11 tonnes in August, taking cumulative del
Mutapa Energy Resources is moving Sandawana towards large-scale lithium processing with a planned US$300 million concentrator and a separate US$400 million lithium sulphate project, giving Zimbabwe's
