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Zimbabwe
Diesel Jumps 20% in First Quarter as Zimbabwe’s Power Crisis Turns Into a Fuel Bill Problem
Zimbabwe has consumed significantly more fuel in the first quarter of 2026 than it did in the same period a year ago, according to data released by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority. Diesel dem
May 11, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Holds Africa’s Highest Gold Reserve Shares as RBZ Builds ZiG Confidence Case
Harare- Zimbabwe held 4.48 tonnes of gold reserves as of 11 May 2026, according to data published by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe drawing on International Monetary Fund International Financial Statist
May 12, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Cuts Banking Costs: New Reforms Target MSME Formalisation, ZiG Adoption
For years, the cost of formal banking has pushed Zimbabwe's MSME economy into cash and informality. The financial sector reforms announced on 12 May directly attack that dynamic. Their success will be
May 13, 2026
Companies
Delta Corporation Crosses $1Bn Revenue Mark, Becomes Third Company in Zimbabwe's Corporate History
Delta Corporation Limited, Zimbabwe's beverages behemoth has become only the third company in Zimbabwe's corporate history to record annual revenue exceeding $1 billion, reporting revenue of $1.09 bil
May 13, 2026
Zimbabwe
Milk Production Climbs to 40m Litres, Imports Expose Dairy Processing Deficit
Zimbabwe's commercial milk production grew 7% to 40 million litres in the first four months of 2026, up from 38 million litres in the comparable period last year, as the country edges toward what gove
May 21, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Winter Crop Programme Gains Momentum with 54% Wheat Planting Completed
Zimbabwe's 2026 winter crop programme targets production of 956,350 metric tonnes across a total planted area of 140,500 hectares, comprising wheat at 662,500 metric tonnes over 125,000 hectares, barl
May 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
SARB Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years Due to Iran War, Zimbabwe Faces Imported Tightening
The South African Reserve Bank has raised its benchmark repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday, the first rate increase in three years, joining a small group of emerging market centra
May 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
Operationally Viable, Financially Irretrievable: The Harsh Reality for JSE-Listed Firms in Zimbabwe
Pick n Pay, one of South Africa's largest listed retailers, says its Zimbabwe operations remain fully impaired, a designation that has been in place since 2024, when the group stopped incorporating th
May 31, 2026
Zimbabwe
ZERA Set to Review Fuel Prices as Oil Eases from Iran Peak: Amid Middle East Fighting
Within the next five days, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority will announce its monthly fuel price revision. The current regulated prices, petrol at USD 2.07 per litre and diesel at USD 2.09 per
Jun 01, 2026
World
Zimbabwe Records Biggest Manufacturing Growth in Southern Africa: But Slips in AfDB Industrialisation Rankings
The African Development Bank's Africa Industrialisation Index 2025, which ranks all 54 African countries on the depth, quality, and diversification of their industrial development, has delivered a ver
Jun 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Poverty Lines Drops Significantly Despite Monetary Stability, Growth Across Many Metrics
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency has put the Food Poverty Line for one person in May 2026 at ZWG 916.59 per month, which translates to USD 36.66 per month or USD 1.22 per day using the formal m
Jun 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
The New Mining Paradigm:Zim Begins Sulphate Exports as Beneficiation Strategy Kicks In
Zimbabwe has started exporting other sulphates, recording US$12.6 million in shipments in April 2026, the first meaningful export in the category since September 2023 when the recorded value was US$4
Jun 03, 2026
Companies
Selling More, Earning Less: What the Numbers Reveal from Nampak Zimbabwe’s 1HY2026 Results
Nampak Zimbabwe Limited, the country’s largest packaging firm has reported revenue of USD 41.7 million for the six months ended 31 March 2026, a 10% increase from USD 38 million in the comparable peri
Jun 03, 2026
Zimbabwe
Why Diesel Imports Set New Monthly Record of Above USD 130 Mn: Barometer of Production?
Zimbabwe's April 2026 diesel import bill reached USD 132.5 million, a 44.6% increase from March 2026's USD 91.6 million and the highest monthly value recorded from December 2022 through April 2026, a
Jun 09, 2026
Zimbabwe
SADC Growth Shift: Zimbabwe Builds Capacity as South Africa Loses Investment Momentum
South Africa's economy expanded 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2026, its sixth consecutive quarter of growth and the strongest performance since Q2 2025, as nine of ten industries registered positive o
Jun 09, 2026
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Zimbabwe’s Soyabeans Domestic Supply Jumps to 54% from 19% in 2015:Highest Yield Post Land Reform
Zimbabwe's 2025/26 soyabean harvest reached 119,067 metric tonnes from 56,562 hectares harvested, according to the Second Round Crop, Livestock and Fisheries Assessment Report presented to Cabinet on
Jun 10, 2026Why Diesel Imports Set New Monthly Record of Above USD 130 Mn: Barometer of Production?
Zimbabwe's April 2026 diesel import bill reached USD 132.5 million, a 44.6% increase from March 2026's USD 91.6 million and the highest monthly value recorded from December 2022 through April 2026, a
Jun 09, 2026
