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Zimbabwe
How Zimbabwe’s Poverty Lines Compare With Minimum Wages: Costs Rise as Household Buffers Narrow
Zimbabwe's Food Poverty Line for one person stood at ZWG 921.72 in June 2026, the amount ZimStat calculates as necessary to afford the daily minimum energy intake of 2,100 calories on its confirmed co
Jun 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
From Hunger to Obesity: Zimbabwe Launches Nutrition Strategy to Tackle New Dietary Challenges
Zimbabwe has approved the Nutrition Financing Strategy on 30 June 2026, presented by Vice President General (Rtd) Constatino Chiwenga as Chairperson of the Cabinet Committee on Food Security and Nutri
Jul 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
Higher Yields Drives Potato Output Past 100k Tonnes, Growth Outruns Policy Support
Zimbabwe's 2025/26 summer season has produced 100,055 tonnes of Irish potatoes from 3,450 hectares at an average yield of 29 tonnes per hectare, an improvement from the prior year's 26 tonnes per hect
Jul 08, 2026
Zimbabwe
From Household Security to Breadbasket:How Pfumvudza Can Unlock Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Scale
Zimbabwe's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has done what it was designed to do, delivering a bumper harvest, turning Zimbabwe’s 2024 cereal deficit story into a surplus one. The 2025/26 summer season pro
Jul 22, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Heads for Third Consecutive Wheat Record: ARDA Grows Nearly Half as National Plantings Hit 133k Hectares
Zimbabwe has planted 106% of its 125,000 hectare winter wheat target, up from 101% at the same point in 2025, taking the national area to roughly 132,500 hectares. The Agricultural and Rural Developme
Jul 23, 2026
Companies
One Tractor Per Village Puts Zimbabwe's Mechanisation Push Through a Utilisation Test
Zimbabwe will place one tractor in each of its roughly 35,000 villages before the 2026-27 summer cropping season, a rollout Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka announced at the Zimbabwe Industrialisat
Jul 27, 2026
Zimbabwe
The Bean the Market Wants: Soyabean Deliveries Jump 58% as Dual Demand Outstrips Supply
Soyabean deliveries have reached 45,744 tonnes between 1 April and 24 July 2026, up 58% on the 28,924 tonnes marketed a year earlier, on Agricultural Marketing Authority’s latest figures. Soya is 89.8
Jul 29, 2026
Zimbabwe
Same Price as Maize, Slower Demand: Why Market Realities Are Holding Back Zim’s Climate-Resilient Grain Ahead of Super El Niño
Sorghum deliveries have reached 31,951 tonnes between 1 April and 24 July 2026, up 15% on the 27,804 tonnes marketed a year earlier, on Agricultural Marketing Authority data. It is the slowest riser o
Jul 29, 2026
Companies
Star Africa Price Cuts Lift Sugar Volumes 38%, Refinery Capacity Reopens Growth Path
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
Aug 17, 2026
World
Global Seas Hit 21.1°C Peak in August : East Africa Braces for Floods as Southern Africa Fears Drought
Global sea surface temperatures reached 21.1°C on 22 August 2026, the highest daily reading in Copernicus records dating to 1979. The new peak exceeded the previous 21.09°C record set in March 2024 a
Aug 25, 2026
Top Stories
FBC Generates ZWG214 Million in Q3 Profit Before Tax, Retains Just ZWG10 Million as Tax Pressure Deepens
FBC Holdings has generated approximately ZWG214.5 million in profit before tax during the third quarter of 2026, but retained only ZWG9.8 million in profit after tax, according to Equity Axis calculat
7 hours agoBAT Loses 38 Million Cigarette Sales, 53% Profit Margin Conceals a Shrinking Revenue Base
British American Tobacco Zimbabwe has lost 38 million cigarette sales in the first nine months of 2026 as weaker consumer purchasing power continues eroding demand for its higher priced brands, exposi
7 hours agoAnother US$1 Billion Revenue Year Looms for Delta as Half Year Sales Rival its Strongest Pre-2019 Annual Performances
Delta Corporation is heading towards another US$1 billion revenue year after generating US$607.5 million during the six months ended 30 September 2026, an 18% increase from the corresponding period.
7 hours agoClinker Imports Surge 90% to US$48 Million as Dinson's US$15 Million Cement Plant Nears Commissioning
Zimbabwe's clinker imports surged 89.7% to US$48.24 million during the first eight months of 2026, exceeding the US$40.78 million spent throughout 2025, as the country prepares to commission another c
8 hours agoZimbabwe Clarifies Economic Mandates for Mthuli Ncube and Tagwirei Through New Statutory Instruments
The new economic development portfolio can be assessed through concrete administrative indicators. Competition case processing times, the publication of merger decisions and the consistency of regulat
18 hours agoTreasury Owes Road Contractors US$188 Million as New US$2 Million Contract Approval Rule Takes Effect
Treasury has also warned creditors against engaging third-party debt recovery consultants whose commissions it does not recognise. The directive places greater importance on formal verification and pa
18 hours agoBuilt with Billions, Left Uninsured: Africa's Unprotected Public Infrastructure Exposes Taxpayers to Mounting Disaster Liabilities
Zimbabwe's government is moving towards compulsory insurance for public assets after its insurance regulator established that most government buildings, schools and hospitals remain without adequate p
1 day agoCBZ Loans and Deposits Surge Over 50%: Profit Barely Moves as Nonfunded Income Dominates Earnings
CBZ Holdings, has recorded substantial balance sheet expansion during the first nine months of 2026, with loans and deposits increasing by more than 53%, although profit after tax advanced just 0.9% t
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