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Zimbabwe
You Play, We Tax, State's Desperation Grows: What 10% Tax on Betting Means

In his 2025 budget presentation, Finance and Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister, Mthuli Ncube, imposed a 10% tax on all winning betting odds, effective January 1, 2025. This new

Dec 02, 2024
Zimbabwe
Government Commences Compensation Payments, Marks Milestone in Economic Reforms

The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe is demonstrating its unwavering commitment to honoring Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements (BIPPAs) by compensating investors whose prop

Feb 12, 2025
World
Dairibord Captures 35% of Zim's 57.3M-Litre Milk Surge in H1 2025

Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited, the country's leading milk processor, reported a 3.2% increase in milk intake for the first half of 2025, rising from 19.6 million liters to 20.3 million liters. This growt

Sep 22, 2025
World
Gold Smashes $3,700 Ceiling: A New Peak in a Turbulent World

Gold has etched its name in the annals of financial history, surging past $3,700 per troy ounce on September 17, 2025, to reach a record $3,707.34, with prices climbing further to $3,723.21 as of toda

Sep 22, 2025
Companies
OK Zim Cuts Overheads 44% in FY'25, Set for Recovery as Retail Reforms Take Hold

OK Zimbabwe, the last standing retail giant in a landscape littered with the corpses of departed chains, has slashed overhead costs to US$58.7 million, a 43.91% plunge from the prior year, through su

Nov 12, 2025

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ZEEX’s First Partner: Evaluating INVESCI’s Real Market Impact Before the First Listing

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with INVESCI Asset Management, establishing a strategic institutional partnership to advance the growth and development of

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Zim’s  Potato Sector: Set for the Biggest Winter Potato Recovery

Zimbabwe is expecting 243,850 metric tonnes of Irish potato from the 9,000 hectares planted in the 2026 winter season, with 92,400 metric tonnes already produced from the 3,300 hectares already harves

22 hours ago

Squeezing the Soil: How GMB’s Over ZiG 200 Million Arrears Threaten the Next Season

The Grain Marketing Board is owing 17.27% of ZiG payment obligations to farmers who delivered grain in the  FY2025 marketing season amounting to ZiG 50,192,313.52. Transporters who hauled grain to GM

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A Historic First: Zimbabwe Confirms Highest Maize Harvest in National History

Zimbabwe's maize harvest has risen from 2,341,857 metric tonnes presented during the 16th Post-Cabinet Briefing to 2,824,110 metric tonnes confirmed at the 18th Post-Cabinet Briefing on 9 June 2026, a

Jun 10, 2026

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, 2026

Zimbabwe’s Cement Industry: What Record Cement Imports Tell Us About the Economy

Zimbabwe's monthly Portland cement import bill reached USD 12.02 million in April 2026, the highest single monthly value recorded in the sixty-four months dataset running from January 2021 through Apr

Jun 09, 2026

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

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