"Post forecasts that sugar cane production will increase by 1% to 3.5 million metric tons (MT) in marketing year 2023/24, while sugar production is expected to rise by 3% to 410,000 MT," the report st
May 14, 2024
The 2024/2025 agricultural season has commenced, albeit at a measured pace in line with expectations. Zimbabwe is targeting a production goal of 3.3 million metric tonnes for cereals and 819,500 metri
Nov 18, 2024
Zimbabwe's maize imports surged to a historic US$ 563 million in 2024, up from US$ 149.5 million in the previous year, marking a remarkable increase of over 200%. This places maize imports second only
Jan 29, 2025
Lake Kariba is witnessing a steady rise in water levels fuelled by sustained inflows from the Zambezi River, according to the latest hydrological bulletin. This upward trend, though modest has sparke
May 07, 2025
Zimbabwe’s maize imports dropped sharply to US$391.3 million in April 2025 from US$686.9 million in March, according to the latest trade data from Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (Zimstat). The 43% declin
May 29, 2025
Zimbabwe’s maize imports plummeted in May 2025, nosediving from a hefty $43 million in April to a mere $31.5 million, a dazzling turnaround sparked by a stellar harvest season that roared to life by J
Jul 07, 2025
On October 28, 2025, President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to a joint sitting of Parliament in Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe, projecting cautious optimism amid a complex
Oct 29, 2025
Zimbabwe has recorded a 46% increase in irrigated land from 151,000 hectares in 2019 to 221,000 hectares in 2025 in a landmark stride toward climate resilience and national food security according to
Oct 31, 2025
BAT Zambia, the country's only listed tobacco manufacturer and the dominant player in Zambia's formal cigarette market, has reported a year in which profit grew but the business shrank, a paradox that
When Invictus Energy, an Australian-listed junior explorer, first announced it had struck a discovery of gas-condensate and light oil in the Cabora Bassa Basin of Zimbabwe, it felt like the birth of a
First Quantum Minerals, one of the world’s leading copper producers and Zambia’s single largest taxpayer in the mining sector has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Çayeli copper-zinc mine i
The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has greenlit the acquisition of Dendairy (Private) Limited by Vamara Group Limited, a subsidiary of the Mauritius-registered Export Trading Group (ETG), in
CEC Renewables Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CEC PLC and a pivotal player in Zambia's burgeoning green energy sector, has reported a robust 63% surge in profit after tax for the year ended Dec
Gold prices have continued their relentless climb, reaching US$5,222 per ounce by late February 2026, marking a 5% gain for the month and a remarkable 20% year-to-date increase, according to W
Long-term capital formation remains the decisive variable. Large-scale mining requires stable exchange rate policy, predictable foreign currency retention thresholds and enforceable contract framework
