While global diamond prices are crashing from US$3,400 in 2020 to a mere $900 in 2024, a 74% decline, Zimbabwe’s diamond industry shows respite, defying global trends. Though made of the hardest mate
Jun 02, 2025
Debswana Diamond Company, a 50-50 joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers, has temporarily halted production at its Jwaneng Cut 9 and Orapa mines, following earlier suspensions at t
Jun 09, 2025
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), the country’s largest state-owned diamond miner, has confirmed the retrenchment of 400 employees, a move that reflects the worsening crisis in the global
Jul 15, 2025
Zimbabwe’s diamond industry continues to exhibit resilience amid hardship, with October 2025 exports surging to $43.4 million from zero in September, lifting the first 10 months' cumulative revenue t
Dec 17, 2025
The diamond industry, long synonymous with luxury, rarity, and enduring value, is undergoing a profound transformation due to the rise of lab-grown diamonds. These synthetic gems, chemically identical
Jan 29, 2026
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