Zimbabwe’s sharp surge in tobacco exports at the start of 2026 the latest chapter in a four-decade arc of expansion, collapse, and recovery that now appears to be approaching another historic peak, wi

A more sustainable approach would rebalance incentives rather than concentrating extraction on the easiest-to-tax players. That could include a more uniform royalty architecture with modest differenti

Libya’s central bank has escalated Zimbabwe’s unresolved external debt problem into a UK courtroom, suing the country’s finance ministry and state oil company for more than US$100 million according t

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

Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, is on track to exceed 1 million tons of copper output in 2026, building on a record-breaking year in 2025 when production climbed by 8% to nearly 890,3

The Pfuma Fund Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has achieved full subscription of its US$25 million private placement, a result that comes at a time when foreign direct investment into Zimbabwe rem

Shoprite Holdings, South Africa’s biggest retailer by market capitalisation, sales, profit, number of employees and customer base and Africa’s largest supermarket retailer, has delivered a solid perfo

Zimbabwe's local currency, the ZiG, has maintained its stability against the US dollar since the beginning of 2026 continuing the trend observed post devaluation in 2024, moving from trading around Zi

Africa’s solar market new installations reached a historic high in 2025 added 4.5 gigawatts of new capacity, a  54% increase from 2024 and surpassing the earlier record set in 2023 marking its fastest

The Pfuma Fund Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has delayed its listing on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), pushing the expected debut from 4 February to 13 February 2026, as fund manager

South Africa has formally acceded to the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), becoming the 54th member state of the Pan-African multilateral lender and completing the country’s entry into the con

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has introduced a 15% presumptive tax on rental income, effective 1 January 2026, under which landlords leasing premises to tenants carrying on trade, business or

Maser Group, a closely held Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer,  plans to invest US$1.6 billion across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya over the next 24 months, targeting large-scale agricultural p

Delta Corporation Limited, Zimbabwe's leading beverage manufacturer, is reportedly weighing the option of increasing prices for its soft drinks and other beverages as the combined effects of the sugar

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) has welcomed a significant new entrant to its growing roster of USD-denominated instruments with the debut of trading in Pfuma Fund Real Estate Investment Trus

Chinese cement manufacturer Huaxin Cement is set to more than double cement output to 500,000 tonnes per year by 2026 from the 200 000 tonnes current  capacity, positioning the facility as a major pla

Africa’s largest crude oil producer, Dangote Petroleum has reached its fully installed production capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), marking a historic milestone that could fundamentally alter

Zimbabwe’s largest hotel group by market capitalisation and asset base, African Sun Limited, is preparing to leave the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. In a cautionary statement issued on 12 February 20

Tanganda Tea, a diversified company listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), has recorded a 37% surge in packed tea volumes, to 453 tonnes for the first quarter ended 31 December 2025 from 330 ton

Hippo Valley Estates, Zimbabwe's dominant sugar refiner, has dispatched 36,000 tonnes of refined sugar to the European Union in a post-period transaction, availing itself of duty-free, quota-free acce