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Zimbabwe
Tobacco Industry Launches 50% Debt Relief Programme for Farmers

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) in Zimbabwe has launched a pivotal debt relief program under the Tobacco Inputs Credit Scheme (TICS), announced on May 20, 2025, to bolster the liveliho

May 20, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Targets 50% Boost in 2025  Blueberry Output

Zimbabwe is projecting a 50% increase in blueberry production this year  rising from 8,000 tonnes in 2024 to 12,000 tonnes in 2025 as the country ramps up efforts to diversify its export portfolio and

Jul 14, 2025
Companies
Econet Enhances Connectivity in Underserved Communities, Sustains Dominance in Data, Voice Traffic in Q1

Econet has intensified its efforts to bridge the digital divide by deploying ten lightweight, cost-effective base transceiver stations (BTS) in underserved rural areas during the first quarter ended 3

Jul 22, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Records 46% Surge in Irrigated Land to 221k Hectares

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
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Completes 143 Projects as Energy and Lithium Capacity Anchor First 100-Day Cycle

Zimbabwe has completed 143 of 242 projects in its First 100-Day Cycle of 2026, covering the period 9 February to 19 May 2026, with the remaining 99 described in the End of Cycle Report as nearing comp

Jun 17, 2026

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Zambia's Green Pivot: Unpacking Chisamba’s Ambitious Milestone

Zambia commissioned the 100MW second phase of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant on 21 July 2026, doubling installed capacity at the Central Province site to 200MW and creating the country’s largest solar

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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

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Zimbabwe’s Lithium Rail Service Intensifies Regional Port Competition

The National Railways of Zimbabwe, Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway and logistics company Silvergill have transported the first 1,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from Tsingshan Holding Group’s Gwanda Lit

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Competition Watchdog Flags Exchange Deals as Dairibord Sale Looms

The Competition and Tariff Commission has warned investors, listed companies, stockbrokers and corporate advisers that acquisitions through the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and Victoria Falls Stock Exchan

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Zimbabwe 2026 Tobacco Marketing Season Nears Close With 400 Million Kilogram Target Unmet

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board will close Zimbabwe’s 2026 auction tobacco floors on Friday, 31 July, after cumulative national sales reached 354.10 million kilograms by selling day 95 on 20

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Prospect Resources Extends High-Grade Copper at Nyungu Central in Zambia

Prospect Resources has extended high grade copper mineralisation beyond the current Mineral Resource Estimate at its flagship Nyungu Central deposit in Zambia after step out drilling intersected 44 me

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Zimbabwe’s Gold Windfall Narrows as Fidelity Price Falls 25% From January Peak

Zimbabwe’s official Fire Assay cash buying price decreased 25.3% to US$3,764.15 per ounce on 21 July 2026 from a 2026 peak of US$5,041.57 per ounce on 29 January, reducing the revenue generated from e

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Eureka Gold Mine Commissions First
5.4MW of 16.4MW Solar Plant

Eureka Gold Mine, a subsidiary of Padenga Holdings' Dallaglio Investments has commissioned the first 5.4MW phase of a planned 16.4MW solar power plant after investing about US$4.5 million according to

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