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Painful Pruning: CBZ Slashes Workforce to Stay Afloat, Leave Hundreds Jobless

CBZ Holdings, Zimbabwe's leading financial institution by deposit base and asset portfolio, has initiated a workforce optimisation strategy, resulting in the retrenchment of 347 employees. This decis

Feb 03, 2025
World
UK Changes Immigration Policy: Ban on Care Home Workers, 10-Year Residency Requirement, Focus on High-Skilled Labour and More

The United Kingdom has introduced a series of stringent immigration reforms through its 2025 Immigration White Paper, aimed at reducing net migration and prioritising high-skilled workers to bolster e

May 14, 2025
Zimbabwe
Installed, Silent, Waiting: Zimbabwe’s Hospital Renovation Gap

She has been waiting for three months. Not in the queue that forms outside Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals before sunrise, though she knows that queue. Not in the administrative corridor where referr

Aug 16, 2026
Zimbabwe
State Absorbs Four in Ten Tertiary-Educated Workers

Zimbabwe’s human-capital problem is increasingly becoming an allocation problem, as the  country has a relatively educated workforce, yet the formal private sector remains too small to absorb the peop

Sep 14, 2026

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Inflation Rises to 4.3% as Hidden Costs of ZiG Stability Come into Focus

Zimbabwe's annual ZiG inflation accelerated to 4.3% in October 2026 from 3.7% in September and 2.9% in August, as higher transport costs placed renewed pressure on consumer prices. Annual US-dollar in

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Zimbabwe Nears Fresh Milk Self-Sufficiency Target, Dairibord Expands Capacity

imbabwe's commercial milk production is projected to nearly double to 131 million litres in 2026 from 66 million litres in 2017, as years of herd rebuilding, agricultural financing and dairy-sector re

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Zimbabwe's Mineral Processing Rules Face COMESA Regional Integration Test

Zimbabwe’s ambition to develop regional mineral-processing industries faces a significant policy test after President Emmerson Mnangagwa committed the country’s COMESA chairmanship to accelerating ben

Oct 22, 2026

Zambia's Izwe Loans Profits Rise 26% on Fee Income, Zim's Banks Face Tighter Charges

Zambia's Izwe Loans Zambia has recorded a 26% increase in profit after tax to K112.2 million (approximately US$6.23 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, supported by a near doubling of fee

Oct 22, 2026

Zimplow’s Implement Export Volumes Overtake Local Sales Amid 2027 Drought Risks

VFEX-listed Zimplow Holdings has recorded a US$1.54 million turnaround in pre-tax earnings for the nine months ended September 2026, supported by stronger margins, improved stock availability and a sh

Oct 22, 2026

Zambia Re Profits Nearly Triple as Underwriting Improves, Outpacing Zimbabwean Insurers

Zambia Reinsurance, formerly Prima Reinsurance, has recorded a 198% increase in profit after tax to K6.09 million (approximately US$338,000) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, despite reinsurance

Oct 22, 2026

Zimbabwe Hosts COMESA Heads of State Summit, Mnangagwa to Lead Regional Economic Bloc

Zimbabwe is hosting the 25th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit today, 22 October 2026, at the New Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, with Pres

Oct 22, 2026

IMF Research Exposes Cost of Broad Subsidies Ahead of Zimbabwe's 2027 Budget

Zimbabwe’s preparation of the 2027 National Budget faces a difficult fiscal calculation as new International Monetary Fund research finds that broad food subsidies can cost approximately six times as

Oct 21, 2026