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Post-Harvest Losses Threaten Zimbabwe’s Food Security Gains
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Post-Harvest Losses Threaten Zimbabwe’s Food Security Gains

Zimbabwe's food-security challenge is not only about how much the country produces, but also how much of that production survives the journey from the farm to the consumer, with post-harvest losses, i...

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Zimbabwe’s Stabilisation Gains Face the Harder Test of Debt Recovery
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Zimbabwe’s Stabilisation Gains Face the Harder Test of Debt Recovery

Zimbabwe has strengthened its economic stabilisation record under the International Monetary Fund’s Staff-Monitored Programme, but the latest IMF assessment shows that improved growth, lower inflation...

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VFEX Bets on New Products to Turn Market Growth Into Deeper Capital
Business & Investment

VFEX Bets on New Products to Turn Market Growth Into Deeper Capital

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is targeting a 25% increase in market value over the next 12 months, but its more consequential ambition is to transform the five-year-old US dollar bourse from a mar...

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BRICS Bank Entry Opens New Infrastructure Finance Window
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BRICS Bank Entry Opens New Infrastructure Finance Window

Zimbabwe has identified power generation, transport infrastructure and urban mass transit as the first projects it hopes to finance through the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), with Government viewin...

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Blending, Not Just Growing: Can Zimbabwe Capture More Value From Its Tobacco Crop?
Business & Investment

Blending, Not Just Growing: Can Zimbabwe Capture More Value From Its Tobacco Crop?

Zimbabwe is producing more tobacco than ever before, but a growing debate within the industry is whether increasing output alone is enough to maximise earnings or whether the country should reposition...

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Parking Fee Reforms Stall as Contract Dispute Leaves Motorists Paying More
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Parking Fee Reforms Stall as Contract Dispute Leaves Motorists Paying More

Government says it has implemented 70% of its programme to reduce regulatory fees and licensing costs, but one of the reforms most visible to ordinary Zimbabweans—the reduction of urban parking fees—r...

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Bank Lending Hits ZiG85bn, Profits Fall
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Bank Lending Hits ZiG85bn, Profits Fall

 Zimbabwe's banking sector extended approximately ZiG85 billion in loans and advances by the end of June 2026, with nearly three-quarters of lending supporting productive sectors of the economy, under...

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US$2bn Funding Gap Threatens Zimbabwe's Beneficiation Ambitions
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US$2bn Funding Gap Threatens Zimbabwe's Beneficiation Ambitions

 Zimbabwe's push to transform its vast mineral wealth into higher-value industrial products faces a significant hurdle: the mining industry needs US$2 billion this year to finance beneficiation projec...

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Animal Health Drive Gains Momentum as Rabies Vaccinations Pass 306,000
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Animal Health Drive Gains Momentum as Rabies Vaccinations Pass 306,000

Zimbabwe’s animal disease prevention programme has recorded significant gains, with more than 306,000 dogs vaccinated against rabies and anthrax protection extended to over 160,000 cattle in Masvingo....

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