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Zimplats Rebounds as Zimbabwe’s Platinum Engine Gathers Pace
Zimplats has delivered a broad-based production rebound, with platinum-group metals output rising 14% year-on-year in the quarter ended June 2026, strengthening Zimbabwe’s position in a global platinu...
Mthuli warns government suppliers and contractors over engaging debt collectors
Suppliers and contractors owed money for goods and services are being forced to rethink how they pursue unpaid Government contracts after Treasury warned that businesses using private agents to recove...
GMB Farmer Payments Reach US$37 Million, ZiG329 Million
Zimbabwean farmers have so far received US$37 million and ZiG329 million from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), as Treasury continues releasing funds to clear payments for grain delivered to the state....
Gold Deliveries Carry US$3.84 Billion Value
Zimbabwe has already channelled 26.05 tonnes of gold through Fidelity Gold Refinery in the first seven months of 2026, putting the country more than halfway towards its 50-tonne annual target and givi...
First Mutual Holdings Appoints Dulcie Kandwe as Group Company Secretary
First Mutual Holdings Limited has appointed Dulcie Kandwe as its Group Company Secretary, effective August 1, 2026, following the retirement of outgoing company secretary Sheila Lorimer.The insurance...
Caledonia Banks on Gold Price Windfall as Production Slips
Caledonia Mining Corporation’s first-half results reveal a widening gap between Zimbabwe’s strong gold-price environment and the underlying production performance at its Blanket Mine, with higher bull...
Factories Are Growing, But Zim Is Missing the Local Jobs Link
 Zimbabwe’s factories may be getting busier, but the benefits are not travelling far enough through the economy.Only 7% of manufacturers reported strong linkages with major suppliers or customers in 2...
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...
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...
AiBST Adopts Solar to Protect Critical Health Research
Frequent electricity outages and erratic power supply from ZESA have pushed the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST) to invest in a large-scale solar power system to safeguar...