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Govt, World Bank Push Industrial Competitiveness Drive Under AfCFTA
Zimbabwe is seeking to strengthen its industrial competitiveness and expand export opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area through closer collaboration with the World Bank, as auth...
Pea Smallholder Farmers Gain Ground
Zimbabwe's horticulture sector continues to expand its footprint in international markets, with locally produced mange tout peas now reaching supermarket shelves and fresh produce markets in Denmark a...
Women manufacturers launch association as Govt pledges inclusive financing support
Zim Now News DeskGovernment has pledged support for women-led manufacturing businesses through inclusive financing models and policies aimed at widening women’s participation in industrial growth.Spea...
Meikles Considers Disposal of Remaining Hospitality Business
 Meikles Limited has announced that it is in discussions over the potential disposal of its remaining interest in hospitality operations, a move that could significantly reshape the group's business p...
Zimbabwe's Industrial Growth Gains Mask Export Concentration Challenge
Zimbabwe's manufacturing sector has recorded one of the strongest growth performances in Southern Africa over the past decade, but heavy reliance on basic metals exports continues to limit industrial...
Retail Crisis Threatens Wider Economy
 Zimbabwe's formal retail sector is facing mounting pressure from weakening consumer spending, currency instability, rising operational costs and growing competition from the informal market, raising...
Mining Death Toll Sparks Safety Outcry
 The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has expressed deep concern over the increasing number of mining fatalities recorded across the country in 2026, warning that the sector...
RBZ Finance Facility Under Fire Over ‘Structural Contradictions’
 Zimbabwe’s Targeted Finance Facility has come under sharp scrutiny from independent economic researchers, who argue that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s flagship concessional lending programme risks u...
Zimbabwe Tightens Drug Safety Net, Eyes Regional Regulatory Leadership
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to strengthen medicine safety, eliminate counterfeit and unregistered drugs from the market and position itself among Africa's leading pharmaceutical regulators as the...
Why Are Retail Giants Struggling? Zimbabweans Offer Their Answers
The struggles facing some of Zimbabwe's biggest supermarket chains have triggered fresh questions about the future of the country's formal retail sector, as rising procurement costs, currency pressure...