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Axia Profit Jumps 68pc as Retail Demand Stays Strong
 Retail and distribution group Axia Corporation Limited recorded a 68 percent increase in profit before tax to US$19.39 million for the year ended June 2026, as strong consumer demand lifted sales acr...
Youth exchange turns Domboshava garden into lesson in community enterprise
 A community garden in Domboshava offered young people from four countries a practical lesson in how food production can become a platform for enterprise, cooperation and community participation.The 2...
Zim furniture makers get a new way to reach buyers nationwide
 Zimbabwean furniture manufacturers, retailers and home-living businesses have a new digital marketplace through which they can showcase products and connect directly with customers across the country...
RBZ Cuts Policy Rate to 27.5% as Inflation Holds Firm
   The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has cut its policy rate from 30% to 27.5%, citing continued price and exchange-rate stability as it seeks to support economic growth without weakening inflation control...
PPC Cement Demand Stays Firm as Dividends Rise
 PPC Zimbabwe continued to record growth in cement demand in the five months to August 2026, with sales volumes rising 3% year-on-year as activity in both the industrial and retail markets remained fi...
Trade Surplus Hits US$526m
Zimbabwe’s trade surplus surged 64.5% to US$526.5 million in August, as exports accelerated sharply while imports remained almost unchanged, underscoring both the strength and the structural vulnerabi...
Trust, Not Transactions, Holds Key to ZiG Future
 Zimbabwe’s push to abandon the US dollar and return to a mono-currency system will ultimately depend less on how often people use the ZiG and more on whether they trust it enough to save, borrow and...
Varun Beverages widens Zimbabwe snacks push with Mondelēz deal
Varun Beverages Zimbabwe is widening its foothold in Zimbabwe's fast-moving consumer goods market after securing exclusive distribution rights for Mondelēz International's confectionery and biscuit po...
Innscor Accelerates Factory Expansion with US$139m
Innscor Africa is stepping up investment in Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector, planning to deploy about US$139 million in capital expenditure in the current financial year, after spending US$121.2 milli...
Zimbabwe’s US$3bn import bill exposes local manufacturing opportunity
Zimbabwe is importing about US$3 billion worth of manufactured products that local industry has the capacity to produce, exposing a sizeable domestic market that the Government now wants local manufac...