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Starlink Gains Ground as Liquid Retains Lead in Q4 2025
Zimbabwe’s internet market registered modest overall growth in the fourth quarter of 2025, but underlying shifts in technology usage and operator performance point to a rapidly evolving competitive la...
Youth Programmes Expand Reach, Impact Questions Remain
Zimbabwe’s youth-focused interventions scaled significantly in 2025, with millions reached through education, advocacy, and institutional reforms, reflecting an aggressive push to integrate young peop...
Zim Construction Costs Rise
Zimbabwe’s construction sector is expanding, but rising input costs are beginning to erode margins for contractors, according to the latest price indices released by ZimStat.The data shows broad-based...
Arcadia Marks Zim’s First Lithium Sulphate Export
Zimbabwe has recorded its first export of lithium sulphate from Prospect Lithium’s US$400 million Arcadia Mine plant, marking a significant shift in the country’s position within the global battery mi...
Industry Faces Cost Pressures Despite Policy Adjustments in Q1 2026
Zimbabwe’s industrial sector entered 2026 under a mix of stabilisation and sustained cost pressures, as firms navigated policy shifts, tight monetary conditions, and rising input costs that continue t...
Premier African Minerals Raises £1m to Advance Zulu Lithium Project
 Premier African Minerals Limited has secured fresh funding of approximately £1 million as the company accelerates commissioning work at its flagship Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project in Zimbabwe, whi...
National Foods Expands Processing Capacity
Zimbabwe’s largest food manufacturer, National Foods Holdings Limited, has commissioned three new processing plants as part of a US$22.7 million investment, significantly expanding domestic capacity i...
Mines Ministry Over Budget Performance, Sector Oversight
Zimbabwe’s mining sector has come under parliamentary scrutiny as the Parliament of Zimbabwe intensifies oversight on public spending and policy implementation within one of the country’s most strateg...
Inflation Edges Up as Fuel Costs Feed Through, Interest Rates Held at 35%
Zimbabwe’s inflation picked up in April, extending a two-month upward trend driven largely by rising food and transport costs, as fuel price increases continue to filter through the economy.Annual inf...
ZITF 2026: Business Deals Surge Past US$600 Million Benchmark
The 66th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair  generated more than US$600 million in business deals, confirmed orders, and investment leads, signalling robust commercial activity and a mar...