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Mine Workers’ Union Raises Job Security Concerns Over Export Ban
The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has raised concerns over potential job losses and income insecurity following the Government of Zimbabwe’s decision to immediately suspe...
Premier African Minerals Expects Zulu Flotation Plant Delivery as Lithium Export Ban Takes Effect
 Premier African Minerals Limited says its new spodumene flotation plant for the Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project is expected to arrive on site this week, positioning the company to advance productio...
Regional Consumer Recovery Lifts Simbisa Results Across Three African Markets
 Regional consumer spending showed signs of recovery in the second half of 2025, helping Simbisa Brands Limited deliver strong growth across Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Eswatini. Revenue rose 16% to US$182.8...
ZNCC Calls for Competitive, Self-Financed Development
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce has urged civil society and development actors to shift from grant dependency to financially sustainable, competitiveness-driven models, warning that tighteni...
Offshore Borrowing by Firms Jumps 43% to US$3.53bn
Zimbabwean companies sharply increased their reliance on foreign credit in 2025, tapping US$3.53 billion in offshore loans — a 43% surge from US$2.46 billion in 2024 — as firms sought more affordable...
Crackdown on Counterfeits Yields Mixed Results, Industry Told
Zimbabwe inspected 5,069 businesses and processed 535 prosecutions last year as authorities intensified a crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled goods, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has reveale...
RJ Corp Targets 500MW Solar Project in Zim Under 10GW Africa Plan
RJ Corp has formally positioned Zimbabwe as a key entry point into its continental renewable energy strategy, announcing a 500MW solar power project in partnership with INOX Clean Energy and SkyPower....
Con Court Dismisses Challenge to PVO Act
The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed an application challenging the validity of the Private Voluntary Organisations Act, 2025, in a case brought by Passionate Fuza and Jona Wakurawarehwa...
Monetary Tightrope: RBZ Holds 35% Rate as Economists Warn of Growth Trade-offs
 The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has maintained its benchmark policy rate at 35 percent while abandoning the fixed 2030 deadline to end the country’s multi-currency system and unveiling new ZiG banknotes...
Mining Malpractices Caused Government to Suspend Lithium Exports
Zimbabwe officially suspended lithium exports, following concerns over ongoing malpractices and leakages in the mining sector.The government  attributed the halt to the continued unauthorized exportat...