LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Tobacco seed sales soar

Tobacco seed sales in Zimbabwe have risen sharply ahead of the 2025-2026 farming season, with a 12 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Tobacco Industry and Market...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

All set for Matebeleland South Agricultural show

The 67th edition of the Matebeleland South Agricultural Show is set to take place from September 4 to 6, with organisers expressing optimism about its potential to enhance business opportunities in t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Growing informal sector riles CFI Holdings

LISTED agro-industrial group, CFI Holdings, has raised concern over the rapid expansion of Zimbabwe's informal sector, warning that unregulated players are undermining the viability of formal busines...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Mutambara warns of Western, Chinese bias in AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) expert and former Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has warned that existing AI systems are inherently biased, reflecting only the values of their developers in China...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zim creators demand Facebook monetisation

Zimbabwean content creators remain sidelined from Facebook's monetisation programme, which is currently available in only eight African countries, sparking calls for government intervention to secure ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

RBZ to regulate AI in Zimbabwe's banks

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is developing specific rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the country's financial institutions, signaling a major step toward modernizi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BancABC swings to profit

African Banking Corporation of Zimbabwe Limited (BancABC) has returned to profitability, posting a profit after tax of ZiG146,6 million for the half year ended June 30, 2025, reversing a loss-making p...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Willdale bets on property investments

Brick manufacturer Willdale Limited is banking on its property investment strategy to turn around its fortunes after sliding deeper into financial strain, with revenues nearly halved in the first half...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Nedbank sells Ecobank stake

Nedbank Group has sold its 21.2% stake in Ecobank Transnational for US$100 million to Bosquet Investments, an investment vehicle of former Ecobank chairman Alain Nkontchou.The South African lender, wh...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zim startups join Visa's Fintech Accelerator

Zimbabwe's fintech ecosystem is gaining international recognition as two local startups, ChatCash and BigDot.ai, have been selected among 22 companies for Visa's Fourth Africa Fintech Accelerator. The...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe earns US$534 million from tobacco

Zimbabwe has earned US$533,606,263 from the export of 97,088,716 kilograms of tobacco since the start of the year, at an average price of US$5.50 per kilogram, according to the latest weekly report fr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Chinese nickel giant to invest $800m in Zimbabwe

Chinese nickel producer Tsingshan Holding Group will invest $800 million in expanding its steel plant in central Zimbabwe through its unit Dinson Iron and Steel Company.Tsingshan, among the world's la...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

Manhize plant posts US$100m sales in first half

The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in Manhize, Midlands Province, has raked in nearly US$100 million in steel sales during the first half of the year, marking a major milestone in Zimbabwe's e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Unifreight shifts focus towards cross-border

Transport and logistics group Unifreight Africa Limited (Unifreight) has reduced its reliance on the less-than-truckload (LTL) business from 87% of revenue in 2021 to about one-third in 2025, as the ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare urged to privatise service delivery

Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has called on Harare City Council to privatise key service delivery functions, including water supply, wastewater management, refuse collection, and street light...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Seed Co sets aside US$7,24m for capex

Seed Co International Limited (SCIL) has earmarked US$7,24 million for capital expenditure (capex) in its current financial year ending March 31, 2026, as the regional seed producer consolidates its e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

'Over 2 000 jobs created at Manhize'

Over 2,000 jobs have already been created at Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in its first operational phase, with the number expected to double as the US$1 billion project expands, a senior gove...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe imposes livestock movement ban

In an urgent bid to curb a rapidly spreading Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, the Zimbabwean government has announced an immediate, nationwide ban on all livestock movement, alongside the dispat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Banks to report on rural financial literacy outreach

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has stepped up efforts to promote financial literacy in rural and marginalised communities, directing all banks and microfinance institutions to submit quarterly up...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

RioZim to appeal ruling in assets disposal fight

RioZim Limited says it will appeal against an interim relief granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU), which represents some of the company's employees i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 August 2025

CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY

Murray & Roberts shutting down after 120 years

Murray & Roberts, one of South Africa's oldest and most iconic construction companies, is facing the end of its operations after over 120 years, following the initiation of liquidation proceedings...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Starlink users in Zim pay USD$5 regulatory fee

The launch of Starlink in Zimbabwe was initially met with excitement, promising high-speed, reliable, and affordable internet in a country long plagued by erratic connectivity and steep costs. Howeve...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe's textile industry on the brink

Zimbabwe's once-thriving textile industry is facing imminent collapse, crippled by a surge in second-hand clothing imports and rampant smuggling that continue to erode the market share of local manufa...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ZETDC official in court over tender documents

A senior official at the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has appeared in court alongside his son on allegations of forging company documents to secure a lucrative t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 August 2025

MINING & RETAIL

Small-scale miners lead Zimbabwe's gold deliveries

Small-scale miners have emerged as the driving force behind Zimbabwe's gold output in the first half of 2025, delivering the bulk of the 24.32 tonnes processed during this period.According to data fr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025
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