Zimbabwe
Business, investment and infrastructure from Zimbabwe, with the deals, numbers and policy shifts that move the market.
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Zimbabwe’s gold miner doubles output target
Mutapa Gold Resources, Zimbabwe’s state gold miner owned by the Mutapa Investment Fund, plans to double annual output from 105,000 ounces to 220,000 ounces by 2029. The Shamva Hill open pit expansion begins August 2026…
Zimbabwe’s NRZ wins $150m Afreximbank rescue
Zimbabwe’s National Railways of Zimbabwe is finalising a $150 million short-term loan from Afreximbank to rehabilitate railway infrastructure and…
Mineral ban nets Zimbabwe $984m
Zimbabwe’s mineral sector posted Q1 2026 sales of $983.85 million, up 79% in value year on year, as the government’s February export ban on…
$2bn railway rewires Southern Africa
Zimbabwe and Zambia signed a $2.18 billion MoU on April 11 to build the 311-kilometre Lion’s Den to Kafue railway, cutting distance to Beira Port by…
Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December
Zimbabwe’s ZESA CEO told parliament on May 11 that load shedding will end by December 2026, with 1,365MW of new capacity under construction or at…
Dangote bets $1bn on Zimbabwe’s industrial recovery
Dangote Group announced a minimum $1 billion investment in Zimbabwe covering a gas pipeline, power generation plant and cement facility, one of the…
Zimbabwe ships Africa’s first lithium sulphate
Zimbabwe shipped Africa’s first-ever lithium sulphate consignment on April 28 from the Arcadia mine, produced at Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt’s $400…
Zimbabwe avocado exports set to double in 2026
IN SHORT: Zimbabwe’s avocado exports are on track to more than double to over 6,000 tonnes in 2026, up from 2,500 tonnes in 2025. The Horticultural…
Ericsson and Econet sign 5G AI deal
Ericsson and Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding at MWC Barcelona 2026 to jointly test and deploy AI-driven network…
Zimbabwe moves to clear $23bn debt
President Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is actively working to clear its $23 billion debt to multilateral institutions, backed by a new IMF…
Zimbabwe’s mineral ban: smugglers triggered it
Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has formally ratified the immediate ban on all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports, revealing that the rush to act was…
Zimbabwe Caps Municipal Business Fees to Cut Costs
Zimbabwe has gazetted Model Fees By-Laws capping most business licences at US$500 per year and cutting hotel compliance fees by 50%, in a government…
South Africa Fuel Prices Rise 65 Cents in March
South Africa’s petrol price rises 20 cents per litre and diesel 60 to 65 cents from 4 March, reversing two months of cuts, with a further 21 cents…