Minister Rwodzi comes out tops

Wallace Ruzvidzo Zimpapers Reporter TOURISM and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi emerged the top-performing Minister in President Mnangagwa’s 2025 Cabinet. This comes as her exceptional contributions have been instrumental in…

Fertiliser raw material suppliers buy back stock as Middle East conflict rages

Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S fertiliser supply chain is coming under mounting pressure as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East begin to choke global input flows, driving up prices…

LPG consumption surges sevenfold in decade

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro ZIMBABWE is undergoing a quiet but profound energy transition — one that is unfolding not in power stations or boardrooms, but in kitchens across the country. In just…

Innscor acquires 27pc stake in Tanganda

Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter DIVERSIFIED group Innscor Africa Limited now holds a 27 percent stake in Tanganda Tea Company Limited after underwriting the firm’s US$8 million rights offer through its…

Rural land emerges as a double-edged opportunity

Michael Tome FROM the fringes of Harare to small towns like Bindura, rural land is emerging as a viable substitute for home seekers priced out of urban markets. With average…

When 79pc is too much: Zim’s commodity dilemma

Tawanda Musarurwa-CHECK POINT DESK POWERED by a year of exceptional performance that saw gold prices breach US$5 000 per ounce, Zimbabwe is approaching a US$10 billion export landmark. But the…

Supply-demand imbalance weighs on 2026 tobacco marketing season

Business Reporter ZIMBABWE’S 2026 tobacco marketing season has opened on a bearish note, as a combination of global oversupply of the leaf and muted buyer competition on the market triggered…

New law mandates 40pc local sourcing for grain processors

Michael Tome-Business Reporter THE Government is set to implement Statutory Instrument (SI) 87 of 2025 beginning April 1, 2026, compelling grain and oilseed processors to source at least 40 percent…

Why agroecology is becoming a trade imperative

Word from the Market-Tina Nleya RECENTLY, the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA), together with PELUM Zimbabwe and Knowledge Transfer Zimbabwe (eMKambo), participated in a training of trainers’ workshop on integrating agroecology…

Central banks confront inflation threat

THE world’s top central banks convene this week, facing a renewed inflation threat from the war in Iran and the possibility that they will be forced to delay interest-rate cuts…

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