Tharisa invests US$241m in its flagship Zimbabwe project, Karo Platinum

Nelson Gahadza Senior Business Reporter INTEGRATED mining group Tharisa plc says investment into its flagship Zimbabwean platinum project, Karo Platinum, has risen to US$241 million, as mine development gathers momentum…

Bulawayo Indaba targets global capital for industry

Business Reporter The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, in partnership with local economic think-tank, Africa Economic Development Strategies, is set to host the Zimbabwe Industrialisation Conference and Expo 2026, as…

Digital drive pays off: Zimpapers records 25pc audience growth

Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter Zimbabwe’s largest integrated media group, Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited, recorded a 25 percent jump in digital audience in the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, as…

Milk production climbs 7 percent to 40 million litres

Edgar Vhera-Specialist Writer – Agribusiness ZIMBABWE’S commercial milk production climbed to 40 million litres in the first four months of the year, marking a seven percent jump from 38 million…

Africa poised to gain in a fractured world

The Middle East is playing a growing role in funding Africa, reflecting changing trade and investment patterns in a more fragmented global economy. Middle Eastern capital flows into Africa in…

Heritage, identity and rebranding of Zim

Charles Mavhunga-Tourism Branding Every great tourism destination sells a story. Paris sells romance. New York sells ambition. Kyoto sells ancient elegance. But what happens when a destination’s story was written…

Matabeleland tobacco growers use Marula barns to save forests

Elita Chikwati in BULAWAYO IN a forestry-friendly twist to an age-old process, tobacco farmers in Matabeleland have turned to a novel innovation — the Marula barn to cure their tobacco…

SA set for rate hike as war fuels inflation

South Africa is poised to join a handful of central banks in raising interest rates to contain the inflationary fallout from the Iran war in the coming weeks, even as…

Financial inclusion push targets untapped youth, SME potential

Tapiwanashe Mangwiro-Senior Business Reporter Financial authorities are intensifying efforts to bring millions of underserved citizens and small businesses into the formal banking system, as policymakers position financial inclusion as a…

Innscor sees robust Q3 2026 volume growth

Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter Innscor Africa Limited recorded strong volume momentum across its core manufacturing operations in the third quarter ended March 31, 2026, as it continued to prioritise affordable…

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