Malawi’s US$350m infrastructure deal collapses
The MCC, a US foreign aid agency, is in the process of winding down its operations, leading to the collapse of Malawi’s US$350 million Transport and Land Compact, with only…
US stock market’s tariff exposure set to be laid bare
President Donald Trump’s raft of tariffs is set to expose just how vulnerable the US stock market is to a trade war. The track record of S&P 500 Index companies…
Sub-Sahara Africa growth projected at 3,5pc
The World Bank projects that economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa will climb from 3,3 percent in 2024 to 3,5 percent in 2025, and further accelerate to 4,3 percent by 2026–27.…
SA billionaire John Rupert’s wealth surges
Rupert, the continent’s second richest man behind Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, has had his net worth rise dramatically from US$13,7 billion at the start of the year to US$15,3 billion…
Inkampani ye-Indonesia idinga abafisa ukuthengisa
Ethel Ncube KULENKAMPANI yelizweni le-Indonesia elungisa amakha kunye lamasepa edinga izizalwane zeZimbabwe ezifisa ukusebenzisana layo njengebathengisi bempahla le. Inkampani ye-Orson Indonesia ebibukisa imisebenzi yayo kumbukiso wezokuthengiselana osanda kwedlula oweZimbabwe International…
Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company seeks partners for US$12m smart city project
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimpaper Business Hub THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has invited Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from qualified local and international firms for the development of key infrastructure…
Monthly inflation stays low, returns to positive territory
Tapiwanashe Mangwiro Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) monthly inflation rate returned to positive ground, gaining 7 percentage points to 0,6 percent for April 2025, after the slight deflation in March when prices…
Cotton farmers want immediate price talks
Business Reporter Zimbabwean cotton farmers have called on the Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) to immediately start price negotiations for the 2025 marketing season to prevent side marketing, given that some…
VFEX sees massive jump in Q1 turnover
Nelson Gahadza-Senior Business Reporter The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) recorded a market turnover of US$58,5 million in the first quarter of 2025, representing a 383 percent increase from US$12,11…
Mozambique’s coal mines shed hundreds of workers
Mozambique’s coal mines, including the country’s largest operation, are laying off hundreds of workers following post-electoral violence and a slump in the price of the nation’s biggest export. A unit…











