For Enoch Aikins, a political economist who focuses on Africa, the topic of sending money home to relatives is personal.
"I can use myself as an example, as somebody that comes from a typical village...
It must be a tricky time being a brand manager at EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s largest mobile money platform and a business under the country's biggest telecoms and tech firm, Econet Wireless.
Once again, Econet has...
Zimbabwe expects the $2.6 billion bridge finance — needed to repay debt owed to international financial institutions and regain access to capital markets — to be in place by the first quarter of next year, Finance Minister...
At the Chamber of Mines AGM last week, the main annual meeting of the mining industry, a man stood up to complain that some miners were disregarding the law, damaging the environment, and giving locals a raw...
Zambia’s maize harvest is expected to more than double from last year’s 16-year low to a record 3.66 million tonnes, the government announced on Thursday.
Smallholder farmers accounted for 93% of the crop, with...
Karo Platinum has completed earthworks at its new mine in Ngezi and is in advanced talks to raise an additional $165 million to complete the project, which has faced significant delays due to low platinum prices.
A legal clash over the definition of lithium beneficiation is fuelling a standoff between Zimbabwe’s lithium producers and the government, with miners warning that conflicting laws are inflating taxes and threatening investment agreements.
At...
Creditors of Khayah Cement have approved a plan to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, setting the stage for the exit of majority shareholder Fossil Mining, just three years after its takeover of the country’s second-largest cement...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $304 million loan to help Botswana manage “mounting fiscal challenges” largely driven by a slump in global diamond prices.
The country's economy is estimated to have...
Masimba Holdings saw its revenue fall by 43% in the first quarter of 2025, a sharp decline driven by the company’s move to cut back on government contracts and turn to more dependable private sector clients.
