A surge in construction, from home builders to commercial sites and public works, is lifting cement demand, but also exposing gaps in local production.
PPC, which has capacity of 1.4 million tonnes and controls...
By Godfrey Marawanyika
Zambia and Zimbabwe picked Synergy Consulting as lead financial advisor for their planned $4.5 billion Batoka Gorge hydropower dam project.
The joint venture on the Zambezi river is...
The last time Aliko Dangote tried to invest in Zimbabwe, it didn’t end well. His team left frustrated by red tape, no guarantees on tariffs for power projects, and claims that some higher-ups tried to shake him...
The surge in Zimbabweans moving to the UK will make Britain the biggest source of money sent home through official channels this year, overtaking South Africa for the first time, according to Treasury estimates.
Zimbabwe is now allowing millers to import maize, two months after it announced a ban, following an official downward revision of the country's 2024/25 harvest.
The country banned maize imports in August, after projecting...
Why are timber prices rising, and why are local hardware suppliers now importing some of their timber to meet rising demand? It’s a classic case of not reaping where you did not sow.
Twenty...
Zimbabwe harvested 1.8 million tonnes of maize this year, a sharp recovery from last year’s drought-hit crop, but well below the 2.3 million tonnes that the government had forecast.
National data agency Zimstat says...
Caledonia Mining is to decide by year-end whether to build the Bilboes project in phases – potentially halving the original plant size to curb equity dilution and limit financial risks, CEO Mark Learmonth says.
Is there too much development going on in Victoria Falls? A group of environmental campaigners thinks so, and they are calling for a boycott of Zimbabwe’s top resort in protest.
The Victoria Falls was...
Last week, on September 24, the Ministry of Finance issued a memo ordering government ministries and agencies to slam the brakes on spending. A few days later, the government rolled out 102 luxury cars for the Zimbabwe...
