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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare. The country has a population of approximately 15-million people and an economy historically dominated by agriculture, mining and tourism. Zimbabwe is rich in mineral resources, including gold, platinum-group metals, diamonds, coal, chrome and lithium, making mining a cornerstone of export earnings and foreign-currency generation. The currency is the Zimbabwe dollar, though the US dollar and South African rand are widely used in transactions. The government is a presidential republic, with executive power vested in the president. Zimbabwe is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The country gained independence from Britain in 1980, transitioning from the former Rhodesia, and has since experienced significant economic and political challenges, including hyperinflation in the late 2000s and ongoing efforts at economic stabilisation and reform.

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Zimbabwe joins low-carbon aviation alliance, signs CORSIA compact

Zimbabwe has signed the Aviation Carbon Market Compact and joined the Supporting Alliance for CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units Supply, alongside Madagascar, Zambia, the UK and Guyana. The alliance seeks to scale up the supply of carbon credits to meet expected demand of 225-million to 250-million emissions units by northern spring 2027, pooling resources to help countries manage carbon credits for use within the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation.

Platinum producers owed $228-million in unpaid export earnings

Zimbabwe's government owes platinum miners $228-million in unpaid export income under its foreign currency retention system, which requires exporters to convert 30% of proceeds into local currency. Platinum Producers' Association chairman Alex Mhembere says payment delays are compounding problems for firms battling high costs and erratic electricity supply, while the finance ministry confirms the debt, citing revenue constraints.

Lithium miners seek extension on processing deadline

Lithium miners have asked Zimbabwe's government for more time to build processing facilities ahead of a January 2027 ban on concentrate exports. Lithium Producers' Association chairperson Innocent Rukweza says major miners are at various stages of building lithium sulphate plants and requests the beneficiation ban be extended to June 2027, with the industry forecasting 344 000 t of annual lithium sulphate output by 2030.

Zimbabwe Updates


Escape clause
Updated 3 hours ago By: Riaan de Lange

South Africa on June 8 joined the ‘escape club’, ‘North, east, west, south, all in the same house’, with all due acknowledgement to the English pop-rock band The Escape Club. It joins the 2026... 


Investors’ African blind spot
Updated 3 hours ago By: Tara O’Connor

One of the many pertinent questions a panel interviewer asked me at the recent Cambridge Africa Business Conference was what has changed, and what do global investors consistently get wrong, about... 


a mini excavator
Automation, efficiency drive equipment demand
Updated 3 hours ago By: Devina Haripersad

Productivity, automation, safety and sustainability initiatives are increasingly shaping investment decisions in South Africa’s earthmoving and surface mining equipment sector, says diesel engine... 


Zimbabwe Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabwe exploring minerals-backed deals with China to fund infrastructure, minister says
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe is considering using its vast natural resources to fund road and railway construction projects with China, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said on Wednesday. The southern African nation,... 


Three African and two non-African countries have joined low-carbon aviation alliance
24th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) – the global representative body for the airline industry – has highlighted that Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe, the UK, and Guyana have signed the... 


Grindrod reports Maputo port volume momentum, says transport constraints expected to ease
Grindrod reports Maputo port volume momentum, says transport constraints expected to ease
24th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Logistics group Grindrod has highlighted that it expects an improvement in its overall performance in the second half of the year as weather-related disruptions ease and rail capacity recovers. CEO... 


Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia
Police deployed as anti-migrant deadline looms
22nd June 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa will deploy more police this week to deter possible violence before a June 30 deadline set by xenophobic protest groups for foreigners to leave the country. “There has been... 


The Unki smelter
Zimbabwe platinum producers owed $228m in unpaid export earnings
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's government owes platinum miners $228-million in unpaid export income under its foreign currency retention system, exerting pressure on a sector recovering from a price collapse, an... 


Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson
Dean Macpherson urges police to find xenophobic agitators
19th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Public works and infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson called on law enforcement agencies to act against those responsible for violence against migrants, warning that the attacks are tarnishing... 


The Risk Problem with Investors Treating African Energy as One Market
The Risk Problem with Investors Treating African Energy as One Market
19th June 2026

By: Vuyo Mafrika - Head, Global Markets, Client Solutions –  Africa Regional Offices; Chewe Chumanya, Bank  Manager, Absa Zambia; and Opy Ramaremisa, Head, Client Solutions, Absa CIB The El... 


Mike Teke
Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, Mike Teke points out
19th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Africa cannot afford fragmented voices any longer, South Africa’s mining and energy leading light Mike Teke pointed out in an address at the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines, where he highlighted the need... 


A lithium processing plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe lithium miners ask for more time to build processing plants
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Lithium miners in Zimbabwe have asked the government for more time to build processing facilities, ahead of a January 2027 ban on concentrate exports, an industry executive said on Thursday.... 


A mineral sands operation in Mozambique
Mozambique's new mine ownership rules could deter foreign investment, industry body says
19th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mozambique's new law requiring the State to have a 15% stake in all mining ventures could deter foreign investment, an industry executive said on Thursday. The southern African country is among the... 


The Mimosa mine in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Mimosa revives $130m platinum project after price rebound
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's Mimosa platinum mine, jointly owned by Impala Platinum and Sibanye-Stillwater, is reviving its $130-million North Hill life-extension project after a rebound in metal prices, an... 


Gold refining
Zimbabwe licenses second gold refinery to handle rising output
17th June 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe has licensed a second gold refinery to handle purchases and processing of the southern African nation’s increasing output of the precious metal. The refinery, to be located in the... 


A generic image of the Kalahari Copper Belt
Galileo to sell Botswana copper licences, shifts focus to Zambia, Zimbabwe projects
17th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Copper and battery metals mining and exploration company Galileo Resources has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Virgo Business Solutions to ASX-listed Sandfire... 


IDC to become Vision shareholder as agreement reached to rescue Tongaat
17th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of Tongaat Hulett have reached an agreement with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and the Vision Group of companies to preserve... 


Blanket mine
Caledonia reports improved ESG metrics at Blanket mine
15th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has released its 2025 environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting progress made at the company’s flagship Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. Caledonia... 


Busi Mavuso
Structural reforms gain traction but criminal justice enforcement lags, BLSA says
15th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

There are emerging signs that South Africa’s structural reforms are slowly improving the country’s investment potential. In her weekly newsletter titled 'Three good news signals, one unfinished... 


Pangolin Logistics upgrades fleet with ten new DAF trucks
15th June 2026

As part of its fleet replacement programme, Pangolin Logistics has taken delivery of ten new DAF trucks from Babcock. The new fleet – comprising five XF 480 and five XF 530 units – has been... 


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