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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.

Zimbabwe Updates


An openpit mine operated by Zijin Mining Group
China picks State firm to help coordinate mining deals abroad
3rd June 2026 By: Bloomberg

China has chosen a new State investment company to help coordinate its overseas metals and mining deals, and counter mounting geopolitical risks that threaten its ability to secure resources,... 


ECA Southern Africa regional director Eunice Kamwendo
UN ECA launches large-scale project to strengthen SADC critical minerals value chains
3rd June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched a €15-million regional project to strengthen environmentally and socially responsible critical minerals value chains across the Southern... 


Nampak CEO Riaan Heyl
Nampak’s beverage operations offset slowdown in diversified business
29th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed packaging producer Nampak has reported a mixed performance for the six months ended March 31, with resilient growth in its beverage business offset by a sharp downturn in its diversified... 


Invictus Energy signs Zimbabwe gas deal for its Cabora Bassa gas project
27th May 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Invictus Energy signed a petroleum production sharing agreement (PPSA) with Zimbabwe on Wednesday, a key step as it looks to advance its Cabora Bassa gas project, company executives... 


dtic chief director of space affairs Nomfuneko Majaja
Africa’s future in space dependent on legal, regulatory frameworks – dtic
27th May 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa’s future participation in the space economy will also depend on its legal and regulatory frameworks, highlighted Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) chief director of space... 


Drill core from the Dokwe Central deposit
Revised Dokwe PFS estimates pre-tax net present value of above $1bn
26th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed Ariana Resources, which has assets in Africa and Europe, has published a revised prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Dokwe gold project, in Zimbabwe, which is based on a... 


GreenCo co-founder and CFO Pug Bennet
Sanlam Alternative Investments takes 10% stake in Africa GreenCo for $10m
25th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo... 


Xylem Announces New Applied Water Distribution Structure for Southern Africa Region
25th May 2026

What: (Virtual Showroom) Xylem, a global leader in water technology, announces a strategic update to its operating model in Southern Africa. Effective June 1, 2026, AQS Liquid Transfer PTY Ltd,... 


Health
Secretive deals, aggressive demands are new US foreign aid tactics
22nd May 2026 By: Bloomberg

On a Friday last November, government officials representing Lesotho, a mountainous enclave in eastern South Africa, sat down in the capital Maseru for three hours of negotiations with Trump... 


Nampak flags higher normalised HEPS, but lower total operations HEPS, EPS
22nd May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging producer Nampak expects its normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six-month period to March 31 to increase by between 2% and 13% to R39 and R43, compared with... 


An image of Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Maximilian Butek
German investors remain cautiously optimistic amid challenging landscape
22nd May 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

German companies have remained committed to developing a strong South African footprint, despite various structural challenges, and overall investor sentiment among German companies remains... 


Tharisa Mine
Tharisa reports 468% y/y increase in first-half net profit
21st May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Johannesburg- and London-listed metals and mining company Tharisa has reported robust operational and strategic progress for the six months ended March 31, underpinned by the resilience of global... 


South Africa, Botswana ink water quality, aquatic invasive species MoA
21st May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

South Africa and Botswana are teaming up to monitor water quality and manage invasive aquatic species in the upper Limpopo river basin. Through a memorandum of agreement (MoA), the two countries... 


Gary Shayne, CEO of Origin Enterprises, bets on specialist steel fabrication for waterworks and SA's industrial recovery
Origin Enterprises backs specialist steel fabrication for SA's industrial recovery
21st May 2026

South Africa's industrial fabrication sector is in the early stages of a consolidation cycle that will reshape the segment over the next decade. Origin Enterprises, a diversified group led by Gary... 


PPC CEO Matias Cardarelli
PPC, Sinoma Overseas to increase cement, clinker production capacity in Zimbabwe
19th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed construction materials company PPC has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with international engineering company Sinoma Overseas to cooperate on various initiatives aimed at... 


A generic image of gold prospecting
Ariana secures cash position to advance Zimbabwe project studies
19th May 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed Ariana Resources has secured $27.4-million in cash through the sale of a 13.6% stake in Turkish joint venture Zenit Madencilik to strengthen its balance sheet ahead of key development... 


Courts that constrict freedom
15th May 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Concluding an 11-day, four-nation African trip in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, last month, the Catholic Church’s Pope Leo XIV spoke of the need to promote the dignity of prisoners and not to use the... 


The Tharisa mine
Tharisa to report higher interim EPS, HEPS
14th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Integrated resources group Tharisa expects to post a 512% to 532% year-on-year increase in earnings per share (EPS) at between $0.153 and $0.158 for the six months to March 31. That compares with... 


Caledonia benefits from high gold price, despite lower first-quarter output
Caledonia benefits from high gold price, despite lower first-quarter output
11th May 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining has reported that the group’s financial performance in the first quarter ended March 31 benefitted from a higher gold price, which offset the impact of lower production.... 


An image of MIASA executive secretary Vusi Mabena
Zambia resurgence signals regional growth opportunities
8th May 2026 By: Nadine Ramdass

The Zambian mining industry is resurgent and is on track to sustain double-digit growth in its production of copper, positioning the country to facilitate regional growth across Southern and East... 


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