Africa: Zimbabwe, Africa’s Largest Lithium Producer Approves U.S..59 Billion in New Investments As Mining and Manufacturing Take Nearly 80 Percent

Africa: Zimbabwe, Africa’s Largest Lithium Producer Approves U.S.$1.59 Billion in New Investments As Mining and Manufacturing Take Nearly 80 Percent

By Ayodeji Adegboyega | Business Insider Africa ZIMBABWE approved US$1.59 billion worth of new investment projects in the second quarter of 2026, with mining and manufacturing absorbing nearly 80% of the proposed capital as the southern African country intensifies its push to build an industrial economy around its vast mineral resources. The Zimbabwe Investment and…

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Africa: Zimbabwe, Africa’s Largest Lithium Producer Approves U.S..59 Billion in New Investments As Mining and Manufacturing Take Nearly 80 Percent

Africa: Zimbabwe Overtakes Nigeria As Africa’s Best-Performing Stock Market

Zimbabwe ended last month as Africa’s best-performing equity market, overtaking Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation, after months of sustained gains driven by easing inflation, a more stable domestic currency, and renewed investor appetite for local equities. Data from African Markets, a real-time market intelligence platform, shows the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) returned 68.5 percent…

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Africa: Zimbabwe Says Over 78,000 Nationals Have Returned From South Africa Amid Xenophobia Fears

Africa: Zimbabwe Says Over 78,000 Nationals Have Returned From South Africa Amid Xenophobia Fears

The government says 78,112 Zimbabwean nationals have returned from South Africa since May amid fears of xenophobic attacks following threats by anti-migrant pressure groups. The returnees comprise 21,291 people repatriated through government-assisted arrangements and 56,832 who funded their own journeys home, Information Minister Zhemu Soda said on Tuesday. The repatriation exercise was launched on May…

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Total grid blackout in Zimbabwe

Total grid blackout in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s state power utility Zesa reported a nationwide power outage on Monday evening, saying a technical fault on its network caused the blackout at 6.24pm. Zesa said its technical teams were investigating the cause of the outage. Zimbabweans have long experience with blackouts, exacerbated by ageing equipment at power plants and foreign currency shortages that…

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Powertel and Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway

Powertel and Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway

Left to right: Shareholder Mutapa Investment Fund, represented by Mr. Tinashe Yafele (Head of Energy and Trading); Powertel Board Chairperson: Mrs. Miriam Chahuruva; Powertel Acting Managing Director: Mr. Willard Nyagwande; Paratus Group CCO: Mr. Martin Cox. Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe announce today that the first phase of their landmark cross-border fiber project is now…

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Powertel, Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway

Powertel, Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new digital highway

From left, shareholder Mutapa Investment Fund, represented by Tinashe Yafele (head of energy and trading); Powertel board chair Miriam Chahuruva; Powertel acting MD Willard Nyagwande; and Paratus Group chief commercial officer Martin Cox Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe have announced that the first phase of their cross-border fibre project is now live and carrying traffic…

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Africa: Zimbabwe, Africa’s Largest Lithium Producer Approves U.S..59 Billion in New Investments As Mining and Manufacturing Take Nearly 80 Percent

Africa: ZCTU Blames South Africa’s Soft Stance On Zimbabwe for Migration Crisis

Discover moreFashion News ArticlesEpaper Access SubscriptionBusiness News AnalysisTHE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has blamed neighboring South Africa’s (SA) soft stance on Zimbabwe’s political crisis for the continued migration crisis. The remarks come on the back of escalating xenophobic attacks in SA in the recent past. This week media reports indicated that more than…

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Africa: Zimbabwe, Africa’s Largest Lithium Producer Approves U.S..59 Billion in New Investments As Mining and Manufacturing Take Nearly 80 Percent

Africa: Tourism Boost As Zimbabwe Hosts Africa Skills Week

ZIMBABWE is poised to reap significant tourism benefits as it prepares to host the African Skills Week (ASW) later this year. African Skills Week is an annual African Union (AU) initiative aimed at transforming skills development, strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and promoting employment opportunities across the continent. The initiative seeks to…

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