Africa: Tourism Boost As Zimbabwe Hosts Africa Skills Week

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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Africa: Tourism Boost As Zimbabwe Hosts Africa Skills Week

Africa CDC Backs Zimbabwe, Zambia Over U.S. Health Deal Dispute

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has expressed support for Zimbabwe and Zambia’s stand in the new US government health cooperation framework, citing serious concerns over transparency, data governance and national sovereignty. Jean Kaseya, the head of the continental health agency of the African Union established to support public health initiatives of member states,…

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Lithium prices soar after Zimbabwe suspends exports

Lithium prices soar after Zimbabwe suspends exports

Dado Ruvic/Reuters Lithium prices in China surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended raw mineral exports, sparking concerns over supply disruptions, at a time when growing energy storage demand is projected to drive a boom in the market. The most traded lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange jumped 6.07% to C¥178 020 (US$26 043.45) a metric…

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Lithium prices surge as Zimbabwe halts mineral exports

Lithium prices surge as Zimbabwe halts mineral exports

Lithium prices in China spiked on Thursday following Zimbabwe’s sudden suspension of raw mineral exports. The move has ignited significant supply chain anxieties at a critical juncture, as the rapidly expanding energy storage sector continues to drive a massive market boom. Read: Samsung launches Galaxy S26 and S26+ with refined design The impact was immediately…

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