Capital markets activity improved meaningfully in the second half of 2025, supported by improved investor sentiment.
Business Digest
By Belinda Chiroodza
Dec. 19, 2025
According to financial services firm IH Securities, RTG’s market capitalisation stood at US$109,94 million as of Monday, representing a year-to-date gain of 88,55%.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 19, 2025
Industry leaders expect the trend to hold in 2026 as improving macro-economic conditions begin to filter through to households and businesses.
Business Digest
By Freeman Makopa
Dec. 19, 2025
To secure future output, the company has embarked on an aggressive drilling schedule.
Business Digest
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Dec. 19, 2025
Central to this package is a government-backed farming mechanisation programme with Belarus.
Business Digest
By Concilia Mupezeni
Dec. 19, 2025
Meikles attributed the heavy loss to exchange-rate volatility, subdued consumer spending and persistently high operating costs weighing on the formal retail sector.
Business Digest
By Staff Writer
Dec. 19, 2025
The increase came alongside a modest rise in the proportion of companies making investments.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 19, 2025
The trend is raising fresh questions about liquidity distribution and the underlying stability of the banking sector, businessdigest can report.
Business Digest
By Belinda Chiroodza
Dec. 19, 2025
In the budget, government reduced the IMTT on ZiG-denominated transactions to 1,5% from 2%, while maintaining the 2% rate on foreign currency transfers.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 12, 2025
The Treasury has introduced the progressive levies, effective next year, in a bid to curb excessive cash use and encourage digital transactions.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 12, 2025
In another key development for the capital markets, Statutory Instrument 110 of 2024 had set the Capital Gains Withholding Tax (CGWT) on listed marketable securities at 2%.
Business Digest
By Ruth Maseko
Dec. 12, 2025
Swan said the group was deliberately repositioning itself into a more diversified and future-focused industrial player.
The South African packaging giant had entered into a non-binding agreement on September 30, 2024 to sell its 51,43% stake in Nampak Zimbabwe Limited (NZL) for US$25 million.
Business Digest
By Melody Chikono
Dec. 12, 2025
“The group incurs incremental interest expense under the arrangement should it fail to meet the finance provider settlement date,” OK added.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 5, 2025
The government is aiming to collect an additional US$1,47 billion in revenue for 2026, targeting total revenues of US$9,4 billion, up from this year’s expected returns of US$7,93 billion.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 5, 2025
The project will have a peak gross lettable area of 90 000m². Upon completion, it will be a one-stop “Eat, Shop, Work and Play“ shopping centre, attracting local, regional and international brands.
Business Digest
By Ruth Maseko
Dec. 5, 2025
In an interview with businessdigest, OMZ chief investment officer Benjamini Sithole said small-scale miners should organise themselves to take advantage of the US$25 million fund.
He stressed that a supportive exchange-control framework across all sectors was essential if Zimbabwe hoped to attract sustained international capital.
Business Digest
By Melody Chikono
Dec. 5, 2025
Muhau said in addition to conventional, simple transactions, the branches will offer personalised financial advice, support and advisory services for loans or investments.
Business Digest
By Business Reporter
Dec. 3, 2025
An employee-engagement survey is not about collecting opinions or running an annual routine
Business Digest
By Memory Nguwi
Nov. 28, 2025
All these concerns are outlined in the social contract, which is why we are unpacking this economic cluster for a comprehensive understanding.
Business Digest
By Belinda Chiroodza
Nov. 28, 2025
However, the project encountered a setback after the anchor tenant failed to take up space as agreed.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Nov. 28, 2025
Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) jointly hold 58% of the world’s cobalt-bearing copper resources.
Business Digest
By Melody Chikono
Nov. 28, 2025
In its latest report, FBC Securities forecast Delta will post revenue of US$1,02 billion and profit after tax (PAT) of US$141,03 million for the year ending March 31, 2026.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Nov. 28, 2025
Another major taxpayer, Innscor Africa Limited, was hit with a further US$187 000 for the year-ended June 30, pushing its total disputed tax bill to US$13,39 million.
Business Digest
By Ashton Ndakusiya
Nov. 28, 2025
The report attributed the sharp rise in domestic debt mainly to ballooning arrears to service providers, which jumped from US$34 million in December 2024 to US$1,3 billion by September 2025
Business Digest
By Julia Ndlela
Nov. 28, 2025
The IMTT, charged at 2% on most electronic transfers, has been widely criticised for squeezing liquidity and increasing the cost of doing business.
Business Digest
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Nov. 28, 2025
Mhazo stated that Stanbic’s participation aligns with its broader strategy to promote sector-wide collaboration, support ecosystem development, and champion financial inclusion.
Business Digest
By Staff Writer
Nov. 26, 2025
AI-powered “space traffic controllers,” such as systems named ASIMOV and CREAM, are now at the heart of satellite management.
Business Digest
By Naison Bangure
Nov. 21, 2025
The question that confronts us, in Harare as much as in Silicon Valley, is simple yet profound: can Zimbabwe keep up with AI?
Business Digest
By Evans Sagomba
Nov. 21, 2025
The figure underscores mining’s acute vulnerability to external shocks and reflects a significant shift in credit risk dynamics, experts say.
Business Digest
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Nov. 21, 2025
Back in Harare, his wallet still bulges with a piece of plastic that global experts claim is heading for obsolescence.
Business Digest
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Nov. 21, 2025
This prestigious international accolade is hailed as a resounding affirmation of the nation’s tourism revival, and growing international confidence in Brand Zimbabwe.
Business Digest
By Catherine Murombedzi
Nov. 21, 2025
The report unveiled a dramatic shift within the high-value Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) sector, which remains a cornerstone of Zimbabwe’s mineral exports.
Business Digest
By Staff Reporter
Nov. 21, 2025
The project, located at KMH’s Sandawana Mines in Mberengwa, is poised to position Zimbabwe as a significant player in the global battery metals market.
Business Digest
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Nov. 21, 2025
The shift is being driven by Statutory Instrument 218 of 2023, which permits the existing multi-currency regime only until 2030. After this date, ZiG will become the sole legal tender.
Business Digest
By Concilia Mupezeni
Nov. 21, 2025
This growth was fuelled by proceeds from the sale of non-core assets and robust operational cash generation.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Nov. 21, 2025
Strategies to compete with second-hand clothing retailers are centred on product and price.
Business Digest
By Ruth Maseko
Nov. 21, 2025
The diamond parcel at the centre of the conflict has a turbulent history.
Business Digest
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Nov. 21, 2025
EVERY year on November 10, the world celebrates International Accounting Day
Business Digest
By Belinda Chiroodza
Nov. 14, 2025
The market is not ready for that. I think we also have a problem by just saying “mono-currency”.
Business Digest
By Staff Reporter
Nov. 14, 2025
The move comes as the local property market continues to emerge as one of the most reliable hedges against Zimbabwe’s persistent economic volatility.
The CRI Index measures how effectively governments address inequality across three key pillars, which are tax justice, labour rights and public services.
Business Digest
By Lynette Manzini
Nov. 14, 2025
The equipment was later leased to Chunxi for four months at US$2 600 per month, under a formal contract dated April 4, 2025.
Business Digest
By Freeman Makopa
Nov. 14, 2025
Household goods topped the list with 4 006 items, followed by 2 597 private vehicles.
Business Digest
By Melody Chikono
Nov. 14, 2025
According to the auditors, management carried out stock counts between March 26 and April 4, 2025, as part of the year-end reporting process.
Business Digest
By Tatira Zwinoira
Nov. 14, 2025
Despite the fall in revenue, the company managed to post a profit after tax of US$4,33 million for the period, a significant improvement on the prior year’s loss of US$12,84 million.
Business Digest
By Melody Chikono
Nov. 7, 2025
Having served on several boards over the years, I have observed patterns that shape how effectively boards make decisions.
Business Digest
By Memory Nguwi
Nov. 7, 2025
Australia Stock Exchange–listed miner Prospect Resources Limited has struck another key transaction in Zimbabwe, announcing the sale of its Step Aside Lithium Project for up to US$2,2 million
Business Digest
By Chen Williams
Nov. 7, 2025
FRANCE’S Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Paul-Bertrand Barets, says French firms want clear guarantees on investment security before expanding their operations in Zimbabwe
Business Digest
By Melody Chikono
Nov. 7, 2025