How southern Africa’s maize crop heartland is bouncing back stronger
South Africa, the undisputed powerhouse of regional maize supply, has been the reliable anchor through it all.
By Equity Axis
Dec. 19, 2025
Weather recovery masks a seasonally weak first half
Looking ahead, the sector is projected to grow 5,4% in 2026, underpinned by expectations of normal to above-normal rainfall and expanded irrigated cropping.
By KUDAKWASHE TAIMO
Dec. 12, 2025
Zim targets US$25bn livestock sector by 2030
THE Zimbabwe Feed and Fodder Multi-stakeholder Platform (ZFFMSP) has set an ambitious goal to transform the country's livestock sector into a US$25 billion industry,
By Blessed Mhlanga
Dec. 10, 2025
Briton Norris wins his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi
Norris becomes the 11th British F1 world champion at the end of his seventh season in F1, a year that he started slowly but in which he came on strong in the second half of the year.
By BBC Sports
Dec. 7, 2025
ACF to spend US$30m to boost chrome output
With global chrome prices firming, driven largely by demand from the Asia-Pacific region, ACF is on track to exceed 300 000 tonnes of high-grade chrome concentrate this year.
By Tinashe Kairiza
Nov. 28, 2025
Rains increase flooding risks in region
Zimbabwe experienced an historic El Niño-induced drought that compromised most of the crops in the 2023-24 farming season, leaving over five million citizens in urgent need of food aid.
By SHARON ZEBRA
Nov. 26, 2025
'Life feels more stable': Red Cross helps farming communities cope with prolonged drought
As the global climate crisis accelerates, hitting the south earliest and hardest, humanitarian responses are evolving from short-term relief to long-term resilience.
By IFRC
Nov. 10, 2025
Zimbabwe breaks tobacco production record, farmers earn over US$1bn
Behind this success is a quiet, but powerful transformation in the way tobacco is grown in Zimbabwe.
By RHYNE CHIKUNI
Oct. 9, 2025
Taxing for sustainable development
Around 80% of the workforce now depends on the informal sector, where wages are low, jobs insecure, and social protection almost absent.
By Vanessa Jaravaza
Sep. 12, 2025
