Govt Moves to Ease Cement Shortages

The government has stepped in to stabilise the cement market, granting private players permission to import the product as local shortages continue to push prices beyond the reach of many Zimbabweans. Over the past weeks, the price of a 50kg bag of cement has shot up from about US$10 to …

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Zimbabwe Raises the Bar as Mnangagwa Commissions Giant Tobacco Plant

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the commissioning of a massive new expansion at Cut Rag Processors as a clear signal of Zimbabwe’s accelerating industrial rebound, saying the investment positions the country as a serious player in high-value tobacco manufacturing. The multi-million-dollar facility — now the largest tobacco processing plant on …

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Four Killed, 13 Injured in Munenzva Bus Crash

Four people have died and at least 13 others were seriously injured after a Cape Town–bound Munenzva bus was involved in a fatal accident at the 155-kilometre peg along the Masvingo–Beitbridge Road yesterday. The bus, which was carrying 27 passengers including crew members, reportedly overturned and landed on its roof …

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All Set For Zim Gold Investment Conference

The Zimbabwe Gold Investment Conference 2025 is scheduled to convene in Harare November 17 to November 18th bringing together global finance leaders, institutional investors and senior government officials to unlock the nation’s vast underexplored gold potential. Organised at a crucial time for the country’s mining economy, the conference aims to …

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Aliko Dangote Signs Over US$1 Billion Investment Deal With Zimbabwe

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has sealed a landmark multi-sector investment deal worth more than US$1 billion with the Zimbabwean government — a move that signals renewed investor confidence in the country’s economic reforms. Dangote, who boasts an estimated net worth of US$25 billion, arrived in Harare yesterday morning to …

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