BAT Zimbabwe shifts strategy after one-off profit boost in FY25
The company posted a profit after tax of US$11,53 million for the financial year ended December 31, 2025, compared to a loss of US$757 432 in the prior year.
By Tatira Zwinoira
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Africa’s chance to rewrite the resource story
She had managed to build a thriving business supplying personal protective equipment to the diamond mines under an agreement brokered by the government for local suppliers.
By Farai Mabeza
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The hollow shield: The hypocrisy of US alliance politics and the independent choice of the Global South
History repeatedly confirms Kissinger’s warning: America’s alliances and security promises lack long-term reliability, rooted in the unchanging logic of self-interest.
By Donald Jairos
Apr. 15, 2026
BATZ secures shareholder backing as profits surge
Tobacco manufacturer British American Tobacco Zimbabwe (BATZ) has secured financial support from its shareholder as profits surged
By Tatira Zwinoira
Apr. 15, 2026
Why data is the key to ending hunger in Zimbabwe
Drawing on her dual heritage as an African-American, Clemens argued that cultural objectivity is a "superpower" essential for navigating the complex challenges of modern multilateralism.
By In Conversation With Trevor
Apr. 12, 2026
US humiliation in Iran: It is Israel’s fault, stupid!
“We are complicit in this also. If at the end of this war, Trump and his officers were brought to the ICC, they would be hanged for war crimes.”
By Kenneth Mufuka
Apr. 5, 2026
Has the Judiciary got the spine?
Trump, for all his excesses and irrational policies, has long thought that the bench was in his pocket. However, this is not true.
By Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mar. 6, 2026
US denies that it sought mineral access in health funding MoU
A US official familiar with the negotiations said speculation linking the health agreement to mineral access was unfounded.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Mar. 3, 2026
The bittersweet truth of motherhood..
THE world felt heavy this week as the weight of distant conflict pressed upon our collective consciousness.
By Joyline Chiedza Basira
Mar. 3, 2026
Afreximbank injects US$15m into Ecobank Zimbabwe to drive SME export growth
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May. 18, 2026
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Zim imposes Africa’s heaviest oil price hikes... shocking rip-off exposed in AU, AfDB regional report
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May. 15, 2026
US$23bn debt overshoot places Zim among Africa’s seven worst distressed…poorest, war-ravaged regional economies now in the same league as Harare
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By Mthandazo Nyoni and Freeman Makopa
May. 15, 2026
