VBUs spark rural transformation in drought-prone areas
VILLAGE Business Units are emerging as game-changers in the country’s rural development drive, turning once marginalised communities into hubs of agricultural production. For years, villagers...
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U.S. Tariffs Jeopardize South African Economy: 30,000 Jobs at Risk as Trade Tensions Escalate
By Jide Adesina | Editor-in-Chief, 1stAfrika South Africa is bracing for the economic shockwaves set to follow the United States’ imposition of a sweeping 30%...
Credit Rating Agencies Under Fire: Africa Demands a Fairer Financial Scorecard
In a powerful and growing chorus, African governments are voicing their discontent with the operations and influence of major global credit rating agencies—Moody’s, Standard &...
Mashonaland West launches US$250 000 anti-drug abuse fundraising drive
MASHONALAND West Province has set sights on raising US$250 000 to intensify the fight against drug and substance abuse. The ambitious initiative will finance the...
Treasury reviews over ZiG$270 billion budget, keeps growth target intact
THE Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has delivered the 2025 Mid Term Budget Review Statement, maintaining Zimbabwe’s recovery and...
Chipinge women transform village garden into beacon of empowerment and peace
A grassroots village business unit in Chipinge East is empowering women, enhancing food security, reducing malnutrition, and fostering economic independence. The Muwango VBU, originally a...
Lithium giant plans US$400m smelting facility
Bikita Minerals, under its Chinese parent company Sinomine Resource Group, has unveiled plans to build a $400 million smelting facility in Zimbabwe. The move marks...