AUTHORITIES say they are raising over US$200 million to launch Zimbabwe’s own communications satellite, a move aimed at expanding digital access. This comes after many rural areas continue to lack reliable, affordable internet access, limiting the use of digital platforms and services. Speaking at the International Telecommunication Union Regional Development Forum for Africa in Victoria…

TOBACCO farmers in Matabeleland are targeting to produce two million kilogrammes of the golden leaf during the 2026/27 summer cropping season. This comes amid growing interest in tobacco production across Matabeleland, with hundreds of small-scale farmers taking up the crop under the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board’s (TIMB) natural cured tobacco programme. Speaking to journalists…

ZIMBABWE’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are failing to utilise trade remedy safeguards against unfair imports due to low awareness and participation, the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has said. Zimbabwe’s long-marginal­ised SME sector is beginning to receive infrastructural attention that reflects its importance to the economy. SMEs account for up to 60 percent of…