Day: January 29, 2026
NDS2 in Motion as Zimplats’ US$1.8 Billion Bet Redefines Zimbabwe’s Platinum Value Chain
By Aldridge Dzvene Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) is increasingly shifting from policy ambition to industrial execution, with Zimplats’ US$1.8 billion expansion of platinum processing capacity standing out as one of the most consequential investments in the country’s recent economic history. The expansion at the Selous Metallurgical Complex, which will triple smelting capacity to […]
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Invictus Energy Terminates Agreement with Al Mansour Holdings
Invictus Energy Ltd (ASX: IVZ) has announced the termination of its agreement with Al Mansour Holdings (AMH) to acquire a 19.9% equity stake in the company. The agreement, which was announced in August 2025, involved AMH investing A$37.8 million in Invictus and establishing a joint venture company, Al Mansour Oil & Gas (AMOG), to focus […]
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St Giles Draws the Line, Disability Inclusion Moves from Sympathy to State and Corporate Accountability
At St Giles Medical Rehabilitation Centre, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities was not observed as a courtesy. It was used as leverage. The gathering exposed a quiet but growing tension in Zimbabwe’s development discourse: the country speaks convincingly about inclusion, yet many systems still operate as though disability is an afterthought. St Giles […]
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Land Reform Is Settled, Weaponised, and Producing, Anyone Still Arguing Is Wasting Time
Zimbabwe’s land reform is no longer a conversation. It is no longer a “process.” It is no longer open to reinterpretation by commentators, donors, or armchair economists stuck in the year 2000. It has hardened into policy, paperwork, and production, and the State has now moved to the most confrontational phase of all: formal ownership. […]
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AFCON Final Fallout: CAF Sanctions Senegal, Morocco, and Players
The Confédération of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Board has imposed sanctions on the Federation of Senegalese Football (FSF) and the Federation of Moroccan Football (FRMF) for incidents that occurred during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Final. The FSF has faced several penalties, including the suspension of Head Coach Pape Bouna Thiaw […]
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