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A view from Zimbabwe: Anti-immigrant sentiments in South Africa, blind spots, and contradictions

Pretoria accuses March and March of promoting violence and vigilantism while state mandarins glorify themselves of having averted what could have been a slaughter.

By Mbuso Moyo 4h ago

A view from Zimbabwe: Anti-immigrant sentiments in South Africa, blind spots, and contradictions

Steady influx of returnees worries stretched Bulawayo

Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairperson Winos Dube said it was still too early to assess the full impact of the influx.

By Sharon Sibindi 4h ago

Steady influx of returnees worries stretched Bulawayo

VFEX shoots 40% above ZSE amid USD assets demand

Since then, continued company migrations have intensified concerns over the ZSE’s ability to retain large counters and rebuild its market value.

By Tatira Zwinoira 4h ago

VFEX shoots 40% above ZSE amid USD assets demand

Old Mutual backs VFEX maturity with landmark migration

OML, the South African-domiciled financial group, said its board had monitored the VFEX's growth and development since its shares were suspended from the ZSE in 2020.

By Tatira Zwinoira 4h ago

Old Mutual backs VFEX maturity with landmark migration

Old Mutual returns to Zimbabwe capital markets through VFEX after six-year suspension

The move marks the resolution of one of the country’s most contentious capital market disputes and restores trading in one of Zimbabwe’s largest and most influential counters.

By Tatira Zwinoira Jul. 10, 2026

Old Mutual returns to Zimbabwe capital markets through VFEX after six-year suspension

Zim’s digital economy is being built on borrowed infrastructure

Even the language of our digital economy is borrowed. Most AI systems, productivity tools, and search engines are trained predominantly on English-language, Western-context data.

By Wilfred Munyaradzi Kahlari Jul. 9, 2026

Zim’s digital economy is being built on borrowed infrastructure

SA’s xenophobic violence reopens painful wounds of regional solidarity

For many observers across southern Africa, the crisis has reopened difficult historical questions about solidarity, migration and the region’s moral obligations toward one another.

By Silas Nkala Jul. 9, 2026

SA’s xenophobic violence reopens painful wounds of regional solidarity

US-based BlackRock scales up interest in Caledonia Mining

Caledonia said it had received a notification from BlackRock, informing the company that the investment manager had crossed a reporting threshold the previous day.

By Silas Nkala Jul. 9, 2026