Mining & Finance: Premier African Minerals raised about £1.2m by issuing 27.5bn new shares to restart Zimbabwe’s Zulu Lithium and Tantalum Project, with a first 15-day processing run using ~13,000 tonnes of stockpiled ore. Trade & Logistics: ATDC Zimbabwe launched with CBZ Holdings to connect Zimbabwean agriculture, mining and manufacturing firms to AfCFTA trade routes, tackling storage, cross-border transport and transaction bottlenecks. Energy Policy: Government set an end-2026 deadline for restructuring ZESA entities into a more efficient ZESA Pvt Ltd, tasking the Mutapa Investment Fund with re-bundling and benchmarking regional utilities. Agriculture & Food Security: PELUM’s National Seed Fair was hailed as aligned to NDS2 and CAADP goals on food and nutrition security, including boosting nutritious traditional crops. Environment & Industry Support: EMA plans to decentralise lab services, adding facilities in Beitbridge (from Jan 2027) and Bulawayo to handle chemical samples from border and regional sources. Digital Economy: Zimbabwe launched National Cybersecurity Awareness Month at NUST, pushing a “cyber-strong” approach to protect mobile money, e-gov, online learning and digital trade. Regional Business: ZimTrade will lead an export mission to Windhoek (Oct 7–9) to link Zimbabwean services and FMCG firms with Namibian buyers and partners. Climate Risk: Government deployed three aircraft for cloud seeding across Bulawayo, Harare and Masvingo as part of a wider drought response plan.