Energy & Industry: Zimbabwe’s sustained electricity stability—now beyond 200 days without load shedding—has boosted plant efficiency, cut costs, improved production planning, and reduced generator fuel and wastage, with government stressing affordability of power as a key industrialisation enabler. Mining & Beneficiation: Sinomine Bikita Minerals has broken ground on a new tantalite-niobium recovery plant as authorities push lithium producers to deepen local processing, with Mines Minister Polite Kambamura warning of possible shutdowns for non-compliance. Water & Infrastructure: Harare City Council, with Helcraw Water, has installed 79,000 smart prepaid water meters and replaced 62km of ageing pipes, commissioning new pumps as it targets 100,000 meters by year-end. Local Business & Fire Safety: A “massive” fire destroyed a Glen View 8 home industry complex housing about 4,000 carpenters and informal furniture traders; the City of Harare Fire Brigade contained it after hours and is investigating the cause. Tourism Tech Push: Heritage Village will host World Tourism Day in Harare under a theme linking the digital agenda and AI to tourism redesign. Retail Wages: Zimbabwe’s retail and wholesale sector minimum wage is set to rise to at least US$331/month, lifting pay for the lowest-paid workers.