Retail Expansion: Simbisa Brands says Zimbabwe served a record 53.6m customers in FY2026 to June 30, with revenue up 23% and operating profit up 39% as delivery orders jumped 75% and the network hit 352 counters. Aquaculture & Jobs: EU-backed FISH4ACP support is helping about 450 Masvingo fish farmers via the Maponga Fingerling Hub, targeting one million fingerlings this season to cut costs and boost tilapia production. Rail Revival: NRZ holds its Bulawayo AGM as it clears a backlog and pushes fleet renewal, including refurbished locomotives and 100 wagons funded through a Zimasco-backed public-private push. Mining Safety & Formalisation: Zimbabwe Miners Federation calls for a safer, more commercially viable artisanal and small-scale mining sector, urging better titles, finance, skills and tailored regulation. Construction Finance Pressure: CIFOZ warns late payments to sub-contractors are undermining infrastructure delivery, with small firms unable to survive payment delays. Monetary Policy: RBZ cuts the policy rate to 27.5% as inflation hits the lowest in 46 years, while warning oil-price shocks could still lift prices. Water & Infrastructure Litigation: Kariba ferry disaster survivors sue over “woefully inadequate” replacement capacity, arguing the state has not restored safe, affordable transport. Manufacturing Shift: Government says manufacturing has overtaken mining as the biggest GDP contributor, with capacity utilisation rising to 61.2%.