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Tobacco average selling price plunges 25%, hurts farmer earnings

“As at day 52, a total of 255,92 million kilogrammes of tobacco had been sold at an average price of US$2,54 per kilogramme,” the 2026 16th post-Cabinet briefing statement read.

By Staff Reporter 11h ago

Tobacco average selling price plunges 25%, hurts farmer earnings

Stalks neglect can cost farmers millions, TIMB warns

TIMB also said proper stalk destruction created a “dead period” where no living tobacco plants remain in fields.

By Lesley Kufandada May. 27, 2026

Stalks neglect can cost farmers millions, TIMB warns

Private sector key to industrial recovery: Modi

Speaking at the Zimbrands Awards, Modi said private capital, innovation and market linkages were critical to rebuilding domestic industry and reducing reliance on imports.

By Brent Shamu May. 27, 2026

Private sector key to industrial recovery: Modi

Natural heat powers Zim’s new tobacco revolution

As the first rays of sunlight pierce through the dry plains of Marula, a small settlement between Bulawayo and Plumtree, a transparent barn almost glows with trapped heat from the Matabeleland sun.

By Ashton Ndakusiya May. 24, 2026

Natural heat powers Zim’s new tobacco revolution

TIMB takes tobacco sales, biometric registration to Bulawayo

TIMB said the tobacco sales would run concurrently with the ongoing biometric registration programme for tobacco growers.

By Staff Reporter May. 21, 2026

TIMB takes tobacco sales, biometric registration to Bulawayo

From ‘imitator’ to ‘definer’: China's EV industry shift and strategic opportunities for the Global South and Africa

This paradigm shift challenges the industrial foundations of traditional automotive powers and opens an unprecedented development path for Africa and the Global South.

By Saxon Zvina May. 19, 2026