Zimbabwe and Zambia establish physical border on Lake Kariba
via NewsDay Zimbabwe1 min read
Zimbabwe and Zambia have officially drawn a physical borderline on Lake Kariba. This development comes amidst various other news items, including the US's interest in increasing investment in Zimbabwe, and local agricultural initiatives such as the WIFE festival and foreign military attach茅s touring ARDA projects. Economically, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange's market capitalization was approximately US$3.26 billion, while the Victoria Falls Exchange VFEX stood at US$3.54 billion as of last Friday. National Foods has invested US$25 million in local milling, and Mpilo Hospital is installing a new cancer treatment machine. Challenges include power outages and raw material shortages affecting ART operations, with its exports and paper divisions seeing volume declines of 6% and 26% respectively in the third quarter to June 2022. There are also reports of political tensions leading to violence and forced evictions at grassland plots.
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