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US company to deploy multi-million-dollar border technology across Zambia’s trade corridors

A US technology company has secured a contract to equip Zambia’s Livingstone border post with advanced X-ray cargo scanning technology as the country moves to modernise its customs and border operations. According to the U.S. Embassy in Zambia, US-based security technology company Astrophysics Inc. and the Zambia Revenue Authority have signed a contract to equip […]

Rising Victoria Falls tourism boosts Eagle REIT

Eagle Real Estate Investment Trust (Eagle REIT) says rising tourist arrivals in Victoria Falls are reinforcing the investment case for its US$43 million mixed-use development in the resort town, as demand for hospitality and commercial property gathers momentum.

Zimbabwe sees strong tourism growth in Q1 2026

Zimbabwe recorded strong growth in its tourism industry in the first quarter of 2026, with international tourism arrivals rising by 11 percent to 384,561 and receipts surging 14 percent to US$251 million during the period compared to 2025.