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🇿🇼 ZimbabweBusiness23 Oct 2026

Comesa calls for industrial waste to create jobs

Officials from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa are calling for industrial waste to be turned into resources and recycling to be developed to create jobs. Comesa secretary-general Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe made the call at the regional summit in Harare, Fingaz reports.

Source: Fingaz

Timeline

1. Friday, 23 October 2026

   • Comesa calls for industrial waste to create jobs

     Officials from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa are calling for industrial waste to be turned into resources and recycling to be developed to create jobs. Comesa secretary-general Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe made the call at the regional summit in Harare, Fingaz reports.

     🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 11:45

2. Thursday, 22 October 2026

   • Hakainde Hichilema to attend COMESA economic summit in Harare

     Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is due to travel to Harare to attend the 25th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit, scheduled for 22 October 2026. Zambia’s foreign ministry presents his participation as a way to advance regional integration and the country’s economic interests, Zambianobserver reports.

     🇿🇲 Zambia · 08:57

   • Justin Nsengiyumva represents Kagame at COMESA summit in Harare

     Rwandan Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is representing President Paul Kagame at the 25th summit of heads of state and government of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa in Harare. The meeting, scheduled for 22 October 2026, brings together leaders from the organisation’s 21 member countries, according to Rwandan media outlet Imvaho Nshya.

     🇷🇼 Rwanda · 06:41

   • Zimbabwe urged to use Comesa summit to attract investors

     Analysts say Zimbabwe should use its chairmanship and hosting of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa summit to increase exports and attract more foreign investment. The Financial Gazette reports the calls, but the accessible article ends before detailing their arguments.

     🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 03:00

3. Wednesday, 21 October 2026

   • ECA and Comesa back circular economy to industrialise Africa

     The Economic Commission for Africa and Comesa are promoting the circular economy to accelerate industrialisation and develop regional value chains in leather, textiles, plastics and electronic waste. Participants meeting in Harare also discussed investment and jobs, according to the Economic Commission for Africa.

     🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 04:18