News & insights

Operating updates and market commentary.

Transactions, expansion announcements and our view on Southern African trade and capital markets.

Apr 2026

CMC expands FMCG distribution footprint into the Copperbelt

New regional warehouse and last-mile network goes live, supporting branded-goods clients across Ndola, Kitwe and Solwezi. Operational capacity has tripled in the Copperbelt corridor.

Mar 2026

Strategic investment in regional logistics infrastructure

CMC takes a controlling position in a cross-border haulage operator linking Zambia, the DRC and Tanzania. The deal anchors group freight capacity and creates a third-party services line.

Feb 2026

Agri-commodities desk closes record season

Soya and maize trading volumes up materially year-on-year as our origination network deepens across SADC. Margin discipline holds despite tightening regional pricing.

Jan 2026

2026 outlook: trade flows, currencies and commodity cycles

Our annual letter on what we are watching across SADC trade lanes, ZMW dynamics, and the commodity book heading into the new financial year.

Nov 2025

Real estate position added in Lusaka commercial corridor

CMC closes acquisition of a yielding mixed-use property in central Lusaka. Asset adds to the group's commercial real estate book and houses one of our portfolio companies as anchor tenant.

Sep 2025

Industrial supply division wins multi-year mining tender

Our industrial desk secures a multi-year supply contract with a tier-one Copperbelt mining operator covering consumables and select capital equipment.

Jul 2025

Notes on Southern African FMCG distribution

Why the regional distribution problem is not a marketing problem — it is a route-to-market and working-capital problem. A short note from our trading principal.

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