SACL - Star Africa Corporation Limited
Founded in 1935 as Rhodesia Sugar Refinery (and later Zimbabwe Sugar Refinery), the company has grown to become a diversified conglomerate listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. The brands consist of the food, industrial and property divisions. Today, Star Africa's strategic business units comprise of Goldstar Sugars (market leader with its Goldstar sugar brand), Highfield Bag and Polyfilm Plastics (manufacturers and marketers of flexible packaging materials targeting mostly the food and beverage industries), Country Choice Foods (manufacturers and distributors of sugar specialty products such as caster, icing, syrups, old-fashioned brown sugar and treacle), and Silver Star Properties—a property company with a wide range of commercial and industrial buildings under its portfolio. In 2002, Tate & Lyle (UK) Plc divested its interest in Zimbabwe, through a management buyout resulting in localization of ZSR Corporation Limited. Four years later, in 2006, ZSR Corporation rebranded as Star Africa Corporation limited.
Star Africa Corporation Limited is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). Star Africa is traded on the ZSE under the ticker symbol “SACL”. Star Africa Corporation Limited is currently the 27th most valuable stock on the ZSE with a market capitalization of ZiG 167 million, which makes about 0.154% of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
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| Traded Volume | 47,700 |
| Number of Deals | |
| Gross Turnover | 1,693.00 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
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| Shares Outstanding | 4.7B |
| Market Capitalization | 167M |
SACL Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -1.39% | +1.14% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3% | +26.3% | +41.4% |
The current share price of Star Africa Corporation Limited (SACL) is ZiG 0.0355. SACL closed its last trading day (Friday, February 20, 2026) at 0.0355 ZiG per share on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), recording a 0.8% drop from its previous closing price of 0.0358 ZiG. Star Africa began the year with a share price of 0.0251 ZiG and has since gained 41.4% on that price valuation, ranking it sixth on the ZSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Star Africa Corporation is the ninth most traded stock on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange over the past three months (Nov 20, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026). SACL has traded a total volume of 6.91 million shares valued at ZiG 237,715.15 over the period, averaging a volume of 109,652 shares (valued at ZiG 3,773) per session. A volume high of 4.35 million was achieved on January 29th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Star Africa on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | 47,700 | 0.0355 | -0.0003 | -0.84% |
| 2026-02-19 | 76,000 | 0.0358 | +0.0003 | +0.85% |
| 2026-02-18 | 25,000 | 0.0355 | ||
| 2026-02-17 | 200 | 0.0355 | ||
| 2026-02-16 | 500 | 0.0355 | ||
| 2026-02-13 | 54,800 | 0.0355 | ||
| 2026-02-12 | 8,600 | 0.0355 | ||
| 2026-02-11 | 509,400 | 0.0355 | +0.0032 | +9.91% |
| 2026-02-09 | 64,100 | 0.0323 | -0.0022 | -6.38% |
| 2026-02-06 | 3,500 | 0.0345 |
Profile of Star Africa Corporation Limited
Star Africa Corporation Limited operates in the Consumer Goods sector, specifically, the Food Production industry.
Factsheet of Star Africa Corporation Limited
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Industry
- Food Production
- Address
- No. 45 Douglas Rd., Workington, PO Box 396, Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Telephone
- +263-772-233-136, +263-772-233-137
SACL Industrial Market Competitors
Star Africa Corporation Limited, issuers of the SACL stock on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Consumer Goods sector and/or Food Production industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top nine by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANG | Tanganda Tea Company | 170M | 0.6510 | +6.72% |
| BAT | British American Tobacco Limited | 4.43B | 214.8795 | +121% |
| DLTA | Delta Corporation Limited | 38B | 29.5659 | +42.8% |
| SEED | Seed Co Limited | 1.17B | 4.7147 | +30.8% |
| AFDS | African Distillers Limited | 1.37B | 11.70 | +30.2% |
| DZL | Dairibord Holdings Limited | 713M | 2.00 | +5.26% |
| ARIS | Ariston Holdings Limited | 51.5M | 0.0320 | +1.27% |
| NTS | National Tyre Services Limited | 145M | 0.57 | |
| HIPO | Hippo Valley Estates Limited | 1.43B | 7.4332 | -9% |