Zimbabwe: Fear Forces Foreign-Owned Mining Firms to Give-in

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Mining giants have been forced to comply with the controversial empowerment law as government defies clear warnings of deadly consequences writes Shame Makoshori.

THE four-year growth registered by Zimbabwe's mining industry, the cradle of hope to lift millions of socially excluded peasants out of extreme poverty through the country's empowerment programmes, could encounter headwinds this year as investors reconsider their positions after most influential resource giants have been forced to comply with controversial indigenisation policies.

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