June 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mine Workers Demand USD Salaries - Threaten Industrial Action
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) is pushing for USD salaries for its members arguing that the ZWL remuneration is being eroded by inflation. Read more »
June 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Kuvimba Mining House's Great Dyke Investments Uninterested in Foreign Funding
ZIMBABWE'S Kuvimba Mining House (KMH), Great Dyke Investments (GDI) has announced that it is not looking for any foreign investments following the pulling out of Russia's Vi… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Deaths at Chinese Lithium Mine Point to Unsafe Working Conditions
TWO employees have died in a short space of time due to unsafe working conditions at Arcadia Mine, a Chinese-run multi-million open-pit lithium mining company based in Goromonzi,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Strip Central Bank's Sole Right to Buy Gold - Biti
East Member of Parliament Tendai Biti has called for a raft of measures including stripping the central bank's Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) of its sole right to buy gold as… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Struggling Marange Communities Turn to Sheltering Illegal Miners for Cash
As the economy continues to tumble, some rural communities have resorted to harbouring illegal miners and traders from authorities in exchange for cash to help cushion themselves… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Zimbabwe: Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe Produces 30,000 Lithium Tonnes
Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), a member of Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Company Limited, a global battery maker, says it has extracted 30 000 tonnes of lithium with their plant still… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Bikita Minerals Suspends Operations, Weeks After Claims of Lithium Looting
Chinese-owned Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe's largest producer of lithium, has suspended operations at its Masvingo mine for seven days to address 'concerns raised by authorities' a… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Women Urged to Tap Into Lucrative Gemstones Mining
Top government officials have called upon local women to venture into the lucrative business of mining and trading in gemstones, which are abundant in the countryside. Read more »
May 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Youth Boss Reads Riot Act on Mine and Farm Grabbers
Zanu-PF youth league leader Tinoda Machakaire has strongly warned youths from invading or grabbing mines illegally. Read more »
May 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia - Govt Vows to Stop Leakages, Gold Producers to Be Scrutinised in Aftermath of Jaw-Dropping Exposé
Mines Minister Winston Chitando has announced plans to plug massive gold leakages in the aftermath of jaw-dropping revelations by global broadcaster Al Jazeera in its Gold Mafia… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Approves Nationwide Audits on Mining Activities
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the undertaking of nationwide audits on all mining activities in a bid to enhance widespread compliance issues expected of players in the… Read more »
May 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: Kuvimba Mining House to Inject U.S.$1 Million in Zisco Steel
Kuvimba Mining House will inject US$1 million into ZISCO's resuscitation strategy mainstreamed under the Mining Project and Steel Project in a development that is set to unlock… Read more »
May 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mine Workers Commemorate Labour Day With Call for Improved Living Conditions
MINE workers are yet to enjoy proceeds from the sector with some living in squalid living conditions. Read more »
April 22, 2023
Zimbabwe: Labour Casualisation - a Thorn in the Flesh for Mine Workers
MIne workers have expressed grave concern over the rampant casualization of labour within the sector. Read more »
April 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia Revelations Prove That Mnangagwa Not Fit for Office
The Al Jazeera documentary series on gold smuggling in Zimbabwe and the subsequent reduction of the country from a respected state to a den of lions has all what it takes for… Read more »
April 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Pins Hopes On Lithium - Says Zim Will Get Rich
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described lithium as the new oil and has set a US$10-billion revenue target while promising jobs through the mineral's value addition. Read more »
April 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Ex-First Lady Grace Mugabe Accused of Smuggling Ivory, Diamonds Without Her Husband's Knowledge
The late former President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace allegedly used her position to smuggle diamonds and ivory out of the country without her husband's knowledge, according to the… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia - Angry Zimbabweans Vent On Mnangagwa's Easter Prayer
OVER a hundred people took to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's social media handles to vent their frustrations at revelations of massive looting by those close to him, termed Gold… Read more »
March 26, 2023
Zimbabwe: Miners Federation Distances Rushwaya From Circulating 'Gold Mafia' Documentary Audio
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has distanced its president, Henrietta Rushwaya from an audio circulating on social media platforms disguised as a response to the recently… Read more »
March 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: 'Gold Smuggler' Henrietta Rushwaya Set to Get Off the Hook
Zimbabwe Miners Federation President Henrietta Rushwaya, who was arrested in October 2020 for allegedly trying to smuggle gold out of the country, appears set to be acquitted due… Read more »
March 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: UK-Based Marula Mining Set to Tap Into Zim's Lithium Resource
ENGLAND based mining investor, Marula Mining PLC - Haywards Heath has tabled plans to establish a new mining subsidiary in Zimbabwe which will focus on the fast growing battery… Read more »
March 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Artisanal Miners Write to Mnangagwa Seeking Approval to Export Minerals Following Blanket Ban
Artisanal miners have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa requesting a six-month suspension of government's ban on the export of base minerals. Read more »
March 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Chinese Firm Acquires Lucrative Lithium Mine for U.S.$1,75 Billion
CHINA Natural Resources has acquired a lithium mine, Williams Minerals at a cost of US$1, 75 billion from Feishang Group and Top Pacific (China). Read more »
February 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: NGOs Raise Concerns Over Mining Bill Increasing Zanu-PF Footprint in Sector
Local organisations have raised fears that the proposed Mines and Mineral Amendment Bill will increase the tentacles of ruling party Zanu PF in the sector at the expense of mining… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Treasury Launches Special Fund to Boost Gold Production
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube on Wednesday launched a 10-million-U.S.-dollar revolving facility to support value addition and beneficiation by artisanal and small-scale… Read more »