Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting, beating and unleashing attack dogs on poor, local unlicensed ... Read more »
Zimbabwe's fragile economy could be in a currency dilemma, with experts warning that pressures on the U.S. dollar will determine the country's future economic fortunes. Read more »
Amid questions over whether all the returns from Zimbabwe's diamond fields are being reported to the Finance Ministry - controlled by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party - it ... Read more »
Representatives of American high-tech industries say a law intended to promote peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo could result in a "de facto embargo" of minerals mined in ... Read more »
The reconstruction of the fume treatment centres at the Mozal aluminium smelter was completed without any problems for the health of the workers or residents of the surrounding ... Read more »
Mineral and Resources Minister Susan Shabangu announced the lifting of the moratorium on new mining rights applications. Read more »
Stakeholders in the mining sector have signed a code of conduct designed to reduce fraud, but there is still concern about illegal mining and the military's role. Read more »
The international watchdog which seeks to prevent diamonds from fuelling conflict, the Kimberley Process, should take a very close look at the situation in the Central African ... Read more »
The Rwanda Geology and Mines Authority (OGMR), has set up a mineral tagging and sealing scheme that aims to curb illegal trading of minerals. It targets to curb illegal trade in ... Read more »
The U.S. ambassador to Botswana strongly condemned the government's forced eviction of the Kalahari San, according to secret U.S. embassy cables. Read more »
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