Sandawana Mine was once one of the world’s largest emerald mines, but it shut down years ago after production collapsed and it lost markets. Now, Kuvimba Mining House wants to reopen the mine, this time as a...
By Nelson Banya and Nyasha Chingono
Zimbabwe wants lithium miners operating in the country to work towards producing battery-grade lithium locally and could impose a tax on exports of lithium concentrate in future,...
Investor interest in Zimbabwe's lithium industry is growing, driven by a global race to secure supplies of the metal used in batteries. Since 2021, Zimbabwe has seen a rush of lithium transactions. Who has invested in what?...
Zimbabweans go to elections on August 23, President Emmerson Mnangagwa says in a gazette that officially kicks off the election season.
The nomination day, when candidates are registered to stand in the election,...
It is a song that Zimbabweans have heard playing before: as the Zimbabwe dollar loses more value, shops are struggling to restock fast enough and the country’s biggest industry group wants brakes put on panic buyers.
Just as officials blame rising prices on political sabotage by big business, a new inquiry by the government itself is pointing elsewhere – at the government itself.
Last week, Cabinet announced that it would...
By Nyasha Chingono/Nelson Banya
The private sector will fund three-quarters of Zimbabwe's wheat crop this year, playing a growing role in agriculture as the government opens the sector to boost food security, a commodity...
The world platinum industry expects a shortage of the metal this year – and that is good news for Zimbabwean producers, who are currently expanding operations.
There will be a platinum deficit of 983,000...
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina says Zimbabwe step up the pace on reforms to help push forward a strategy to clear arrears with foreign lenders. Adesina is heading Zimbabwe’s talks with creditors on a deal...
Bikita Minerals says it is halting operations for a week to address “administrative concerns”, potentially delaying a US$200 million investment in new capacity at the country's oldest lithium mine.
Mine Manager David Mwanza...
