Caledonia’s energy deal: Build a solar plant for US$14M, flip it for US$22M two...

Less than two years after commissioning its US$14.3 million solar plant, Caledonia Mining has sold it for US$22.35 million, and will use the profits for its operations.

Sinomine answers value addition call with a new US$500M smelter for Zimbabwe, but questions...

Bikita Minerals plans to invest up to US$500 million on a new lithium smelter, stepping up local processing despite a sharp fall in global metal prices.

The Chris Kabwato Column | Africa’s political thieves and the hijacking of youth’s dreams

In 1982, at St Dominic’s High School in Mutare, we were joined in our class by a strange group of students. They were much older. They were...

Want to open a supermarket? Get ready to run this 25-permit marathon

Thinking of opening a big supermarket in Zimbabwe? Get ready to run a 25-permit marathon before your doors can swing open for business. Both...

Old Mutual launches new US$100M fund to back Zimbabwe green energy projects

Old Mutual Zimbabwe has launched a US$100 million private equity fund targeting renewable energy investments. The Old Mutual Renewable Energy Fund, backed by UN...

Two global metal giants defy low prices to invest in new Zimbabwe lithium project

By Godfrey Marawanyika Chinese miners Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Holding Group are defying low lithium prices to develop a deposit of the battery...