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Hwange locals marginalised in coal mining rights
Only three residents from Hwange currently hold mining rights in the coal-rich district of Matabeleland North, raising alarm over the systematic exclusion of locals from the region's lucrative mining ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Calls mount for amendment of Zimbabwe's outdated Mines and Minerals Act
The long-overdue amendment of Zimbabwe's Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05) has become a pressing issue as the country grapples with mineral leakages and a lack of transparency in its mining secto...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:15hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament resumes sitting
Parliament of Zimbabwe officially resumes sitting today after nearly two months of recess, with a significant legislative workload awaiting legislators. The two houses had adjourned in December last y...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:39hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants govt to enforce 'use it or lose it policy' in mining
ZANU-PF has instructed the government to amend legislation on exclusive prospecting orders (EPOs) and enforce the "use it or lose it" policy to prevent mining companies and individuals from holding cl...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:35hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to outline legislative agenda
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today officially opened the Second Session of the 10th Parliament, outlining the legislative agenda while delivering his State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says parliament to dump old laws in opening address
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has informed the country's parliament that it intends to replace outdated and obsolete laws with new ones that are better suited to the current situation. He ma...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 15:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to spell out Zimbabwe legislative agenda
Today, President Mnangagwa is scheduled to officiate the opening of the First Session of the 10th Parliament at the striking New Parliament Building located in Mt Hampden. During this event, the Presi...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for political tolerance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for political tolerance among politicians aspiring to contest in the 2023 harmonised elections.The President also said parliamentarians should swiftly atte...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP struggles to read English text; cheered when he switches to Shona
Zanu-PF's Mutoko North legislator Rambidzai Nyabote struggled to read a statement written in English statement during a Question and Answer session in parliament on Wednesday. After Speaker Ja...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold smuggling on the rise: Parly
Parliament's Mines Portfolio Committee yesterday raised concern over the proliferation of gold mines amid reports that gold smuggling to South Africa and the Middle East had increased.The comm...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Assessing the US$12 billion mining industry target
The Zimbabwean government launched an ambitious plan to transform the mining sector into a US$12 billion export industry by end of 2023. The plan was launched in October 2019 as a key pillar to sustai...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 12:01hrs | 6 | by Victor Bhoroma
Miners approach Mnangagwa over Bill
ZIMBABWE'S small-scale miners, agitated by government's attitude towards their input into the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, have taken their issue to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The Bill...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked the least attractive country for mining investments
ZIMBABWE has been ranked the least attractive destination for mining investments in the world in terms of mining policy and mineral potential.This was revealed by the Fraser Institute in their...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabweans must benefit from mineral Resources: Zimcodd
THE Zimbabwe Coalition of Debt and Development has reported that in the week under review, Zimbabwe registered a big milestone in the mining of Platinum Group Minerals (PGMs) with the addition o...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 11:08hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Politicians frustrate crucial mining reforms
A LEADING resources campaigner has claimed that Zimbabwe's elite are reluctant to push through amendments to the Mines Act, a 60-year-old legislation that has outlived its usefulness.The Zimba...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to implement the 'use it or lose it' policy
ARTISANAL miners have urged the government to speedily implement the "use it or lose it" mining policy to prevent accumulation of claims for speculative purposes.Artisanal and Small Scale Mine...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nehanda shrine under siege from illegal gold miners
SITUATED 30km north of Harare is an area of rocky hillsides overlooking the Mazowe River.The area boasts several botanical interests.However, Gomba, as the area is also known, is...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unresolved economic issues for 2021
The Zimbabwean economy has experienced a period of relative stability since October 2020, even though multiple reforms have to be implemented to attain sustained economic growth. To a larger extent th...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 09:05hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
Contentions over Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill
Hyde Chatyoka, a mining expert, has become the latest mining guru to speak out against the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill of 2015 which is currently before Parliament.The mining expert has ...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 22:43hrs | 4 | by Daniel Itai
Key pieces to Zimbabwe's $12 billion mining industry
In October 2019, the Zimbabwean government tabled an ambitious policy document that aims to turn the mining sector in the country into a US$12 billion industry by 2023. Achieving that export target wi...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 09:54hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Key pieces to Zimbabwe's $12 billion mining industry
In October 2019, the Zimbabwean government tabled an ambitious policy document that aims to turn the mining sector in the country into a US$12 billion industry by 2023. Achieving that export target wi...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 12:27hrs | 19 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Minerals Act fuels miners, farmers' fights
FARMERS yesterday bemoaned loopholes in the Mines and Minerals Act which gives more rights to miners than farmers, leading to bloody clashes and rampant pollution of agricultural land by mostly panner...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parliament to resume sitting end of January
PARLIAMENT will resume business on January 29 next year after breaking for the festive season. Both the National Assembly and Senate adjourned last week on Thursday after the former had passed the 201...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi urges legislators to prioritise Bills enactment
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday challenged Parliament to ensure that most, if not all the 29 Bills outlined by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his legislative agenda on Tuesday, were attend...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rejects Mines Bill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill of 2015 to Parliament to have sticking issues addressed before he can sign it into law.The legislation was gazet...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Small scale miners get recognition at law
GOVERNMENT has finalised effecting amendments to the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, which will see small scale miners getting recognition at law, as Government steps up efforts to grow the sector ...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe mines not opposed to ZSE listing'
Mining firms in Zimbabwe are not opposed to proposals to list their stock on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), but have stayed away because the bourse is currently 'too thin' to mobilise the kind of ...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:09hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament resumes sitting today
PARLIAMENT resumes sitting today following a three-week break with the Electoral Amendment Bill expected to take centre stage as the country looks forward to the harmonised elections to be held later ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs resume Parly business
PARLIAMENT resumes sitting this week amid expectations that MPs will conclude crafting improvements to the Electoral Amendment Act, which they failed to complete in April as most legislators were away...Published: 07 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament committee savages AG's Office
Parliament's Mines and Energy portfolio committee has slammed the Attorney-General(AG)'s Office, accusing it of delaying the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill submitted to them.The committee's...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Indigenisation Act amendment set to boost mining
THE removal of the local ownership requirement for foreign investment by the Government will be a springboard for a huge boom in the country's mining sector, officials have said.Zimbabwe Miner...Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 12:16hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe proclaims Eighth Parliament opening date
President Mugabe yesterday proclaimed September 12 as a day for the official opening of the Fifth Session of the Eighth Parliament.The President is expected to set the legislative agenda for t...Published: 09 Sep 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Decriminalisation of gold possession looms
THE new Mines and Minerals Amendment Act is expected to create a favourable operating environment for small-scale miners, who are currently bearing the brunt of a punitive colonial law that criminalis...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners can invade farms--minister
Gold panner's are empowered to invade farms to pan for gold without the consent of the owner, Mines minister Walter Chidhakwa has said.Chidhakwa said the notorious gold panner's can only do so...Published: 12 May 2017 at 07:09hrs | 3 | by Alice Dube
Mines Bill proposals have serious loopholes
MINES and Energy Parliamentary portfolio committee chairperson Daniel Shumba has poked holes into the proposed Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, saying the proposals have serious loopholes likely to ...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls new mining tax
Zimbabwe is planning to introduce a new mining tax this year aimed at boosting the country's depleting revenue streams, businessdaily has established.Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said th...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WAR on makorokoza: 10 years jail term for riverbed mining
Persons conducting riverbed mining now risk a 10 year imprisonment term and the State would also confiscate their equipment. This is contained in the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill. The...Published: 20 Aug 2016 at 09:39hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Raw mineral exports banned
THE Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill (2015), which is before the Attorney-General for proof-reading, will address ambiguities of land use between agriculture and mining, and ensure maximum production...Published: 15 May 2016 at 13:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZELA sign MOU with Zimbabwe Parliament
The parliament of Zimbabwe entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) at a signing ceremony held at the parliament of Zimbabwe on the 18th ...Published: 20 May 2015 at 08:33hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Full-text: President Tsvangirai's End of year address to Parliament
Introduction Mr Speaker Sir, it is with great pleasure that I stand before this august House to make a year-end statement to the honourable members on m...Published: 15 Dec 2011 at 10:56hrs | | by MDC-T
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