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Machete gangs terrorise Bulawayo
Residents of Bulawayo are gripped by fear as machete-wielding gangs continue to unleash violent attacks across the city's high-density suburbs. The brutal assaults have left many victims nursing serio...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gold panners turn Cecil Pit into crime zone
The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) has issued a serious security alert to its students and staff, warning them to exercise extreme caution following a surge in illegal gold panning activities near the...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
NUST enlists police to combat illegal gold mining on campus
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has called in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to help tackle a growing crisis of illegal gold panning that has infiltrated its main campus i...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:56hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Investment Indaba kicks off
BULAWAYO Investment Indaba has started at a local hotel where industry experts gather to deliberate on different investment issues.The two-day event will bring together key stakeholders, inclu...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 10:14hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei to headline Bulawayo Metropolitan investment indaba
Sakunda Holdings CEO, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, is set to headline the much-anticipated Bulawayo Metropolitan Provincial Investment Indaba, a two-day event scheduled to begin on Wednesday.The event...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:53hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
School of Mines encourages female graduates to join mining industry
Zimbabwe School of Mines has reported a significant increase in female enrollment, with over 30% of students now studying mining disciplines. The school is actively encouraging more women to join its ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:13hrs | 240 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe School of Mines to venture into jewellery-making
The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) in Bulawayo is expanding its Gemstone and Lapidary Workshop to include jewellery-making, aiming to diversify and boost the city's economy through the lucrative gemst...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:34hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
ZELA and MaVal Partner to Educate ASMs on Responsible Lithium Extraction at School of Mines
Recognizing the rise in artisanal small-scale miners (ASM) venturing into lithium mining in Zimbabwe, ZELA is collaborating with MaVal to conduct a training workshop at School of Mines in Bulawayo fro...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 19:26hrs | 6 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
How a Zimbabwean business coach went from artisinal miner to CEO
"I am always busy from Monday to Friday working for the Youth Miners Foundation, and on other days I will be at my own gold mine…" Payne Farai Kupfuwa, the 36-year-old CEO of the Young Miners Founda...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe must invest in minerals exploration'
Zimbabwe's Mines Minister, Zhemu Soda, emphasized the need for investment in the exploration of critical minerals to attract long-term investments for economic development. Speaking at a lithium and b...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
51 Zimbabwe parastatals fail to submit financials
A total of fifty-one state-owned enterprises have failed to submit their financial statements for auditing to the Auditor-General, as required by law.The Acting Auditor-General, Mrs. Rhea Kuji...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe' lithium exports jump 1000% in 5yrs
Zimbabwe has witnessed a remarkable increase in lithium exports, with a surge of over 1,000 percent since 2018, reaching $209 million by September this year, as disclosed by the Minister of Mines and ...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo students' complex already full
SPACE at the US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo is reportedly full as a number of students from different institutions have taken up residence with hundreds who have been making e...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Students complex opens doors in Bulawayo
THE US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo that is expected to house more than 1 000 students is ready for occupation with the Government saying it will ensure the project is replicat...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 09:06hrs | 23 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's US$12 billion mining economy on course
ZIMBABWE'S mining industry has registered significant strides towards realising the ambitious US$12 billion milestone by the end of this year, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando ha...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Young Miners4ED, speak
The president of Young Miners for Economic Development has urged young miners to invest in mining and go through proper channels in pegging and registering mining activities.Speaking to this p...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 14:25hrs | 11 | by Desire Tshuma
Zimbabwe confident of producing 6m carats next year
Zimbabwe is confident it will produce six million carats and generate US$1 billion from the diamond industry next year in line with set targets, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda State University complex to boost mineral beneficiation
THE construction of an Engineering Laboratory and Innovation Complex at Gwanda State University is set to spur mineral beneficiation and exploration initiatives as the country moves towards attaining ...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Nust donates Mnangagwa's biography to libraries
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) yesterday donated President Mnangagwa's biography to 36 libraries in Bulawayo so that school children and the youth can be inspired to lead....Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car with stolen chickens lands in ditch
A BULAWAYO man has lost over 200 chickens to thieves over the past two months and a man who fled police while driving a car ferrying some of the birds has been arrested.The suspect Tawanda Kas...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mine workers overtaxed'
MINE workers' unions have bemoaned overtaxing of employees in the sector saying this leaves them with little disposable income, making it difficult to survive during the current economic hardships....Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Students in kidnap drama
A THIRD-YEAR student at the Zimbabwe School of Mines in Bulawayo is at the centre of a kidnapping storm following sensational revelations that he hired a taxi and went to one of his female classmates'...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
We were sold dummy, says ex-Zipra cadres
FORMER Zipra ex combatants have complained that government has not honoured its promise to give them shareholding in the Gwayi based China-Africa Sunlight Energy coal mine project.The Matabele...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Young petroleum mogul enters Zanu PF DCC race
YOUNG petroleum mogul Danmore Mambondiyani has entered the race for a post in the ruling Zanu PF party's fiercely contested district coordination committees which the party had shelved for years over ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 13:59hrs | 7 | by Bernard Chiketo
Zimbabwe, SA to implement programmes under Trans-Limpopo initiative
Matabeleland region is poised for economic growth following a crucial meeting in Polokwane, South Africa to operationalise programmes under the auspices of the Trans-Limpopo Spatial Development Initia...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to tackle gold leakages
The government will meet gold producers at various buying centres so as to ascertain why a significant number of small-scale producers continue to sidestep Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) and smu...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must tackle structural problems, fiscal dilemmas
AFTER showing signs of revival during the inclusive government era between 2009 and 2013, Zimbabwe's economy has been on a tailspin since the 2013 elections. Government has struggled to restore econom...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim-Bots co-operation commendable
The inaugural session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) Summit which ended yesterday in Harare presents both countries with mutual benefits that are set to improve the lives of cit...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 14:07hrs | 2 | by Letty Mabhena
Chiwenga to open Gold Centre
BUBI Milling Centre Private Limited, one of the numerous Gold Service Centres earmarked to be set-up by Government as it moves to ensure the yellow metal from small-scale and artisanal miners is sold ...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 10:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students claim stake in upcoming national elections
Higher and tertiary education students in Zimbabwe have a real opportunity to make their mark in the 2018 harmonised elections on 30 July which pundits say will be heavily influenced by the youth vote...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 15:28hrs | 2 | by universityworldnews
School of Mines chief executive sent on forced leave
THE Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) chief executive officer, Tusai Dzingirai, has been sent on three months forced leave to pave way for investigations into allegations levelled against him by students...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ to ease students accommodation crisis
THE Infrastructural Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has secured land for the construction of a student accommodation facility in Lupane for students at Lupane State University.This comes as Lupane Sta...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe angling for $213bn diamond sub-sector
Government, through state mining entity - the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd - is angling to tap into the $213 billion per annum global diamond cutting and polishing sub-sector as a w...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths see political hand in student protests
THE Zanu-PF National Youth League says it fears there might be a political hand in the continued demonstrations at universities ahead of the forthcoming harmonised elections.Their concerns com...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
School of Mines students block CEO from college premises
STRIKING students at the Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) yesterday blocked the college's chief executive officer Dzingai Tusai from entering the premises and demanded to be addressed by board members....Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
School of Mines students protest over poor services
STUDENTS at the Zimbabwe School of Mines in Bulawayo yesterday staged a demonstration at the institution over alleged poor services which they said were in contrast with high fees they were paying....Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo 'lacks' creative entrepreneurs, says Moyo
INDUSTRY expert and United Refineries chief executive, Mr Busisa Moyo, has challenged Bulawayo entrepreneurs to "soul search" and come up with creative business ideas that will help develop the city's...Published: 29 Aug 2017 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo challenges female students
HIGHER Education minister Jonathan Moyo yesterday implored women to embrace government's science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) initiative and enrol for science programmes.Moyo chal...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
30% Bulawayo O'Level pupils fail in all subjects
MORE THAN 2 700 pupils, about 30 percent of those who sat for public examinations at Ordinary Level in Bulawayo last year did not pass any subject, a development which is giving education officials he...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
$20 million allocated to miners being exhausted
The $20 million funding allocated by the government to the miners is getting exhausted amid concerns some miners were struggling to get capital to run their entities.Speaking to the senators i...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 07:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Students cry foul at Zimbabwe School of Mines.
Mthwakazi Republic Party has visited the school of mines premises in Bulawayo, and students raised concerns over enrollment criteria which has seen more Shona students being enrolled.MRP...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 05:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Grace Mugabe to officiate at Gwanda Family Day commemorations
THE First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, will on Thursday officiate at the International Rural Women and Family Day commemorations at Pelandaba Stadium in Gwanda.The commemorations will be held un...Published: 01 Nov 2016 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe to ban gold stamp mills'
THE Government is set to ban the use of stamp mills for gold processing in the country as a way of promoting environmentally friendly production and efficiency in the sub sector.Deputy Min...Published: 20 Oct 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Introducing NEW but exciting Zimbabwe talent
The world, quite frankly, is to blame for the lack of durability in today's music. There's too much competition in this industry, as much as there's too much support for the wrong kinda music out ther...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 14:24hrs | | by Donna Kays
Maridadi raps govt for failure to account for $15bn and planning to built mining college
Tafara Mabvuku MP james Maridadi (MDC-T) has rapped the government over its plans to build a mining college at the time when it fails to account for the $15 billion raised from the diamonds sale in Ch...Published: 11 Jun 2016 at 08:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
12 000 students drop out of colleges - ZINASU
The Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) has said about 12 000 students from the country's various tertiary institutions have been forced to drop out of school or defer their studies in the...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
China agrees to train Zim diamond cutters
CHINA has agreed to train locals in diamond cutting and polishing, with the first batch of 25 students leaving for the Asian country next month, as part of Government's quest to value add the mineral ...Published: 28 Feb 2016 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Dumisani Nsingo
Govt to hold stake in all energy firms
THE Government will hold a stake in all energy resources to be extracted by private players to ensure that output will benefit the growth of the local economy at the expense of lucrative offshore mark...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:10hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
Mpilo Hospital negligent, says magistrate
A Bulawayo magistrate sitting as a coroner yesterday ruled that the death of 23-year-old man who died on an operation table at Mpilo Central Hospital was as a result of negligence.Tinashe Tash...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo
Cabinet approves raft of incentives towards value addition of gold
THE MINISTER OF MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT Walter Chidhakwa has said Zimbabwe cabinet has approved a raft of incentives that are targeted towards value addition of local gold and diamonds into finis...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 07:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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