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China mining firms partner with Zimbabwe on lithium mine
Chinese miners Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. and Tsingshan Holding Group Co. are defying low lithium prices to develop a deposit of the battery metal with a Zimbabwean state company.The two firms...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:56hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is hardly undiscovered ground for the world's miners
Zimbabwe has huge amounts of unexplored and underexploited mineral resource potential and the world's resource companies could be lining up to rebuild Zimbabwe's once-mighty gold mines and metal refin...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:59hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Court judgement could see 70% of mines shut down in Zimbabwe
HARARE - A large majority of Zimbabwe's mines risk losing their mining permits after the High Court ruled that miners should first obtain an environmental impact assessment certificate (EIAC) before b...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 21:09hrs | 64 | by ZimLive
Kuvimba hits jackpot with Sandawana lithium find
THE Sandawana Mines, which is controlled by Kuvimba Mining House, is sitting on an estimated 100 million tonnes of lithium resource, making it one of the biggest lithium assets in the world.Li...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:24hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Teacher killed, face skinned, eyes and ears cut off
A RIO Tinto Zhombe High School teacher was allegedly killed and defaced in a development that left the Zhombe community shell shocked.The body of the history teacher only identified as Mr Mwal...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold mine death toll expected to rise to 13, Chiwenga says
The death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine in Zimbabwe was expected to rise to 13, the vice president said, according to state media.State-run newspaper The Sunday Mail quoted...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sandawana Mines value shoots to US$3bn
SANDAWANA Mines, which has resumed operations after it shut down years ago due to a number of reasons, is now valued at approximately US$3 billion, up from US$5 million, NewsDay Business can reveal. T...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Even colonialism opened up investment - what Zimbabweans want are improved livelihoods!
As Zimbabwe heads towards this year's harmonized elections, the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa regime is frantically trying to parade its supposed 'successes' over the past five years.Of note, ar...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Open Letter: Mine loses millions worthy of diamonds as workers engage in illicit diamond panning
Dear, Some "lucky" Murowa Diamonds Mine workers have become rich overnight after a well-orchestrated and carefully executed diamond stealing process went on undetected for months leaving some ...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 11:04hrs | 11 | by Concerned Murowa Resident
Mnangagwa mourns Catholic Bishop
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa joined the Munyanyi family and the Catholic family in the country in mourning the passing on of prominent Bishop Emeritus Martin Munyanyi.Bishop Munyanyi died last Sunday a...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ shelves plans to sell gold buying unit
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has indefinitely suspended plans to dispose of its controlling stake in the country's sole gold buyer, Fidelity Printers and Refinery, to new shareholders, a senior ...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Where are the white players in Zimbabwe football?
COULD it be a true representation of the country's demographics, could it have something to do with negative perception especially on the financial side, could it be deep rooted segregation or i...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 11 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
China Bank dumps plan to fund Zimbabwe’s US$3b coal power plant
CHINA'S biggest bank has dumped plans to fund a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Zimbabwe, in a blow to a two-decade effort to develop the project, according to a coalition of 32 environmental gro...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: The unfair comparison between Zimbabwe and Rhodesia
MANY Zimbabweans often bring up the comparison between Rhodesian and Zimbabwean sanctions to drive the narrative that Rhodesia had more stringent sanctions that they managed better than Zimbabwe is ma...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
Bosso, Dembare clash in Independence Cup
Independence Cup holders Highlanders and their arch rivals Dynamos will open the 2021 football season when they clash in this year's Uhuru Cup final at a venue yet to be decided.The announceme...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso legends speak out on 1976 player defection
THE strength of Highlanders FC has always been its members and sympathisers in the last 95 years. True to what today's fans say: "Ubuhle lamandla eBosso kukubalandeli bayo" the club weathered a fierce...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:08hrs | | by Lovemore Dube
Residents sue RioZim over damaged houses
RIO ZIM Limited has been taken to the High Court by 32 Kadoma residents who are seeking an interdict to stop it from blasting closer to their houses, saying this had caused structural damage to some o...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Charles Mabika
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mr President open Ekusileni Hospital - People are Dying
In June 2018, ahead of the July 2018 general elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the government had engaged the Indian Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI) to operate the health facil...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:14hrs | 1 | by Dr Edwin Moyo
Murowa Diamonds swindled in aircraft purchase deal
RIO Tinto-run Murowa Diamonds (Pvt) Ltd was allegedly swindled of $85 000 by Wilderness Safaris Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd after the latter failed to supply an aircraft despite having received the full paymen...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
The other side of Rhodesia’s education system
One of, if not the only critical aspect of the Rhodesian educational system was that it was inspired with skills. Of course, there is tons of empirical evidence on the vices of institutionalised racia...Published: 24 May 2019 at 15:39hrs | 51 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
UK firm readies for Zimbabwe diamond mining
UNITED Kingdom-based Vast Resources Plc (Vast) says it has raised £300 000 (US$393 130) through a placement and subscription of shares as it prepares for the signing of a joint venture contract at Ch...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
The curse of Murowa diamonds
Dear Editor, We recently learnt through your informative publication the likelihood of Zimbabwe Diamonds being discussed and categorized as " conflict diamonds " during the forthcoming UN plen...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 05:58hrs | | by Deprived Murowa Ward Community
Tendai Biti's mischief exposed
The recent summoning of the Reserve Bank Governor, Dr John Mangudya, to appear before the Parliamentary Public Account Portfolio Committee (PAC) has exposed Tendai Biti, the Committee Chairman of usin...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 22:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 principles of assignment writing every writer must follow
For most writers, including students doing assignments on a weekly basis, writing top-quality papers comes with varying challenges. It could be that you are yet to master your niche well, or your piec...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:14hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe lines up 10 diamond auctions
Zimbabwe is looking at conducting 10 diamond auctions this year, as it seeks to generate more revenue from the gems, the country's minerals marketing agency has said. The targeted auctions are...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
De Beers snubs Zimbabwe invitation to mine diamonds in Marange
De Beers and Vast Resources will be allowed to explore for diamonds in Zimbabwe, which would make them the first listed companies to mine there in that sector for two years, Mining Minister Winston Ch...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Reuters
More trouble for Tsvangirai 'widow'
IT never rains but pours for Aqcuilinia Kayidza Pamberi, the woman who made headlines in 2011 for being involved in an alleged sexual relationship with the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai.Ba...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Madinda was a good singer'
THERE are some people who deserve special mention in Zimbabwe football. One of them is Ali "Baba" Dube, a respected figure in junior coaching circles.Alibaba as he is fondly known, has a...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can't be open for plunder
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's six months in power has witnessed a flurry of deals between the government and foreign investors, but none of the touted investments have been unpacked to prove that Zim...Published: 27 May 2018 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised over Mnangagwa's $5,2 billion coal deal
A $5,2 billion deal between the government and Nkosikhona Holdings to turn coal into liquid fuels has raised eyebrows with analysts saying the South African company's credentials are suspect.P...Published: 27 May 2018 at 18:20hrs | | by staff rpeorter
Reflection on 2018 elections
Zimbabwe will be going for elections soon and the electorate is spoilt of choice.Elections are fundamental human rights where the people are given the freedom to elect leaders of their choice...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 18:57hrs | | by Leonard Koni
ZEC fails to beat target of 7 million voters few days before end of the last phase
As the Biometric voter registration exercise draws nearer to the conclusion there is compelling evidence that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has not yet reached the targeted 7 million registe...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Hospital sues mining company for mining too close to the health institution
A Kadoma hospital has sued mining conglomerate RioZim for mining too close to the health facility, which has been reverberating with the sound of explosions from the Cam and Motar Mine and has seen fl...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
6,221 prostitutes in Midlands between the age of 10 and 24
There are more than 6221 sex workers between the age of 10 and 24 in Midlands Province, statistics have revealed.Speaking at launch of the Campaign against child prostitution in Kwekwe Distric...Published: 08 May 2017 at 18:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats commits to Zimbabwe
Australia Stock Exchange-listed platinum producer, Zimplats, has vowed to remain in Zimbabwe despite threats by President Robert Mugabe's government to seize more than half of the company's land....Published: 02 May 2017 at 14:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland mines scoop top awards
The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development in collaboration with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) recently held the inaugural Gold Sector Awards in Harare.The awards which ran under the th...Published: 30 Jan 2017 at 09:44hrs | 1 | by Business Reporter
Forgotten giants eye return to African safari
DYNAMOS have said they want to return to the CAF inter-club competitions next season by winning the Chibuku Super Cup which could give them a ticket into the Confederation Cup.The Glamour Boys...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:12hrs | | by Grace Chingoma
Mugabe tears into NGOs
President Robert Mugabe yesterday savaged Western-sponsored non-governmental organisations for their open campaigns to subvert African economies in pursuit of regime change.The Head of State a...Published: 30 Jul 2016 at 08:55hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
Rio Tinto defends Zimbabwe diamond sale
Rio Tinto defended its decision to sell a 78% stake in Murowa Diamonds and Sengwa Colliery to RZ Murowa Holdings - a transaction that has been criticised by the Zimbabwean government amid possible dea...Published: 25 May 2016 at 08:07hrs | | by miningmx
Mugabe statement on indigenisation misleading - PDP
The presidential statement issued on Tuesday by Robert Mugabe to clarify the indigenisation and economic empowerment policy is an attempt to mislead the nation and other international stakeholders....Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 19:36hrs | | by Jacob Mafume - PDP National Spokesperson
Mugabe's side kicks don't know that the game is up!
"Zimbabwe Liberators Platform (ZLP) Secretary-general Wilson Nharingo recently said that President Mugabe had eroded the liberation war values and the country was virtually under siege from ZANU PF f...Published: 08 Apr 2016 at 19:45hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mugabe refuses to work with corrupt companies
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday castigated the government officials assigned to engage foreign companies to undertake developmental projects in the country for inflating costs and making taxpayers b...Published: 12 Dec 2015 at 08:32hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
50 Most influential industry leaders featured on the 2016 Mining Indaba speaker line-up
LONDON - Mining Indaba (www.MiningIndaba.com) has assembled an outstanding array of global and regional industry leaders and experts for the 2016 Investing in African Mining Indaba 8-11 February, Cape...Published: 03 Dec 2015 at 19:08hrs | | by APO
Mugabe's white man
Peter Haritatos is a businessman of Greek descent. Haritatos is the only white person among the 158 MPs from Mugabe's Zanu-PF ...Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: White man chanting Mugabe slogans
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Zimbabwe's mineral wealth: From purse to zurse
FOR those of you who, like me, with a deep interest in the subject of political economy, will remember the phrase 'resource curse'. A quick reference to Wikipedia will tell you that the term&nbs...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 07:34hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Nothing unusual with reshuffle, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, after repeatedly asking you to exercise patience, I started the week by making some crucial changes to my Cabinet team in order to ensure that...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by CZ
Zim 'suspended' tax on diamond Chinamasa lied to IMF - they posted the lie on the website!
Our Finance Minister, Patrick Kiya-kiya" Chinamasa, is still grappling with how to deny the wholesale looting and plunder going on in Marange. Every month the Minister has had to struggle to fi...Published: 01 May 2015 at 16:14hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
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