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Zimbabwe labs struggle with a surge in mineral samples
Zimbabwean laboratories are struggling to cope with a surge in mineral samples submitted by mines ramping up exploration activity in response to record gold prices, a mine executive said on Wednesday....Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:48hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
'Surge in forex inflows a boon for ZiG stability'
Zimbabwe's foreign currency receipts surged by 22 percent to US$6 billion in the first five months of 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), a development anal...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:52hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies rift between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga
ZANU PF has categorically dismissed rumours of a rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, reaffirming the strong bond and unity that have defin...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:58hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold exports jump 25% in June
Zimbabwe's gold exports soared by 24 percent in the first five months of 2025, reaching US$748 million compared to US$599.2 million during the same period in 2024, according to figures released by the...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 09:22hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Fidelity Gold launches elite enforcement unit
Fidelity Gold Refinery (Private) Limited has launched a dedicated Gold Trade Enforcement Unit (GTEU), a landmark development aimed at clamping down on illegal gold trading, smuggling, and value chain ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:23hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Promising gold discovery near Bulawayo
London-listed Kavango Resources Plc has announced the discovery of a series of significant gold intercepts at its flagship Hillside Gold Project near Bulawayo, further boosting Zimbabwe's profile as a...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:08hrs | 497 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
Zimbabwe gold deliveries surge 26% year-on-year
Zimbabwe's gold mining sector continues to demonstrate strong performance, with gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) rising by 27.6 percent year-on-year in May 2025. A total of 3 488 kilogr...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 12:38hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
How gold incentives work in Zimbabwe
IN the past few days, social media and media outlets have been awash with claims that there is grand looting of state funds between Treasury and a selected few individuals, especially after a payment ...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 17:10hrs | 1334 | by Trymore Sibanda
Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines optimistic about 100 tonnes gold target
The Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe (CoMZ) has expressed confidence that the country can meet the Government's ambitious annual gold production target of 100 tonnes, despite the current national target stan...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:03hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold sector performing exceptionally well, but
Zimbabwe's gold sector is experiencing a period of robust growth, yet mining leaders and experts are asking whether the country is fully capitalising on its mineral wealth.This was the central...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Chitando bemoans gold smuggling
Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has raised alarm over the persistent threat of gold smuggling and other illicit activities, warning that Zimbabwe could be losing up to 40% of it...Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:02hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
UK firm secures US$5m to fund gold mines in Zimbabwe
United Kingdom-based mining firm Kavango Resources Plc has secured a US$5 million interest-free funding facility from the Comarton Managed Pension Funds' Investments Consortium to accelerate its gold ...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:08hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Caledonia Mine sets new gold production record
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, a Jersey-domiciled miner focused on Zimbabwe's gold sector, has reported a near 10% increase in gold production for the first quarter of 2025, with a total of 18,671 ...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:24hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold reserves dwarfed by regional counterparts
Zimbabwe's gold reserves stood at 85,842.38 ounces (2.67 tonnes) as of December 31, 2024, valued at $223.8 million, according to an audit by BDO. The figures, based on international market prices, ref...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 12:21hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2024 foreign currency receipts top US$13bn
Zimbabwe's foreign currency inflows grew by 21 percent in 2024, reaching US$13.3 billion compared to US$11 billion in 2023, driven primarily by an increase in export proceeds, according to the Reserve...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold reserves rise to $533 million
Zimbabwe's reserves backing the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, including foreign currency and gold, have surged to US$533 million following a directive by President Emmerson Mnangagwa requiring 50% of ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:55hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe may surpass 2024 gold production target
Zimbabwe's gold mining sector has witnessed remarkable growth over the past decade, with production nearly doubling since 2015. The country is now on track to surpass its 35-tonne gold production targ...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:09hrs | 4078 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Mazowe mine
The situation at Mazowe Jumbo Mine is complex and marred by corruption, violence, and illegal activities. At the center of the controversy is a man named Knowledge Rutavi, who claims to be a represent...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:22hrs | 1235 | by Jumbo resident
Zimbabwe's gold output surges 33%
Zimbabwe's gold production surged by 33 percent in the third quarter of 2024, with output rising to 10.3 tonnes, compared to 7.7 tonnes in the previous quarter, according to official data from Fidelit...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's currency conundrum: Meagre gold reserves can't sustain the ZiG
Today, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa announced that the government would set aside 50% mineral royalties to shore up the local currency. ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 20:53hrs | 2943 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe deploys gold mobilisation taskforce
Authorities have deployed a national gold mobilisation taskforce to Zimbabwe's eight mining provinces in a strategic move to increase gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refineries (FPR). This in...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:35hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Fidelity Gold Refinery gold supply zero-rating policy shows promise
The zero-rating of gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) has started bearing fruits as the local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) continues to strengthen while gold miners have been allevia...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 17:17hrs | 85 | by Tonderai Ndoro
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to trust the ZiG currency
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged industry leaders to trust in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, introduced to replace the unstable Zimbabwean dollar. Speaking at the 10th CEO Africa Roun...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe a top 5 gold smuggler'
A recent report titled "On the Trail of African Gold: Quantifying Production and Trade to Combat Illicit Flows" by SWISSAID reveals that Zimbabwe ranks among the top five African countries engaged in ...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 09:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls probe into drop in gold output
The government is considering investigating the small-scale gold mining sector to determine the factors behind the recent decline in deliveries, amid fears of increased smuggling. Gold production from...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Invictus signs gas sales MOU for a gas-to-power project
Invictus Energy Limited has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dallaglio Investments Pvt Ltd and Himoinsa Southern Africa Proprietary Limited for a gas-to-power project ...Published: 22 May 2024 at 16:54hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to start gold-tracing system in bid to curb smuggling
Zimbabwe's sole authorized buyer of gold will introduce a system that traces supply of the metal from mines to the market in a bid to stop smuggling.Fidelity Gold Refinery's initiative will st...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's very own Emperor Nero is burning down povo's hovels to build palatial villas for filthy rich few
"The closer the collapse of the empire, the crazier its laws" Marcus Tullius Cicero. Well we in Zimbabwe are witness this first hand. Zanu PF introduced the new local currency insisting ...Published: 18 May 2024 at 20:47hrs | 14 | by Wilbert Mukori
London firm targets bulk-mining in Zimbabwe
Kavango Resources, a metal exploration company listed on the London Stock Exchange, is focusing on consolidating bulk-mining efforts to boost gold production in Zimbabwe, according to a report by News...Published: 18 May 2024 at 11:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZiG needs to be backed by RBZ discipline
According to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), a structured currency is a currency that is pegged to a specific exchange rate or currency basket and backed by a bundle of foreign exchange assets lik...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:04hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
Mnangagwa defends Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has staunchly defended the newly launched gold-backed ZiG currency, asserting that it exemplifies his government's commitment to harnessing national resources. Mnangagwa m...Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Half ZiG and coins to start circulating on April 30
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in the 2024 Monetary Policy Statement introduced a new "structured currency" termed ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold) on April 5. A "structured currency" is a currency tha...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:08hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's third-quarter gold output up 0,4%
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's third-quarter 2023 report has disclosed a 0.4% increase in gold output, primarily driven by Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Miners (ASGM) emerging as the leading contributors...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 08:23hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt misses US$12bn mining target
LEADING economists and mining industry experts warned this week the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development was manipulating data to give an impression that its ambitious US$12 billion target will be...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Is China good for Zimbabwe?
IMAGINE your father having an "all-weather friend" who appears to stand by him in every situation.This seemingly "all-weather friend", however, looks away as your father brutally batters your ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | 16 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is China really helping suffering Zimbabweans?
Imagine your father has an 'all-weather friend', who appears to stand by him in every situation.He looks away as your father brutally batters your mother and does not appear to give a hoot whe...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 12:39hrs | 24 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe gold deliveries up 26% in September
Gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) saw a notable increase of 26.24% in September compared to August, according to the latest data. This surge in gold deliveries reflects a recovery in the...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to take centre stage as 'world's next lithium valley'
As the shift towards sustainable energy gains momentum across the globe, the demand for lithium is anticipated to continue its upward trajectory, leading to an increase in its price despite growing su...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 18:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Dubbed 'the World's Next Lithium Valley' - to Speak at Critical Minerals Africa 2023
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - As Zimbabwe sets its sights on achieving a $12-billion mining industry by year-end, Pfungwa Kunaka, Permanent Secretary for Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe, will spe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 12:54hrs | 1 | by APO
Zimbabwe gold production slumps 15%
ZIMBABWE'S gold production fell 15 percent to 19,3 tonnes in the first eight months of the year partly due to lack of funding by the small-scale miners to modernize operations.According to dat...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK based company discovers substantial gold targets in Bulawayo
UK based Galileo Resources Plc says it has discovered a number of substantial gold targets based on new soil analytical results in the area around the Queen's mine located close to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe....Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold production surges 21% in May
ZIMBABWE'S gold production surged a weighty 21 percent to 2 875 tonnes in May this year from 2 376 tonnes in the previous month, the latest official figures show.Statistics from Fidelity Gold ...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Power outages dent RioZim production
GOLD production at Cam & Motor Mine — one of RioZim Limited's flagship operations — increased 92% in the first quarter of this year on the back of the Biological Oxidation (BIOX) plant that ca...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Caledonia starts direct sale of gold outside Zimbabwe
MULTI-ASSET gold producer Caledonia Mining Corporation has commenced the direct sale of gold produced from Blanket Mine — its flagship operation — to a refiner outside Zimbabwe, NewsDay Business c...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must relinquish Ambassador At Large Angel's appointment
Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has appealed to the Office of the President and Cabinet to immediately relinquish Ambassador At Large for Europe and the Americas, Uebert Angel of ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Caledonia ramps up gold production
GROSS revenues at Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation grew by 17,4% to US$142 million last year compared to the same period in 2021, on the strength of increased gold out...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Al Jazeera documentary on Zimbabwe's gold mafia won't change anything
THE whole hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash.The country‘s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearl...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Chris Mutsvangwa
The whole gold hullabaloo about Zimbabwe illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash
The whole gold hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash. The country‘s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearly ...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:33hrs | 6 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
When all friendship ceases!
Von Hornick's nine principles on National EconomyIn 1684, an Austrian lawyer-turned-civil servant, Philipp Wilhelm von Hornick, published nine principal rules of a National Economy.The...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwe launches US$10 million gold facility
Prospects for increased gold production received a boost yesterday when Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube launched a US$10 million gold fund targeting small-scale and a...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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