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US$1m for strategic minerals licence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has gazetted a sweeping new Mines and Minerals Bill that seeks to clamp down on speculative mining claim hoarding while ensuring only credible investors participate in the extraction of strat...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:12hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to rein in illegal chrome miners
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has raised serious concerns over the escalating illegal chrome mining activities along the Great Dyke, warning of extensive environmental damage, water pollution, ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:42hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt moves to clear mining licences backlog
The Government is set to lift the suspension on the issuance of mining licences across Zimbabwe, Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Engineer Polite Kambamura announced in the National Assemb...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:43hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
LITHIUM is fast becoming the new resource curse in Zimbabwe.
Government has already made it a strategic mineral considering its high-end socio-economic and national defense value.On the African scale, Zimbabwe is considered to hold the largest lithium d...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni
4 detectives in court on charges of extortion
FOUR more members from CID Minerals Fauna and Flora Unit DHQ in Harare appeared in court yesterday on allegations of extorting US$10 000 from owners of Shengiang Investments, which buys, processes and...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia, SA revitalise mining deal
ZIMBABWE, Zambia and South Africa have agreed to work together to revitalise the Pan African Minerals Development Company (PAMDC), a joint minerals exploitation venture by the three states.PAM...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to enact laws to curb mineral smuggling
WHILE deliberations continue over joining an international group formed to reduce corruption in mining countries, Zimbabwe continues to lose billions of dollars from the smuggling of extracted resourc...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt must extend vaccination programme to artisanal miners
ARTISANAL miners are challenging the government to extend the Covid-19 vaccination programme to outlying areas where thousands of people make a living through gold panning.Several players in t...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
President's wide powers on mining fuel extractive resources corruption
THE excessive, wide and discretionary powers of the President of Zimbabwe and Minister of Mines over the country's vast mineral resources and their allocation is perpetuating rampant corruption in the...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's 'brother' implicated as foreign firms defy govt ban on river bank mining
FOREIGN-LINKED companies - particularly from China and Belarus - are deploying heavy machinery to river banks to mine for gold under the guise that they are desilting the watercourses, it has emerged....Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:21hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rocks Mines ministry
Top officials in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development are parcelling out already occupied mining claims to cronies and politicians prejudicing government of millions of dollars, a latest Zimba...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
UK, US in renewed calls for Zimbabwe reforms
THE United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (US) have once again accentuated the need for Zimbabwe to implement sound political and economic reforms in order to address the country's crises a...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 17:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters impersonate Mohadi's son
TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly using Vice President Kembo Mohadi's name to swindle a Chinese mining firm of more than US$110 000.The duo, Mthunzi Mabhena (36) and Bless...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reprter
Matebeleland South gold wars turn bloody as gangs rampage
Avigilant Masotsha considers himself lucky to be alive.Masotsha, who hails from Kwekwe, was one of the more than 20 illegal miners who were panning for gold underground when a tunnel suddenly ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC ordered to stop mining activities
THE Government has ordered Bulawayo City Council to immediately cease mining activities at its Aisleby and Good Hope Farms as individuals and companies carrying out mining activities at the two farms ...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Alrosa strike joint diamonds deal
GOVERNMENT will be partnering leading Russian diamond producer Alrosa Diamond Company (Alrosa) in the extraction and processing of gemstones from numerous deposits which have been confirmed across the...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's crony gets Zimplats claims
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's crony Lucas Pouroulis, whose company, Karo Resources, recently signed a controversial US$4,2 billion platinum deal with government, has grabbed mineral claims stretching...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 09:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 key economic policy matters that will trigger economic stability & growth in Zimbabwe
Over and above the need for political stability and sound macroeconomic management policies, business confidence is the single biggest determinant of economic growth in any country. Economics is a soc...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:45hrs | | by Martin Majaji
Mnangagwa linked invaders dare Grace Mugabe
Clad in a dirty white T-Shirt emblazoned with the face of a glum Emmerson Mnangagwa, an illegal gold miner sifts through brownish wet sands and points out to a group of journalists, "this is gold"....Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Independence celebrations without Mugabe
Zimbabwe celebrates its 38 years of independence on Wednesday in a rare occasion which for the first time is not going to be presided over by former president Robert Mugabe, who resigned in November l...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mayhem at Zanu-PF offices
There was mayhem at ZANU PF Mashonaland Central offices yesterday where advocate Martin Dinha reportedly exchanged words with an aspiring Member of Parliament Champion Mugweni (34) who is eying his se...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 14:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Over 3,000 trapped in Zimbabwe diamond fields
Over 3 000 people are virtually trapped in the high-security Chiadzwa diamond fields because the authorities are not allowing them to move freely in the fields as they await their relocation.F...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 17:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere branded 'dangerous loose cannon'
Women'S mining syndicates in Mashonaland Central have taken Zanu-PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere to the High Court over attempts to grab their mines, describing him as a "loose cannon" ou...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Stafff reporter
Baron loses 10 gold mining claims
ESIGODINI gold baron, Baron Dube, has lost 10 gold mines in Matabeleland South after the State forfeited them under unclear circumstances.This came out in court after Dube (42) was dragged...Published: 10 Feb 2017 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diamond production declines by 62 percent
ZIMBABWE's diamond production declined by 62 percent to 924 388 carats since January this year due to court cases filed by evicted miners resisting Government's decision to consolidate the sector....Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 04:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Iran to supply Zimbabwe with Cyber-warfare weapons and technology
The Islamic Republic of Iran has crystallised relations with President Robert Mugabe's regime, following disclosures this month that Tehran is set to supply Harare with advanced cyber-warfare weapons ...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 11:21hrs | 14 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mugabe's youths warn 'malcontents'
In a massive show of support for the ruling party, thousands of Zanu-PF youths yesterday brought Harare traffic to a standstill as they marched along Jason Moyo Avenue before converging at the party's...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe and Felex Share
Thousands of Zanu-PF youths march
IN a massive show of support for the ruling party, thousands of Zanu-PF youths yesterday brought Harare traffic to a temporary standstill as they marched along Jason Moyo Avenue before they thronged t...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe and Felex Share
MDC-T calls for thorough audit of Marange diamonds
Recent revelations by President Robert Mugabe to the effect that at least US$15 billion worth of diamonds from Marange/Chiadzwa has not been accounted for are very astounding and startling, to say the...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 10:11hrs | | by Obert Gutu
Zimbabwe introduces online visa application and company registration
Company registration and Visa application in Zimbabwe can now be done online.ZimConnect is a Ministry of ICT online service that was launched this year to provide people with an online alterna...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diamond firms face closure
The government is unlikely to renew mining licences for all diamond mining companies in Chiadzwa because they defaulted on their fees and did not show intentions to renew their papers, parliamentarian...Published: 02 Nov 2015 at 05:41hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Marange diamond licences expires
Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa has said that diamond mining licences for companies operating in the Marange area have expired. This comes as some of the companies i...Published: 30 Oct 2015 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Corruption is a greater enemy to the welfare of Zimbabweans,' says Bhebhe
MDC-T organiser Abednico Bhebhe has said corruption is a greater enemy to the welfare of Zimbabweans.He said this was like what Tanzania President Julias Nyerere then in 1960 said while ...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 08:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Hwange gets a multi-million-dollar centre
A multi-million-dollar Civic Centre is set to be established at the envisaged Hwange Central Business District (HCBD), following an agreement between Hwange Local Board (HLB) and three investors. ...Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 09:50hrs | 2 | by Prince Mushawevato
Villagers trapped in Marange diamond fields
Thousands of families are trapped in Marange diamond fields with their long wait for relocation dragging despairingly into an unknown future.Locals and human rights groups now hold gover...Published: 24 Feb 2014 at 13:01hrs | 2 | by Bernard Chiketo
'Decriminalise gold panning', Govt told
THE Government should decriminalise gold panning as a matter of urgency to open up opportunities for local players in line with its indigenisation drive, stakeholders said Tuesday. ...Published: 26 Nov 2013 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zim police hunting for two British journalists
Police in Harare have launched a manhunt for British journalists Jerome Starkey and Jan Raath for spreading falsehoods that Zimbabwe signed a secret deal to export uranium to Iran for the manufacture ...Published: 11 Aug 2013 at 09:06hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Kenya revokes all new mining licences
Nairobi - Kenya on Monday revoked all mining licences granted in the months before and after March elections and announced that it was hiking royalties paid by companies operating in its nascent mini...Published: 06 Aug 2013 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Miners urge govt to review mining political administrative boundaries
THE Zimbabwe Miners' Federation has urged Government to review the existing mining political administrative boundaries to ensure that districts where mining activities are taking place benefit directl...Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Government may revoke 31 coal licences held by local firms
GOVERNMENT may revoke coal mining licences held by 31 local firms for suspected speculative purposes at the expense of genuine investors. Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Gift Chimanikire...Published: 05 Mar 2013 at 04:47hrs | | by Business Reporter
Zimbabwe to announce reduced mining fees
Government is expected to announce reduced mining fees and levies this month, The Sunday Mail Business has established. Negotiations between Government, the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines and the Zimbabwe ...Published: 03 Mar 2013 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Empowerment activists praise 100% indigenisation of the mining sector
Empowerment activists say the recent policy on the 100% indigenisation of the mining sector is a welcome development as this will restore total control of the mineral resources to the local majority....Published: 08 Jul 2012 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No more new mining licences for foreigners in Zimbabwe
NO more new mining licences will be granted to foreigners as Government intensifies the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment policy, President Mugabe has said.The President urged geologists...Published: 17 Jun 2012 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere 'sick and tired' of Implats' delaying tactics
Harare - A Zimbabwean minister launched a verbal attack on Impala Platinum CEO David Brown, saying on Wednesday he was "sick and tired" of the mining group's failure to comply with local black ownersh...Published: 29 Feb 2012 at 10:59hrs | | by Reuters
SA to take Zimbabwe to task on indigenisation
SOUTH African government officials are calling for a meeting with their Zimbabwean counterparts following claims that the implementation of empowerment regulations is affecting South Africans operatin...Published: 14 Oct 2011 at 04:46hrs | | by -
Zimbabwe has no intention of cancelling mining licences
Zimbabwe had no intention of canceling the mining licences of foreign companies, the mine minister said on Wednesday.Mines Minister Obert Mpofu told a mining conference in Harare that the gove...Published: 14 Sep 2011 at 08:37hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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