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Day Three at the Investing in African Mining Indaba saw Zimbabwe intensify its investment outreach, led by the Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Dr Polite Kambamura (MP), highlighting beneficiation, sustainability, and strategic partnerships.
Kelvin Sungiso
The day began with a high-level meeting with the World Bank, focusing on governance, infrastructure support, and policy consistency to attract long-term capital. Minister Kambamura reaffirmed Zimbabwe’s commitment to transparency, regulatory efficiency, and investor-friendly frameworks.
Discussions with Valterra Platinum centered on expanding platinum group metals production along the Great Dyke, enhancing refining capacity, and mobilising capital for downstream value addition. With Zimbabwe holding the world’s second-largest platinum reserves, the country is pushing to move beyond raw exports and deepen industrialisation.
Sustainability was a major theme, with Minister Kambamura delivering a keynote address at the Sustainable Energy for All platform. He emphasized the importance of reliable, affordable, and clean energy to support beneficiation and investor confidence. Sweden’s State Secretary, Diana Janse, met the Minister to reaffirm a joint commitment to sustainable mining, innovation, and value addition.
In his main address at the Sahara Stage, the Minister presented Zimbabwe’s investment case, highlighting policy reforms, secure tenure, and opportunities in lithium, platinum, and gold. The UK Trade Commissioner for Africa, John Humphrey, underscored cooperation on geological surveying, mineral governance, and how transparent geological data can unlock Zimbabwe’s mining potential.
A closed-door ADPA Ministerial Roundtable strengthened regional collaboration on diamond beneficiation. The day concluded at the Mutapa Mining Indaba Symposium, where the strategic realignment of the Mutapa Investment Fund was highlighted as transformative, improving asset efficiency, governance, and private capital mobilisation.
Overall, Zimbabwe positioned itself as an open, sustainable, and investment-ready mining hub, combining resource wealth with regulatory reforms, renewable energy integration, and strategic international partnerships.
