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Load-shedding hits South Africa

Eskom, which provides about 95 percent of the South Africa’s electricity, implemented power cuts yesterday amid maintenance problems. The rand weakened as investors fretted...

Zim expects to export energy by 2024

Zimbabwe expects to start  producing sufficient electricity for domestic use and surplus for export  by 2024 through the exploitation of its huge and untapped...

EDITORIAL COMMENT: US$12b mining industry by 2023 possible

Zimbabwe is widely regarded as the richest nation on earth in terms of untapped mineral resources per capita.The country is blessed with the world’s...

ZMF to champion the liberalisation of gemstones

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has formed a special purpose vehicle to represent the interests of miners and stakeholders in the semi-precious stone industry through...

Chinese nationals and senior government officials implicated in Chrome smuggling

A complex syndicate involving some Chinese nationals and senior government officials is at the centre of  chrome smuggling in Zimbabwe through under declaration of...

Gold panners vanish with AK47

The ranger, William Kamanga (35) is battling for life at Mutambara Mission Hospital in Chimanimani East after the illegal panners hit him on the...

Mnangagwa to unveil USD12 billion mining target

Speaking to journalists at his offices in Harare today, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Hon Winston Chitando has announced that the launch...

Zimplats seeks clarity on Indigenisation Act

The country’s biggest platinum producer, Zimbabwe Platinum Holdings (Zimplats) says the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act (Chapter 14:33) is yet to be amended to...

China in gold-buying spree

China has added more than 100 tonnes of gold to its reserves since it resumed buying in December, reinforcing its standing as one of...

Blackout fears as coal stocks plunge

Hwange Thermal Power Station, the country’s second largest power plant, is operating with critically low stocks of coal due to low supplies from the...

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