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Zimbabwe will not rush to use mineral reserves under a new policy that compels miners to pay half of their royalties in commodities to settle its foreign debt of US$13.2 billion.“We want to focus first on...

Mine accidents in Zimbabwe have been on the rise with the country recording 125 accidents and 139 fatalities during the first 3 quarters of 2022, a government official has said.Rudairo MapurangaSpeaking at the National Mine Rescue...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned government officials who are not doing their work professionally to up their sleeves as lazy work was an act of sabotage to economic revival.Rudairo MapurangaSpeaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for phase...

MORE than 100 people died in mining accidents recorded across the country in the smallscale mining sector since January this year.The figure excludes accidents that happened at big mines.Addressing safety and health officers attending the ongoing...

The weaknesses in laws, policies and institutional frameworks governing the gemstone sector in Zimbabwe, have resulted in illicit trade practices, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Society (ZELA) Programs Assistant Fadzai Midzi said. Rudairo Mapuranga According to Midzi Speaking at ZELA's Champion...

Criminal activities, corruption as well as tax evasion and tax incentives given to multinational corporations are the major causes of illicit financial flows (IFFs) in Africa.Rudairo MapurangaSpeaking at the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA)'s Champion Member...

South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi has extended the validity of the Zimbabwe special permits by another six months.The permits were set to expire at the end of this year, leaving thousands of Zimbabweans...

To reduce issues of illegal mining, gold smuggling and unemployment in Mazowe, it is of uttermost importance that the reopening of Mazowe Gold Mine is treated as a national priority, the Mashonaland Central Minister of State...

Gold project funding and the creation of a reliable policy framework were key takeaways at Today's All Stakeholders Workshop on the Gold sector Value chain. The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development is currently in...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Ms Henrietta Rushwaya has been cleared of any wrongdoing in a case she stood accused of offering a US$5,000 bribe to an airport official in a bid illegally pass through a checkpoint...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Bulilimamangwe, Matabeleland South is investigating a case of murder where a 37-year-old artisanal miner was allegedly killed by his younger brother (23) following an argument to share gold proceeds. Rudairo Mapuranga According to...

High Court Judge Musithu J, granted an interim interdict that prohibited Pearline Mineral Exploration from conducting an aeromagnetic survey over Shangani Ranch in Insiza District before carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).According to a report...