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Players in the industry and mining sector have warned that continued power cuts could derail first quarter 2022 GDP growth targets due to lost production time.This follows an announcement by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA)...

THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development has recommended the introduction of electronic vouchers for small-scale miners to enhance their security after receiving payment for gold deliveries.Of late, small-scale miners across the country have...

Mutare City Council is under fire for leasing an entire mountain to a Chinese quarry miner for a paltry amount of US$7 500 per annum. According to the lease agreement, the local authority, and the miner, Freestone...

SEVENTY percent of top executives running the country’s major mining companies have painted a gloomy picture of the operating and investment climate for the sector in the coming year despite projecting a bullish economic outturn, a...

Eliakem Hove, Freda Rebecca and Shamva mine boss - Interview In August 2021 the Mining Zimbabwe team had a tour of Freda Rebecca gold mine the country’s biggest gold producer run by its Managing Director Mr Eliakem...

The Zimbabwe ZhongXing  Electrical Energy (ZZEE) is set to commission its 50MW thermal power plant in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province before year-end, a Ministry of Mines official has said.ZZEE is a  subsidiary of the Zimbabwe ZhongZin Coking Company,...

A number of companies have suspended shifts owing to rolling power cuts amid fears the use of expensive diesel generators will increase the cost of production by about 20% delivering the final blow to the already...

Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw chrome ore and concentrates to push for local refining. It’s not the first time, and the question is whether this old play will bring new results.Chrome producers are banned...

While Zimbabwe is committed to the global transition towards cleaner energy, amid growing calls for the adoption of such energy sources, the country says it has no immediate plans to dump its fossil fuel energy sources.Secretary...

ZESA Holdings said the power cuts being experienced in the country are due to a technical fault at Hwange Thermal Power Station.Zimbabwe’s power supply has vastly improved, but most parts of the country have experienced prolonged...

ELECTRICITY tariffs will continue to be reviewed in line with inflation and exchange rate movements until they reflect the cost of production, a Cabinet Minister has said.Last month, Zesa effected a 30 percent power tariff hike...

POSSESSION of copper cables without a valid licence will soon attract a mandatory 10-year prison sentence without the option of a fine, under new regulations meant to deter vandalism of key utilities.The Copper Control Act is...