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As Africa’s leading mining investment platform, Investing in African Mining Indaba offers Zimbabwe a rare opportunity to compete directly with its continental peers for scarce global capital. To succeed, Zimbabwe must go all out, not only in messaging and policy engagement, but also in visibility and presence on the exhibition floor.
Countries such as Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and several African nations have increasingly raised the bar with large, well-resourced national stands that serve as hubs for investors, deal-making, and high-level engagement. Zimbabwe cannot afford to be overshadowed.
Former Mines and Mining Development Minister Hon Soda Zhemu, on his first and only Ministerial attendance at the Indaba in 2024, said Zimbabwe’s exhibition stand should leave a lasting impression on visitors. He emphasised the need to have a bigger stand to compete with other African countries.
“A bigger, well-branded national stand would send a powerful signal of seriousness, confidence, and ambition, positioning the country on equal footing with other aggressive investment destinations,” Zhemu said at the time.
Beyond size, the stand should function as a one-stop investment centre, bringing together government ministries, mining regulators, state-owned enterprises, and private sector players. This allows investors to engage directly with decision-makers, access project information, and receive clear answers on licensing, fiscal terms, and regulatory processes. Visibility matters at Mining Indaba, and countries that dominate physical space often dominate investor attention.
Mining Indaba is not just about attending, it is about competing. For Zimbabwe, going all out means matching and exceeding the presence of countries like Angola and others that are aggressively courting investors.
