Zimbabwe's fast-growing lithium sector is facing mounting pressure as producers warn that a heavy tax burden and rising operational costs could undermine the country's ambitious beneficiation drive.Wi...
By Staff reporter | Published: 8 hours ago
Zimbabwe has issued export quotas for lithium concentrates to two Chinese mining companies, months after suspending shipments of the key battery mineral as part of efforts to tighten oversight and boo...
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 April 2026
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has called for immediate behavioural and operational reforms at Forbes Border Post after witnessing firsthand the inefficiencies contributi...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2025
A Zimbabwean man who stole another person's identity to pose as a registered nurse in the United Kingdom has been jailed for more than three years.Ashton Guramatunhu, 46, registered with a nursing age...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 December 2025
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has strongly condemned the abduction and torture of two Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) students, describing the assault as "barbaric and pure evil."The victim...
By Staff reporter | Published: 12 November 2025
A newly formed group calling itself TopSoup4ED has ignited controversy across Zimbabwe's political and civic circles amid questions about its purpose, leadership, and links to other "4ED" affiliates ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 November 2025
Australian mining company, Prospect Resources Limited, has agreed to sell its Step Aside Lithium Project in Zimbabwe to Fatima Resources Pty Ltd for up to US$2.2 million. The decision to offload the ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 November 2025
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has issued a firm directive to Zimbabwe's lithium mining industry, ordering all companies to cease the export of raw ore and spodumene by January 2026 and to im...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 November 2025
It's a season of cheer for Government workers after authorities confirmed that civil servants will this year receive two bonuses - the traditional annual bonus and a special Presidential bonus - while...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 November 2025
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has confirmed that it will appoint a new head coach for the national football team, the Warriors, within the next seven days following the dismissal of German ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 October 2025
Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), a subsidiary of China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Limited, has commenced the construction of a 70-megawatt (MW) power station as part of its strategy to strengthen energy...
By Staff reporter | Published: 23 October 2025
China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to extract more than 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium sulphate during the first quarter of 2026 from its new $400 million plant in Zimbabwe, the company says.This ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 October 2025
Zimbabwe is set to produce its first lithium sulphate by early next year following the completion of a US$400 million processing plant at the Prospect Lithium Mine in Goromonzi. The milestone comes a...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025
The first phase of construction at the US$400 million Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe sulphate plant is expected to be completed early next year, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2025
President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of an expected meeting with President Xi Jinping of China after Beijing tightened its rules for exports of rare earths.In a post on social media, Trum...
By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2025
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care has sounded the alarm over illegal gold mining activities taking place directly beneath Inyathi District Hospital, warning that the faci...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has raised strong objections to the government's proposed import licensing regime for textile and clothing items, warning that it could increase costs, d...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025
Chinese high-tech enterprise Huayou Cobalt is making a major investment in Zimbabwe's mining sector, committing approximately US$400 million to complete a state-of-the-art lithium sulphate processing ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 23 September 2025
Zimbabwe is likely to experience tropical cyclones during the upcoming 2025/26 rainfall season, with the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) urging communities in flood-prone areas to take early ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 23 September 2025
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) is set to establish a lithium processing plant as part of efforts to position Zimbabwe as a key player in the global battery value chain.The announcement was ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025
The Government is set to introduce a new Sports Ethics Bill aimed at stamping out match-fixing and protecting the integrity of Zimbabwean sport, a move authorities say is long overdue.Permanent Secret...
By Staff reporter | Published: 22 August 2025
Sabi Star Mine, operated by Chinese-owned Maxi Mind, is at the centre of environmental havoc in Mukwasi Village, Buhera. The lithium boom, while fuelling Zimbabwe's economic ambitions, has made l...
By Kovedzayi Takawira | Published: 21 August 2025
The United States Department of State has issued a scathing assessment of Zimbabwe's human rights situation, citing persistent abuses and the government's failure to hold perpetrators accountable. Th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025
Zimbabwe's crumbling railway system, once the backbone of the economy, has become a major obstacle to growth, inflating transport costs, stifling exports, and threatening emerging sectors such as lit...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025
Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars through the illicit export of raw lithium, despite a government ban introduced in 2022 to force miners to process the mineral locally. The ban, first imposed un...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 August 2025
ZCTU implores govt to review US$150 minimum wage 
DRC bans US dollar cash payments 
Trump admin launches $166B tariff refund portal 
Gold-backed ETF set for VFEX debut 
Zimbabwe's currency is undervalued by nearly half 
Zimbabwe moves to crack down on proxy mining deals 
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