BUSINESS NEWS

Legal fog clouds Zimbabwe's new minerals policy, warns watchdog

Zimbabwe's latest attempt to reposition its mining sector through a strategic minerals policy is facing scrutiny, with a natural resources watchdog warning that the framework rests on weak legal foun...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe bans raw exports of 14 metals

Zimbabwe has formally classified 14 minerals as "critical" and banned the export of all raw or unbeneficiated forms, in a sweeping policy shift aimed at boosting local value addition and increasing s...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe mineral sales near $1 billion

Zimbabwe's mining sector recorded a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026, with total mineral sales approaching the US$1 billion mark following the government's ban on the export of unbenef...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe tightens grip on raw mineral exports

Zimbabwe has reiterated its commitment to banning the export of unprocessed minerals as government and lawmakers intensify pressure to ensure the country fully benefits from its vast mineral resource...

AFRICA BUSINESS

Botswana Minerals identifies large copper anomaly

Botswana Minerals has reported early-stage exploration results indicating a potentially extensive mineralised system in north-western Botswana, marking a decisive shift from licence accumulation towar...

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's mineral exports to hit US$6,5 billion mark

Zimbabwe's mining sector is poised for a strong rebound in 2026, with the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) projecting exports of up to US$6,5 billion and industry growth of more than 10% on the bac...

MINING & RETAIL

ZCTU slams Sino-Bikita minerals

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has accused the government of compromising national sovereignty by permitting Chinese investors to operate mining companies that allegedly violate workers'...

OPINION

Zimbabwe's mineral wealth a curse for communities

Deputy Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Kudakwashe David Mnangagwa, recently highlighted a staggering global challenge: illicit financial flows rob Africa of an esti...

MINING & RETAIL

Premier Minerals' Zulu Mine project impressive

AIM-listed Premier African Minerals says it is encouraged by progress at its Zulu Lithium Mine in western Zimbabwe, with the second phase of plant test runs at its lithium and tantalum project showin...

EUROPE

UK resets ties with Zimbabwe in push for critical minerals

Zimbabwe and the UK are rekindling diplomatic ties after almost three decades of tension, driven by a global surge in demand for critical minerals that's led the former colonial power to pursue $1 bil...

MINING & RETAIL

Namib Minerals injects US$300m to revive Zimbabwe mine

Leading Zimbabwean gold producer How Mine, now under the ownership of Namib Minerals, is entering a new growth phase as the company embarks on a US$300 million investment drive to revive Mazowe and Re...

BUSINESS NEWS

Namib Minerals rings Nasdaq closing bell with Zim diplomats

In a symbolic nod to Africa's rising role in global markets, Namib Minerals, a newly listed African mining firm, rang the Nasdaq Closing Bell last Friday alongside Zimbabwean diplomats - marking a mi...

MINING & RETAIL

US$1m for strategic minerals licence in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has gazetted a sweeping new Mines and Minerals Bill that seeks to clamp down on speculative mining claim hoarding while ensuring only credible investors participate in the extraction of strat...

MINING & RETAIL

Mines and Minerals Bill gazetted

The Mines and Minerals Bill (H.B. 1, 2025) has been officially gazetted, marking a significant step toward modernising Zimbabwe's mining legislation, which currently dates back to the colonial era.The...

MINING & RETAIL

Prospectors slam Zimbabwe's 'secretive' Mines and Minerals Bill

Zimbabwe's long-anticipated Mines and Minerals Bill is under fresh scrutiny, with industry stakeholders warning that the proposed legislation remains opaque, exclusionary, and dangerously susceptible ...

POLITICS

Mnangagwa offers Lukashenko minerals

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended an invitation to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to explore Zimbabwe's vast mineral wealth, as part of efforts to revive the country's struggling ec...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe's mineral revenues decline despite volume surge

Zimbabwe's mining sector delivered a mixed performance in the first quarter of 2025, with mineral export volumes registering notable growth, but overall revenues falling sharply. This is according to ...

MINING & RETAIL

Bikita Minerals to beneficiate lithium

Zimbabwe's sole lithium producer, Bikita Minerals, has set its sights on beneficiating the mineral in a development that is expected to rake in more foreign currency for the country in line with Gover...

MINING & RETAIL

Chrome ore spurs minerals sales

MINERAL sales by volume increased by 29% to 592 179 metric tonnes (mt) in the first four months of the year, with most minerals registering a growth, statistics from the Minerals Marketing Corporation...

MINING & RETAIL

Small-scale miners petition minister over Minerals Bill

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Miners (CZM) and Small Scale Miners of Zimbabwe have petitioned Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando and Parliament over Mine and Minerals Bill of 2015,...

Zim first quarter mineral exports up 14%

Zimbabwe's mineral exports revenue in the first quarter to March this year rose 14 percent driven by sales in platinum group metals and nickel, latest statistics have shown. According to the Minerals ...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe mineral exports up 12%

MINERAL exports revenue jumped 12% to US$372,5 million in the first quarter of the year (Q1) compared to US$332,4 million in the same period in 2017 driven by increased tonnage output.Figures released...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe to plug off mineral leakages

The government has stepped up efforts to plug off mineral export leakages by establishing a $1.7 million dollar project to monitor flow of resource commodities and determine their exact values.Zimbabw...

BUSINESS NEWS

Govt working on new minerals policy

Government is working on a new diamond and platinum mining policy to replace the 51/49 percent shareholding requirement that regulates the two minerals.The policy, which was removed a few months ago o...

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe to tighten screws on mineral shipments

ZIMBABWE will this year set up a metallurgical laboratory to determine the exact value and quality of mineral export shipments, particularly the platinum group of metals (PGMs), businessdigest reporte...