Mining Index Zimbabwe

Restoring Mining-Impacted Rivers Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

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November 3, 2026

Six months after Zimbabwe declared 17 mining-degraded rivers a State of Disaster, the Government has once again extended the rehabilitation deadline, this time to 28 January 2027.

The rehabilitation programme was initially scheduled to run for three months. When President Emmerson Mnangagwa gazetted the State of Disaster under Statutory Instrument 91 of 2026 on 28 May 2026, a 90-day suspension of activities deemed incompatible with restoration efforts was implemented to.

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