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June 29, 2026

Zimbabwe will stick to the 2027 deadline for lithium producers to set up beneficiation plants, with those unable to do so encouraged to sign tolling agreements with companies that have the processing capacity, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.

Ncube’s remarks came after the majority of the country’s lithium producers last week pleaded for more time to complete beneficiation plants.

Out of the seven major lithium producers in the country, only one.

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