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TWENTY-EIGHT Chiadzwa villagers and their headman Robert Chiadzwa yesterday appeared in court facing public violence charges after they allegedly demonstrated against Chinese diamond miner, Anjin, on Tuesday. They were remanded to November 22 on $3 000 bail each by Mutare magistrate Langton Mukwengi. As part of their bail conditions, they were ordered to keep a […]

By Business Reporter – Thursday 4 November 2021 HARARE (Mining Index) – PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa said the platinum sub-sector is set to contribute massively towards he envisaged US$12 billion mining economy by 2023. Speaking in Mhondoro last week at the signing of a US$1,4 billion Memorandum of Agreement between government and Zimplats, the President said […]

POWER utility Zesa Holdings’ multi-billion-dollar electricity facilities have been overwhelmed after prolonged under-capitalisation, internal data showed this week, placing the country’s growth plans under threat. So dire is the power situation that the seven-page internal document titled Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) Operations Overview, warned that the “viability and survival” of the ZPC had been thrown […]

Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union secretary-general Justice Chinhema has warned that there is a high likelihood of mining accidents this rainy season due to the poor state of shafts in many mines dotted around the country. Chinhema has urged mine owners to invest more in safety rather than profits. “We are expecting the […]

ZESA Holdings has threatened to switch off mining houses over a US$37 million legacy debt, which it blames for crippling the power utility’s operational efficiency.  Speaking during the recent launch of the 2021 Mining Industry Report by the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) in Harare, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) acting managing […]

THE Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos, creating the basis for collaboration in the field of remote sensing of the earth and in training space industry personnel. The agreement was signed in Moscow on Monday by Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, […]

Energy explorer Invictus Energy says it has completed its seismic survey at the Cabora Bassa project in Muzarabani. Now the next step is crunching the data to find the best spots to drill exploration wells. During the seismic survey, the company used machinery from Canadian company Polaris, which uses sound vibrations to locate potential locations […]