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Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) chief executive officer Tafadzwa Chinamo says lithium can surpass gold as a high forex earner for the country as investor interest keeps growing. In an interview with NewsDay Business recently, Chinamo stated that there had been a considerable surge in investor interest in lithium this year. “Investor interest is […]

Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has announced the conclusion of a placing that raised $5.8-million on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. The Zimbabwe placing received strong support from new and existing institutional investors, with a total 423 951 Zimbabwe Depository Receipts (ZDRs) having been placed at a price of $12.74 apiece. Additionally, a total 781 […]

The former head of South Africa’s National Treasury has been tasked with cleaning up a scandal-dogged company that’s contemplating partnering a Chinese battery maker in a US$1 billion lithium operation in Zimbabwe. Dondo Mogajane aims to restructure and improve compliance at Johannesburg’s Moti Group. Founder Zunaid Moti says his reputation is hindering the fortunes of […]

Upstream oil and gas company Invictus Energy will raise A$10-million in a private placement to sophisticated and institutional investors to fund preparations for the Mukuyu 2 appraisal well programme, and Phase 2 exploration programme, in Zimbabwe. The company has received firm commitments for the placement of 83.33-million new shares, at a price of 12c each, […]

INTERNATIONAL watchdogs have developed interest in reports that some of the region’s strongest gold mafia are ruling the dark economy from Zimbabwe, triggering fears that the country’s tug as a pariah State might not end for a long period to come. This week’s developments followed a swell of anger and outrage in Zimbabwe after the […]

In Part 3 of the Gold Mafia Al Jazeera documentary titled “El Dorado”, undercover reporters visit tour Dubai where they uncover how gold from Zimbabwe is used to launder vast sums of money by one of Africa’s self-confessed money launderers, Kamlesh Pattni. According to Al Jazeera, Pattni exports gold from Zimbabwe through his company Suzan […]

The government of Zimbabwe says it will launch investigations into several people involved in gold smuggling and money laundering following the release of an undercover Al Jazeera investigation showing high-ranking officials involved in the illicit gold trade. Gold Mafia, a four-part series by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit (I-Unit), shows among others one of Zimbabwe’s […]