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EXALO Rig 202, the oil rig that was contracted by Invictus Energy to drill for oil and gas samples in Zimbabwe, will stay in the country for the next 12 months, the Australia Stock Exchange-listed firm said this week. Invictus drilled two test wells at its Zambezi Valley oil and gas claims, called Cabora Bassa, […]

REGIONAL cement maker PPC expects sales volumes at its Zimbabwean unit will drop by 14% in the full year compared to the same period last year due to recurrent power outages and grey imports. PPC operates a clinker plant at Colleen Bawn in Gwanda in the southern part of the country, as well as cement-milling […]

WAGES for workers in Zimbabwe’s mining sector have been fixed in United States dollars, with the lowest paid worker set to earn US$355 per month beginning January this year. However, 35% of the wages will be paid in local currency. Prior to the change, the lowest paid mining employee got $217 299,84 per month, while […]

Schoolchildren injured after their classroom collapsed into a sinkhole. The hole was the result of uncontrolled underground mining. The school is located near two gold mines. At least 17 primary schoolchildren were injured in Zimbabwe on Thursday after their classroom collapsed into a sinkhole, local authorities said, blaming the incident on uncontrolled underground mining. The […]

THE ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) says it is currently working on modalities of how the US$10 million incentive released by the government will benefit small-scale miners. Last month, Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube launched a US$10 million gold facility to fund mining expansion and increase productivity. ZMF chief executive officer Wellington Takavarasha said […]

Seven pupils have been injured at Globe and Phoenix Primary School after a classroom block caved into a mine shaft this morning. The injured pupils have been rushed to Kwekwe General Hospital. The Civil Protection team and school authorities are still conducting a roll call to ascertain if there are pupils still buried under the […]

Two more people are said to have died at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland, where secret mining has reportedly continued. According to Newsday, two more artisanal miners died on Monday. The mine was closed in January by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) over fatal accidents involving artisanal miners. Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Nobert Muzondo confirmed […]