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Diversified miner and developer Premier African Minerals CEO George Roach reports that the company’s Zimbabwe-based Zulu lithium and tantalum project is on track to produce spodumene concentrate before the end of the first quarter. “We are in the home stretch in terms of final plant assembly and commissioning,” he adds. To date, Premier has completed […]

DINSON Group, the Chinese company tasked with building Africa’s largest iron smelting company in Manhidze, has said it is trying its best to take care of its workers in response to reports they are disgruntled. The group was accused of denying workers off days and stuffing them in tiny rooms at the site while labour […]

RIOZIM Ltd, the firm that controls 100% shareholding in Murowa Diamonds, sacked pilots in December and hired outsiders to fly gems before a plane crash near Beatrice this week, it has been established. RioZim chief executive officer (CEO), Manit Shar said he was in Asia this week, and was unable to comment on the accident. […]

Gold miner Caledonia Mining reported a fatality on the afternoon of February 16 at its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe. The accident was related to secondary blasting. The company said further details could not be divulged, pending the outcome of an enquiry into the accident by the relevant authorities. Caledonia expressed its condolences to the family […]

LONDON-headquartered mining outfit Vast Resources said this week it was kicking off processes for the return of its 129 400 carats of gems held at Zimbabwe’s the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) since 2010, after winning a protracted legal battle. Vast, a multi-resource operation trading its stock on the London Stock Exchange’s alternative investment markets, […]

The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has bought 4 000 transformers to replace those that have been vandalised across the country, an official has said. Speaking in Concession this week during a stakeholder outreach programme, acting managing director Howard Choga also said the company intends to buy 1 000 new service vehicles. Choga […]

Former deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara, has called for the removal of the “incompetent” Indian company contracted to manage works at Hwange thermal power stations. Speaking during a Public Policy Research Institute of Zimbabwe (PPRIZ) Webinar on the energy crisis in the southern African nation, Mutambara said Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) must be removed […]

The light plane which reportedly crashed in Chivhu on Monday was carrying diamonds owned by mining giant, Murowa (Private) Limited. Initial reports suggested that two people had survived the crash. Latest reports suggest that the Piper 31 Navajo aircraft which crashed on a field about 16km from Beatrice on Monday afternoon, had five people on board and they all survived […]

Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube, has used US$10 million of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) grant extended to Zimbabwe last year to set up a gold facility. The US$10 million is from nearly US$1 billion received from the IMF under Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), an international reserve asset to supplement official reserves and boost liquidity to member countries […]

The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has blocked plans by RZM Murowa, a diamond miner, to resume exploration for diamonds in the contentious Sese area of Chivi. The agency told Murowa to get an additional Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the envisaged new scope of work, The Herald reported. EMA told Murowa to engage local stakeholders, […]