ZIMBABWE’S mining industry requires US$10 billion over the next five years to sustain operations and ramp up production, an official has revealed. Speaking at the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe’s Annual Mining Conference, the chamber’s immediate past president John Musekiwa said the sector required affordable capital and improved infrastructure to sustain growth and attract investment.…
ZIMBABWE’S mining industry requires US$10 billion over the next five years to sustain operations and ramp up production, an official has revealed. Speaking at the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe’s Annual Mining Conference, the chamber’s immediate past president John Musekiwa said the sector required affordable capital and improved infrastructure to sustain growth and attract investment.…
THE ministry of Mines expects the long-awaited electronic cadastre (e-cadastre) system to be fully operational by year-end, modernising how the country administers and manages mining titles. The development marks a significant step toward transparency and streamlining the nation’s mining rights administration. The permanent secretary in the ministry of Mines, Thomas Utete Wushe, said the system…
THE ministry of Finance says it is actively reviewing the current mining incentive structures to boost fiscal revenues in the sector. Speaking at the Chamber of Mines Annual Conference yesterday, the deputy minister of Finance, Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, said the government would leverage sound fiscal management, responsible resource governance, and a supportive foreign exchange framework to…
ZIMBABWE’s lithium producers have appealed to the government for tax relief, warning that the country’s high-tax regime is threatening the survival of operations and future investments. Speaking at the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe Annual Conference, chairman of the Lithium Producers Association, Innocent Rukweza said local miners were currently saddled with a cumulative tax burden…
Staff writer in VICTORIA FALLS THE government will repossess long-idle coal concessions and has officially classified coal as a special critical mineral as part of a regulatory overhaul aimed at ensuring national energy security. Officiating at the 2026 Chamber of Mines Mining Conference and Exhibition in Victoria Falls, the minister of Mines, Polite Kambamura, said…
LITHIUM miners in Zimbabwe have completed US$2 billion projects across the mineral value chain since 2022 and are now actively transitioning to deploy an additional US$1,45 billion investment pipeline. Speaking at the ongoing Chamber of Mines Annual Conference, Zimbabwe’s Lithium Producers’ Association Chairman Innocent Rukweza said the sector delivered six primary processing plants as part…
PLATINUM group metals (PGMs) producers in the country are facing operational bottlenecks and liquidity constraints as the government owes mining companies more than US$228 million in unpaid export surrender proceeds. Speaking at the PGMs Symposium at the ongoing Chamber of Mines Annual Conference, Chairman of the Chamber of Mines Platinum Producers Association, Alex Mhembere, revealed…
GOLD miners in the country are bullish on the industry’s immediate outlook, projecting that elevated global prices and mine revivals will drive output and export earnings to historic highs. This comes as gold output is projected to surpass 50 tonnes this year, with export earnings expected to hit US$5 billion as the sector capitalises on…
ZIMBABWE needs at least two more years of sustained growth to secure three months of import cover required to back the ZiG, experts say. The country’s foreign currency reserves backing…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to 30 percent reflects a cautious approach but more should be done to unlock lending for the productive sectors, analysts say. The central bank cut the rate from 35 percent with immediate effect, citing a fundamental shift toward a low and stable…
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