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Miners defy government order

As many as 11 miners, including co-sponsor Mwana Africa plc, attended the 6th Annual International Mining in Africa Conference, organised by Cape Town-based Omega Investment Mining Partners under the theme “Mining in Zimbabwe — A New Beginning?”.Other sponsors included local commercial bank, BancABC and London-based investment bank, Ambrian…

Illegal diamond deals resurface

The practice had stopped about six months ago after the army launched a campaign to flush out illegal miners and traders from the diamond rich area.Human rights campaigners  estimate scores of people died during the campaign dubbed Operation Hakudzokwi. Government has denied any killings in the easterly Marange…

Parly budget draft dismissed

In an interview on Tuesday, Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Eric Matinenga, said the government and Parliament were now working on a new budget.“They came up with a draft, but it’s being re-looked at by the parties involved to come up with a true figure, a figure that…

Sibanda illegally in office

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) vice president lost the Nkulumane parliamentary seat to the MDC-T, but was in February appointed one of the three Ministers of State responsible for National Healing and Reconciliation alongside ZANU-PF’s John Nkomo and Sekai Holland of the larger faction of the MDC.But…

Zim exports to US beat AGOA countries

AGOA is a duty-free and quota-free trade preference regime granted to selected African countries by the Bill Clinton administration in 2000.Zimbabwe currently accounts for more diverse trade flows into the US than most eligible countries despite market access restrictions,Currently 39 sub-Saharan African countries, excluding Zimbabwe, and about 7,000…

RioZim mulls rights issue

In a statement issued to shareholders during a general meeting that voted for the private placement, board deputy chairman John Nixon said:  "We contacted several shareholders earlier in the year about the company's position and as a general opinion seeking fresh investment from existing shareholders did not appear…