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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare. The country has a population of approximately 15-million people and an economy historically dominated by agriculture, mining and tourism. Zimbabwe is rich in mineral resources, including gold, platinum-group metals, diamonds, coal, chrome and lithium, making mining a cornerstone of export earnings and foreign-currency generation. The currency is the Zimbabwe dollar, though the US dollar and South African rand are widely used in transactions. The government is a presidential republic, with executive power vested in the president. Zimbabwe is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The country gained independence from Britain in 1980, transitioning from the former Rhodesia, and has since experienced significant economic and political challenges, including hyperinflation in the late 2000s and ongoing efforts at economic stabilisation and reform.

Zimbabwe News


Impala Platinum's Rustenburg smelter
Strong rand PGM pricing lifts Implats' full-year refined output, sales
31st July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Platinum group metals miner Impala Platinum (Implats) achieved a marginal increase in its mined platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and gold (6E) to 3.5-million ounces for the... 


Lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Zimbabwe half-year lithium exports up 230%
31st July 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe exported lithium products worth $782-million in the first six months of 2026, up from $237-million during the same period last year, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Thursday. The... 


Sibanye-Stillwater VP Chrome and Base Metals Babsie Crane.
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
31st July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support. Chrome has... 


AMSA insists ‘profitability within reach’ after reporting R1.49bn interim loss
AMSA insists ‘profitability within reach’ after reporting R1.49bn interim loss
30th July 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) insists that it is fundamentally stronger than was the case 18 months ago and that “profitability is within reach”, after reporting a headline loss... 


M Bond Pumps mining and industrial logo
Balancing MEPS compliance, motor reliability in underground mining
30th July 2026

Explore how Southern African mines must balance VC 9113 MEPS compliance and IE3 efficiency with electric motor reliability in harsh, underground Acid Mine Drainage environments. 


Premier African Minerals to raise £550 000 for Zim project
Premier African Minerals to raise £550 000 for Zim project
29th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £550 000 before expenses through the issue of four-billion new ordinary shares at an issue price of 0.014p apiece.... 


A worker stacks copper plates
Zambia bets on Pan-African metals exchange to boost mining wealth
28th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema plans to spearhead the creation of a Pan-African minerals and metals exchange to help the continent capture greater benefits from its natural resources. The... 


A SHIFT TOWARDS BENEFICIATION 
Local content and beneficiation requirements are becoming one of the most visible expressions of resource nationalism across East Africa
Central, East African mining faces evolving risks - firm
24th July 2026 By: Keabetswe Shilakwe

The mining industry in Central and East Africa is bracing for an evolving operating environment driven by a complex interplay of security threats, resource nationalism and shifting global supply... 


The Blanket mine in Zimbabwe
Surface drilling identifies new gold orebody at Caledonia's Blanket mine
23rd July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Gold mining and exploration company Caledonia Mining reports that there is significant gold mineralisation potential that has not been mined by the existing underground operation at its Blanket... 


A lithium mine in Zimbabwe
Chinese firms help Zimbabwe secure $300m for lithium mine
23rd July 2026 By: Bloomberg

Mutapa Energy Resources, Zimbabwe’s State-owned lithium miner, has secured $300-million from a group of companies, which includes Chinese entities, to develop its facilities in the Southern African... 


Zimbabwean Minister of Mines and Mining Development Polite Kambamura shows lithium sulphate during a site visit at Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe, a lithium mine operated by a subsidiary of Chinese company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, in Goromonzi district, east of Harare
Zimbabwe adds freight rail option to lithium export gateway
21st July 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's State-owned railway company said on Tuesday its collaboration with private operators now provides capacity to haul lithium concentrate to Maputo port in Mozambique by rail, expanding... 


 Namib Minerals sets out development timelines, milestones for Redwing mine
Namib Minerals sets out development timelines, milestones for Redwing mine
21st July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Gold and exploration company Namib Minerals has set out the defined pathway and targeted milestone schedule for the restart of the Redwing mine, in Zimbabwe, and says the technical programme of a... 


An image of Blanket mine
Caledonia buoyed by improvement in access to higher-grade ore
20th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold miner Caledonia Mining produced 17 360 oz of gold from its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, in the quarter ended June 30, an 18% increase from the 14 767 oz produced in the previous quarter,... 


Africa should have infrastructure that connects its countries
Innovatively expanding infrastructure to accommodate diverse value chains likely to boost Africa's economies
17th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, benefitting Uganda... 


The Arcadia lithium plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's sole lithium salt plant unable to process third-party metal, official says
17th July 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's sole lithium sulphate plant, owned by China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, currently has no capacity to process minerals from other producers, an official said on Friday ahead of a... 


Powertel, Paratus activate first phase of regional cross-border fibre network
17th July 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

One year after signing a milestone public-private partnership (PPP) agreement, Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe have switched on the first phase of a landmark cross-border fibre... 


Platinum nugget
Karo platinum project, Zimbabwe – update
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Investment in Karo Platinum is continuing, with a focus on strategic infrastructure projects.  


Sibanye-Stillwater VP Chrome and Base Metals Babsie Crane.
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
16th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support. Chrome has... 


Phoevos Pouroulis
Tharisa reports project development progress, steady third-quarter production
14th July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE- and LSE-listed mining, metals and innovation company Tharisa remains on track to meet its full-year production guidance, while development of its Tharisa underground project, in South Africa,... 


Ore in truck
China expands strategic mineral toolkit with new investment firm
13th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

A new, Beijing-backed mining investment vehicle is aimed at bolstering China’s grip on overseas resources, as the country pushes back against US and European efforts to curb its dominance of the... 


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