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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.

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Karin Reiss-Haimbala is an Industrial Development Officer in UNIDO’s Division of Energy and Climate Action
Industrial motors: Africa’s untapped efficiency opportunity
30th October 2026

Industrial motors are the silent workhorses of modern industry. Regardless of sector or level of technological sophistication, they keep factories running and value chains moving. Yet despite their... 


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Engineered for Africa: Weba Chute Systems tackles tough materials handling challenges
30th October 2026

Africa’s mining industry operates across some of the world’s most demanding bulk materials handling environments. High tonnages, abrasive ores, variable feed characteristics and remote operating... 


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Customers reaffirm increased 2027 demand for Implats’ products
29th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Annual contractual negotiations with core customers has reaffirmed increased 2027 demand for the sustainable and responsible supply of all the precious and base metal products of Implats, CEO Nico... 


Namib Minerals signs indicative $30m Ecobank term sheet for Redwing bankability programme
Namib Minerals signs indicative $30m Ecobank term sheet for Redwing bankability programme
23rd October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Gold and exploration company Namib Minerals’ subsidiary Bulawayo Mining Company has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Ecobank Zimbabwe for a proposed nondilutive $30-million, 36-month loan... 


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Dokwe gold project, Zimbabwe
23rd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

The project proposes the construction of an openpit mining operation, with mining from two separate deposits. 


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Tharisa PGMs underground project, South Africa – update
23rd October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Tharisa Minerals has agreed to sell 50% of platinum group metals concentrate to Rustenburg Platinum Mines, a subsidiary of Valterra Platinum. 


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Africa's minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle
19th October 2026 By: Reuters

As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at home, government and industry officials say a major obstacle risks crimping investment: a shortage of cheap, reliable electricity.... 


A dam in South Africa
South Africa, Zim mulling $500m dam project
16th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa and Zimbabwe are discussing a $500-million dam project to supply water to an industrial hub near their border, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The proposed Thuli Moswa dam,... 


When mining becomes strategic: are critical minerals testing investor-state arbitration?
When mining becomes strategic: are critical minerals testing investor-state arbitration?
15th October 2026

By: Daniel Wilmot -  Partner at Stewarts specialising in international commercial and investor-state arbitration As critical minerals become geopolitically strategic, resulting disputes become... 


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Valterra joins Northam as a buyer of Tharisa PGM concentrate
15th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tharisa Minerals has agreed to sell 50% of the platinum group metal (PGM) concentrate produced at its... 


Gold remains under pressure as Middle East tensions persist
Gold remains under pressure as Middle East tensions persist
12th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Precious metals and technology company Heraeus Precious Metals says gold has remained under pressure as continued tensions in the Middle East push oil prices higher. In its latest ‘Precious... 


Caledonia Mining CEO Mark Learmonth
Caledonia Mining cuts 2026 gold production guidance, raises cost outlook
9th October 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation has lowered its gold production guidance for the Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, to between 69 000 oz and 72 500 oz for the year to December 31, from its previous... 


Critical Minerals Conference  Ferroalloys sector balancing geopolitics, tariffs, and the structural path to re-industrialisation
Critical Minerals Conference Ferroalloys sector balancing geopolitics, tariffs, and the structural path to re-industrialisation
9th October 2026

South Africa’s critical minerals sector faces a pivotal moment as energy tariff reforms, port efficiency gains, and global policy shifts intersect to shape the future of local beneficiation. The... 


Ferroalloys sector balancing geopolitics, tariffs, and the structural path to re-industrialisation
Ferroalloys sector balancing geopolitics, tariffs, and the structural path to re-industrialisation
9th October 2026

South Africa’s critical minerals sector faces a pivotal moment as energy tariff reforms, port efficiency gains, and global policy shifts intersect to shape the future of local beneficiation. The... 


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Zulu lithium/tantalum project pilot plant, Zimbabwe – update
9th October 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £1.2-million before expenses. The funding enables the company to progress directly towards restarting plant operations at Zulu. 


Valterra Platinum Executive Head: Processing Operations Agit Singh.
Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road
9th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Reduction of 3 000-equivalent trucks on the road, a 70.5 MWh decrease in smelting electricity consumption, a 70 000 t cut in smelting CO2 emissions, and a R203-million annual cost saving, which... 


Lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Zimbabwe's lithium export earnings surge on higher spodumene prices
8th October 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe recorded lithium export sales worth $2.16-billion during the nine months to September 30, nearly four times the total sales for last year, the government's minerals marketing agency said... 


Oppenheimer Generations Executive Chairperson Jonathan Oppenheimer.
Jonathan Oppenheimer emphasises urgency of tackling climate change challenge
7th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With the prospect of even more extreme climate change, with the challenges faced in the environmental space worldwide, the importance of a holistic, joined-up, collective understanding of... 


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Zimbabwe State miner secures $100m for platinum project
7th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

Zimbabwe State miner secures $100m for platinum project Zimbabwe’s state-owned Mutapa Platinum Group has secured $100-million to develop its Darwendale project. 


People work in a processing plant at Dinson Iron and Steel Company in Mvuma, Zimbabwe
Tsingshan's Zimbabwe steel unit partners with state rail firm to boost haulage capacity
6th October 2026 By: Reuters

The Zimbabwean steelmaking unit of Chinese metals giant Tsingshan Holding Group on Monday signed a partnership deal with the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to expand capacity for coal and... 


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