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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


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... 


Zimbabwe Location map/flag
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... 


A PGMs mine
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... 


Premier African Minerals to raise £1.2m for Zimbabwe project
Premier African Minerals to raise £1.2m for Zimbabwe project
5th October 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £1.2-million before expenses through the issue of 27.52-billion new ordinary shares of nil par value in the... 


Mining Recovery Goes Beyond Repair
Mining Recovery Goes Beyond Repair
2nd October 2026

What a 16-month production interruption reveals about the true cost of mining downtime and the planning required before a loss occurs. A fire deep underground burned for days. Mechanical methods... 


African Youth Put Their Mars Rovers to the Test at the Cars4Mars African Rover Challenge 2026!
30th September 2026

South African and other African students and learners put their Mars rover prototypes to the test on 19 September 2026, taking part in a simulated mission to Mars at South African National Space... 


Tharisa founder Loucas Pouroulis
Tharisa appoints new chair, as Loucas Pouroulis becomes founding chairperson emeritus
30th September 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Loucas Pouroulis, the founder of Johannesburg- and London-listed mining and metals group Tharisa will, from October 1, become founding chairperson emeritus of the company, while Carol Bell will... 


Valterra Platinum Executive Head: Processing Operations Agit Singh.
Jameson cells saving Valterra Platinum R203m, keeping 3 000 trucks off road
23rd September 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... 


Stacks of copper
Zimbabwe secures funds for key commodity gateway upgrade
22nd September 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's government on Tuesday announced a funding agreement for the upgrade of the Chirundu border with Zambia, to reduce delays on a vital gateway connecting the central African copperbelt to... 


Automechanika Johannesburg Builds Continental Momentum as Regional Roadshows Set Sights on Gallagher Convention Centre
21st September 2026

Automotive aftermarket buyers, workshop owners, and fleet operators from across Southern Africa are gearing up for the continent’s premier automotive trade event: Automechanika Johannesburg 2026.... 


Image of Zimbabwe flag and periodic table symbols for platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold
Karo platinum project, Zimbabwe – update
18th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Tharisa has completed three critical steps underpinning the development of Karo. 


Valterra Platinum executive head: marketing Hilton Ingram.
Six-million-ounce platinum demand opportunity from hydrogen truck fleets
18th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

If a 20% global truck fleet share can be secured at current or near current platinum loading, there is a six-million-ounce platinum opportunity from a demand perspective, according to Valterra... 


A railway line
Zimbabwe seeks $115m Afreximbank loan for State rail operator
17th September 2026 By: Reuters

Zimbabwe's State-owned railway company is negotiating a $115-million facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to buy locomotives and wagons and expand haulage capacity, an... 


Premier, Canmax extend long stop date of offtake, prepayment agreement
14th September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Premier African Minerals has reached agreement with Canmax Technologies to further extend the long stop date under the restated offtake and prepayment agreement originally entered... 


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