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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


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... 


Tharisa CEO Phoevos Pouroulis
Tharisa secures $300m bond to develop Zim platinum project
11th September 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE-listed mining and metals company Tharisa has announced the successful pricing of a $300-million five-year secured bond, issued at 98% of principal and carrying a yearly coupon of 11%, for the... 


Cape Town’s Manufacturing Sector Is Coming Together – Will You Be There?
Cape Town’s Manufacturing Sector Is Coming Together – Will You Be There?
11th September 2026

Cape Town’s manufacturing community will come together on 11 November 2026 for the Cape Town Manufacturing Summit, a flagship gathering focused on strengthening the competitiveness, resilience and... 


ICDA: A changing global chromium market sets the stage for Chromium 2026
ICDA: A changing global chromium market sets the stage for Chromium 2026
10th September 2026

The first half of 2026 has brought significant changes across the global chromium value chain. Strong stainless steel production continued to support demand for chrome ore and ferrochrome, while... 


Sandvik Mining VP and MD Southern Africa Imraan Amod spoke to Engineering News & Mining Weekly during the Electra Mining Africa event, held in Johannesburg from 7 to 11 September 2026.
Sandvik Mining advances mining through technology and local expertise
7th September 2026

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global supplier of equipment, tools, parts, services and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Its offering spans rock drilling,... 


Kavango appoints new CEO
Kavango appoints new CEO
7th September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Kavango Resources has appointed Jasper Musadaidzwa as CEO and executive director, with immediate effect. Donald McAlister has stepped down from his role as nonexecutive chairperson... 


ariel view of Caldonia mine
Zimbabwe seeks deeper mineral value addition
4th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Zimbabwe needs to attract investment into processing, refining and minerals-based manufacturing to retain more value from its mineral resources, reports investment promotion entity Zimbabwe... 


ariel view of a mine site
Investment success hinges on market attractiveness
4th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Zimbabwe’s ability to attract and retain mining investment depends on maintaining current economic stability, infrastructure development and access to long-term capital, says financial institution... 


Conference room with local and international staff from China Mineral Resources Group
Lithium mine projects enter trial production
4th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Body: With processing facilities entering trial production, Chinese mining company China Mineral Resources Group has completed and commissioned two projects at the Bikita lithium mine in Masvingo... 


a piece of lithium
Export restrictions create tax, transfer pricing challenges
4th September 2026

Zimbabwe’s tightening of export restrictions on unbeneficiated lithium and other raw minerals is creating operational, tax and transfer pricing challenges for multinational companies, reports... 


A Dwyka employee with a drone
Dwyka, Tharisa launch drone school in North West
4th September 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province.... 


An image of Mimosa mine
Rockwell Automation collaborates with Mimosa mine, local partner to modernise Zimbabwe mine
3rd September 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Industrial automation and digital transformation company Rockwell Automation has announced a new collaboration with Mimosa mine and Mine Elect to support the mine’s ongoing modernisation programme.... 


Valterra Platinum's Unki mine completes first-ever IRMA renewal audit
Valterra Platinum's Unki mine completes first-ever IRMA renewal audit
3rd September 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Nonprofit organisation (NPO) the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has released the first renewal audit report in its history, assessing JSE-listed Valterra Platinum's Unki mine,... 


Valterra Platinum executive head: marketing Hilton Ingram.
Six-million-ounce platinum demand opportunity from hydrogen truck fleets
1st 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... 


Tshiamiso Trust reports increase in claims activity, bolsters outreach
28th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Tshiamiso Trust has reported an increase in claims activity for the 2026 financial year as it moves into the latter half of its lifespan, with claim lodgements having increased by 64%... 


An image of the Blanket gold mine
Caledonia announces MRE for Motapa, increases Blanket’s estimates
28th August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Gold miner Caledonia Mining has announced a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 100%-owned Motapa property, in Zimbabwe. This shows a maiden measured and indicated MRE of 7.8-million... 


Tharisa CEO Phoevos Pouroulis
Tharisa, Valterra sign concentrate offtake agreement for Karo project
27th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

LSE- and JSE-listed critical minerals mining company Tharisa’s Karo Platinum subsidiary has signed a purchase of concentrate (PoC) binding term sheet with a subsidiary of Valterra Platinum for the... 


Bags of lithium concentrate being loaded onto a truck
Sinomine secures additional Zimbabwe lithium export quota
25th August 2026 By: Reuters

Sinomine Resource Group has secured an export quota for an additional 300,000 metric tons of lithium concentrate from Zimbabwe, the company has said. Zimbabwe, Africa's top producer of battery... 


Steel production
Tsingshan may triple output at its Zimbabwe steel plant
25th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Tsingshan Holding Group is considering as much as tripling output at a Zimbabwe steel plant it started in 2024, an expansion that could add to pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel industry... 


Executives from Tharisa and Karo Platinum and representatives of the Zimbabwe government, including President Emmerson Mnangagwe, at the signing of a 25-year mining lease
Karo Platinum secures 25yr special mining lease in Zimbabwe
24th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

LSE- and JSE-listed critical minerals mining company Tharisa's 85%-owned Karo Platinum subsidiary has signed a special mining lease agreement with Zimbabwe for an initial term of 25 years. This... 


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