Gold rally is bringing new riches to rural Zimbabwe

In Filabusi, the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the small town's bars. The three-year surge in gold prices, driven to a record this year …

University of Zimbabwe withholds salaries of striking lecturers

The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has withheld salaries for lecturers who have now clocked 58 days on strike, escalating tensions in a protracted pay dispute that has thrown the academic calendar into disarray. Lecturers have been on industrial action since …

Empowering Voices, Cultivating Resilience: Farmer Field Schools Transform Lives In Zimbabwe's Sebungwe Landscape

(MENAFN- African Press Organization) In Zimbabwe's Kariba District, a quiet transformation is taking place driven by knowledge, inclusion, and resilience. Supported by the Embassy of Ireland through UNDP and led by FAO in partnership with the Ministry …

Zimbabwe’s Platinum Sector Poised for Growth as Prices Hit Three-Year High

Zimbabwe’s platinum mining sector is entering a new era of opportunity as global platinum prices surge to three-year highs, with the precious metal recently breaking through the $1,050 per ounce barrier. This signifies potential for the country’s major …

Zimbabwe Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Mining as More Offenders Receive Jail Time

The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has secured another conviction in its ongoing campaign against illegal mining, with two gold prospectors from Gwanda sentenced to two years in prison this week, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo …

China Natural Resources Jumps After-Hours On Share Consolidation Update: Retail Bets On $1.75B Zimbabwe Lithium Deal ...

Shares of China Natural Resources (CHNR) spiked 41% higher to $0.79 after market hours on Tuesday. The mining company announced the effective date of its share consolidation, under which every eight issued and outstanding common shares will be merged into …

Zimbabwe to ban export of lithium concentrates from 2027

Lithium sulphate is an intermediate product which can be refined into a battery-grade material such as lithium hydroxide or lithium carbonate used in battery manufacturing.Zimbabwe will ban the export of lithium concentrates from 2027 as it extends its …

Zimbabwe’s ZiG Currency: How Does It Work, and Can It Last?

Zimbabwe's whites are more patriotic than the majority blacks

I am a black Zimbabwean, born and bred in this land of striking beauty. But in my lived experience, I have observed something that continues to trouble me. Among my circle of friends, it is often my white Zimbabwean companions who display more visible and …

Zimbabwe deploys drones on the border with Mozambique

June 10, 2025 Staff Reporter Economic Analysis, Headlines 0 The fleet, launched last month, will serve as a deterrent to smuggling across Zimbabwe’s eastern border The government of Zimbabwe has deployed a fleet of drones to improve law enforcement along …