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Diamonds giant halts production... as global price meltdown bites Zim
One of Zimbabwe’s remaining diamond miners has suspended production under the weight of a global slump in gem prices, whose effects are rippling across international markets,
By Tinashe Kairiza
13h ago
Market Pulse: Political economy of critical minerals
Critical minerals are defined less by geological rarity than by economic importance and supply vulnerability.
By Dennis Mambure
Mar. 6, 2026
Candid Comment: Raw minerals export ban must be enforced
Zimbabwe holds significant reserves of lithium, nickel, graphite and other strategic minerals critical to the global energy transition.
By EDDIE ZVINONZWA
Mar. 6, 2026
Lithium to spur industrialisation: Chiwenga
Chiwenga hailed the progress at Sandawana Mines and the processing plant in Zvishavane saying the development will augment government’s development trajectory.
By Sydney Kawadza
Mar. 6, 2026
Beneficiation beyond rhetoric: Policy actions for sustainable mineral value chains in Zim
ZIMBABWE possesses a wealth of mineral resources, including lithium, platinum group of metals, chrome, gold and iron ore
By John Laisani
Mar. 5, 2026
Lithium suspension won’t derail Zulu Project: Premier
PREMIER African Minerals has downplayed concerns over Zimbabwe’s recent ban on lithium concentrate exports, assuring investors that the move will not affect the future commercial production
By Business Reporter
Mar. 3, 2026
The long road to owning our wealth
For too long, Zimbabwe has shipped out its mineral riches in their crudest form, receiving crumbs while foreign refiners and traders reap the true rewards.
By Lawrence Makamanzi
Mar. 2, 2026
Kupfuwa urges Zim’s young miners to drop poverty mindset
YOUNG Miners Foundation (YMF) chief executive officer Payne Kupfuwa has urged Zimbabwe’s young miners to drop a poverty-driven mentality and adopt a business-savvy approach to mining,
By CONCILIA MUPEZENI
Feb. 26, 2026
Artisanal miner murder highlights human rights abuses in Marange
According to a leaked police memorandum dated February 8, 2026, Chamatumba was allegedly killed by a soldier stationed in Marange during an interrogation at the base.
By Christopher Mahove
Feb. 21, 2026
