Government says Zimbabwe's mineral beneficiation programme is creating jobs and transforming rural communities as Eberne Investments expands granite processing operations in Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe.

HARARE – Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube says the Government will maintain its January 2027 deadline requiring lithium producers to beneficiate their minerals locally, despite calls from mining companies for more time to complete processing plants.

HARARE — The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe has been rocked by an unprecedented leadership crisis after outgoing president John Musekiwa reportedly broke down during an Annual General Meeting (AGM) and declined an endorsement for a second term, triggering a chain of events that has left the influential mining body facing questions over its succession process.

Employees at Richmark Zimbabwe, a Chinese-owned contractor working for Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ), have raised concerns over alleged health and safety violations at the company's mining operations, claiming workers are being exposed to hazardous conditions while operating defective equipment.

MASVINGO – The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has called for an immediate suspension of operations at Bikita Minerals and an independent investigation into two worker deaths reported at the lithium mining company during the weekend of 6 to 7 June 2026.

Bikita Minerals has confirmed the deaths of two contractor employees in separate incidents at its operations, including a fatal waste dump accident involving a dump truck operator and the death of a security guard found unresponsive while on duty.

PENHALONGA, MANICALAND — The constant hum of high-capacity pumps echoing through Redwing Mine signals far more than a dewatering operation. It marks the beginning of what could become one of Zimbabwe's most significant mining revival projects and one of the largest gold restart investments currently underway in Southern Africa.

CHIMANIMANI — For months, the tranquil waters of the Haroni River flowed brown with sediment as excavators chewed through riverbanks and mining equipment roared day and night in one of Zimbabwe's most ecologically sensitive regions.