Under-fire lithium giant says US$400m refinery by year 2027
The abrupt ban, announced by Mines minister Polite Kambamura last month, sent Chinese lithium prices spiking, highlighting Zimbabwe’s influence on the global market.
By Tinashe Kairiza
Mar. 27, 2026
Forfeiture in mining law in Zimbabwe
The legal basis for forfeiture rests on the principle that a mining right is a privilege granted by the State, not an absolute right, and is conditional upon the title
By Adam Mavhiko
Mar. 26, 2026
Bulawayo man granted bail over 32kg copper cable theft
Detectives recovered copper cables cut into small pieces from the compartments.
By Langelihle Nyathi
Mar. 26, 2026
Zim’s lithium export ban signals new phase in mining cooperation
The policy brought forward the planned ban, originally scheduled to take full effect in January 2027, by nearly ten months, sending shockwaves through lithium markets.
By Zhou Jinyan
Mar. 20, 2026
Bloodbath in Zim’s lithium fields
“With exports halted, the ripple effects are being felt throughout the value chain. Small-scale miners have shut down, and local cashflows have been severely disrupted.”
By Joyce Makunya and Tinashe Kairiza
Mar. 20, 2026
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
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
ZiG gamble rattles state contractors ‘Government attempts to fix old problem, risks new side effects’
Local News
Mar. 27, 2026
Rivers of human waste open new, scary frontiers in Harare: How Kuwadzana residents are forced to co-exist with their own excreta
Local News
Mar. 27, 2026
