28.6.2015 14:42

Rio Tinto sells Murowa diamond mine and leaves Zimbabwe

Mining giant Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) is leaving Zimbabwe after agreeing to sell its 78% stake in the Murowa Diamonds mine and its 50% holding in the...
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23.6.2015 14:47

War veterans threaten mines grab

Ex-freedom fighters will soon launch a crack-down on “unproductive” mines across the country with a view...
3.6.2015 15:33

Diamond union claims firms bribed newspaper

The Zimbabwe Diamond Mine Workers Union (ZMDWU) has slammed the state-controlled Sunday Mail for politicising the...
25.5.2015 8:00

Business as usual for Telecel

Telecel Zimbabwe has assured all its subscribers, airtime distributors, dealers and vendors, various business partners and...
13.5.2015 16:44

Granite in Mutoko not benefitting locals

Ganite mining has only brought environmental degradation and other social ills to the lives of Mutoko...
11.5.2015 15:52

Alluvial Diamond Mining in Marange

Mergers in Zimbabwe’s diamond sector set to evade human rights due diligence --- Background: Diamond mining...
10.5.2015 15:00

Army chiefs continue Marange plunder

MINES minister Walter Chidhakwa continues to watch helplessly as army generals and other security services chiefs...
6.5.2015 12:50

Conflict over water threatens mining, farming communities

While mining and farming activities have been hailed for creating employment and bringing development to Zimbabwe,...
6.5.2015 12:16

Marange gems sent to Asia on private planes

Private aeroplanes that are never searched to quantify volume, grade or value of their precious cargo...
23.4.2015 17:40

Cosa Nostra Diamonds

Harare, Zimbabwe. Early January 2011. A man buys one million carats of blood diamonds. Cash. With...
15.4.2015 15:29

Stop all diamond mining, CSOs tell govt

Civil society has called on the government of Zimbabwe to stop all diamond mining activities and...
15.4.2015 12:55

Govt loses millions as EMA forces gold mine closure

Hundreds of people lost their jobs when the Environment Management Agency closed down Russian-owned DTZ Ozgeo...
15.4.2015 10:22

Mass job losses in Marange

Marange diamond miners are on a massive retrenchment exercise as they struggle to stay afloat following...
14.4.2015 17:34

Illicit cigarette wars intensify

The turf war between rival cigarette companies has fuelled a hugely corrupt supply chain, involving regional...

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