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2 illegal miners die, 5 trapped in shaft
Rescue efforts continue to retrieve the bodies of trapped minersZim Now WriterTwo illegal miners were killed while five others are feared dead following a mine shaft collapsed and buried them undergro...
Power challenges hampering mining operations
Zim Now WriterMining Zimbabwe has said the attainment of the US$12 billion mining industry by 2023 is headed for failure if power constraints continue persistent.According to MZ, all mining companies...
Affordable housing delivery feasible if government and private sector put heads together
Mr Ken SharpeZim Now writerStylish and affordable housing for all is not something that needs be limited to the yuppie class, local development giant has said.“Social housing is the responsibility of...
Galileo targets four zones for lithium exploration
Zim Now WriterUK-based Galileo Resources chairperson and chief executive, Colin Bird has said the mining company has identified four target zones with potential for pegmatite-hosted lithium, tin and t...
Govt places chrome trading under MMCZ
Zim Now WriterThe Minerals marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has been put in charge of all chrome ore trading in the country as government moves to ensure domestic beneficiation.Exports of raw...
US$391 million Karo Platinum phase 1 construction starts
Mines Minister Chitando  officiating at the ground breaking ceremony with Tharisa and Karo officials looking onTharisa has marked the start of construction at the Karo Platinum Project which will see...
Total Eren, Chariot to build 30-MW solar farm Karo Platinum
 French independent power producer Total Eren and UK-based energy group Chariot announced this Wednesday that they have agreed to build a solar farm with an initial installed capacity of 30 MWp to sup...
Axia joins migration from ZSE to VFEX
 Axia Corporation Limited  is set to be the latest firm to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in order to join the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX).In a statement, “The Directors of Axia Corp...
Zera calls for renewal of licenses
The LPG Retail licence renewal costs US$100Zim Now WriterThe Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has notified fuel operators whose 2022 operating licences expire on 31 December 2022 to apply f...
Chipo Mutasa exits TelOne
 Zim Now WriterTelOne Managing Director Chipo Mutasa has announced she will be stepping down at the end of the month after her contract with the parastatal comes to an end. Appointed in 2013, she has...