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Diplomacy Road and rail 14/05/2021

Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Kazungula Bridge connecting Botswana and Zambia on May 10, 2021. ©Tshekiso Tebalo / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Focus Business Offshore finance 10/05/2021

Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Mining 26/04/2021

Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. ©Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Mining 19/04/2021

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

The Bretton Woods institution is under growing pressure to stop financing coal because of targets tied to the COP21 climate conference in Paris. In Southern Africa, where coal is abundant, anxiety is on the rise. [...]

Diplomacy 15/04/2021

Mnangagwa's hawkish Cabo Delgado outburst catches SADC off guard

Mining 06/04/2021

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Southern Africa's nickel miners are in the starting blocks after billionaire Elon Musk recently voiced concerns that supply may not match a future boom in electric batteries. [...]

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Business Oil & gas 01/04/2021

Kuda Tagwirei looking to supply fuel to state despite US sanctions

A firm with links to the Zimbabwean magnate Kuda Tagwirei is among the suppliers authorised to carry out public contracts in 2021 despite the businessman was subjected to American sanctions for "corruption of public officials" last summer. [...]

Mining 22/03/2021

Victoria Falls Stock Exchange courts junior miners

Backed by an enthusiastic President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the young Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is stepping up its efforts to attract international mining investors and is bending over backwards to appeal to juniors on Anglo-Saxon exchanges. [...]

Politics 09/03/2021

Mnangagwa battered by VP resignation and US sanctions renewal

March looks set to be a difficult month for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is in an increasingly precarious position: US sanctions have been extended and his vice president has had to resign amid a sex scandal. [...]

Spotlight Mining 26/02/2021

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Several haulage companies have stopped exporting minerals mined in the DRC and are restricting themselves to transport operations within the country, claiming that tolls imposed when crossing into Zambia are prohibitively high. [...]

Business 24/02/2021

Grain Trading Co surfs on Mnangagwa's agricultural strategy

Two businessmen with a longstanding presence in Harare's agricultural trading community have launched a grain import-export company based in Mauritius to target the Zimbabwean market. They are seeking to take advantage of a booming sector, driven by President Mnangagwa's plans to improve the security of the country's food supplies. [...]

Mining 04/02/2021

Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

The magnate Kuda Tagwirei, who is an advisor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been granted a substantial tax exemption on one of his mining companies. He is already suspected of being the éminence grise behind Harare's new parastatal, Kuvimba Mining House. [...]

Zimbabwean foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo died on 20 January of Covid-19.

Diplomacy 29/01/2021

Diplomacy in crisis after Covid death of foreign minister Moyo

Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo, one of President Mnangagwa's staunchest supporters, has succumbed to Covid-19. His death leaves Zimbabwe's diplomacy in turmoil at a critical time for its international relations. [...]

Mining 12/01/2021

Mnangagwa pampers mining explosives champion Intrachem

Harare's tariff assistance to Zimbabwe's mining explosives leader Intrachem comes as the firm is moving away from being purely an importer to becoming a producer. Its pyrotechnics are a key part of President Mnangagwa's mining revival strategy. [...]

Mining 05/01/2021

Business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei's stamp is all over state's new mining behemoth

Kuvimba Mining House is the name of the new state-controlled entity created to coordinate and revamp the country's largest mines. Embodying Harare's hopes for its mining sector, all the paths heading out of the company's high-potential portfolio seem nonetheless to lead to Kuda Tagwirei, one of Mnangagwa's closest allies but a man under US sanctions. [...]

Mining 15/12/2020

3T leader AfriMet plans to break into battery metals

AfriMet, which has pumped half a million dollars into lithium developer Tantalex Resources in the DRC, is keen to get involved in other countries rich in the metal, with Zimbabwe top of the list. The move is a way of diversifying into battery metals, which are in great demand for electronics, a sector AfriMet already serves as a "3T" trader. [...]

Business 11/12/2020

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

As the countries of southern and eastern Africa look to resurrect their ailing tourist industries, a leading player in high-end safaris in Africa, Wilderness Safaris, is increasingly using Mauritius as a launchpad for its business ventures. [...]

Spotlight Business Finance 03/12/2020

Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

In the starting blocks for the future offshore Kigali Financial Centre, US financier Marc Holtzman has secured several key financial positions in Rwanda and Zimbabwe. [...]

Diplomacy Offshore finance 02/12/2020

Botswana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe put on best show to impress money-laundering watchdog

From 24 November to 4 December, the reputation of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mauritius will lie in the hands of the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group, a body of the global money laundering watchdog FATF. [...]

Spotlight Mining 19/11/2020

Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

With congestion at the Beitbridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa recently worse than ever, the Kazungula Bridge between Zambia and Botswana has just been completed, opening up a new direct route between the Copperbelt and the port of Durban. [...]

Mining 09/11/2020

Michael Luzich: from the Las Vegas strip to the gold mines of Zimbabwe

Michael Luzich, known for doing business in casinos and race cars, has just signed an agreement to purchase the Penhalonga gold project in Zimbabwe from Prospect Resources. [...]

Focus Mining 02/11/2020

Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

The arrival of Chinese companies at copper-cobalt deposits in the DRC and Zambia has upset traffic on mineral evacuation routes. They are forcing road transporters to contend with extremely low prices, leaving them no choice but to fight the terms of each new contract and redistribute market shares among the African ports. [...]

Zimbabwe's new ambassador to the United States, Tadeus Chifamba, has so far represented his country to European institutions.

Diplomacy 02/11/2020

US sanctions top of the agenda for new Washington ambassador Tadeous Chifamba

With the US presidential election just days away, Harare has appointed a new ambassador to Washington, Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba. His first priority will be to tackle the thorny issue of getting American sanctions on his country lifted. [...]

Legal exploitation of cannabis for medical use.

Focus Business 19/10/2020

Southern Africa's other green revolution

The slow legalisation of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, which got under way in Canada and the United States in 2016, has started a veritable agricultural revolution in Africa. From the mountains of Lesotho to the South African coast, taking in Malawi and Zimbabwe, the sector's major operators have set up partnerships with local entrepreneurs able to oversee plantations and talk to governments about the liberalisation of a form of cultivation which is still largely forbidden on the continent. [...]

Mining 09/10/2020

Cash-strapped Mnangagwa takes on copper thieves

Amid a surge in copper theft from public infrastructure Harare has abruptly stopped granting copper sales permits and will only resume issuing them once the recent law amendment, which plans to tighten licensing rules and increase the punishment of offenders, is implemented. [...]

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Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Mnangagwa's hawkish Cabo Delgado outburst catches SADC off guard

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Kuda Tagwirei looking to supply fuel to state despite US sanctions

Victoria Falls Stock Exchange courts junior miners

Mnangagwa battered by VP resignation and US sanctions renewal

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Grain Trading Co surfs on Mnangagwa's agricultural strategy

Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

Diplomacy in crisis after Covid death of foreign minister Moyo

Mnangagwa pampers mining explosives champion Intrachem

Business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei's stamp is all over state's new mining behemoth

3T leader AfriMet plans to break into battery metals

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

Botswana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe put on best show to impress money-laundering watchdog

Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

Michael Luzich: from the Las Vegas strip to the gold mines of Zimbabwe

Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

US sanctions top of the agenda for new Washington ambassador Tadeous Chifamba

Southern Africa's other green revolution

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Mnangagwa's PR misses a step over Kazungula Bridge

Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Mnangagwa indulges Chinese miners despite growing unrest

Africa anxious over prospect of World Bank turning away from coal

Mnangagwa's hawkish Cabo Delgado outburst catches SADC off guard

Buoyed by Elon Musk, southern Africa readies for nickel rush

Kuda Tagwirei looking to supply fuel to state despite US sanctions

Victoria Falls Stock Exchange courts junior miners

Mnangagwa battered by VP resignation and US sanctions renewal

Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Grain Trading Co surfs on Mnangagwa's agricultural strategy

Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

Diplomacy in crisis after Covid death of foreign minister Moyo

Mnangagwa pampers mining explosives champion Intrachem

Business tycoon Kuda Tagwirei's stamp is all over state's new mining behemoth

3T leader AfriMet plans to break into battery metals

Luxury safari industry expands its base camp in Mauritius

Marc Holtzman, African leaders' favourite financier

Botswana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe put on best show to impress money-laundering watchdog

Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

Michael Luzich: from the Las Vegas strip to the gold mines of Zimbabwe

Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

US sanctions top of the agenda for new Washington ambassador Tadeous Chifamba

Southern Africa's other green revolution

Cash-strapped Mnangagwa takes on copper thieves

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