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Mnangagwa pampers mining explosives champion Intrachem

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. © Aaron Ufumeli/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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. [...]

Published on 12.01.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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