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Tagwirei ally's Fossil Group hits the jackpot with public contracts

Owned by an ally of Zimbabwean tycoon Kuda Tagwirei, a target of US sanctions, the Fossil Group has won more than 15 public works contracts since June, more than many of its rivals. [...]

Published on 01.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT

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State-owned Kuvimba Mining regains control of a parcel of the Freda Rebecca goldmine

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Exit of Vi Holding and Lafarge tightens Tagwirei's grip

The two biggest international investors in Zimbabwe are pulling out at the same time and selling their assets to companies with links to the powerful magnate and presidential adviser Kuda Tagwirei.

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Harare backtracks over $70m arbitration payout despite Bravura's support

South African mining firm Amari Resources has renewed its fight against the Zimbabwean government, from which it hopes to recover more than $70m in compensation following the withdrawal of its licences. But Harare seems determined not to pay.

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Harare multiplies tax breaks on mining sector to fulfil campaign objectives

With the general election in sight, the Zimbawean government has been offering generous tax exemptions to mining entrepreneurs from which fledging company Kygar Resources is the latest to benefit.

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TN Gold gets bogged down over Mzi Khumalo's old gold mine

The Zimbabwean mining company, property of businessman Tawanda Nyambirai, bought the Arcturus mine in 2017 from Metallon, once the county's leading mining company. But he has faced a major court setback that could scupper his plans for the site.

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Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Though under US sanctions imposed in mi-2020 due to his ties with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kuda Tagwirei is still very much in business through a galaxy of companies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mauritius.

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Zimbabwe
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.

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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.

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Zimbabwe
Tagwirei ally's Fossil Group hits the jackpot with public contracts

Zimbabwe
State-owned Kuvimba Mining regains control of a parcel of the Freda Rebecca goldmine

Zimbabwe
Exit of Vi Holding and Lafarge tightens Tagwirei's grip

Zimbabwe
Harare backtracks over $70m arbitration payout despite Bravura's support

Zimbabwe
Harare multiplies tax breaks on mining sector to fulfil campaign objectives

Zimbabwe
TN Gold gets bogged down over Mzi Khumalo's old gold mine

In Focus | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's tax gift to mining magnate Tagwirei

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