Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining
ASGM policy, formalisation efforts, rights and livelihoods of artisanal and small-scale miners across Africa.
Rights group condemns shooting at Mutare gold mine
Artisanal miner shot at Mutare gold mine, with police and watchdog giving different accounts. Rights group...
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Nomsa Mpofu turns gold panning struggles into Miss Mines leadership
NOMSA Mpofu began her career as a gold panner in rural Gwanda. She later moved through...
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Siwela attends UN programme on sustainable development
Mollin Siwela joined a UN leadership programme that ended in February this year. She said artisanal...
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Global tensions disrupt gold routes, raising costs for Zimbabwe exporters
Global tensions have forced ships to avoid the Red Sea and take longer routes. The longer...
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Chipangura calls for unity in mining
Chiedza Chipangura spoke at the Hope-Fay Public Lecture Series on Women and Mining. She urged women...
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RBZ policy reversal exposes deeper cracks in monetary strategy
Opinion | By Thomas Chidamba THE RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe’s abrupt suspension of the gold retention...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe central bank suspends gold retention policy for small miners
Zimbabwe central bank suspends new forex retention policy for small-scale gold miners. Move follows implementation problems...
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Stakeholders urge stronger protections for artisanal miners in new mining bill
Stakeholders want Zimbabwe’s new mining bill to better protect artisanal and youth miners. Speakers say the...
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Small-scale miners lift gold sales, smuggling debate grows
Official gold sales rose in 2025, yet estimates suggest significant volumes still leave the country informally....
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Govt moves to formalise artisanal mining as small-scale miners supply 68% of gold
ZIMBABWE'S government is moving to formalise artisanal and small-scale mining, a sector that now supplies 68%...
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