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High investment threshold in mining law threatens equity and inclusion, critics warn

Editor Enviro February 18, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter A clause in the yet to gazzetted Mines and Minerals Bill has come under intense scrutiny for potentially undermining constitutional principles of equality, inclusivity, and community empowerment. Clause 6(4)(a)(ii) of the proposed...

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Chief Ngungumbane decries broken promises by Kuvimba Mining in Mberengwa

Editor Enviro February 13, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter Senator Chief Ngungumbane has voiced deep frustration with Kuvimba Mining House (KMH), accusing the company of failing to deliver on a wide range of promises made to the people of Mberengwa following...

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Bikita Ward 9 councillor dismisses claims of local employment by Bikita Minerals

Editor Enviro February 6, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter Bikita Ward 9 councillor, Surprise Pembere, has dismissed widespread claims that Bikita Minerals is employing locals from surrounding communities, accusing the lithium mining giant of favouring outsiders while leaving area residents sidelined...

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Bikita MP Makusha stands up for families facing eviction by Bikita Minerals

Editor Enviro February 5, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter Tensions are mounting in Bikita District as 12 Murape families face imminent eviction from their ancestral land to pave way for mining expansion by Bikita Minerals, but local Member of Parliament Nhatiso...

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Mberengwa communities lose hope in lithium benefits, says DDC Hlavati

Editor Enviro February 1, 2025

Chipo Chigariro Mberengwa District Development Coordinator (DDC), Wafios Hlavati, has painted a grim picture of growing disillusionment among local communities over the ongoing lithium mining operations at Sandawana Mine, saying residents have all but...

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Labour rights violations cast shadow over Zimbabwe’s lithium boom

Editor Enviro January 18, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter As Zimbabwe positions itself as a key player in the global lithium market, fresh concerns are emerging about the human cost of the country’s mineral-driven growth—particularly labour rights violations in and around...

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Eliminating hunger as a barrier to education: Bikita Minerals ups ante on school feeding programmes

Editor Enviro January 17, 2025

Trymore Tagwireyi Bikita Minerals is transforming the educational landscape of Bikita District through a powerful yet often overlooked tool—nutrition. Since launching its school feeding program in 2022, the mining giant has made a profound...

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Mberengwa MP Zhou vows to take fight against lithium smuggling to parliament

Editor Enviro January 10, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter Alarmed by the rampant smuggling of lithium through Zimbabwe’s porous borders, Mberengwa North legislator Tafanana Zhou has vowed to take the matter to Parliament in a bid to push government into strengthening...

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Minister Chadzamira pledges probe into labour malpractices at Bikita Minerals

Editor Enviro January 3, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra Chadzamira, has pledged to investigate growing concerns over alleged labour malpractices at Bikita Minerals, following increasing reports of unfair recruitment practices and...

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What Was Promised vs. What’s Been Delivered

Editor Enviro January 3, 2025

EnviroPress Reporter Commitment by Kuvimba / KMH Current Status US $110M road maintenance fund Roads remain deteriorated, especially side routes Upgraded clinic to hospital plus ambulance No upgrades; clinic still basic Relocation of school and...