EnviroPress Reporter BIKITA— For generations, the hills around Bikita have yielded minerals. Today, lithium has turned the district into one of Zimbabwe’s most important mining centres, attracting hundreds of millions of dollars in investment...

EnviroPress Reporter BIKITA — For villagers living around Bikita Minerals, the question is no longer simply whether lithium mining can bring jobs and development. It is whether the mine has the permits, safeguards and...

EnviroPress Reporter BIKITA — For a district sitting on one of Zimbabwe’s most valuable lithium deposits, the boom has brought jobs, new processing plants and millions of dollars in investment. But in the villages...

EnviroPress Reporter MBERENGWA — For generations, the people living around Sandawana have known the hills for emeralds, tantalite and other minerals. Lithium has now put the remote Mberengwa mining district at the centre of...

EnviroPress Reporter For generations, the people of Mberengwa have lived beside minerals that have made their district famous but have rarely transformed everyday life. Now, as Sandawana Mine moves from its emerald legacy into...

EnviroPress Reporter Sandawana Mine is entering a decisive period as Zimbabwe’s January 2027 deadline for ending exports of unprocessed lithium concentrate draws closer, putting pressure on the state-owned operation to turn its processing ambitions...