Digital Silk Road: How China is empowering Africa’s digital future
From an information system professional’s perspective, Digital Silk Road cooperation helps resolve three core bottlenecks restricting Africa’s digital progress.
By Alfred Mudarikwa
7h ago
Major policy shifts must consider investors
But while the policy direction is correct, its implementation exposed a dangerous weakness that Zimbabwe must address if it hopes to remain attractive.
By Shame Makoshori
11h ago
Zim chefs caught up in industrial-scale looting of lithium...Africa’s richest enclave buffeted by scourge blessed by stewards
Zimbabwe’s mining sector has been haunted by industrial-scale resource leakages. The country loses up to US$2 billion worth of gold annually through smuggling and illicit financial flows.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
11h ago
The sodium-Ion battery revolution: Strategic opportunities for lithium-producing nations
Establish an African Battery Minerals Alliance to coordinate policies, prevent destructive competition, and build integrated regional value chains under the AfCFTA framework.
By Saxon Zvina
Jun. 2, 2026
Beyond the lithium boom: Why sodium batteries are rising, and how Zimbabwe can stay ahead
However, a quiet but powerful shift is happening in laboratories and factories in China, Europe, and the USA: sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are maturing rapidly.
By Roxette Mikela pazvakavambwa
Jun. 1, 2026
PLZ ‘invests’ in people, ‘preserves’ culture as it commemorates Africa Day
He said this year’s theme reflected the values of unity, resilience and sustainability which were important for both Africa and the mining sector.
By Blessed Ndlovu
May. 30, 2026
Chinese firms lead Zimbabwe’s US$1bn lithium processing drive
“Huayou (Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe) has invested approximately US$400 million in the Arcadia lithium sulphate plant, in addition to an earlier concentrator investment of around US$300 million.
By Tinashe Kairiza
May. 29, 2026
Why Zim’s EV transition faces a long, potholed road ahead
In Zimbabwe, this global transition is often met with a mix of academic enthusiasm and policy experimentation, as seen through legislative adjustments like Statutory Instrument 35 of 2025,
By Tendai Munhundarima
May. 24, 2026
Zim’s lithium refining accelerates under new export rules
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has commissioned a processing plant at its Arcadia lithium mine near Harare.
By Elizabeth Khumalo
May. 23, 2026
