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Zimbabwe
IMF urges Harare to raise taxes on mining

The IMF has told Zimbabwe that major tax cuts granted to the country's mining sector must be reversed in order to replenish state coffers. [...]

Published on 13/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Redwing goldmine closure hampers ZANU-PF campaign fundraising

Since 2018, the mine has been owned by Scott Pedzai Sakupwanya, a close associate of President Mnangagwa. Its closure, due to fatal accidents, deprives the ruling party of a key source of revenue ahead of this year's polls.

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Simisani Kupe-Jonathan Harris alliance shakes up Bulawayo gold sector

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Fearing seizures, Mnangagwa transfers state mining assets to a new entity

ZMDC, the state-owned company that owns the majority of the government's mining portfolio, needs to find more than $400m to compensate aggrieved former business partners.

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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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Clash over gold mine owned by ousted market leader Metallon

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

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Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

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

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