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Zimbabwe
Ziscosteel revival divides Mnangagwa government

Kuvimba Mining House and its German technical partner SMS Group have been chosen to revive Ziscosteel, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's major industrial projects. Not everyone in government is convinced by this choice. [...]

Published on 02/09/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Amatheon Agri
ArcelorMittal
Carl Heinrich Bruhn
CHB Investment Group
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Epikaizo Capital
Essar
Kuda Tagwirei
Kudakwashe Tagwirei
Kuvimba Mining House
Michael Rzepczyk
Sebeuzani
Sekai Nzenza
Simba Chinyemba
SMS Group
State Enterprises Restructuring Agency
Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency
ZiscoSteel

Zimbabwe
Tainted by its ties to tycoon Tagwirei, Kuvimba steps up mining at Ziscosteel

US sanctions imposed on business baron Kudakwashe Tagwirei have deterred investors from helping Kuvimba Mining House resume activity at Zimbabwe's historic steel mill. To compensate, production at the Ripple Creek iron ore mine is expected to be restarted.

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Zimbabwe
Exit of Vi Holding and Lafarge tightens Tagwirei's grip

The two biggest international investors in Zimbabwe are pulling out at the same time and selling their assets to companies with links to the powerful magnate and presidential adviser Kuda Tagwirei.

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Zimbabwe
Government looks to speed up reopening of ZiscoSteel ahead of presidential elections

Thanks to funding from Kuvimba Mining House, the state-controlled firm with links with controversial business magnate Kudakwashe Tagwirei, Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa hopes to speed up the reopening of former industrial flagship Ziscosteel in time for the 2023 elections.

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Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) facilities in Redcliff, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe
Tagwirei's allies continue to dominate behind the scenes at state-owned Bindura Nickel

Officially owned since December 2020 by the public entity Kuvimba Mining House, Bindura Nickel still has several allies of the magnate Kudakwashe Tagwirei on its board, thereby perpetuating the ambiguity as to who is really in charge of the mining assets belonging to this new state-owned company.

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2022

In Focus | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze

Though under US sanctions imposed in mi-2020 due to his ties with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Kuda Tagwirei is still very much in business through a galaxy of companies in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Mauritius.

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Amatheon Agri
ArcelorMittal
Carl Heinrich Bruhn
CHB Investment Group
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Epikaizo Capital
Essar
Kuda Tagwirei
Kudakwashe Tagwirei
Kuvimba Mining House
Michael Rzepczyk
Sebeuzani
Sekai Nzenza
Simba Chinyemba
SMS Group
State Enterprises Restructuring Agency
Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency
ZiscoSteel

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French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Zimbabwe
Ziscosteel revival divides Mnangagwa government

Zimbabwe
Tainted by its ties to tycoon Tagwirei, Kuvimba steps up mining at Ziscosteel

Zimbabwe
Exit of Vi Holding and Lafarge tightens Tagwirei's grip

Zimbabwe
Government looks to speed up reopening of ZiscoSteel ahead of presidential elections

Zimbabwe
Tagwirei's allies continue to dominate behind the scenes at state-owned Bindura Nickel

In Focus | Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's favourite tycoon operates offshore to escape US gaze