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Zimbabwe
Harare dithers over helping ZMDC to settle debt to South Africa's Amari

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube in Harare, Zimbabwe, 5 October 2018. © Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is reluctant to grant a loan to state-owned mining conglomerate ZMDC to allow it to put an end to its long-running dispute with South Africa's Amari Resources, which was expelled from its nickel and platinum licences. [...]

Published on 29/08/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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