Bikita Minerals

Kovedzayi Takawira BUHERA — Sabi Star Mine, operated by Chinese-owned Maxi Mind, is at the centre of environmental havoc in Mukwasi Village, Buhera.  The lithium boom, while fuelling Zimbabwe’s economic ambitions, has made life…

Godfrey Mtimba Masvingo—The High Court in Masvingo has quashed a ruling by a Bikita magistrate to evict about 27 families from Murape village to pave way for Bikita Minerals, a Chinese lithium entity. The villagers were arrested and…

Morris Bishi Masvingo—Residents of Murape village are facing a severe crisis due to the construction of a slime dam by the nearby Bikita Minerals, which has not only cut off their access to clean water but also poses a threat to their…

The union has annoyed the Bikita Minerals management and the ruling party by consistently writing adverse reports on the unfair labour practices allegedly being perpetrated by the lithium mining company

Moses Ziyambi Masvingo—President Emmerson Mnangagwa blended his praise for Bikita Minerals with thinly veiled jabs as he sought to balance conflicting interest regarding one of the most significant Chinese mining investments in the…

DEALERS who boast of close links with powerful Zanu PF politicians and senior employees at Bikita Minerals are making a killing by facilitating the smuggling of truckloads of lithium from Zimbabwe’s biggest lithium producer on a daily…

Moses Ziyambi Bikita, Masvingo—Chief Marozva of Bikita—real name Ishmael Mudhe—and local Zanu PF members are acting as recruiting agents for Bikita Minerals, a mega-million Chinese-dominated lithium mine in Masvingo, locals have said.…

Moses Ziyambi  Bikita Minerals has conceded some ground in its long-running feud with employees over demands for better salaries, with the Chinese lithium miner offering a US100 increment to the lowest paid employees. The workers,…

MOSES ZIYAMBI Lithium miner, Bikita Minerals in Masvingo province has been registering steep surges in production of late, but its employees see no reason to celebrate this resurgence as they say working conditions  are deteriorating.…