AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLithium Value-Add Push: Government has banned the export of unprocessed lithium, triggering fresh private investment into local beneficiation and captive power generation to support industrialisation. Mining Localisation: Mines are ordered to staff 98% of senior and middle management with Zimbabweans, with officials pointing at expatriate-heavy structures in fast-growing lithium operations. Energy for Industry: A new private power boom is expected as mining firms plan up to 1,000MW to meet beneficiation and industrial demand. Water Protection Emergency: President Mnangagwa declared 17 degraded rivers a state of disaster to speed rehabilitation after damage from legal and illegal alluvial mining. Trade Talks: China says it will negotiate Zimbabwe’s zero-tariff access by tackling non-tariff barriers under CADEPA. Food & Inputs Policy: Grain millers demand repeal of an SI imposing new taxes on imported grain, warning of higher bread, mealie-meal and stock feed prices. Border Security: Zimbabwe intercepted about R1bn in drug-manufacturing chemicals at Beitbridge, highlighting ongoing regional trafficking risks. Jobs & Migration: Reports show Zimbabweans keep flowing into South Africa for farm, domestic and construction work despite tensions over illegal immigration.
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