AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMining & Industrialisation: Kavango Resources has moved its Hillside gold project into live processing, installing a 50-tonne-per-day plant and starting carbon-in-leach operations, with commissioning and gradual run-of-mine feed ramp-up now underway. Policy & Beneficiation: Zimbabwe’s Mines Ministry held a Kadoma mid-term review and reset workshop focused on accelerating value addition and beneficiation, reiterating mining’s role in driving downstream industries and jobs. Manufacturing Finance: Bulawayo and Harare firms dominated the Industrial Development Fund, with ZiG33.1m already disbursed to 15 companies under a ZiG101m programme aimed at import substitution and value chains. Infrastructure & Power: Government announced an Infrastructure Development Fund unlocking US$400m for road projects, while ZETDC says winter power supply held up better than in nearly two decades, supporting productivity for factories and mines. Agriculture & Food Security: A community seed bank in eastern Zimbabwe is preserving traditional varieties to help smallholders withstand drought, and Zimbabwe also pushes irrigation expansion targets to boost food security. Energy/Agri-Industry Investment: A US$25m citrus processing plant in Beitbridge was commissioned, signalling continued agro-processing momentum. Regional Business & Skills: Dubai Chamber backed Techies Infotech’s expansion into South Africa, setting up an engineering and delivery centre and AI/digital transformation services.
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