Tag: Zimbabwe
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🇿🇼 The $1.2 Billion Question: Zimbabwe, Gold, Political Power and the ‘Gold Mafia’
Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigation exposed allegations surrounding Zimbabwe’s gold-smuggling networks and a proposed operation to move as much as $1.2 billion in cash into the country. A recorded conversation involving Uebert Angel and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa became one of the investigation’s most controversial episodes, raising questions about political access, diplomatic privileges, gold laundering…
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe Probes Helicopter Crash That Killed Businessman Wicknell Chivayo
Zimbabwe Probes Helicopter Crash That Killed Businessman Wicknell Chivayo HARARE, Zimbabwe — October 1, 2026 — Zimbabwean authorities have opened an investigation into the helicopter crash that killed prominent businessman Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and other people aboard the aircraft near Marondera. The helicopter crashed on Wednesday evening, September 30, in the…
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s Gold Deliveries Up 37% in First Nine Months of the Year: Fidelity Gold Refinery Data
This increase to 32.98 tonnes, coupled with a monthly average of 3.66 tonnes, puts Zimbabwe on track to surpass its ambitious 40-tonne gold target for the year, local media reported. Small-scale miners are driving national gold production, delivering 24.5 tonnes by September – a significant increase from 14.6 tonnes the previous year. They now account…