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BY FIDELITY MHLANGA ZIMBABWE’S gold deliveries declined to 3,97 tonnes during the first three months of 2021 from 5,72 tonnes during the comparable period last year after heavy rains swamped shafts and kept artisanal miners from work for prolonged periods. Following years of protracted droughts, Zimbabwe has just had a good rainfall which has resulted in a bumper crop harvest. Artisanal miners, estimated at about 1,5 million in Zimbabwe, have been producing over half of the country’s annual gold output after a two-decade economic crisis triggered the closure of most big operators. Big miners have been slowly reclaiming their position over the past two years, but slight disturbances to the operations of artisanal miners still result in falling national output. Formal miners have faced several operational challenges including late payment for gold delivered to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR). Foreign currency retention thresholds imposed by the central bank have also affected mining operations. Figures from FPR showed that large-scale miners, also referred to as primary producers, delivered 2,99 tonnes with small-scale miners coming in with 1,58 tonnes during the period. FPR’s report came as Caledonia Mining Corporation announced on Monday that output at its flagship Blanket Mine was slightly subdued at 13 197 ounces during the period due to heavy rainfall and lost shifts. Caledomia said it was on track to achieve a production guidance of between 61 000 and 67 000 ounces for the full year, before scaling up output to 80 000 ounces by 2022. “Production in the first quarter of 2021 was slightly below our target and below the comparable quarter in 2020 albeit at a level which allows us to maintain our 2021 production guidance of 61 000 to 67 000 ounces for the full year,” Caledonia chief executive officer Steve Curtis said. Economist Tafadzwa Chisango agreed with Caledonia, saying heavy rains had hampered operations. “Given that most of the gold is produced by small-scale miners it was inevitable that there was going to be a decline in this year’s first quarter output, largely necessitated by heavy rains the country received in the quarter in question,” Chisango said. “This, to a greater extent affected mining activities for artisanal and other small-scale gold mining operations as most do not have high end drainage machines to drain water from shafts. “But addressing issues such as payments and continued extension of gold support schemes like the one that was unveiled by the central bank recently remain key in bolstering output in the remaining quarters,” Chisango said. He projected that gold output would increase in the remaining quarters. Another analyst, Victor Bhoroma said: “Delays in payments are yet to be solved. “This leads to high levels of smuggling to markets such as South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. “Gold worth at least US$100 million per month is leaving the country through illegal channels. “I foresee gold production falling below 15 tonnes in 2021 if the exchange rate and payment delay issu
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
In one of the most unique voter mobilization efforts this year, Atlanta Metro area NAACP branches and other civil rights organizations will “Party at the Polls” on Saturday, Oct. 24, the last weekend of early voting, in an ambitious one-day event to get more than 100,000 African-American voters to the polls., part of a voter mobilization effort across19 Georgia counties […]
Western Bureau: Hanover, which was the last parish to record a case of the coronavirus in Jamaica, took a direct hit yesterday as the family court in the parish had to be closed because of positive COVID-19 cases at the facility. A press release...
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — Climate change and the future of the oil and gas industry were key topics at the final debate between Republican incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The two men diverged greatly on energy and […]
A group of nurses, community healthcare workers and members of civil organisations this week staged a call to action outside the head offices of South Africa's private healthcare groups.
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) - Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne, on Wednesday warned that while the Americas, including the Caribbean, urgently awaits a breakthrough, the regional health organisation will only support the distribution of a novel coronavirus vaccine that has proven to be 'safe and effective' in clinical trials.
By AAMER MADHANI and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump swept into office nearly four years ago as an outsider who promised to get things done quickly on behalf of the American people through sheer force of will and unrivaled knowledge about the art of the deal. He has checked off some items on his to-do list. Trump pushed through the most significant overhaul of the U.S. tax system since President Ronald Reagan. Trump, as he said he would, tilted the Supreme Court further to the right with confirmation of two conservative justices and likely a […]
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The former president has hit the trail in support of his former vice president's bid for the White House.
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has fired SA Post Office board member Colleen Makhubele who accused the minister of abusing her powers and acting unconstitutionally.
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will never be mistaken for a swing state given that it hasn't supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, but if the race is close this fall, the state could have a key role in choosing the next president. It's all thanks to a law approved decades ago that was intended to attract presidential candidates to a state they usually ignore because it's so reliably conservative. While the statewide vote will clearly go to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Joe Biden has a good chance of winning in the […]
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Good morning, California. It's Friday, October 23. Court rules against Uber, Lyft Image via iStock The stakes in the battle over Prop. 22 just got a lot higher. Uber and Lyft must reclassify their independent contractor drivers as full-fledged employees by late January, a California appeals court ruled Thursday - a decision voters could throw […]
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(WORDINBLACK.COM) - As early voting continues to shatter records, amid a surge in domestic pandemic infections, the Black press as well as African American political experts and leaders are warning the electorate to remain vigilant because voter suppression is alive, well, and in plain view. “We can’t take anything for granted,” said Elinor Tatum, publisher […]
When the coronavirus began spreading across Jamaica, sending many into quarantine and lockdown, Jodian Duhaney stepped up to the plate to assist those who were unable to provide for themselves. Duhaney’s initiative, Just4Charity, started small,...
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ROY SIMPSON, the team manager of Jamaica, claims to have devised a plan for players...
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VIGO, Spain - A couple who left their careers behind in Argentina to move to Spain didn't know how bad things were until they found a new life. The story of Veronica Kleiman and her family has been going viral in Argentina. She gave up a job in the health ministry and ditched her legal […]
By The Associated Press undefined WASHINGTON (AP) — HOW SOON WILL WE KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE U.S. ELECTION? A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of the 2020 presidential race on election night, Nov. 3. But that doesn't mean the results will be flawed or fraudulent. President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised unsubstantiated fears of fraud involving mail-in voting, which is expected to be more widely used in the November election out of concern for safety given the coronavirus pandemic. Election officials in some key battleground states have warned that […]
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State rail, ports and freight company Transnet has to comb through 13 000 contracts to make sure there are no irregularities.
Three Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have registered deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours, while others that have not registered cases in recent months, are now doing so.
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday called an early presidential election for January after the nation's previous president was driven from power by protests triggered by a disputed vote. The Oct. 4 parliamentary election was swept by pro-government parties and triggered protests by the opposition, who rejected the official results as rigged. Demonstrators freed several opposition leaders, including Sadyr Zhaparov, who was quickly named the new prime minister. On Oct. 15, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov was forced to step down under pressure from demonstrators and Zhaparov became the acting head of state in Kyrgyzstan, […]
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Todd & Chris OwyoungIn the flood of new holiday songs that always come out around this time, a new track from Hootie & the Blowfish stands out. It pays tribute…
Eskom and Hawks say they are working to trace all those who illegally sell and buy cut-price prepaid electricity. Strong action promised.
