Miners seek treasure under Mugabe’s shadow
Despite its vast mineral resources, Zimbabwe has largely fallen off the radar of the international investment community. The regime of President Robert Mugabe has put a dark cloud over the country's economy, and a proposed new mining policy that would require foreign companies to hand over 51% of their operations -- half of which would come without any compensation - points to even darker days ahead. The Northern Miner visited Zimbabwe to see how business was getting done inside the country’s borders.
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