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News / NationalChiwenga orders end to raw lithium exports by Januaryby Staff reporter52 mins ago |80ViewsVice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has issued a firm directive to Zimbabwe’s lithium mining industry, ordering all companies to cease the export of raw ore and spodumene by January 2026 and to immediately establish value-addition and beneficiation facilities.Dr Chiwenga made the announcement on Wednesday during a tour of Kamativi Mining Company as part of his ongoing familiarisation visits to economic projects across Matabeleland North.While commending the revival of formerly defunct mines such as Kamativi, the Vice President stressed that the next phase of national economic transformation would focus on local processing and manufacturing to ensure Zimbabwe captures more value from its vast mineral wealth.”Cabinet has already indicated that we now want further beneficiation for the economy,” said Dr Chiwenga.
“We can no longer keep on doing the extraction and shipping and giving other people the resources. As we have said, by January, we expect all companies that are now in lithium to stop exporting raw materials and start producing tangible products.”He said Zimbabwe’s vision was to become a key industrial player within the Southern African region and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), noting that beneficiation would boost employment, stimulate technology transfer, and enhance national revenues.”If we are going to make an electric vehicle, so be it. If we are going to make cell phones, so be it. Let us do something that is an end product.
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