Govt injects fresh capital to boost mine safety as Minister Kambamura declares “Zero Harm Non-Negotiable”

NewsPoliticsBy Nyasha ChumaHARARE – Government has committed significant new financial resources to strengthen mine safety enforcement nationwide, Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon. Polite Kambamura announced while addressing the Inspectors of Mines Workshop in Harare MondayKambamura said Treasury has released funding to equip and capacitate the national Inspectorate of Mines, and emphasized that “no mineral wealth is worth a single Zimbabwean life.” The intervention comes as the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sector recorded 64 fatalities between January and March 2026.Government is procuring modern safety audit kits, vehicles and protective gear for all provincial inspectorate offices to improve rapid response and site inspections. The funding package also covers recruitment and specialised training of additional mine safety inspectors to close enforcement gaps in high-risk districts.A digital compliance tracking system is being rolled out to monitor ASM operations and flag unsafe sites in real time.Minister Kambamura directed inspectors to adopt a “zero tolerance” approach, stressing that the financial injection must translate into measurable reductions in accidents.“The State is investing in life.

Inspectors must enforce compliance without fear or favour,” he said.The Ministry confirmed the resources form part of Government’s push to ensure mining growth is anchored on worker safety, with further disbursements earmarked in the 2026/2027 budget cycle.Leave a ReplyCancel reply NewsPoliticsBy Nyasha ChumaHARARE – Government has committed significant new financial resources to strengthen mine safety enforcement nationwide, Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon. Inspectors must enforce compliance without fear or favour,” he said.The Ministry confirmed the resources form part of Government’s push to ensure mining growth is anchored on worker safety, with further disbursements earmarked in the 2026/2027 budget cycle. HARARE – Government has committed significant new financial resources to strengthen mine safety enforcement nationwide, Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon.

Polite Kambamura announced while addressing the Inspectors of Mines Workshop in Harare Monday Kambamura said Treasury has released funding to equip and capacitate the national Inspectorate of Mines, and emphasized that “no mineral wealth is worth a single Zimbabwean life.” The intervention comes as the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sector recorded 64 fatalities between January and March 2026. Government is procuring modern safety audit kits, vehicles and protective gear for all provincial inspectorate offices to improve rapid response and site inspections. The funding package also covers recruitment and specialised training of additional mine safety inspectors to close enforcement gaps in high-risk districts.

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A digital compliance tracking system is being rolled out to monitor ASM operations and flag unsafe sites in real time. Minister Kambamura directed inspectors to adopt a “zero tolerance” approach, stressing that the financial injection must translate into measurable reductions in accidents. “The State is investing in life.

Inspectors must enforce compliance without fear or favour,” he said. The Ministry confirmed the resources form part of Government’s push to ensure mining growth is anchored on worker safety, with further disbursements earmarked in the 2026/2027 budget cycle.

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