Four men stand and dig in a large pit of reddish soil at what appears to be a small-scale mining site, examining rocks and working with tools as they search for minerals.

𝗗𝗒 π—­π—œπ— π—•π—”π—•π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—‘π—¦ π—•π—˜π—‘π—˜π—™π—œπ—§ 𝗙π—₯𝗒𝗠 π—§π—›π—˜π—œπ—₯ π— π—œπ—‘π—˜π—₯π—”π—Ÿπ—¦? 𝗖𝗒𝗠𝗣𝗔π—₯π—˜ π—ͺπ—œπ—§π—› 𝗔𝗕𝗨 π——π—›π—”π—•π—œ.

Rutendo Matinyarare examines whether Zimbabweans truly benefit from their minerals, comparing Zimbabwe’s royalty system with Abu Dhabi’s state-controlled oil model.

Lovemore Madhuku speaking at an NCA press conference in Zimbabwe with β€œTake Charge” campaign branding.

π—­π—œπ— π—•π—”π—•π—ͺπ—˜, π—•π—˜π—ͺ𝗔π—₯π—˜ π—‘π—˜π—ͺ-π—”π—šπ—˜ π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ— π—˜ π—–π—›π—”π—‘π—šπ—˜ 𝗙𝗒π—₯ π—₯π—˜π—¦π—’π—¨π—₯π—–π—˜π—¦.

Zimbabwe stands at a critical geopolitical crossroads as the global race for strategic minerals intensifies in the age of artificial intelligence, green energy, and advanced military technologies. With the West and China competing for control of rare earth minerals, lithium, cobalt, and copper, resource-rich regions like Southern Africa are becoming central to global power struggles. This analysis examines how the new geopolitical scramble for minerals could reshape international relations and why Zimbabwe must carefully navigate the emerging era of resource-driven global competition.

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