The escalating dispute over Botha Gold Mine has transitioned from a standard mining boundary disagreement into a complex narrative of institutional overreach and alleged private opportunism.
For many travelers and traders moving between South Africa and Zimbabwe, the Beitbridge Border Post is a daunting bottleneck of red tape, long queues, and expensive customs duties. In the gaps where the law ends and desperation begins, a unique informal industry has emerged. They are known as the Zalawi.
The name itself is a colloquial nod to the massive “Zalawi” haulage trucks that crisscross the SADC region
Experts from Burundi shared national best practices in inclusive disaster risk reduction, including ongoing efforts to integrate gender-disaggregated data into resilience planning. They also outlined plans to operationalise a multi-hazard situation room for disaster risk reduction. The facility will be linked to the Africa Multi-hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS) Situation Room at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Its operations include major gold mines such as Freda Rebecca Gold Mine, How Mine, Shamva Gold Mine, Jena Gold Mine and Elvington Gold Mine; are assets that collectively span thousands of hectares and produce gold in volumes measured not in grams but in hundreds of kilogrammes per month and tonnes per year.
