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Zimbabwe's Reform Process
Zimbabwe's Reform Process
All That Glitters is Not Gold: Turmoil in Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector
All That Glitters is Not Gold: Turmoil in Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector
Table of Contents
  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. The Makings of an Unstable System
    1. Pitfalls of a Single Gold Buyer
    2. Gold and Zimbabwe’s Patronage Economy
    3. A Compromised Legal and Justice System
  4. The Bitter Fruits of Instability
    1. A Spike in Machete Gang Violence
    2. Mounting Pressure on the Mnangagwa Government
    3. A Large-scale Police Operation
  5. Three Mines, Three Stories of Violence
    1. Jumbo Mine
    2. Gaika Mine
    3. Giant Mine
    4. Three Mines: Lessons from Commonalities and Contrasts
  6. Finding Nuggets of Progress
    1. The Government: Jump-start Stalled Reforms
    2. Parliament: Investigate Mine Violence
    3. Mining Companies: Explore Cooperation with Artisanal Miners
    4. Civil Society: Help Artisanal Miners’ Organise
    5. Outside Parties: Set the Bar
  7. Conclusion
  8. Appendix A: Map of Zimbabwe and Its Provinces
  9. Appendix B: Industrial Mines in Zimbabwe, by Type and Province
  10. Appendix C: Prices of Zimbabwe’s Main Export Commodities, Over Time
  11. Appendix D: Zimbabwe Gold Production, Artisanal and Industrial Share
  12. Appendix E: Map of Case Study Mining Sites
  13. Appendix F: World Gold Price and Illustration of FPR Gold Price
  14. Appendix G: Gap between Zimbabwe’s Gold Exports and UAE Imports
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Zimbabwe's Reform Process

Piers Pigou, Project Director for Southern Africa, talks about the recent decision of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to block elections without reforms in Zimbabwe and about concerns around Robert Mugabe’s candidacy. 

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In this podcast, Piers Pigou talks about the recent decision of the SADC to block elections without reforms in Zimbabwe and about concerns around Robert Mugabe’s candidacy.  CRISIS GROUP

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