What Can Be Done to Prevent Mining Accidents?,  · The larger occurrence of mining accidents in developing countries and in illegal mining operations is directly related to a lack of up-to-date technology, especially regarding: Personal Protective Equipment: Standards personal protective equipment, including adequate radio communication devices or safety lamps that won't potentially trigger explosives atmospheres.Capitalism and Resource Nationalism in Africa,  · In recent years governments across Southern Africa have targeted foreign investors, increased taxation on mining companies and enacted indigenisation. In this blogpost, Alex Caramento and Richard Saunders investigate the social forces currently shaping resource nationalism in the region. They hope to initiate a discussion on the various responses to extractive capitalism in Southern Africa.Perspectives,  · In Zimbabwe life expectancy fell to 43 in 2003. There is no single reason for the severity of the pandemic in Africa. There are biological reasons to consider, from the amplifying role of ...Biafra Sets the Alarm Clock at Midnight, Time to Wake Up,  · Even in the midst of the shattering economic impact of COVID-19, we are committed to the path of reform. I believe the new Zimbabwe has shown sincerity in its willingness to compromise with the West. However, rather than less criticism and an easing of sanctions, we have in fact faced more pressure from the United States.Mining contracts said to be crucial to Africa's economy,  · Contracts continue to be one of the critical deficiencies in the management of mineral resources in Africa, Ministry of Mines and minerals development permanent secretary Barnaby Mulenga has said, adding that Zambia is predominantly a mining country and offers a classic case of challenges with negotiating mining contracts. ....

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Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act,  · On March 9, 2008, Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, signed the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill into law. The bill was passed through parliament in September 2007 by President Mugabe's party, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), in spite of resistance by the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).