President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired his minister of mines and mining development, Winston Chitando, and replaced him with Polite Kambamura.
This dramatic move reflects the escalating turmoil within Mnangagwa’s administration, where corruption scandals, failing projects, and growing factional battles have become impossible to conceal.
Chitando’s removal is not surprising to many Zimbabweans, who have long viewed his tenure as synonymous with opaque deals, chaotic licensing, and the collapse of public trust in the mining sector, particularly lithium and gold.