Small-scale miners want SA rand

MINING suppliers are lobbying government to adopt the rand as South Africa was the country’s biggest trading partner, in its attempt to kick-start the economy.

The Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation (ZMF) said this at a meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, where small-scale miners and suppliers mapped the way to “best restore the legacy of the mining sector”.

Tierra Chemicals sales executive, Edward Muchengeti said challenges in foreign currency have resulted in poor performance of the mining sector, as most of their products were imported.

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