Monday, June 30, 2008

Zimbabwe: Mining Between a Rock And a Hard Place

30 June 2008 (Allafrica.com)
International condemnation of Robert Mugabe's controversial re-election as president of Zimbabwe has now turned to criticism of foreign businesses operating in the country, which are seen as helping to prop up the regime. Despite the meltdown of the economy, a number of multinational corporations have continued operations in the Southern African country and some have even proposed expansion. Last week mining giant Anglo American announced it would go ahead with a US$400 million plan to open new platinum mine.

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