| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 43 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Series |
Crisis Group Africa report ; N°294 |
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ICG Africa report ; N°294.
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| Contents |
Executive summary. -- I. Introduction. -- II. The makings of an unstable system. -- A. Pitfalls of a single gold buyer. -- B. God and Zimbabwe's patronage economy. -- C.A compromised legal and justice system. -- III. The bitter fruits of instability. -- A.A spike in machete gang violence. -- B. Mounting pressure on the Mnangagwa government. -- C.A large-scale police operation. -- IV. Three mines, three stories of violence. -- A. Jumbo mine. -- B. Gaika mine. -- C. Giant mine. -- D. Three mines: lessons from commonalities and contrasts. -- V. Finding nuggets of progress. -- A. The government: jump-start stalled reforms. -- B. Parliament: investigate mine violence. -- C. Mining companies: explore cooperation with artisanal miners. -- D. Civil society: help artisanal miners organise. -- E. Outside parties: set the bar. -- VI. Conclusion. -- Appendices |
| Summary |
In 2019, killings by machete-wielding gangs at Zimbabwe's gold mines jogged the government into preventive action. But police sweeps alone cannot make the sector safe. Harare should adopt reforms that allow more citizens to mine legally and head off disputes over the country's mineral wealth |
| Notes |
"24 November 2020"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (ICG, viewed December 3, 2020) |
| Subject |
Gold mines and mining -- Social aspects -- Zimbabwe
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Violence -- Zimbabwe -- Prevention
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Conflict management -- Zimbabwe
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Law enforcement -- Zimbabwe
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Conflict management.
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Gold mines and mining -- Social aspects.
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Law enforcement.
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Violence -- Prevention.
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Zimbabwe.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group, publisher.
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