Zimbabwe’s mining industry is preparing for one of its biggest hiring waves in years, with the sector projected to create up to 100,000 new jobs over the next five years as foreign investment pours into gold, lithium, platinum and chrome projects.
The expansion, which industry experts say could reshape Zimbabwe’s labour market and export economy, comes as global demand for strategic minerals used in electric vehicles, energy storage and industrial manufacturing continues to rise.
According to The Herald, citing the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ), nearly half of the anticipated jobs will require engineers and other highly skilled technical specialists, highlighting the sector’s growing technological sophistication and operational scale.
The projected hiring surge is closely tied to Zimbabwe’s Vision 2030 economic strategy, which aims to transform the country into an upper-middle-income economy through industrialisation, beneficiation, and value addition in key sectors.
At present, the country’s formal mining sector employs about 60,000 workers, but officials believe that figure could more than double as new projects come online and existing operations expand production capacity.
