Martha Katsi

Across Zimbabwe, women are playing an increasingly prominent role in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), even as they continue to face substantial economic, social, and health-related challenges.

On 15 April 2026, government officials, large-scale mining executives, and artisanal mining representatives sat down together at a high-level workshop convened by the planetGOLD Zimbabwe project. The goal was to map out a practical path toward formalizing the sector and building genuine collaboration between small miners and established companies.