Zimbabwe's platinum miner Zimplats plans job cuts


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Mar 2024

HARARE, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's leading platinum miner, Zimplats Private Ltd, has launched a voluntary staff retrenchment program to cut costs in light of weak platinum group metals (PGM) prices.

The program, detailed in a staff bulletin dated March 18, offers employees retrenchment packages based on their years of service. Zimplats' Chief Executive Officer, Alexander Mhembere, said that while cost containment efforts had shown some success, the company still faced significant challenges, prompting the need for additional measures.

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