One of the advantages we enjoy as a forum is the ability to carry out researches and getting assistance from thousands of our members. We paused the following question;

Is mining success a spiritual matter?

We cover unedited responses from our members below;

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This is a big question because everyone who is doing gold nowadays have to do the rituals to get the metal, but it defies science because when you do an assay report it will state that your place have 0.75g per tonne but once you do the spiritual you can get as much as a kg from a tonne, saka izvi zvinhu zvine chivanhu chakasimba ,in chegutu we hear they is a woman there who is helping the gold miners but her condition is you suck her breasts and the results are overwhelming but the repo effect is that at a certain time the pit will curve in and kill someone then the process starts again. Gold is spiritual for us blacks but for our white investors they put in a lot of millions and they achieve their desired targets

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This is real chief I once encountered a similar case wr someone had a dream was forewarned and coached on what to.say to the snake he will encounter but being human as he was after retrieving +/-2kilos a huge snake appeared as he ran for dear life he dropped the loot and it was picked up by a small boy.

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Yaaa after doing all that sango rine varidzi. Kana kuMasvingo harurwa chaidzo tinototenda kuvadzimu. Kkkkkkk

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Isusu we were(and still) doing explorations mumakomo. One funny thing is when we were growing up taitombopinda muninga pasina chataisangana nacho but izvezvi when we are doing explorations togona kusangana nemapere kana nyoka but were just advised kuti tisadziuraye kana kudzinga mapere. Leave them in peace . I am Christian handiiti zvekukumbirira more so the problem with kwaNyashanu these days is most of the elders who knew about kukumbirira varidzi venzvimbo kwacho they are now Christian’s so totoshaya kuti unokumbirira uchitii…

I was relieved when one of our elders said wagara uri Nyashanu so there is nothing too spiritual that may deter you to explore or mine. Ndagara ndiri muridzi wenzvimbo

. So I think it depends nekuti ndirikupi…I can’t do the same in Dotito or Nyanga though. So my point is gold is spiritual reason being you move a tone of dirt to extract something precious which is the opposite with quarry or limestone

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Even the prophets who are into mining are doing the rituals, they just sponsor the bira and they wont attend the ceremonies but in my view sponsoring those ceremonies you are also partaking in the rituals

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Gold is very spiritual.. kune chinonzi chibhachi in mining… Kune vanhu vekutoti mukashanda navo hamubati kana cent, i have had such encounters

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Minerals have always been spiritual. Was at Murowa Diamonds at some time. Kuchiitwa Bira ne the mines because mvura yanga isisaperi. Whites invest millions but chivanhu kana chapindira they take the traditional route

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Brian MathonsiKuti ma China nevarungu vanofunga kudaro futi?

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There is a very big misconception with rituals or traditional practices associated with mining which are regarded as kuromba…Im sure we are all zimbabweans and growing up there are things done which we still do not understand to this day in age, however those things are done anyways and they have no biblical meaning to them or rather a christian pass in their conduct.Kunorohwa makuva, chenura, nyaradzo, vamwe vanoperekwa, mwana anokweshwa nhova, kurapa buka nekuisa mwana nepamusoro pembariro dzepamukova etc…Hausi hurombwa uhu. Sometimes zvinhu kuti zvikufambire unonzwa kuti enda unotsika pachivanze chekumba kwenyu, meaning just go home…The so called rituals or mabira and the like that are attributed mukuromba can be fruitful or not

… Sometimes mines collapse pasina kana ritual, at times mines make money pasina ritual… Its all about what you as an individual believe when you go forth. Chero ukaita mukristu unogona kutova murombo well because as christians you lack nothing in christ saka thats another debate for another day.Chamunomboti kuromba chiii chaizvo? Ndikaenda kubira ndaromba? Tikabika doro remvura taromba here? Tikasuma varidzi venzvimbo taromba here? Hameno

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I will comment on this from a Christian perspective . Wealth on its own is very spiritual. Chanetsa manje with our modern day Christian anoita zvinhu at average kkk not full throttle . Kana wafunga zvegold or making money in general kana uchinamata unotogara uchipisa . And then vaya vanoita zvemushonga zvinhu zvacho zviri organised that yu continues coming back to renew power. It’s never a once off deal. ZvemaAncestors I might not be very informed about it and I wouldnt want to call my forefathers demons but zvemari in general zvine maspirit behind. That’s why as Christians before going into a new market yu need to pray so you r dominant in that territory coz ukasvika imomo nyangwe wakarongeka sei asi mune madominant spirits unoshamisika business richitadza kufire .whatever yu do do it well 

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Kerita Tawana ChogaJust be a buyer simple you don’t need that

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Tendai Shumba MhaziI will write in Shona so I can best express myself. Nyaya ye mining inotoda kukumbirira varidzi venzvimbo. Some go to the extent yekubika doro rekuzodira pa mine pacho kuti mukwanise kuchera nekuwana zvicherwa. Izvo zvekuyamwana mazamu zvave zvemushonga yakaipa.Pazvicherwa panosangana vanhu vakasiyana. Kune vanongo decider kuti ndave kuda kuita zve gold because ndine mari yekutenga equipment etc plus zviri kuunza mari. Kozoita vane mashavi avo echivanhu anosanganisira mashavi euvhimi etc, mashavi awa anotori pavari kuti avashavire gold vagare zvakanaka. Ava strictly follow zvarehwa nevashavi vavo saka munoona vanototenga zvechivanhu zvinoenderana nenzvimbo yacho yavari kunoshandira eg chambwa chavo, fodya etc voenda kunotaura nevaridzi venzvimbo kuti ndini nhingi ndauyawo munzvimbo menyu kuzochera zvicherwa. Vanenge vachitokumbirira kuti zvavafambira zviitike nekuti dzimwe nzvimbo dzamunosvika dzine mweyayakaipa inoda kusudurudzwa or varidzi venzvimbo vanodawo respect. Haungosvike pa yard pemunhu woita madiro ka, unototaura kuti ndiwe ani uye wavingei. Ava vanoita izvi hauvawani mu class yemashurugwi nekuti zve violence nekuurayana havaite izvozvo nekuti vanotevedzera magariro echivanhu chavanenge vave kuita panzvimbo iyoyo. Ndine hama yangu ari kuita mari kuma mines kwake simply by following mitemo yechivanhu zvisina mushonga mukati. Imi munogona kuenda kunotsvaga gold asi mugokundwa kuita mari neane mashavi ake anongomuudza kuti chera apa unoriwana gold. Imi muchingochera pese pese blindly. Munokundwa nekuti pane vane chipo chacho chinovaudza kuti apa pane gold saka chera ipapo. You are right when you say it’s spiritual even though most will deny that simple fact. I’ve seen it with my own two eyes and know what I’m talking about. Hazvina kuromba mukati, just simple chivanhu back to basics.

Zimbabwe is projected to have a population of 23million by 2023 and that is 9 years away from now. The rate of population growth is ranges from 2.4-3% so good folks, the country is going to have more citizens than we currently have!

The current proportion of youths is estimated at 67.7% but by 2030 they may well be above 80%. Now here are some important considerations;

• The land size is not going to expand but will remain CONSTANT,
• The housing backlog will continue to increase until it becomes a security risk,
• In rural areas most of the idle land will be occupied with more pressure for resettlement,
• The NDS projects the internet penetration rate of 75% by 2025 so by 2030 could well be above 80%,

This helps explain why Strive Masiyiwa is constantly talking about the future with the youth in mind. If you are not talking about the future of opportunities that include an increased population where technology plays an influential role, then you are offside!

Opportunity wise, what does it mean to be around 2030?

Food Opportunities: Its common sense, we need to improve our efficiency in food production to cater for increased population. Our farms should ramp up production by mechanisation and effective use.

Tech Opportunities: Tech revolution already underway with 4IR and will affect every sphere of life from food, health, transport, education, entertainment, employment and more.

Green Opportunities: Climatic change is the driver of green energy—reduction of carbon dioxide emissions at the core of priorities. Already most Western countries have banned fuel powered vehicles production beyond 2030. This sector has catapulted Elon Musk to the top of the billionaires table. We are going to have our own African billionaires too connected to this area. As we have witnessed over the past few years–climatic change is real—3 cyclones in the 2021 rain season (Chalane, Eloise and Guambe), this is unprecedented and in future expect even 10 cyclones in one season, or a cyclone in June? Expect prolonged drought seasons too. Later during the year expect some earth movements as the earth crust adjust to the increased water levels. So to those in the Eastern region, small earth tremors are automatic this year and over the years they could increase in intensity. Do carry out a Green Opportunities Value Chain that looks at alternative energy, new housing models and more

Housing Opportunities: The current housing backlog estimated at 1,5 million. What is it likely to be in 2030? Obviously bigger and the question is will Harare accommodate more than 2 million residents? Will the city have enough land for double its population size? There is going to be a movement of urban to rural migration which is why it’s extremely important to guard and protect your current rural area land—there are going to be serious conflicts related to land in the coming years. On a construction tip, who is going to be constructing homes for the extra population? Who is going to provide inputs?

Global Opportunities: We doubt whether many countries are having this discourse on the future of opportunities, therefore to those fortunate to bump into this, consider cheap land in Zambia and Malawi for farming purposes as an investment for future generations, consider the new opportunities brought by an increased globalised world. Cheap internet charges, all rural areas with access to the internet. The question is who will provide the 4IR gadgets? Shops that sell cellphones, laptops, ipads are not closing anytime soon—infact will be expanding! Fintech opportunities to expand, the online population to expand too with probably 15 million Zimbabweans connected to the internet. Online schools from as far as Japan could well be providing lessons to Zimbabweans through robots. Our forum which reached 1 million views in February could well be attracting 10 million views with a community of over a million members. Crypto currencies could be the norm—finally accepted across the globe as a currency of choice.

So dear Zbinite, pause for a while and think about how the world will look like in 2030, look back at how the world looked like in 2010 and the changes you have seen. The rate of change in the next 5-10 years will even be faster with everything centred around technology and an increased young population.

Of course we do not often have the luxury of looking far into the future but in the developed world, they do and this is why we highly recommend following developments in the developed world and for Africans, Strive Masiyiwa is the mouth piece of the future, young populations, technology and opportunities—ignore him at your own peril.