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Vice FM discusses critical minerals cooperation with senior African officials
Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun has discussed ways to deepen cooperation in the critical minerals sector in talks with senior government officials of Tanzania, South Africa and Zimbabwe, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.
The talks took place Wednesday on the margins of a key mining event in the South African city of Cape Town, where Kang was visiting to attend the inaugural partnership dialogue between South Korea and African nations on ways to boost critical minerals cooperation.
Kang met separately with Steven Kiruswa, Tanzania's deputy minister for mining; Phumzile Mgcina, South Africa's deputy minister for mineral and petroleum resources; and Winston Chitando, Zimbabwe's minister for mining development, the Seoul ministry said in a release.
In the talks with the three officials, Kang proposed making continued mutual efforts to expand the partnerships based on the agreement reached at the first-ever South Korea-Africa summit in Seoul last year, the ministry said.
Kang asked for Tanzania's support in advancing a graphite mining project under way as part of the Minerals Security Partnership, a multilateral forum focused on critical mineral supply chains. South Korea and 13 ot
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Winston Chitando
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Winston Chitando
Career
Professional Career
After graduating from the University of Zimbabwe in November 1984, Chitando joined Anglo American Corporation in December of the same year as a graduate trainee based at Hwange Colliery Company, where he rose to the position of Chief Accountant. For a total of 11 years, Winston worked for the Anglo American Corporation group. During this period he rose through the ranks to hold various positions and directorships in a number of industrial and mining companies which were part of the Anglo American group.
He left the group to join Zimasco in 1997, he held the position of Divisional Commercial Manager in the Mining and Industrial Division. From 1998 until September 2007, Winston was an Executive Director with responsibility for Finance for both Zimasco (Pvt) Ltd and Mimosa Mining Company. He at various periods also held Executive responsibility in Zimasco for Sales and North Dyke Mining during this time.
He was subsequently appointed Managing Director of Mimosa Mining Company effective 1 October 2007. In May 2013, Mimosa restructured and Winston was appointed to the position of Executive Chairman of Mimosa Holdings and Mimosa Mining Company. As Executive Chairman, Winston’s mandate included driving long te