Year

Company

Description

2000

Lufthansa Swiss Air

Discontinued services in Zimbabwe

2002

Lonmin plc

Sold Independence Gold Mine to Metallon

2003

Anglo-American

53 percent stake in the large Bindura Nickel to Mwana Africa in the wake of simmering conflict among local business factions for control of the nickel

2005

Anglo American plc

plc announces that it has sold its 100% shareholding in Zimbabwe

2007

U.S. company HJ Heinz

Zimbabwe government bought out its interest stake in Olivine Industries

2008

Shell

pulled out of Zimbabwe

2008

Tesco British Airways

stopped trading with Zimbabwe

stopped services in Zimbabwe

2012

Harven Manufacturing

closed shop

2015

Rio Tinto

Pulled out