Zimbabwe National Army has won a bitter struggle with the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development for the control of a lucrative $4.8-billion platinum mine.

Gold was little changed on Friday, holding near a 4-1/2 month high hit earlier last week on hopes the US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at more measures to stimulate the economy at a central bankers meeting later.

The Zimbabwean government should ensure that greater Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in natural resources translates into higher fiscal revenue that could be spent in priority areas, leading brokerage firm MMC Capital said.