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Gold mine takeover ends in murder
08 Nov 2016 at 19:23hrs | Views
An Insiza gold panner was this Monday brutally murdered during clashes over control of Monsantesi mine at Heyhill Farm in Insiza.
Reports of gold barons hiring panners to terrorise and violently take over rich mining areas have become the norm in Umzingwane and Insiza.
It therefore came as no surprise this Monday night when a gang of panners led by Qhalisani moyo popularly known as 'Friday,' went on a mission to violently take control of Monsantesi mine.
The outcome of the violent take over was the death of the ringleader himself, Moyo.
Community leaders who attended the scene of the murder, allege that the group led by the deceased belong to a prominent Esigodini gold baron.
The community has pleaded with police to deal with conflicts over control of gold deposits.
The late Moyo was out on bail for another case of public violence and was due to appear in court this Wednesday.
In related case, another gold panner recently lost an eye in one of these gold control clashes.
Source - zbc
