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Mnangagwa linked gold dealers mint money through govt incentives
GOVERNMENT'S Gold Incentives Scheme (GIS) has come under scrutiny amid indications it is largely benefitting politically connected persons, mainly President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close ally Pedzisayi "...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 16:18hrs | 1718 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners dig up school premises
Kwekwe Central MP Judith Tobaiwa (Citizens Coalition for Change) has called on authorities to take action against gold panners causing environmental degradation at a primary school in the gold m...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Duration Gold launches Zimbabwe 'second biggest' exploration
AMBITIOUS resources outfit Duration Gold said this week it had launched a ground breaking multi-commodity exploration campaign, which could help it achieve a long-cherished ambition to become a large-...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:56hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean illegal miners wreak havoc in Botswana, SA
To the residents of Matsiloje in northern Botswana, no foreigner is unwelcome unless they commit a crime.This is due to their own lives being deeply linked with their fellow clan members in Zi...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:24hrs | 1627 | by Staff reporter
'Smuggler' Rushwaya wants gold possession de-criminalised
CONTROVERSIAL Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has made a shocking plea to the Zanu-PF government to repeal a piece of legislation which criminalises the possession of gol...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:42hrs | 2565 | by Staff reporter
Mines official sucked in gold mine wrangle
A SENIOR Mashonaland East Mines and Mining Development ministry official has been sucked into a gold claim ownership wrangle after he allegedly accepted an application of conversion of a disputed clai...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners dig under Kwekwe school
AUTHORITIES at Globe and Phoenix Primary School in Kwekwe have expressed concern that its classroom blocks face collapse as gold panners were digging under the school.Globe and Phoenix school ...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
7 feared dead in mine collapse
SEVEN miners from Bucks Mine in Colleen Bawn are feared dead after hoisting ropes to a skip bringing them up the shaft from underground snapped, plunging them back on a free-fall of about 200 meters....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:20hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean farmers to cash in on cannabis global boom
Zimbabwean farmers looking to cash in on a global boom in medicinal cannabis face a litany of costs and regulatory barriers, but growers like Munyaradzi Nyanungo are betting it will boost their fortun...Published: 11 May 2022 at 11:36hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo: are Matabeles co-owners of Zimbabwe?
It is of utimost importance for Matabeles to comprehend the true meaning of deceptive catchy phrases coined by the dubious Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe and ZANUPF since the days of the Zim...Published: 08 May 2022 at 12:33hrs | 1511 | by Israel Dube
Zanu-PF youths in gold claim wrangle
Zanu-PF youths and Sabi Vlei Mine officials have clashed over gold claims with the latter accusing the ruling party activists of encroaching onto their land.Sabi Vlei, owned by Aldrine Wiggle,...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:55hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Trafigura seeks control of Zimbabwe metals over debts
TRAFIGURA Group and Zimbabwe's government have discussed a deal that would give the commodities trader control over output from some of the nation's biggest mines as repayment for debts, documents see...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:15hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean mechanic dies in freak work accident in Botswana
A Zimbabwean aged 50 employed as a mechanic by the Mupane Gold Mine in Botswana died while pumping a Load Haul Dump (LHD) loader tyre that exploded on him.Mupane general manager, Cedric Samtol...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 07:16hrs | 1164 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
Mining to drive Zimbabwe growth
Zimbabwe's mining industry has "immense" potential to drive socio-economic development and growth of the economy, underpinned by strategies designed to transform the sector to a US$12 billion industry...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:04hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Matopo women, youth make expectations for 2023 elections
Women and youth in Matobo, Matabeleland South called for the elected leaders to diversify sustainable projects for food security and income following the ...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 06:29hrs | 315 | by Stephen Jakes
Violence breaks out at Matobo's Dandi 5 mine
VIOLENCE erupted on Wednesday last week at Dandi 5 gold mine in Matobo, Matabeleland South province, after people suspected to be from Harare invaded the mine.The gang reportedly used machetes...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:39hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Naysayers will be buried in own ignorance
For Bishop Lazi and his ilk, today - Palm Sunday - marks the beginning of Holy Week.It is a sacred period that commemorates Jesus Christ's ‘triumphal entry' into Jerusalem for the Passover w...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:08hrs | 84 | by Bishop Lazi
Vumbachikwe Gold Mine hit by mass exodus of workers
A TOTAL of 23 senior and junior managers plus 140 general workers have quit Vumbachikwe Gold Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, within the past two months.According to an internal memo seen b...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Bosso finally get gold mining licence, find partner
HIGHLANDERS are expected to start explorations at the Inyathi gold mine after getting a licence and securing a partner for the mining venture.Bosso collected their mining licence in Harare las...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:45hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mining association holds summit in SA over unclaimed social benefits
THE Southern Africa Mining Association (Sama) recently held a summit in South Africa over unclaimed social benefits of migrant workers worldwide.Zimbabwe is one of the countries that was invit...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 12:49hrs | 500 | by Stephen Jakes
Police bar lawyer, media in a machete gangs indaba
OFFICER Commanding Mashonaland Central Commissioner Witcliff Makamachi was forced yesterday to descend with his provincial team to Guruv...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 21:23hrs | 1381 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa crony made US$90m in dodgy RBZ deal
Kudakwashe Tagwirei, close adviser to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, used some of the profits to buy gold mines and a platinum mine, according to a report published on Thursday by The Sentry...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:19hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
2 men drown saving goat from 23-meter-deep well
Two men died during a botched attempt to rescue a goat which fell into a 23-meter deep well in Dundubala village in Insuza, police said on Tuesday.Themba Nyathi, 48, of Dundubala and Mabutho S...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang leader shot dead by police
A MACHETE gang leader was fatally shot by police in Bindura after the gang attacked detectives who had come to rescue mine workers it had kidnapped and assaulted over a mining dispute.The inci...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:01hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son-in-law, adviser botch ZimCoke deal
A COURT application is set to be filed any day from now to legally and officially cancel the US$225 million ZimCoke deal to acquire assets of the now defunct state-owned Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Compan...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 19:17hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Canadian gold miner set to acquire 4 Zimbabwean mines
CANADA based miner, Zephyr Minerals Limited, is set to acquire four gold mines in Zimbabwe.In a statement to shareholders this week, the company said it had "investigated 12 potential gold pro...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:54hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Machete ringleader killed in police shootout
AN alleged ringleader of illegal gold miners, Claudius Tavazera (21) was on Friday gunned down by the police in a shootout in Bindura.In a statement yesterday, police said Tavazera was on thei...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Govt to stimulate gold production
Government has put in place a host of measures to boost gold production starting this year as it angles the sector to contribute significantly towards the attainment of national vision 2030, Mines and...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:15hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Messy fight over gold mine
A fight has erupted in the gold rich Mazowe area — 40km north of Harare where a group of farmers are reportedly disrupting operations at a mine.A long running attempt to have the alleged int...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:41hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Taskforce to clampdown on currency manipulators
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is setting up a taskforce consisting of various law enforcement units to enhance capacity to arrest the indiscipline in the financial system. This comes after the Jo...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 17:41hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Gold ore robbers appear in court
Eight suspected armed robbers who on Tuesday stormed Empress Gold Mine in Mashava before getting away with 1kg of gold-rich ore have appeared before a Masvingo Magistrates Court today.Initiall...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Mine rescue mission turns tragic
A 22-YEAR-OLD Domboshava man was hospitalised after he suffocated trying to rescue a colleague trapped in a gold mine shaft.Ngoni Sika (53) died in the mineshaft while Peter Mudyiwa (22), who ...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead after mine shootout
A body of an unknown man believed to have been part of a 20-man gang that were involved in shoot-out with a security guard after raiding a mine in Shamva has been found with a gunshot wound at the bac...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Blanket inks fresh deal
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation Plc has entered into a zero-cost contract to hedge approximately 25% of its targeted gold production for 2020 at its flagship operation, Blanket Mine in Gwanda.The...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:16hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally's company named in bid to revive Zisco
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it had chosen Kuvimba Mining House, a company in which it has majority shareholding and is linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally, to revive the moribund ZiscoSteel....Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:49hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Kuvimba to lead Zisco revival
Kuvimba Mining House, which has both private and State shareholding and has been resuscitating gold mines, has been chosen by Cabinet as the investment partner for the resuscitation of the Redcliff-ba...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Fatal accident at Blanket Mine
ONE of Blanket Mine's employees, Andrew Clydon Phiri, died yesterday morning following an accident involving a Left-Hand Drive (LHD) loader at the mine's underground haulages. The Gwanda -base...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 15:31hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
Dreams made and dreams shattered at West Nicholson's 'Entabeni yegolide'
"Intaba yeWest" or "Entabeni yegolide", the soaring mountain with impervious vegetation along the Gwanda-Beitbridge highway in West Nicholson is not for the faint hearted.From afar, the mounta...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:33hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa chides his corrupt officials looting gold
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has admitted top government officials were plundering gold through illegal mining activities.He warned punitive action will forthwith be taken against such errant ...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
South Africa and foreign labour
THE unemployment rate in South Africa hit a new record high of nearly 35% in the third quarter of 2021 which some allege had an influence on the African National Congress (ANC) dismal performance in l...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 872 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Umzingwane Dam chokes
TWO unregistered dams built in the Umzingwane Dam catchment area and gold panning activities along Umzingwane River have contributed to the Bulawayo supply dam not impounding adequate water since the ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Lodge sleepover ends in tears
Plans by a couple for a romantic sleepover at a city lodge in Masvingo turned ugly when the man ended up in police custody for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.Takunda Murevesi, (29), of Rh...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 17:40hrs | 3486 | by Staff reporter
Mudha still using state security aides
FORMER State Security minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube (pictured), who was last month fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly fanning division and Zanu-PF factionalism in the Midlands province ...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:42hrs | 1525 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo High Court comes to Gweru
THE Bulawayo High Court Circuit will from Monday be sitting in Gweru for two weeks during which 12 murder cases will be heard.Midlands provincial prosecutor Mr Samuel Pedzisayi confirmed the d...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Owen 'Mudha' Ncube overplayed his hand
BY the time fired State Security minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube was removed from office, he had become a Frankenstein monster for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as he was now causing havoc in his home pro...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:01hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Mudha and nexus of Kwekwe gold terror
AT the time former president Robert Mugabe was deposed in a military coup in November 2017, police were investigating senior Zanu-PF officials linked to then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa over all...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:00hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
'Armed robberies linked to 2017 coup'
EXILED former Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has sensationally claimed that soldiers and police officers implicated in recent armed robbers could have stolen the firearm...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 4289 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP's workers up in arms
OVER 600 workers at Progress gold mine in Filabusi, Matabeleland South province are up in arms with their employer, Insiza North Zanu-PF legislator Farai Taruvinga, over outstanding salaries.L...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:24hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
China's Huayou buys Lithium mine for $422m
CHINA'S Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603399.SS) said on Wednesday it would pay a total $422 million to acquire the Arcadia hard-rock lithium mine in Zimbabwe.The move marks Huayou's second foray in...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:37hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
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