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Violence breaks out at Vumbachikwe Mine as panners fight over gold
Violence broke out at the Vumbachikwe Mine in Gwanda on Tuesday morning, where illegal gold panners who are now the order of the day were fighting over gold.Since the closure of the mine in No...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:45hrs | 1014 | by Stephen Jakes
Gold panners continue to invade Vumbachikwe Mine
Vumbachikwe Mine community members have complained over the random blasting occurring at the mine amid revelations gold panners continue to invade the min...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 22:44hrs | 481 | by Stephen Jakes
Gold panner digs under railway line, faces 10 years behind bars
A daring artisanal miner is facing a possible 10-year prison sentence after being caught illegally digging for gold directly beneath an active railway line in Mvuma - a reckless act that endangered bo...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:10hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Zim female gold panner arrested twice in four months in Botswana
A Zimbabwean female gold panner has been arrested twice in the neighbouring Botswana in four months.Reports state that, apparently unable to resist the lure of gold, four months after she was ...Published: 22 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 277 | by Stephen Jakes
3 men in court for 'swapping' gold with counterfeit button
Three men have been charged with defrauding a gold panner of gold worth US$1,858 by swapping a genuine smelted gold button with a counterfeit one. Aleck Ngoni Pangazira (38), Simbarashe Karimupfumbi (...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:20hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man murders woman after she rejects US$5 for sex
A 33-year-old gold panner from Chinhoyi, Tafadzwa Nkonde, has been charged with murder after allegedly raping and killing a woman who refused his US$5 offer for sex.The National Prosecuting Au...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 20:20hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner in court for murder
A gold panner, Tafadzwa Nkonde (33), who had been on the run after raping and killing a woman, has appeared before the Chinhoyi Magistrates' Court on murder charges under Section 47 of the Criminal La...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 16:52hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner caught raping mental patient
In a distressing incident in a Mount Darwin village, James Museredza, a 38-year-old artisanal miner from Kandeya, was caught in the act of raping a mentally impaired woman who has both hearing and spe...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:08hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Murderous couple on the run
A COUPLE from Zvimba East allegedly bludgeoned their four-year-old niece to death, stuffed her body in a sack and dumped it in a stream near a bridge in Kuwadzana Extension.The girl's body was...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:20hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner brutally stabbed in an argument
A 25-YEAR-OLD Mazowe man was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing a murder charge for allegedly stabbing a fellow gold panner following an argument.Tatenda Chidavaenzi (25)...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panner bashes woman for turning him down
IMAGINE as a woman you're at the bar on a night out and you get chatting to the man beside you.He then offers to buy you beer and you agree not knowing that what he wants is not your company b...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toe selling joke to amputee leads to violence
SOMETIMES jokes that people think are cool turn out to be cruel, and even occasionally backfire with deadly consequences.That was at play when a man from Bulawayo reportedly fainted and soiled...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over beer
A 34-YEAR-OLD Gweru man was fatally stabbed last Saturday following a misunderstanding over beer.Confirming the incident yesterday Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Ma...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
LSU in another sexual harassment storm
LUPANE State University has been caught in yet another sexual abuse storm in which the Vice Chancellor Pardon Kuipa is alleged to have caused the clash of two women lovers causing a fierce fight which...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 13:40hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
Murder at Sun Yet Sen
A man from Sun Yet Sen in Matabeleland South Province was on Monday killed for touching another's belongings.Police revealed on Twitter that they are looking for information which may lead to ...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 16:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner fatally stabs workmate
A GOLD panner from Gwanda is on the run after he fatally stabbed his workmate with an okapi knife in a dispute over sharing of money.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspecto...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
2 die in disused coal mineshaft collapse
TWO young illegal miners and a university graduate were on Monday reportedly trapped to death by coal ashes while extracting coke at a dumpsite in Hwange.The issue was confirmed by a resident ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner dies after falling into mine shaft
A GOLD panner died after he fell into a 20-metre-deep mine shaft in Umzingwane while illegally prospecting for gold. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mange...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police increase lockdown patrols
POLICE have increased patrols in the Midlands where a lot of people are violating Government lockdown measures, to curb the spread of Covid-19. Police are ensuring that all gatherings except funerals ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police increase lockdown patrols in Midlands
POLICE have increased patrols in the Midlands where a lot of people are violating Government lockdown measures, to curb the spread of Covid-19. Police are ensuring that all gatherings except f...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo poet to launch album on Zupco bus
It's a listening session that can't be missed!Bulawayo actor-cum-poet Prince Ncube otherwise known as Mazilankatha in the local showbiz, is planning a bus trip for his fans where they will enj...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 08:10hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest gold panner for murder case
POLICE in Matabeleland South province are investigating a murder case where a teenage gold panner was struck on the head by his colleague with the back of an axe and three months later, he died from s...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Child marriage cases spike in Sanyati
FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Maidei Changa (not her real name) struggled to breastfeed her two-month-old baby.Maidei missed Form One at a nearby secondary school in ward 10 under Chief Hozhele in Sanyati...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 12:40hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Lobola row murderer challenges sentence
AN illegal gold panner who was in 2018 sentenced to death for fatally stabbing his wife 27 times following a row with his in-laws over payment of lobola, has approached the Supreme Court challenging h...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba caught pants down, privates sliced
NO good has ever come out of bedding a married woman and even if you are a man of God, the Lord will not protect you from a raging jilted husband.We are reminded of these words by a horrendous...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gold panner stabs friend to death
AN illegal gold panner from West Nicholson allegedly fatally stabbed his colleague for mocking him for ditching his wife and cohabiting with a sex worker. Linos Nsingo (30) and the late Mr Cab...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Female panner dies in shaft
A female gold panner from Guyu in Matabeleland South Province died on the spot while her colleague escaped unharmed when a shaft they were working in at the bank of Mlalakgomo River collapsed, trappin...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners swept by floods while parked on river bank
AN illegal gold panner was found dead while his colleague is missing after they parked their vehicles on the banks of Mazowe River in-PFungwe before they were swept away by floods.Police in Mu...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner beats up workmate to death
A MANGWE illegal gold panner is on the run after he allegedly beat up his workmate to death for wearing his clothes without permission. Matabeleland South acting provincial spokesperson, Inspe...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
40 trapped in collapsed Bindura mine
ABOUT 40 illegal miners were yesterday trapped at Ran Mine in Bindura after a disused mine shaft collapsed. Six miners were retrieved and rushed to Bindura Hospital for treatment, according to Zimbabw...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family dumps corpse at killer girlfriend's homestead
A FAMILY in Pfungwe district, Mashonaland East province, is being investigated for allegedly dumping a male relative's corpse at his girlfriend's home, accusing her of murder, NewsDay Weekender has le...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hubby torches property in infidelity row
A GWANDA woman has been left stranded after her husband set their property on fire on Sunday morning following a dispute over alleged infidelity. The man, Amos Phiri (37) from Matshetsheni are...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Shaft collapse kills gold panner
AN illegal gold panner died after a shaft he was working in collapsed along Umzingwane River in West Nicholson. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani Nde...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Machete attack in fight over hooker
AN ILLEGAL gold panner has been arrested after he allegedly attacked his colleague over a prostitute. Nkosilathi Ndlovu (23) from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo allegedly attacked a fellow illeg...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panner stabbed to death
A Kwekwe artisanal miner was arrested recently after he allegedly stabbed his colleague to death following a dispute over a cellphone and US$10 in Mazowe.Marshal Moyo (23), of Sesombe village ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman stays with two lovers in same house
A Maphisa woman has shocked villagers in the area after her two male lovers settled to stay with her in the same house for two months since neither of them could let her go.At first Pretty Man...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 18:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Two husbands woman shocks community
A Lupane woman has left her community shocked after it emerged she was married to two men and had children with both of them. Ms Siphathisiwe Mkandla (48) of Manansa village in Malunku ward co...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hungry lions hoovering around to devour Nyaminyami RDC response
I am Mwiimpu Hanjeleha of Monze, Zambia. I read the above story in your news online. I have been serving in the NGOs sector in that district. The persons being attacked in that piece I know them total...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:34hrs | 129 | by Mwiimpu Hanjeleha
Panner escapes death after stomach ripped to retrieve gold
A MBERENGWA gold panner is recovering from his hospital bed at United Bulawayo Hospitals after his stomach was ripped open by fellow gold panners, reportedly to retrieve a gold nugget he had swallowed...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panner on the run after workmate 'stabbing'
A GOLD panner from Gwanda is on the run after he allegedly fatally stabbed his workmate with an Okapi knife in a dispute over the sharing of money realised from a gold deal. Matabeleland South...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete murder at Bulawayo nightclub
A gold panner (17) from Cowdray Park suburb was brutally hacked to death with a machete at a night club in Bulawayo. Bornwell Ndlovu allegedly attacked Talent Sibanda with the machete a few me...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Two stabbed, axed in gold rush
AN illegal gold panner from Plumtree ganged up with his accomplices and allegedly axed their two rivals before stabbing them with a knife following a dispute over gold nuggets. This emerged wh...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 22:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Wife caught pants down with gold panner
HANKY spanky!A 29-year-old married woman was caught dishing out her husband's sexual goodies to an illegal gold panner.The incident happened last week on Monday.Nyarai Moyo of Char...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panner dies in Bulawayo gravel site shaft collapse
AN illegal gold panner died after a shaft collapsed on him at the Municipal Gravel site located along Cecil Road in Bulawayo on Friday, police confirmed. "I can confirm that a man was found de...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe machete war claims 14
The machete wars that have been going on for the past two years in the Midlands Province mining town of Kwekwe have so far killed 14 people and injured over 100 others so far, government has confirmed...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Rapist' drops phone at crime scene
A 34-year-old gold panner from Shurugwi left his cellphone after allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl who lives at the same house with him. Appearing before Gweru Regional Magistrate Mrs Phathe...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panner gunned down
An illegal gold panner from Zvishavane died after he was shot in the chest while trying to steal gold ore from a mineshaft, police have confirmed. Acting Midlands police spokesperson Ass...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
One killed in machete gang fights over gold claims
ONE man died and five others were injured on Monday after artisanal miners clashed over gold claims at Vova Mine just outside Gwanda.The deceased has been identified as Ndodana Ncube (28)....Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mathema defends police stance on gold panners
GOLD panners have themselves to blame for the deadly gold wars, the Minister of Home Affairs and Culture Heritage, Cain Mathema, said yesterday. In an interview, Minister Mathema defended the ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding gold panners kill colleague
A GOLD panner was allegedly murdered in cold blood at the Kwekwe city interchange rank on Wednesday afternoon following a misunderstanding.Police confirmed the murder of Comment Moyo, an alleg...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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