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Chaos at Mazowe mine
The situation at Mazowe Jumbo Mine is complex and marred by corruption, violence, and illegal activities. At the center of the controversy is a man named Knowledge Rutavi, who claims to be a represent...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:22hrs | 1232 | by Jumbo resident
Miner stabbed to death during robbery
A Mazowe miner was fatally stabbed by three suspected robbers at his mine during a midnight robbery.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts on Friday where Michael Mutodza, Mose...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 15:25hrs | 1085 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police remove artisanal miners from Jumbo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have launched an operation to remove illegal artisanal miners from mining sites in the Mazowe district of Mashonaland Central. This action follows a directive aimed ...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 16:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chris Kuruneri's estate in wrangle
TWO Mazowe miners have approached the High Court for a revision of judgment accusing the late former Finance minister Christopher Kuruneri of secretly acquiring an order for their eviction without the...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Cop nabbed for carrying unlicensed pistol
A member of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Chikurubi was arrested for allegedly carrying an unlicensed pistol to the Mazowe mine (Jumbo).Zvikomborero Muwomba (44) was dragged to ...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 20:10hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
6 family members perish in car crash
A pregnant mother, her husband and four of their children travelling from Marymount in Rushinga to Chinhoyi, were among the nine people killed early Monday morning in the head-on collision between two...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:11hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Vote Zanu-PF for improved livelihoods, says Kazembe
Zanu-PF is seeking support from small-scale miners and small-scale farmers as the party looks at winning the Mazowe West Parliamentary seat and the wards of the Mazowe Rural District Council covered b...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Metallon to take over Redwing Mine
GOLD Miner, Metallon Corporation will take over operations at the scandal-ridden Redwing Mine in Penhalonga following the removal of the gold mine from corporate rescue by the Supreme Court in Septemb...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mazowe miner electrocuted
Artisanal miner Saul Gatsi (45) was electrocuted by a generator at Jumbo mine, Mazowe last week.Gatsi entered the mine shaft and instructed his colleagues to switch on the generator which they...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 13:21hrs | 4 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Security guard steals 40 kg gold ore
Lucky ran out of Mazowe mine (Jumbo) security guard Anderson Chiburumunda (34) who was nabbed after stealing 40 kilograms of gold ore.Chiburumunda appeared before Concession magistrate Joshua ...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 17:20hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robbers pounce on miners
TWO armed robbers clad in Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were unlucky after robbing a Mazowe miner and a Chiweshe miner o...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 11:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Henrietta Rushwaya implicated in Mazowe gold fields plunder.
CONNECTED syndicates linked to Zimbabwe Miners' Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya (pictured) are plundering rich gold fields in Mazowe, a fresh report has revealed. Mazowe is locate...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF youth denounce ZRP
ZANU PF youth political commissar Tsungai Makombe on Sunday blasted Zimbabwe Republic Police for brutalizing people at Mazowe (Jumbo)mine....Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 20:40hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chiweshe
Robbers pounce on Miners
FOUR Harare suspected robbers who pounced on two Mazowe miners and robbed them of their belongings before stabbing their buttocks have been arrested.Nhkosilathi Bhebhe (23), Alphones Kwangwari...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 19:15hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Three gold panners die at Jumbo mine
THREE illegal gold miners died on Friday after they inhaled toxic gases at Mazowe mine (Jumbo).Witnesses said the three bodies were retrieved yesterday and police is yet to identify them....Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 14:03hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robbers arrested at roadblock
TWO suspected robbers, who allegedly pounced on a miner at Mazowe Mine and robbed him of US$130 after assaulting him with a beer bottle, were arrested at a police roadblock as they tried to escape....Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs resurface in Guruve
FOUR people from Mudhindo,Guruve are nursing injuries from machete gangs who are terrorising Mudhindo in search of gold.The gangs who a...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 12:29hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Notorious car hijacker nabbed
Two notorious machete wielding car hijackers who were elusive to the police after allegedly robbing a Mazowe man of his Toyota Runx were nabbed and dragge...Published: 04 May 2021 at 11:26hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Kuvimba: How to hide a mining giant in plain sight
A year ago, Kuvimba Mining House did not exist. now it could be the country's biggest gold producer.How? The answer shows how transparency is still not a thing for Zimbabwean authorities....Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:10hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to fund white farmers' compensation with mine revenue
Zimbabwe plans to use profits from a mining venture to help settle a $3.5 billion compensation claim from white farmers and settle a two-decade dispute that's soured the country's relations with Weste...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 18:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's business dragged to court
Former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, has been dragged to court by two Mazowe miners, who are seeking an order to reinstate their dismissed land dispute with t...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miners wreak havoc at Mazowe mine
Illegal gold miners are reportedly causing havoc at Mazowe mine, popularly known as jumbo mine, by practising illegal mining and causing serious land degradation at the mine after the mine downsized o...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Auctions boom in Zimbabwe as economic woe takes its toll
Auction companies are booming in Zimbabwe as companies and individuals – including Tongaat Hulett CEO Sydney Mutsambiwa and Mzi Khumalo's Metallon Corporation – default on loan payments or other f...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff repirter
Miner dies in car crash
A Mazowe mine employee died yesterday in a road accident at Gweshe, Chiweshe when a Mazda 626 he was travelling in collided with an oncoming vehicle.Eye witnesses allege both cars were overtak...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 13:08hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt pledges support for largest gold miner
GOVERNMENT has made a commitment to provide the necessary facilitation to Zimbabwe's largest gold producer, Metallon Corporation, whose operations are being hampered by foreign currency shortages. ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners clash with cops
Artisanal miners in Mazowe mine reportedly went on rampage burning cabins for security guards at Mazowe mine last night after one of their colleagues was shot by the police.Sources familiar wi...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 14:58hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mwonzora blasts Mnangagwa's govt over job losses
MDC T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has blasted Mnangagwa's government after the massive job losses in mines recently."The massive job losses in Zimbabwe in the past few days is consisten...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 12:38hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gun-wielding Zanu-PF-linked thugs invade Grace Mugabe's property
Former first lady Grace Mugabe's gold mine in Mazowe was reportedly invaded by suspected Zanu-PF gunmen who drove out security guards who were guarding the property.According to Daily News, th...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official initiates Makorokoza graveyard invasion
An aspiring ZANU PF aspiring councillor in Mazowe South ward 28 Joshua Nyamuziwa has been fingered in the invasion of a grave site by a group of illegal miners at Mazowe Mine, Mashonaland Centra...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man buys friend beer at bar, rushies to his home, sleeps with his wife
A Mazowe mine man reportedly attempted to kill himself after he caught his wife panties down with his friend. The incident apparently resulted in the breaking up of two marriages.Sources famil...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 21:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman discovers hubby's lover is HIV+, takes poison
A Mazowe woman is battling for life at Concession hospital after she consumed poison having realised that her husband was dating an HIV positive married woman.Sources familiar with the inciden...Published: 24 May 2018 at 12:10hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Miner murdered by colleagues
An unidentified artisanal miner was reportedly murdered by his colleagues in Mazowe mine this morning (Friday).Sources familiar with the incident allege three machete wielding artisanal miners...Published: 04 May 2018 at 14:22hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mine worker caught pants down with colleague's wife
There was drama in Mazowe mine where a clerk was reportedly caught pants down with his colleague's wife in a Blair toilet on Sunday night.Eye witness allege the clerk responsible for engineeri...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:56hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Restructured Metallon guns for full capacity
THE country's biggest gold producer, Metallon Corporation says it wants four of its mining operations in Zimbabwe to reach their full production capacities this year.Metallon owns How Mine, Ma...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
All hell breaks loose as man armed with catapult attempts to rape minor
There was drama at Mazowe mine this morning (Friday) when a suspected rapist armed with a catapult reportedly attempted to rape a grade seven pupil in the bush on her way to holiday lessons.Ey...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 14:49hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man sentenced to 9 months in prison over maintenance
A Mazowe mine employee reportedly lost his job after he was sentenced nine months in prison for failing to pay maintenance to his ex-wife.Zivanai Tom was sent to prison by Bindura magistrate o...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 16:12hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man glassed to death over prostitute
A 23-year-old Mazowe mine man is on the run after he reportedly, fatally stabbed an artisanal miner with a broken bottle in a fight for a commercial sex worker on Monday.Sources close to inves...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mine shaft collapses kills illegal miner
Sombre mood has engulfed Mazowe mine following the death of a popular illegal miner (Mukorokoza) identified as Bhaureni who was trapped in after a mine shaft collapsed this afternoon while seven other...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man caught raping a goat
There was drama in Mazowe mine (Jumbo) after Johannes Mwenda was caught raping a goat prompting residents to thrash him severely. ...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 12:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mine worker drowns during swimming competition
Swimming competition ended tragic when a miner drowned in a river on Saturday in Mazowe.Sources privy to the development allege a Mazowe mine employee Mathias Mandikisi had gone for swimming c...Published: 12 Sep 2017 at 20:24hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldiers team to bash makorokoza
Four members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) allegedly pounced on one illegal miner who had assaulted their colleague last night at Doxford bar in Mazowe.Allegations are that the jail norm...Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 12:38hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex workers finaly accept plastic money, hike fares
Sex workers in Mazowe mine (Jumbo) hiked their prices from $2 to $3 after miners got their remuneration yesterday.Sources who spoke to Bulawayo24.com revealed that legions of sex workers who a...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 21:15hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Motorbrike crashes into tractor, two seriously injured
Two people were seriously injured when a motorbike they were riding collided with a tractor at Forester D Estate in Mvurwi Mashonaland Central yesterday.Sources privy to the development allege...Published: 20 May 2017 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mazowe mine official resigns over corruption
The overseer for Mazowe mine in Mashonaland Central Peter Tolani (53) resigned on Friday over corruption allegations.According to workers committee at Mazowe mine Tolani was allegedly fingered...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 15:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
SA's unrelenting grip on Zimbabqe economy
AS the South African high-level delegation descended on Harare last week for engagements with their Zimbabwean peers, a new set of statistics released by that country's department of trade and ind...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 07:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mine collapses, 6 illegal miners killed
Six illegal miners were trapped to death when a mine collapsed at Gills mine, Watakai Concession in Mashonaland Central province on Thursday 22 September 2016.Police confirmed the incident and...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 15:18hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gushungo bombing had army backing, says accused
One of the suspects accused of attempting to petrol-bomb the First Family's Alpha Omega Dairy Farm yesterday maintained that it was a military- sanctioned operation, and he had been tasked by his supe...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 05:47hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Massive asset stripping at Metallon Corporation
Metallon Corporation, a gold producer firm top brass has been accused of massive asset stripping as the industrial action entered its second week yesterday.Two weeks ago, Metallon reveal...Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Gold mine digging graves to reclaim old dumps
Mazowe Gold Mine owned by Metallon Resources is reported to have employed local people to dig graves at Madhongi area near Mahachi's farm in Mazowe.The grave diggers started digging on Sunday...Published: 24 Feb 2015 at 15:23hrs | | by WhatsApp
Metallon Gold ups productivity
Metallon Gold Corporation expects to produce about 500 000 ounces per annum in the next five years as the mining group steps up efforts to strengthen its position as the largest gold producer in t...Published: 09 Oct 2014 at 05:55hrs | 4 | by Business reporter
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