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Matobo miner arrested for prospecting minerals without license
There is no joy for a Matobo man who was arrested for prospecting special minerals without proper documentation to support his claim of ownership and suff...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 06:56hrs | 24 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver up for smuggling alcohol
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Bulawayo on Sunday on allegations of smuggling a South-African haulage truck, two trailers and a cargo of nearly 3 000 cartons of different brands of alcohol into Zim...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 30 000 unlicensed drivers arrested
POLICE have arrested over 30 000 motorists for driving without licenses and driving unregistered motor vehicles.Meanwhile, police have also arrested 113 683 people for cross border offences si...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 16:15hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Where are the human rights defenders when our children are being denied the right to education?
Dear We the Murowa community sympathise with teachers and all the civil servants per se'. Its an undeniable fact that civil servan...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 08:35hrs | 2 | by Concerned Murowa Ward Community
40 machete wielding gang arrested
POLICE have arrested 40 machete wielding artisanal miners at Kitsiyatota in Bindura.The arrests were made on February 6, 2022 in an operation to end machete gang violence at mines dubbed Chiko...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 dead in fight over woman
Police in Matabeleland South province have launched a manhunt for four men who allegedly killed three artisanal miners over a woman in Lumene, Gwanda District, and are on the run.The accused p...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Blitz nets hundreds of border jumpers in 1 day
POLICE Sunday arrested 427 people for various cross border crime violations under the operation "no to cross-border crimes".In a statement, National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner ...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Robber waylays gold dealer
A 36-year-old Bulawayo man lost 65 grammes of gold and a cellphone to an armed robber who had lured him to Chegutu. The man had been lured to Shamva by the robber only identified as Anyway Mun...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 28 037 illegal gold panners
POLICE have arrested 28 037 illegal gold panners since the commencement of the operation "Chikorokoza ngachipere/ isitsheketsha kasiphele / no to machete gangs".The operation was launched on 7...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 cops in foiled gold heist
TWO police officers, who were part of a four-member gang of felonious cops, have been arrested after a foiled gold heist in Gwanda where they shot and seriously injured a miner.The victim, Vum...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:51hrs | | 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
Fear grips women in mining
Women in mining are now living in fear at Mudhindo and places surrounding Guruve where machete gangs have resurfaced in search of the precious stone....Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 12:12hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Kazembe breathes fire to cops
Police commanders have been directed to immediately put to an end the rampant child kidnappings, ritual killings, traffic chaos caused by pirate taxis and general armed robberies targeting families an...Published: 21 May 2021 at 05:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Govt must extend vaccination programme to artisanal miners
ARTISANAL miners are challenging the government to extend the Covid-19 vaccination programme to outlying areas where thousands of people make a living through gold panning.Several players in t...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police blitz nets 9 000 illegal miners
ABOUT 9 000 illegal gold miners have been arrested in a police blitz against gold panning across the country.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi exp...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete gang leader arrested
A suspected machete gang leader has been arrested in Kwekwe for committing a spate of armed robberies in and around the area. Police impounded his getaway vehicle a Toyota Mark X and recovered an axe ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop nabbed for insulting security guard
A police officer based at Shurugwi main camp was arrested for insulting a security guard over a malfunctioning thermometer yesterdayAccording to the charge sheet Albert Mombeyarara (31) went t...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:48hrs | | by Shelton Muchena / Simbarashe Sithol
Chief Inspector Ncube in court
Chief Inspector Busani Ncube, who was deployed at Jumbo Mine for operation Chikorokoza Ngachipere, appeared in court on allegations of illegally escorting 41kg gold ore from Mazowe gold mining area to...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 14:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
57 000 gold panners arrested
Almost 57 000 gold panners, including machete gangs and other criminal elements, have been arrested in mining communities countrywide since January under the ongoing "Operation Chikorokoza Ngachipere"...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police blitz nets 54 000 panners
POLICE have intensified a crackdown on illegal activities throughout the country, with over 54 513 illegal miners nabbed under a blitz code named Operation Chikorokoza Ngachipere/Isitsheketsha Kasiphe...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers turn to 'chikorokoza'
IMPOVERISHED Zimbabwean teachers have resorted to "chikorokoza" as they try to make ends meet, a body representing them has claimed.Zimbabwe Teachers Association Bulawayo chair, Wilson Mangena...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 14 948 people in Gweru and Mazowe
Details of the Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested 14 948 people in Mazowe, Shamva, Gweru and other sites around the country since the commencement of the operation chikorokoza ngachipere.A...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 12:11hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt urged to repossess idle gold claims
Government has been urged to repossess idle gold claims held for speculative purposes and redistribute them to registered miners including small-scale and artisanal miners to boost production in the s...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
It is that time again - youth interface or youth interfere?
I hear the sound, the sound is highly trumpeting and melodious! I thought it's the sound of abundance, yet it's just a deceiving sound. Hyenas are back again, this time clad in goats skins. Woe to tho...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 12:47hrs | | by Godwin Mupakair Tshetu
'Mugabe's Zimbabwe hostile to children'
ZIMBABWE has been ranked among countries in which the livelihoods of children are "stolen" and least likely to be protected.In a report by Save the Children Foundation titled End of Childhood ...Published: 20 Jun 2017 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disjointed protests useless and only hurt innocent citizens
Some 20 000 years ago, there lived the oldest tribe in the Southern Africa, referred to as the San. The most intriguing thing about the San was their hunting methods. They used bow and arrow...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 01:09hrs | | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Decriminalise gold panning
Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna has asked government to decriminalise gold panning saying they are adding value to the government fiscus which does not recognise them. "We are tapping into our re...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 10:14hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Five cops arrested for robbery
FIVE Zvishavane police officers allegedly robbed a Mberengwa businesswoman of more than $1,000 while they were on an operation to arrest illegal gold panners in the area. The five cops, Roderi...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 20:27hrs | | by Timoth Makohliso
Unearthing vileness and dark ends of unsafe working practices - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sende...Published: 11 Nov 2014 at 19:07hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Soldier nabbed for demanding bribes from gold panners
A Kwekwe based soldier and his civilian brother have been arrested for allegedly demanding bribes from illegal gold panners in Zvishavane masquerading as part of a crack unit who launched an op...Published: 19 Mar 2012 at 09:55hrs | | by Thomas Jubane
Has Biti fallen into a Zanu-PF trap on sanctions!
Zanu-PF must be celebrating on the news that Finance Minister Tendai Biti has "blasted" the decision by the United States to ban Mbada and Marange diamond companies. Hardliners in the for...Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 15:53hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
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