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Teen miner dies in tragic shaft collapse at Sunace mine
A 17-year-old illegal miner lost his life following a shaft collapse at Sunace Mine on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The tragic incident, which occurred on December 12, has left efforts to retrieve the t...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in soup over gold ore
Shamva based illegal miner Bornwell Mnangagwa is in trouble after he allegedly stole kilograms of gold ore at a mine in Shamva.The 24-y...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 19:33hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Village Head caught pants down
There was drama in Silobela after a local village head was caught pants down with a married woman during daylight on Friday.The v...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 19:59hrs | 60 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Illegal miner slips to his death
A 25-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man slipped to his death in a deep shaft after a rope they were using to pull him from the shaft loosened.Solomon Taundi of Gatsi village, Chief Negomo in Chiweshe died ...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 13:11hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gwanda - Beitbridge road faces collapse as illegal miner tunnel under it
ILLEGAL gold miners have dug a 4-metre tunnel under a section of the Gwanda-Beitbridge Road as their vandalism of national infrastructure continues unabated with several roads and railway infrastructu...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:47hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt Ran mine workers in illegal miners death scandal
Residents of Bindura have come out guns blazing at Ran mine management over the tragic mine accident that killed five gold panners last week. ...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 14:41hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Mnangagwa ally 'defies' mining ban
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Pedzisai Scott Sakupwanya, who owns Better Brands, is reportedly engaged in secret mining at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland province, despite closure of the...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mine workers attack illegal miners
Seven mine workers from Tritan mine in Kwekwe allegedly attacked and killed an illegal miner Thomas Katoma (21) yesterday.Charles Vanga, Bigboy Sibanda, Pride Mpofu are some of the seven who a...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 10:06hrs | 6 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Illegal miners collapse university road
STUDENTS, teachers and residents using a road that links Midlands State University (MSU) Zvishavane campus and Noelvale suburb woke up to find a section of the road collapsed into an underground tunne...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miner breaks into music promoter's house
An Illegal miner of no fixed aboard allegedly broke into Mvurwi music promoter Prince Chipenda's popularly known as "Mzansi Boss" house and stole a ...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 07:58hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cell phone thief dies in police camp
Bindura based illegal miner was reportedly assaulted and tortured by his colleagues on Wednesday and died the following day at Mazowe police station where he was trying to make a police report, Bulawa...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:42hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Explosive fragments kill illegal miner
By Simbarashe Sithole An illegal miner in Mazowe was yesterday killed by explosive fragments while panning for gold.Tafadzwa Gunzvenzve (31) of Seke Chitungwiza died at ...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 21:59hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Security guards bash illegal miner to death
Three security guards from VIP mining syndicate in Shamva were arrested after they took turns to fatally assault Nomore Kanyongo (22) on Sunday for trespa...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 20:12hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills self over cheating wife
An illegal miner from Chitungwiza village, Mazowe committed suicide yesterday by drinking poison mixed with illicit beer over his wife's infidelityPhilimon Master sent texts messages to his wi...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 19:54hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Illegal miner dies in a mine shaft
A 45-year old Bindura man was trapped to death in a 15 metre deep mine shaft while illegally prospecting for gold on Saturday.Mashonaland Central Police Spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe ...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 09:56hrs | 6 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Illegal miner trapped to death
A 29-year old Bindura man died, while his two accomplices were injured at Gatawa farm while panning for gold on Saturday. Mashonaland Central Police Spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe conf...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 21:17hrs | | by Lloyd Rabaya
Illegal miners defy soldiers
Illegal mining continues unabated at one of Kwekwe's richest gold mines even after the government deployed soldiers to stop the marauding Zanu-PF-linked militias from looting the precious mineral....Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo Gweru show flops
Ageless Chimurenga music legend Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo's maiden Peace Tour show slated for Gweru on Friday night failed to take off amid a plethora of challenges that left music lovers, who had pa...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man trapped in collapsed mine shaft
A Bulawayo man has reportedly been trapped for three days under a collapsed gold mining shaft at Stories farm in Mazowe.Sources familiar with the incident allege Mududuzi Sithole from Nkayi has be...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 21:59hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jilted man wrecks lover's home
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Nkayi has been arrested for allegedly bashing his girlfriend with a knobkerrie for ending their love affair.Tryson Sibanda (22) from Dimpamiwa area allegedly destroyed L...Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter
Police name murdered miner
An illegal miner who was reportedly murdered this morning by his colleagues in Mazowe has been identified by police.The deceased has been named as Sam Bhunu from Masvingo and was currently res...Published: 04 May 2018 at 18:42hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa linked invaders dare Grace Mugabe
Clad in a dirty white T-Shirt emblazoned with the face of a glum Emmerson Mnangagwa, an illegal gold miner sifts through brownish wet sands and points out to a group of journalists, "this is gold"....Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners feared dead as mine shaft collapses
Several illegal gold miners are feared dead at Motapa Old Mine in Matabeleland when a shaft collapsed on Thursday.Sources close to investigations allege four people have been retrieved so far ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Cops seize rich gold mine'
THE situation is tense at a gold mine in Inyathi where a person has died after police called to restore order allegedly took over operations.More than 300 illegal panners had allegedly invaded...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal miner on the run
A SUSPECTED gold panner who was recently arrested while several others escaped the police dragnet after being found digging for gold in Waterford suburb, Bulawayo, is on the run after he absconded his...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'protégée' torments Makonde farmer
A SUSPECTED Makonde illegal miner is allegedly abusing President Emerson Mnangagwa's name to torment a resettled farmer, who now has endured illegal gold mining metres from his house.Gibson Li...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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
Miner trapped to death
A Gokwe illegal miner was trapped to death in a gold shaft in Kwekwe on Saturday, Bulawayo24.com heard.Odwell Dzama was fatally trapped while practising illegal gold mining in the mine town Kw...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Illegal miner dies in a disused shaft mine in Khumalo suburb
An illegal miner died in a shaft in the splashy suburb of Khumalo in Bulawayo after he was trapped when it collapsed.Two of his colleagues survived the incident.The deceased miner Edmo...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 17:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drama as man fails to pay sex worker, paraded with no pants, member dangling
A sex starved illegal miner was embarrassed and stripped this afternoon by a syndicate of Bindura sex workers after he failed to pay $10 for night service in Musvosve, Bindura.The miner who wa...Published: 02 Sep 2017 at 16:22hrs | 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
3 Zimbabweans killed in SA mine war
AT least three Zimbabweans are suspected to be part of 14 illegal miners that were shot dead in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, about 20km outside Johannesburg in South Africa in vicious fights over gold....Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean sangoma making a fortune in South Africa
He calls himself Sekuru Ziso - in Shona, "the grandfather who sees". He is 55, a fortune teller and a traditional doctor, ...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 12:47hrs | 8 | by Ray Mwareya and Tichaona Jongwe
Man found dead in disused mine
A-26-YEAR-OLD man is suspected to have been murdered and dumped in a disused 50-metre deep mine shaft in Fort Rixon.His friend only identified as Pepukai, told police he last saw the decea...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two illegal miners trapped to death
Two illegal miners were trapped to death at Kitsiyatota mine in Bindura Mashonland Central province yesterday (Tuesday) prompting police to burn down all make shifts shelters at the site.Eye w...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Illegal miner jailed for $12 robbery
AN illegal gold panner from Gweru has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for robbing a 15-year-old boy of $12.Maxwell Nyoni, 23, of Mkoba Village 14, pleaded guilty to robbery before Gweru ...Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 08:10hrs | | by Elizabeth Tsuro
Sacking of diamond firms triggers chaos in Zimbabwe
Panners reportedly stormed Chiadzwa diamond fields on Monday evening following Government's directive for all firms there to cease operations since it had taken over control of the concessions....Published: 24 Feb 2016 at 05:25hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Illegal miner falls to death
AN illegal miner at the closed Old Nic Mine in Bulawayo's Killarney suburb died after he plunged into a 130-metre mine shaft.Tommy Mbewe, an ex-employee whose age could not be immediately esta...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Illegal miner arrested for possession of explosives without licence
A MAN from Kensington in Bulawayo is in trouble after he was found in possession of explosives without licence.Vivian Maphosa (52) was not asked to plead to the charge of illegal possession of...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 08:06hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
8 miners shot dead
JOHANNESBURG - EIGHT illegal miners were found murdered in and around a disused mine shaft on the East Rand in Gauteng, South Africa at the weekend in a suspected turf war between Zimbabweans and Baso...Published: 24 Jun 2014 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Timeslive
Minerals Section Police officers demoted and transferred over allege corruption
Unconfirmed information from reliable sources within the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Gwanda indicate that all officers deployed to the Minerals Department have been recalled from that section ami...Published: 17 Apr 2014 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Many Zimbabweans struggle to survive in Johannesburg
TOO weak to sit, or even hold up his head, Prince Sibanda is slowly starving to death. The baby is almost two but his tiny body resembles that of an infant of five months.He is severely malno...Published: 02 Nov 2013 at 12:01hrs | 2 | by Saturday Star
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