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Rival amakorokoza groups clash in Nkankezi

GOGO Martha Mlotshwa swears that she has never seen so much blood in her 75 years of existence.At her age, she has seen it all - the good, the bad and the worst of humanity but the level of violence she has witnessed in the last two months…

Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Govt to regulate omakorokoza'

GOVERNMENT has decided to formalise artisanal mining to regulate its activities and plug leakages costing the country millions of dollars in revenue, Mines minister Winston Chitando has indicated.Chitando said this at the weekend in Mazowe…

Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Omakorokoza turn Sharona Park into no-go area

SHARONA Park situated north-east of Meadowlands, and north-west of Heany Junction Farm, on the outskirts of Bulawayo, has been turned into a "no-go area" by over hundred machete-brandishing illegal gold panners who descended on the area af…

Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Artisanal miners should stop being nomadic'

ZIMBABWE Christian Alliance (ZCA) executive director Useni Sibanda said artisanal miners should desist from being nomadic and work within their confines to avoid clashes with rival gangs.Speaking at a workshop for artisanal miners in Gweru…

Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Makorokoza vow terror if chased out of Battlefields mine claims

BATTLEFIELDS artisanal miners who survived last month's mine disaster that killed 24 people have warned that cases of robbery, theft, murder and cattle rustling could increase if government chases them off the suspended claims.Some of the …

Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 4 | by newzimbabwe.com

What does the future have in store for me as a tobacco farmer or mukorokoza?

Having been a tobacco farmer for the last three years and my young brother being an artisinal gold miner, mukorokoza for a longtime we have nothing to show from our exploits except that we are wallowing in poverty. Some are and had been en…

Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Henry Madiro

Machete-wielding makorokozas injure 8 people

EIGHT people were injured and four of them were hospitalised after they were attacked by machete-wielding artisanal miners in Esigodini during a three-day gold war that saw two alleged gold barons being arrested. The battle over gold claim…

Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter

More elephants poisoned in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park

More than 14 elephants, including a mother and her young calf, have been poisoned in and around Zimbabwe's premier game reserve, Hwange National Park. Most of the poisoned elephants died near the south of the park. Some had their tusks hac…

Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 10:09hrs | 2 | by Adam Cruise

Makorokoza owns 12 luxury cars

A SMALL-SCALE miner from Insiza District's Shangani has opened an upmarket highway restaurant and takeaway, while he is also building a butchery and supermarket in the town, where he is regarded a gold mogul.Bekithemba Nkomo, popularly kno…

Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 12:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

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