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Man hangs self over money quarrel with wife

A sombre mood has engulfed Gwiriri Village under Chief Mutasa in Honde Valley after a 35-year-old man, George Munyuki, took his own life following a domestic dispute with his wife over family savings.Manicaland Acting Police Spokesperson, …

Published: 24 Sep 2025 at 11:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gold panners threaten Mutare City water source

Mutare City Council is weighing plans to deploy municipal police to safeguard the Nyakaunga River, one of the city's main water sources, amid growing threats from illegal gold panning.Speaking during a budget review meeting on Monday, Town…

Published: 24 Sep 2025 at 11:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

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 November 2022, the mining shafts have become site…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:45hrs | 31 | by Stephen Jakes

Bulawayo gold panners turn Cecil Pit into crime zone

The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) has issued a serious security alert to its students and staff, warning them to exercise extreme caution following a surge in illegal gold panning activities near the Bulawayo City Council pit, located adj…

Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Court evicts miners from Kuruneri's farm

High Court judge Justice Christopher Dube-Banda has ordered the eviction of miners engaged in gold mining activities on Ascotvale Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central, following a legal challenge by Paidamoyo Kuruneri, widow of the late for…

Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 06:53hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter

Guard shoots at marauding illegal gold panners, 1 dead

Tragedy struck at a gold mine in Guruve on Thursday when 33-year-old Titus Masango was shot dead amid a violent confrontation involving a gang of illegal gold panners. The incident, confirmed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), has rais…

Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Panners wreak havoc in Gwanda

Residents of Gwanda in Matabeleland South have raised serious concerns about the adverse effects of increasing artisanal mining activities, which have led to environmental damage, livestock deaths, and hindered the town's expansion efforts…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:16hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter

Over US$2 000 collected as BCC, police raid gold panners

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported that it collected over US$2,000 in fines for environmental violations across its jurisdiction and water catchment areas, according to its latest minutes addressing environmental issues and land degr…

Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners invade Bulawayo suburbs

GOLD panners have invaded Bulawayo causing environmental degradation in two of its suburbs, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said.The illegal gold panners have caused environmental degradation in Queens Park East and Emhlangeni suburbs.…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners dig under the Beitbridge-Gwanda Highway

MOTORISTS using the Beitbridge-Gwanda Highway have expressed concern over a huge crack which has appeared at the 141km peg.The crack is believed to have been caused by gold panners who have reportedly burrowed under the highway.A social me…

Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council pounces on gold panners

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has declared war on gold panners in Esgodini, collecting US$2 000 in fines in the process.According to latest council minutes on the Parks Section monthly report, a joint operation between BCC rangers and police…

Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners wreak havoc in Bulawayo

BULAWAYO municipal police have arrested 140 illegal miners since January for panning for gold near the city's water bodies, causing massive siltation.This is revealed in the council's environmental issues report that includes degradation o…

Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:48hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners wreak havoc in Matebeleland South

CHIEF Jahana of Matebeleland South province has expressed concern over illegal gold miners who are terrorising villagers in the province.In an interview with Southern Eye recently, the traditional leader said efforts to rope in the police …

Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:50hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo council, police joint operation nets 200 panners at supply dams

At least 201 illegal gold panners were arrested in 2022 during a joint operation by police and city rangers to curb the vice around the city's water supply dams.This is contained in the Bulawayo City Council's latest minutes."Joint patrols…

Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners impose curfew

RESIDENTS of Esigodini in Matabeleland South province are living in fear of suspected illegal panners who are  terrorising them and have reportedly imposed some form of a â€˜7 pm curfew' in the area.The suspected illegal gold miners w…

Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Police arrest 112 gold panners in Bulawayo

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC), in conjunction with the police, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) and the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority have since January this year arrested 112 illegal gold panners.This wa…

Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners dig up school premises

Kwekwe Central MP Judith Tobaiwa (Citizens Coalition for Change) has called on authorities to take action against gold panners  causing environmental degradation at a primary school in the gold mining city.School buildings at Globe an…

Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Gold panners dig under Kwekwe school

AUTHORITIES at Globe and Phoenix Primary School in Kwekwe have expressed concern that its classroom blocks face collapse as gold panners were digging under the school.Globe and Phoenix school head Isaac Bvupajena told Southern Eye that the…

Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

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 Chikorokoza Ngachipere/ Isitsheketsha Kasiphele (No …

Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Illegal gold panners unleash reign of terror in Mat South, Mberengwa

GOLD panners have unleashed a reign of terror in Malungwane Village in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South attacking villagers with axes, machetes and knobkerries. The development has seen the community members sleeping in maize fields…

Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:09hrs | 10 | by Lovemore Dube

BCC deploys rangers to stop gold panning in Umzingwane

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has deployed rangers to drive out poachers and illegal gold miners from Umzingwane Dam catchment area as they are causing siltation.There is rampant and uncontrolled gold panning in most catchment areas arou…

Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | 18 | by Arthur GO Mutambara

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 Mutawatawa managed to retrieve the body of Norman…

Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

3 gold panners battling for life

THREE illegal gold panners are battling for life after two brothers allegedly attacked them with an axe, machete and knife in Fort Rixon.Casimiya Ngwenya and his sibling who is yet to be identified were accusing the panners of assaulting o…

Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 05:47hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter

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