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Sex workers turn to illegal mining
Several commercial sex workers in Guruve have turned to illegal mining due to the harsh economic conditions.The sex workers have joined a huge number of illegal miners in Guruve Centre where t...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 13:45hrs | 919 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Lawyer in trouble for prospecting for gold
Bulawayo-based lawyer Dumisani Dube (36) and his accomplice Dakar Mohammad are in soup after they were arrested for allegedly prospecting for gold without a license.The duo appeared before Plu...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1457 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Dexter Nduna, two others acquitted of illegally prospecting for gold
Former Zanu-PF Chegutu Member of Parliament, Dexter Nduna, along with two co-accused individuals, has been acquitted of charges related to illegal prospecting for minerals without a license. The verdi...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP taken to court
Zanu-PF Mberengwa North legislator Tinashe Shumba has been taken to court after he tried to evict villagers from their ancestral lands to pave way for his gold mining activities.The villagers,...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:09hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'thugs' assault MP Nduna at nomination court
CHEGUTU West Member of Parliament (MP), Dexter Nduna was Wednesday manhandled by members of his Zanu-PF party outside the nomination court sitting in Chinhoyi resulting in an injury.The legisl...Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Three appear in court for Illegal Gold Mining
Three illegal gold miners appeared at Concession magistrates courts on Saturday on charges of prospecting for gold without a license at Manzou farm ...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 13:41hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Four artisanal miners in court for digging railway line
Four artisanal miners were on Friday dragged to Concession Magistrates courts for tempering with a railway line in Mazowe.Tatenda Runozivei, Mugove Mauswa, Clifford Pfumbi and Obey Matembedza ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 10:05hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chiweshe
Bickering lawyers delay commencement of trial
A bitter wrangle between a public prosecutor Nathan Majuru and a defence lawyer Brighton Pabwe of Venturas & Samkange Legal Practitioners has led to two crucial trials failing to take off at Mutok...Published: 18 May 2022 at 11:48hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Two illegal miners trapped to death
By Simbarashe SitholeTwo illegal gold miners were trapped to death in separate incidents while prospecting for gold in Mashonaland Central province last week.Kenmore Bambama ...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 18:06hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Miner dies in a deep shaft
A 16-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe boy slipped into 75 meter deep disused shaft, and died while illegally prospecting for gold yesterday. Leer...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 17:58hrs | 10 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Gold panner dies after falling into mine shaft
A GOLD panner died after he fell into a 20-metre-deep mine shaft in Umzingwane while illegally prospecting for gold. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mange...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Toxic gases kill illegal miners
Two illegal miners died at Sos, Jumbo mine in Mazowe after inhaling toxic gases in a disused shaft where they were panning for gold on Monday....Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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
Police arrest gold panner for murder case
POLICE in Matabeleland South province are investigating a murder case where a teenage gold panner was struck on the head by his colleague with the back of an axe and three months later, he died from s...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prisoners freed under Presidential Amnesty
SCORES of prisoners who qualified for release under the Presidential Amnesty on Tuesday were freed from various prisons yesterday afternoon. Government gazetted the legal instrument that saw s...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Two illegal miners jailed two years
Two illegal miners from Desmond farm, Bindura were jailed two years each by Bindura Provincial Magistrate Tinashe Ndokera yesterday for illegally prospecting for gold.Author Mukanya (21) and S...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:19hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Lloyd Rabaya
Mine shaft collapses on 3 illegal miners
A seven metre deep shaft collapsed on three illegal miners at Tegwani farm, Mazowe yesterday killing one on the spot.Lloyd Chrispen (21...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 15:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mthwakazi stop gold mining syndicate from prospecting in heritage site
BULAWAYO youths linked to the militant Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) on Friday stopped a mining syndicate from prospecting for gold in the Matobo Hills World Heritage Site.In September, gover...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang robs rival miner of US$15 000
A GANG of 11 machete-wielding illegal gold panners allegedly invaded a gold mine in Zhombe in the Midlands and attacked a rival while he was prospecting for gold before robbing him of US$15 000 and ex...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet clashes with soldier
GOODNESS and Mercy Ministries leader, Prophet Tapiwa Freddy has clashed with a member of the uniformed forces over mineral resources at a hill in Mashonaland Central province.Prophet Freddy, t...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chitando dragged to court over gold mining claims
A LOCAL mining company, Earthrow Investments (Pvt) Ltd has petitioned the High Court seeking an order barring another mining company called Pahasha Somalia Mining Syndicate, from prospecting, extracti...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Govt bans mining at Matobo Hills
GOVERNMENT has succumbed to pressure and cancelled a gold prospecting licence issued to Mazinahue Syndicate at the Matobo Hills World Heritage site following protests by villagers and local pressure g...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Decomposed body found in a mine shaft
Illegal miners at Masasa mine in Mazowe allegedly discovered a decomposed body yesterday.The two miners Justice Makuku (47) of Southlands, Harare and Milton Musona of Tsungubvi, Glendale were ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tragic: illegal gold sisters trapped
Two female illegal gold miners were trapped while prospecting for gold in Mount Darwin yesterday.Perseviarance Manuwere (29) died on the spot while her sister Hilder Manuwere escaped with mino...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 13:42hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldiers arrested for stealing scrap metal, illegal mining
Two soldiers have been taken to court for stealing scrap metal from their employer in Mutare and selling it to a local dealer.Farai Chada (30) and Antony Mashaira (43), who are both employed b...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe takes law into his own hands
FORMER President Robert Mugabe has allegedly taken the law into his own hands and unleashed Gushungo Holdings employees and security personnel to violently eject small-scale gold miners at the dispute...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:23hrs | | 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
Suspect walks scot-free as detectives give contradicting statements in court
A Guruve magistrate Shingirai Mutiro acquitted a Guruve man Thomas Mambo (37) of illegal mining after the state failed to give sufficient evidence of the case in court.Mambo through his famous...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 22:01hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gold mine owner shot
A FILABUSI mine owner was shot on the leg by his colleague who accidentally discharged a firearm as they were repelling illegal gold panners at Epoch Mine in the district.The incident occurred...Published: 06 May 2017 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners invade BCC farm
THREE men have been arrested after they were caught mining for gold at a Bulawayo City Council farm.Mpiyezwe Khumalo (48) of Nkayi, Lincoln Kanodereka (27) of Chegutu and Simbarashe Mutamb...Published: 28 Jan 2017 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mining baron up for illegal prospecting of gold
A mining baron from Imbesu in Nkayi who operates a mining syndicate called Haviller Stream Syndicate is in trouble for illegal prospecting for gold.Sydney Ndlovu (43) was not asked to plead to...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Stephen Dube
AK47 shop raider disarmed by villagers
BRAVE villagers in Filabusi, Matabeleland South province, disarmed an AK-47 gun-totting robber who allegedly tried to shoot them after robbing a local shop. The villagers, risking their lives, confron...Published: 09 Oct 2015 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Zanu-PF election manifesto lands gold panners in the dock
A SOLDIER and four men arrested for mining gold illegally have invoked President Mugabe's promise to decriminalise their activities in court.The men claimed they were unaware that gold panni...Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 04:52hrs | | by Court Reporter
Outcry over metal detectors' impact on environment
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has approached the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development to urgently come up with policies that curb serious land degradation brought about bynew t...Published: 12 Jul 2012 at 05:46hrs | | by Midlands Correspondent
MDC-T supporter's killer killed in prison
ONE of the convicts in a murder case involving Midlands Governor Jason Machaya's son was on Wednesday reportedly fatally assaulted by inmates at Wha Wha Prison for refusing to join their escape ...Published: 26 Nov 2011 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
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