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Chrome miner trapped to death
A Honde Valley man was trapped to death while digging out some chrome ore in Mvurwi recently.Remember Muranganwa (29) died on the...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 06:45hrs | 372 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sand poacher trapped to death
A Sombre mood has engulfed Concession area in Mashonaland Central following the death of Blessmore Gwatidzo (23) who was trapped to death while extr...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 21:43hrs | 840 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Concession
Giant tree traps tout to death
A giant tree was uprooted by a violent storm and trapped to death a 23-year-old Shamva tout this evening.Roberto Mukanwa of Mukanwa village died on the spot.Mashonaland Central provinc...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 19:04hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Violent Storm kills headmistress
Bare Secondary school headmistress in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central province was yesterday trapped to death by a tree that was uprooted by a violent storm which crashed a car she was in.Grace ...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 19:22hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chiweshe
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 trapped to death
A miner Fidelis Kushaya (22 )from Marange was trapped to death in a mining shaft in Taikona mine, Penhalonga yesterday.Mani...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 12:01hrs | 10 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
2 die in disused coal mineshaft collapse
TWO young illegal miners and a university graduate were on Monday reportedly trapped to death by coal ashes while extracting coke at a dumpsite in Hwange.The issue was confirmed by a resident ...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
River bank mining kills illegal miners
Two illegal miners were trapped to death after a heft of sand fell on them there by killing them on the spot on Thursday at Nyamwanga farm, Shamva....Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 21:48hrs | 4 | 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
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
Government should defer exams, says teacher unions
Teacher unions have urged the government to suspend the remaining examinations to save lives as cases of COVID-19 continue to skyrocket, necessitating the imposition of stringent lockdown measures at ...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in mine mishap
Three miners died last week at Kunyu Mine in Mudzi after they were crushed by two ore wagons which fell into a shaft. Two of the victims died on the spot, while the other died on admission to ...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Drama at prison officer's funeral
There was drama at a Harare based prison officer's foiled burial in Guruve last week where relatives' of the deceased's wife stopped burial proceedings alleging that the deceased was murdered rather t...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Simba Sithole
Brick moulder trapped to death
A CHINAMHORA teenager died after earth collapsed on him while he was moulding bricks.Zvikomborero Chimunda (16) of Musiyiwa Village, under Chief Chinamhora, was digging soil in a three-metre d...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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
Death at a funeral as kombi stunts goes awry
Driving stunts by a commuter omnibus crew that had gone to mourn their colleague in Sakonda Village in Chihota turned tragic after the kombi overturned and killed one member on the spot.The in...Published: 15 May 2017 at 13:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Miner trapped to death in shaft
A 28-year-old man was trapped to death in a gold mine shaft in Guruve, Mashonaland Central last weekend Saturday.It is alleged Silent Tirivangani of Mangare village under chief Chipuriro in Gu...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 09:37hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Miner trapped to death
A 21-year old Darwendale man was trapped to death in a shaft by heavy rains in Mashonaland West provinceIt is alleged Tatenda Mafigu was working with his colleagues in Darwendale mine on 20 De...Published: 29 Dec 2016 at 16:03hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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
Mine collapses, 6 illegal miners killed
Six illegal miners were trapped to death when a mine collapsed at Gills mine, Watakai Concession in Mashonaland Central province on Thursday 22 September 2016.Police confirmed the incident and...Published: 23 Sep 2016 at 15:18hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman hides 83 diamonds in private parts
AS law enforcement agents tighten screws on the Chiadzwa diamonds fields, a Marange woman was found in possession of 83 uncut gems hidden in her private parts, while 168 illegal panners were nabbed on...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 06:13hrs | | by Abel Zhakata and Letwin Mubonesi
Pupil spared jail for killing passenger
AN O-Level pupil at Shangani Secondary School was lucky to escape jail life when he was fined $200 for driving without a licence and killing a passenger. Michael Tawanda Hove (20) of Stand Num...Published: 19 Nov 2013 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Four gold panners trapped to death
FOUR illegal gold panners were trapped to death in Penhalonga last Thursday after a mine tunnel they were working in collapsed and buried them alive.Four other panners who were in the same sha...Published: 09 Feb 2013 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Eight gold panners trapped to death
EIGHT gold panners were trapped to death in a mining tunnel at Rosecommon Estate in Chimanimani on Wednesday night.Police in Manicaland confirmed the incident and have released names of four o...Published: 29 Aug 2011 at 05:08hrs | 21 | by Mafu Sithabile
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