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Police in Nkayi have arrested two security guards, Mbekezele Ngwabi, 52, and Elisha Matsvai, 45, in connection with a murder and attempted murder incident that occurred on November 30, 2025, at DGL5 Mine in Inyathi. The...

In a move that has left many in the mining community questioning the fairness of Zimbabwe’s judicial system, three Chinese nationals caught red-handed conducting illegal alluvial mining operations in Karoi have been let off with a...

Four illegal miners lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday, 28 May 2025, following a tragic incident at Pickstone Peerless Mine in Chegutu, owned by Dallaglio Investments (Pvt) Ltd. The fatal accident occurred after a...

In a near-tragic incident last week, two illegal miners narrowly escaped death at Mazowe’s Lonhro site, a location notorious for unregulated mining activities.The miners were working underground at the infamous Jumbo Mine when a collapse nearly...

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has urged authorities to take decisive action against small-scale artisanal miners accessing disused underground shafts, which are encroaching on local communities.By Ryan ChigocheThe illegal gold mining crisis in Zimbabwe has...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a notice to illegal miners from Mazowe Mine Lease 35 to vacate the area by July 13, 2024, or face the full wrath of the law.By Patricia RwafaThe eviction...

While they have always been known to be a menace in shutdown mining operations or those under care and maintenance, illegal miners are at it again at Dallaglio-owned Eureka Gold Mine in Guruve, posing a serious...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested 55 illegal miners in Battlefields, Kadoma, under Operation Clean Up, meant to bring sanity to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector.Rudairo MapurangaPosting on its Twitter page, the Zimbabwe Republic Police...

Two illegal gold miners died at Vubachikwe Mine in Gwanda when the shaft they were working in collapsed.The mine has been closed for a year after a strike by mine workers over salaries.The deceased have been...

One of the country's biggest mining group, Kuvimba Mining House has driven away illegal lithium miners from its Sandawana claims to pave way for exploration as the company seek to quantify its resource for large-scale operations.Rudairo...

South African police are investigating the discovery of at least 21 bodies suspected of being illegal miners that were found near an active mine in the town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg.According to police, 19 bodies...

Krugersdorp (South Africa) Magistrates' Court last week acquitted 14 illegal miners who were accused of charges of rape, sexual assault, and robbery with aggravating circumstances.The rape and robbery charges against 14 men, among them Zimbabweans, who...