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Gvt set aside $8,5 billion to support electricity generation
GOVERNMENT has set aside $8,5 billion to support electricity generation and imports this year as part of efforts to improve power supply and ease load shedding.A further $500 million will be injected into the economy in...
Machete gangs disappear
MACHETE gangs, otherwise known as MaShurugwi, have reportedly gone underground following a nationwide police blitz which has seen nearly 2 000 illegal gold miners caged for terrorising communities in gold-rich parts of the country.A source close...
Artisanal miners: Separating fact from fiction
Zimbabweans love generalising and stereotyping. I guess, in a way, this makes things easy to understand.In any case, who needs to grapple with deeper and nuanced analysis when they have to contend with a myriad of...
Jumbo mine now a no go area
The ZRP says it has intensified the maintenance of law & order at the Jumbo area in Mazowe. A team of senior officers visited the area on progress check this afternoon. Members of the public are...
MP slams army, police for civilian assaults while hunting for machete gangs
REDCLIFF MP, Lloyd Mukapiko has hit out at the state security apparatus for indiscriminately attacking civilians in desperate attempts to contain the menace posed by machete-wielding gangs in his constituency.This comes after the state has deployed...
BNC Bets On New Shareholders
Listed mining concern, Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC), is banking on new shareholders to complete all current projects and turn around the company’s fortunes.The development comes after Asa Resources concluded the sale of its controlling interest in...
Prosecutors ordered to go hard on Machete criminals
The National Director of Public Prosecution Mr Uladi early this year in a memo sent to all provincial heads ordered all prosecutors to fight for custodian sentences on all cases involving the use of Machetes.Rudairo MapurangaThe...
Rangers shoot advancing gold panners
The Zimbabwe Republic Police on their twitter page announced that three illegal panners were shot and wounded by the Bulawayo City Rangers.The city Rangers were on patrol and came across the illegal gold panners at Upper...
Top ten gold producers in the world
These are the top gold producers in the world.
1. China
Mine production: 400 MTOnce again, China was the largest producer of gold in the world, mining 400 metric tons (MT) in 2018. The country has now held...
Chiwenga warns MaShurugwi
Zimbabwe Deputy-President Constantino Chiwenga has warned machete-wielding artisanal miners who are terrorising communities and other miners that they will face the full wrath of the law.Addressing a handful of people at the International Day of Co-operatives...
Miner killed at Epson mine
A small-scale miner Mr Pilot Chigora aged 41 was killed when a block he and his colleagues were working on fell hit him from the left rib and fractured his left leg below the knee.According to...
Chamber of Mines recommendations on EPOs
Recently there has been intense discussion on Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPO). This discussions centre on the importance of EPOs to the development of the mining industry and specifically on whether these instruments require to open space...
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