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JOC to deal with maShurugwi
THE Midlands Provincial Joint Operations Command (JOC) has been tasked with effectively dealing with the “maShurugwi” menace in order to bring sanity to artisanal mining in the province.In an interview yesterday, the Minister of State for...
Kadoma, Chegutu lead on Machete related crimes
Statistics from police show that in Kadoma, 224 machete-related crimes were recorded from January to November this year.This was revealed by the Justice Minister Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi. He said, “As Government,...
Terror & riches at Jumbo Mine
A stamp mill pounds steel against rocks, producing echoes across the pit-riddled fields.Huge boulders, from beneath mother earth, are spread haphazardly alongside uprooted trees.Middle-aged men covered in red soil dust crush rocks in deep pits in...
Smuggling costs Zim gold stash
Zimbabwe may have lost between 30 tonnes and 34 tonnes of gold to smuggling in neighbouring South Africa due to unfriendly mining policies that need urgent addressing, a government minister has said.The development comes at a...
CBZ and Ecobank cash leaks simply solved
With the new introduction of new versions of $2 coins the country expected some form of failure and disappointment as it usually is and already we have witnessed individuals caught with cash amounting to over $44...
Police Arrest Six “Mashurugwi” In Mazowe, Gunshot Fired To Disperse Crowd
There was a near-death experience for illegal miners at Jumbo mine in Mazowe yesterday after a
gang of six machete-wielding thugs, known as Mashurugwi threatened to go on a rampage before
being whisked away by the police.The police...
Miners not affected by the New SI Instrument
IT is business as usual for miners as their payment system is not affected by the recently introduced SI213 of 2019.This past Saturday government introduces a law that pricing of goods and services in foreign currency...
SI213 of 2019 effects on Miners and Suppliers
ON Saturday the whole nation woke up to the news that pricing of goods and services in foreign currency is now illegal and heavy penalties will be imposed to defaulters. This comes after Statutory Instrument, SI212...
“MaShurugwi” run for their lives in Bindura and Glendale
Houses property destroyed
Youth claim to be protecting the Defenceless
12 arrestedZANU-PF youths in Mashonaland Central province went on the rampage last week, destroying property as they clashed with artisanal miners in Glendale and Bindura.WATCH:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kSxdJ8JRFU&feature=youtu.beOn...
An open market for gemstone trading
The government of Zimbabwe should work on the liberalisation of gemstone trading by creating an open market for stone buyers. The Chairperson of the Norton Miners Association who is also the sole registered gemstone buyer in...
Fidelity needs to up its game
The country's legal gold buyer and exporter Fidelity Printers and Refineries’ gold buying prices are unarguably becoming competitive in the market, however, it is failing to attract more artisanal miners on board due to different reasons...
Solution to Ecocash agent rip-off
Cash shortages have now made ecocash a fertile ground for ripping off Miners and Zimbabweans in general seeking hard cash for different uses.Ecocash Agents are now charging an illegal fee of as much as 40% to...
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