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Corruption, child labor risk in Congo’s cobalt industry, OECD warns
Companies mining and buying copper and cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo must do more to fight corruption and child labor in the country, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said.Congo is the world’s...
JOC silence Machete criminals in Chegutu
It took the intervention of the Joint Operation Command to calm the situation in Chegutu, when the Machete-wielding criminals, who usually target small scale and artisanal miners unleashed terror on anyone whom they thought deals in...
Accreditation of ASM has “stopped violence” in Norton
The call by Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) and Norton Miners Association to accredit small scale and artisanal miners, the initiative which was pioneered in Norton and is expected to soon spread to other Associations in the...
Govt raises red flag over violent elements in the mining sector
The menace caused by gangs of machete-wielding criminals infamously known as “MaShurugwi” took centre-stage at a high-level government meeting amid concerns that the miners were terrorising villagers, it has been learnt.Artisanal mining was decriminalised a few...
New dates for mining indaba
THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has announced November 5 and 6 as the new dates for the Semi-precious Stones Convention, which is set to be opened by President Mnangagwa.The two-day indaba, which was previously set to...
MaShurugwi a threat to national security
Machete-wielding "miners" popularly known as Mashurugwi, who started off as artisanal miners later transforming into criminal masterminds have become a formidable force in Zimbabwe and their existence is becoming an imminent threat to national security if...
ZMF AGM and Conference date set
Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF)'s annual general meeting (AGM) and Conference which was cancelled due to the former president’s death has been set to the 5th of November 2019.Rudairo MapurangaAccording to a press release gazetted by ZMF...
Chisi still observed in the mining sector
Artisanal and small scale miners in the Norton constituency are still observing Chisi as an aspect of our culture as Zimbabweans. In an interview with Mining Zimbabwe, artisanal miners indicated that this is done to respect...
ZMF suggests accreditation for ASSM
ZMF spokesperson and public relations officer Mr Dosman Mangisi and Mr Privy Moyo from the Norton Miners Association stressed that it is of utmost importance for miners to have accreditation cards for identification.Mirirai Melissa NgoyaMr Mangisi...
“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...
Hundreds of STIs cases hit Jumbo Mine in Mazowe
HUNDREDS of artisanal miners and sex workers at Doxy Ford (Jumbo mine) in Mazowe district Mashonaland Central province have pleaded with health service providers to come to their rescue and treat them for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).The two groups...
MaShurugwi are simply criminals – Mangisi
The spokesperson of Zimbabwe Miners Federation Dosman Mangisi has differentiated small scale miners from the machete wielding miners popularly known as "Mashurugwi" whom he labeled as robbers who masquerade as miners.Rudairo MapurangaAccording to Mangisi, labelling all...
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