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MACHETE-WIELDING gold panners in Inyati area in Matabeleland North clashed with the police, leading to one of them being shot dead while five others were arrested on Sunday.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the...

The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) is shocked over the decision by the Ministry of Mines to halt search operations for one of the trapped workers at Eskoveni Mine in Esigodini.The union fully...

INDEPENDENT MP for Norton, Temba Mliswa says the government must ban the carrying of machetes which have been used by illegal mining gangs to hack down each other and other citizens with nothing to do with...

ONE person died while another was severely injured in Inyathi, Bubi district, Matabeleland North when a gang of about 50 gold panners went on a rampage attacking other miners in the area.In a Twitter post, the...

Inside Mining Zimbabwe with Rudairo Dickson Mapuranga (RD) met the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Polite Kambamura (PK) (aged 42). Polite Kambamura is also a Member of Parliament for the Sanyati constituency. They discussed...

THE world's highest grade rare earths producer Rainbow Rare Earths (LON: RBW) has acquired ten mining claims in northern Zimbabwe as part of its mounting efforts to expand operations beyond Burundi, where it runs Gakara, Africa’s...

A GOLD panner died after he fell into a 20-metre-deep mine shaft in Umzingwane while illegally prospecting for the mineral.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident which occurred on Sunday at around...

A MINE worker died after he fell into a shaft that he was working in at a mine in Colleen Bawn.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on Sunday...

Speaking at the Environmental Impact Assessment launch held in Kadoma last week, Kadoma West house of assembly Constituency member Hon A Nkayi said Machetes miners notorious for terrorising communities have declined in number and popularity in...

A South African popular news website reported that Zimbabwean national Frank Joe Moyo, who was allegedly linked to illegal mining, was murdered on Tuesday evening in Limpopo in South Africa.Police spokesperson Col Moatshe Ngoepe said Moyo...

The incident reportedly took place on Saturday night in Colleen Bawn, about 20km outside Gwanda. A Zimbabwe Republic Police Officer, who allegedly led a heist at former Gwanda mayor, Knowledge Ndlovu’s Ettrick Mine and allegedly stole gold...

EIGHTY-FOUR artisanal miners have been arrested in Umguza during a police blitz on illegal mining in Matabeleland North. The illegal miners appeared in court on Wednesday charged with prospecting for gold without a licence.Thirty four women and...