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Kwekwe Artisanal miners have voiced their frustrations with the government’s slow reaction to the Kwekwe mine collapse in which two gold panners died while 20 were trapped.The mishap occurred following the collapse of a disused mine...

Zanu PF youth deputy secretary Lewis Matutu and political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu said they had managed to identify some of the companies buying gold from machete gangs.In an explosive presser the duo yesterday named and shamed...

Last year, gold had its best price performance since 2010, rising by 18,4 percent in US dollar terms.It outperformed major global bonds and emerging market stock benchmarks over that period.It also reached record highs in most...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...