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Two employees of Thunderbird 42 Mine, owned by former Gweru councillor Charles Simbi, have appeared before the Gweru Magistrate Courts on armed robbery charges. Nyasha Osward Simbi, 27, and Alex Simbi, 42, both relatives of Charles...

A Gweru man, Colleen Ngwenya, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a security guard at Ngwenya Mine, Lower Gweru. The tragic incident, which occurred in 2021, stemmed from a dispute...

In a landmark ruling, the Midlands Special High Court Circuit has sentenced Evans Fungato, a 32-year-old employee of Jinan Mining Company in Gweru, to 20 years in prison for the murder of 23-year-old Kudakwashe Midzi, Mining...

In a significant crackdown on illegal mining activities, the Mutare Magistrate’s Court has sentenced eight individuals to two years in prison each for illegally prospecting for gold at a farm in Penhalonga without a licence, Mining...

The Midlands High Court Circuit has made significant strides in reducing its backlog of cases, completing 60 cases in its first week of hearings. The backlog includes a high number of murder cases, often involving illegal...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Gwanda have launched an investigation following a daring robbery at a mine in Filabusi on December 27, 2024.According to a police statement, the incident occurred around 11 PM when seven...

A Chinese manufacturer Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company in Lalapanzi, Midlands was recently robbed of a variety of mining implements by a group of armed robbers.Police Midlands spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the development saying investigations are still...

Police in Fort Rixon have launched an investigation into the murder that took place on the 29th of July 2023 in the Claremont area. The victim, Lawrence Ngwenya, aged 30, was brutally attacked with machetes by...

Small-Scale Miners Urge Government to Scrap Mining Law Hindering Prospect for Gold Miners blame elites for monopolising EPOs, holding large areas of land up to 35,000 hectares President Mnangagwa pledges to address concerns and promote...

Zimbabwe's ruling party has warned its members against the illegal invasion and grabbing of mines.Tinoda Machakaire, the Zanu-PF youth league leader and Deputy Minister of Youth, Sport, Art, and Recreation, stressed that such actions are against...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South Province is investigating a murder case where a 44-year-old man was allegedly murdered by a 22-year-old man at Base One illegal gold panning site along Umzingwane...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Bulilimamangwe, Matabeleland South is investigating a case of murder where a 37-year-old artisanal miner was allegedly killed by his younger brother (23) following an argument to share gold proceeds. Rudairo Mapuranga According to...