The Gwanda Magistrates’ Court has sentenced three individuals, including two women, to four years in prison each following their conviction for armed robbery at Freda Mine, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The convicted trio were identified as Conilias Ndlovu (36), an unemployed man from Mahoho Village, Mberengwa, Junior Sibanda (18), a woman also from Mahoho Village, Mberengwa, and Renika Takaruva (28), a woman from Manyungu Village, Chief Chipindu, Chivi.
The court heard that on the night of August 10, 2025, the three, along with other accomplices who remain at large, raided the Freda Mine. Ndlovu was armed with a sjambok, while the unidentified accomplices carried an axe and a shovel. During the attack, a miner, who was the complainant, was struck on the head with a shovel before the gang fled the scene.
The stolen property, valued at US$300, included gold ore, a 100-watt solar panel, a small radio, a shovel, and a cellphone.
Police acted swiftly, arresting Ndlovu, Sibanda, and Takaruva. Authorities also managed to recover US$150 worth of the stolen property.
The three have since been jailed, and a manhunt is underway for the other suspects involved in the robbery.
