illegal gold panners

An illegal gold panner who was in 2018 sentenced to death for fatally stabbing his wife 27 times following a row with his in-laws over payment of lobola, has approached the Supreme Court challenging his sentence.
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Residents of Queens Park East in Bulawayo have expressed concern over the emergence of omakorokoza panning for gold on the suburbs’ outskirts, saying their presence is a threat to the peace and social fabric in the area.
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A group of machete-wielding gold panners have reportedly re-invaded Waterwitch Mine in Bubi district, Matabeleland North province following a recent gold rush in the area.
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It is a chilly Friday evening and birds perch on miombo woodland that form a thicket around Globe and Phoenix mine, a stone’s throw away from Kwekwe central business district, chirp to their last chorus as if to kiss a long wintry day a…
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Mbembesi villagers are living in constant fear of violent illegal gold panners, popularly known as MaShurugwi, who have reportedly invaded the area and are digging around homesteads and gravesites in search of the precious metal.
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Two illegal gold panners died after mine shafts they were working in collapsed in two separate incidents that occurred in Matabeleland South province.
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PENHALONGA – A youthful illegal panner recently drowned in a slime dam after attempting to flee a police raid. Police in Mutare confirmed the death of John Mabika (19) on May 10.
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Police in Matabeleland South province have arrested 60 illegal gold panners during a raid at Vova mining site in Gwanda as part of an operation to fight illegal mining activities blamed for violent crimes involving dangerous weapons such as…
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A Bulawayo businessman who operates a farm and mine in Inyathi in Matabeleland North province allegedly shot two suspected illegal gold panners who were rushed to hospital after sustaining life threatening injuries.
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Gold panners in Bindura's Chipadze area have killed two soldiers following violent clashes there on Tuesday morning, army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore has confirmed.
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