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Mineworkers Feared Dead After Shaft Collapses in Zimbabwe

Rescue efforts are continuing for four miners trapped at Esikhoveni Mine in Matabeleland south province after the shaft where they were working caved in. The gold mining industry has in recent years come under scrutiny for human rights violations and environmental concerns.

  • Zimbabwe:   Four Miners Trapped in Shaft

    The Herald, 12 December 2019

    FOUR miners at Esikhoveni Mine in Esigodini, Matabeleland South Province, are feared dead after a movable cabin they were working in collapsed and fell into a 62-metre mine shaft… Read more »

Eliah Saushoma/The Herald

Workers try to rescue four miners who are feared dead at Esikhoveni Mine in Esigodini, Matabeleland South Province, on December 11, 2019.

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