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Zimbabwe: Rescue Mission for 10 Trapped Miners Starts
The Herald, 27 November 2020
Efforts to rescue more than 10 miners that were trapped in a disused mine shaft at Ran Mine in Bindura on Wednesday started in earnest yesterday following the arrival of mining… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 30 Miners Feared Dead in Bindura Mine Mishap
New Zimbabwe, 26 November 2020
Information permanent secretary Nick Mangwana says some 30 gold miners are trapped at a Bindura mine shaft amid fears around their safety. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Dozens Feared Dead After Bindura Mine Shaft Collapse
The Herald, 25 November 2020
At least 30 illegal gold miners are reportedly trapped underground at Bindura Ran Mine after the shaft collapsed this afternoon. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Penhalonga Incident Regrettable - Parly
The Herald, 24 November 2020
The burial alive of at least 10 illegal gold miners at Premier Estate in Mutasa during a reclamation exercise could have been avoided if the contractor hired by the leaseholder had… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Deadly Accidents Put Illegal Mining Under Spotlight
The Herald, 17 September 2020
The Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs, Senator Larry Mavima has expressed concern over the increase in the number mine-related deaths involving artisanal miners and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Rescue Efforts for Trapped Miners Scaled Up
The Herald, 17 September 2020
Efforts to rescue five workers at Task Mine Syndicate in Chegutu, who have been trapped underground since Tuesday last week, when a shaft collapsed on them, have been scaled up. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mining Workers Union Bemoan Increasing Workplace Accidents
263Chat, 7 September 2020
Following the death of an employee in a workplace accident at Jena Mines in Silobela, the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has expressed concern over the… Read more »
Shaft Collapse Leaves Dozens Trapped in Zimbabwe Mine
At least 30 informal miners have been trapped underground after a shaft at a disused gold mine collapsed in Zimbabwe's Bindura town. The incident comes barely two months after five artisanal miners were trapped in a mine in Chegutu. Although mining accidents are relatively common in decommissioned mines, particularly when the ground is loosened by rain, Zimbabwe's mining industry has come under scrutiny for human rights violations and environmental concerns. Mining is a major source of foreign currency for the southern African country, home to vast gold and mineral reserves, including diamonds and platinum.
InFocus
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Clashes between and within different parties to Zimbabwe's mining industry and the government's centralised selling system are undermining the sector's capacity to boost the ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe police have arrested Henrietta Rushwaya, the boss of a miners' federation and formerly the CEO of the football association, for allegedly trying to smuggle six kilograms ... Read more »
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Illegal gold panning in areas surrounding Bulawayo's supply dams has contributed to perennial water challenges, the city's authorities have said. The local authority had decreed a ... Read more »
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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has tasked parliament to fast track the Private Voluntary Amendment Bill so that his administration can have total control of the operations of NGOs. ... Read more »
