IN 2001, Zibusiso Ndlovu left his rural home at just 19 years old, chasing the promise of gold in Gwanda’s dusty valleys. Two decades later, the now 44-year-old miner’s journey has become a testament to the harsh realities of small-scale artisanal mining. Despite the allure of gold, Zibusiso’s life has been marked by unrelenting toil,…

