APPROXIMATELY 116 hectares of land has been lost in the Midlands province owing to alluvial mining, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has revealed. Ema Midlands manager Benson Bhasera said while two provinces that is Mashonaland West and Midlands lost a significant size of land, Midlands is the most affected. “Alluvial mining in our province is…
A ZVISHAVANE teacher, Delight Makadho was ordered by the court to pay a fine of $10 000 after he was convicted of assaulting his wife for questioning his infidelity issues leaving her hospitalised. Makadho, who teaches at George Chipadza Secondary School, appeared before Zvishavane Magistrate Eviar Matura facing charges of physical abuse and violation of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says village heads and those in authority should shun corruption and partisanship when distributing Presidential Pfumvudza/Intswasa Scheme farming inputs which must benefit every Zimbabwean. This comes as over the years the government and the ruling party Zanu PF have been accused of excluding perceived opposition members when distributing the farming inputs across…
POLICE have arrested a suspected drug dealer, Sylvester Phiri, who was allegedly transporting 181 kilogrammes of dagga, pictured, along the Gweru- Zvishavane road. Phiri, who was a passenger in the Toyota Hiace vehicle, was arrested yesterday by the police manning the said highway road. “Police confirms the arrest of Sylvester Phiri and recovery of a silver…
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines and Mining Development chairperson, Edmund Mkaratigwa, says the parallel market is riling the gold sector. Mkaratigwa said while the government is committed to curbing gold leakages through tight security throughout the country, the black market remains an ulcer that is costing the sector millions. Currently, the local currency is…
A MAN from Zaka in Masvingo Province was murdered by two suspects who accused him of stealing from a local shop, police have said. The deceased, whose name could not be immediately established, was fatally assaulted by the duo with sticks, open hands and booted feet until he died. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating…
THE Zvishavane Town Council (ZTC) is now contemplating installing either a solar system or a diesel generator to power their water treatment plant in the face of crippling electricity load shedding. This comes as power utility Zesa Holdings(Zesa) recently announced more power cuts across the country due to the breakdowns and antiquated equipment at Hwange…
A ZVISHAVANE man, Ronald Sithole, has been jailed for a year after he attacked a gold miner and got away with 20 kilogrammes of gold ore and an undisclosed amount of money. Sithole was part of a three-man gang together with Chirindo Tawanda, who is now deceased, and a suspect only identified as Wellington in…
FIDELITY Printers and Refiners (FPR) will soon set up mobile gold buying centres in rural areas to cater for small scale miners who might find difficulties in accessing banks, especially during weekends. FPR is a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) which has the sole mandate of buying, refining and exporting gold. The…
LARGE scale gold producer, Sabi Gold Mine, in Zvishavane targets to increase its monthly production from 20 to 50kg of bullion gold by next year after a new local investor injected US$19 million. After shutting down in 2014, the mine was re-opened in 2017 when a new investor – Chandiwana and Partners – came on…
