Econet has been sponsoring the prestigious race since 2009, helping to make event one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the global sporting calendar.

During the raid, police found that 246 of the 251 children below the age of 18 staying at the farm had no birth certificates and were being subjected to child labour.

Thirty-nine people were injured and nine of them were referred to United Bulawayo Hospitals, 12 were admitted to Beitbridge District Hospital and 18 were treated and discharged at the same hospital.