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2 panners die in Mash East
Simbarashe Sithole ·
Two artisanal miners died in separate incidents in Mashonaland Central province last week after they were trapped inside disused mine shafts in Mazowe and Bindura.
Mashonaland Central acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Petros Masikati confirmed the incidents and identified the deceased as Mududuzi Sithole and Aleck Muchemwa.
He said Sithole ’s body was still trapped underground at Stories Farm in Mazowe with officials from the Mines ministry and a rescue team from Mazowe Gold Mine making frantic efforts to retrieve the body.
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