Illegal miners vacate Dabengwa’s gravesite
Mabuthweni ward councillor Haward Phangwana told Southern Eye that there is now peace following an outcry by the villagers over the matter.
By Nizbert Moyo
Jan. 24, 2026
Illegal miners threaten ex-minister’s grave
ILLEGAL miners, popularly known as amakorokoza, are threatening the gravesite of the late former Home Affairs minister and Zapu president, Dumiso Dabengwa, in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland
By Nizbert Moyo
Jan. 16, 2026
Riverbed mining ban: Over 300 illegal miners nabbed
Government followed up the directive by gazetting the Environmental Management (Control of Alluvial Mining) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No 3) on November 29.
By Priviledge Gumbodete
Dec. 11, 2024
Let‘s stop environmental degradation
OFTENTIMES we see land disturbance or damage caused by sand poachers, quarry stone crushers, illegal miners.
By AMH Voices
Feb. 20, 2023
Gold panners besiege Kwekwe monuments
The illegal miners have been digging tunnels and pits at the Paper House, where Rhodesia founder Cecil John Rhodes reportedly once stayed.
By Miriam Mangwaya
Nov. 8, 2022
