ONE illegal miner from Muzarabani fell into a mineshaft and
died while running away from a rival gang in a machete fight over gold at a
disused mine in Mazowe last week.
Tafadzwa Mutimbaire (age not given) of Mutasa village Chief
Hwata, Muzarabani died after falling into a gold mineshaft while fleeing from a
machete clash with a rival syndicate.
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton
Mundembe confirmed the tragedy which happened last week.
“I can confirm a sudden death case in Mazowe where an
illegal miner fell into a shaft while running away from another syndicate that
was attacking them in a scuffle over gold,” Mundembe said.
Allegations are that a group of 20 artisanal miners from
Muzarabani, led by Justine Mutasa (36), entered a mine where they met a rival
group of about 30 illegal miners led by a man only identified as Morden.
Morden’s group demanded gold from Mutasa’s group while
wielding machetes. The Mutasa-led syndicate fled in different directions and
luck was not on the side of
the now deceased Mutimbaire who fell into a disused shaft.
His body was retrieved by a Mazowe Mine rescue team and
sent to Concession Hospital.
In an unrelated case, a Madziwa man Crylive Nhata (23) of
Maponga village died in a road accident yesterday while seven others were
seriously injured after he
lost control of his vehicle before it veered off the road
and hit a tree at the 107km peg along the Harare-Mukumbura Road. Newsday
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