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Monday, 06 May 2013 10:42
HARARE - “When you talk of gold you are talking of massive development in an area, affluence and joy, but sadly this is not the case here in Silobela,” lamented a man who only identified himself as Moyo at a shopping...Read More
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Monday, 29 April 2013 13:41
HARARE - South Africa (SA)’s fourth largest gold miner DRDGold Limited (DRDGold) says it has completed exploration in Zimbabwe and will soon commence surface mining. Niël Pretorius, DRDGold chief executive, said the miner only identified underground mining opportunities after finishing the...Read More
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 10:50
HARARE - A 28-year-old man involved in the robbery of an armoured vehicle that was transporting more than six kgs of gold worth $340 000 will spend the next 30 years in prison. Jimmy Ngonyana, who was implicated in the Kwekwe...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Monday, 22 April 2013 12:12
HARARE - South African Jake Roos is the 2013 Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open champion after coming from four shots behind to eclipse Darren Ficahrdt and Francesco Laporta in the final round here yesterday. Roos began the day on nine-under 207 and...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:08
HARARE - Leading local pro golfer Ryan Cairns is looking forward to a relaxed build-up to the Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open that tees off here tomorrow. Cairns is carrying the expectations of the entire country of a local winner at Zimbabwe’s...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Thursday, 04 April 2013 11:55
HARARE - Rising professional golfer Muhammad Mandhu is delighted with his early 2013 form that has seen him claim second place on the Golden Pilsener Zambezi Tour Order of Merit. After two tournaments, Mandhu has amassed a total of $1 650...Read More
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 11:32
HARARE - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) board has dismissed as false reports that Central Bank governor Gideon Gono stole 529 pieces of gold coins. Gono and his team of managers yesterday showed members of the press the 529 pieces...Read More
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 10:47
HARARE - Two police officers and their three accomplices appeared in court yesterday on allegations of stealing more than 700g of gold. On March 10, Lawrence Mateva, 24, Richard Majome, 29 — both police officers at Malbereign Police Station — and...Read More
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 10:12
HARARE - Falcon Gold Zimbabwe (Falcongold), one of the country’s leading gold producers, has applied for a High Court order to bar employees from grabbing its Dalny Mine. In an urgent chamber application, Falgold is citing Mullasios Sakala and 17 others...Read More
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Tuesday, 05 March 2013 10:35
HARARE - A Mt Darwin gold panner was stabbed to death after a dispute over a girlfriend turned nasty, a High Court judge has heard. Phillip Chitema lost his life after being stabbed with a seven centimetre long knife following a...Read More
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Sunday, 24 February 2013 11:37
HARARE - Several soldiers ran amok and invaded a gold mine, looting and turning into miners, the High Court has heard. In an urgent chamber application filed yesterday, Blooming Lilly Investments Pvt Limited told the court that Slashwood Mining Pvt Ltd...Read More
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Thursday, 24 January 2013 12:17
HARARE - Zimbabwe-focused New Dawn Mining Corporation (New Dawn)’s gold sales stood at $16,6 million in the quarter ended December 2012, up 7,6 percent from $15,4 million in the comparable period. The miner said the average sales price per ounce of...Read More
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Friday, 11 January 2013 12:11
HARARE - Geologists have questioned self-proclaimed prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s claim of mysterious gold boom, saying in Zimbabwe the precious mineral can be found “everywhere”. They said Zimbabweans have always picked up gold since pre-colonial times. The controversial-but-popular prophet has courted debate...Read More
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Thursday, 20 December 2012 13:01
HARARE - Zimbabwe focused junior gold producer New Dawn Mining Corporation (New Dawn) says an exploration has revealed that proven and probable mineral reserves on its mining properties have increased by 123 percent. This means that the Toronto Stock Exchange-listed miner...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 11:47
HARARE - Disturbances in Gwanda in which alleged tribal skirmishes erupted over mine claims should be handled with great caution. Elsewhere in this edition, we report an incident in which some miners in Matabeleland allegedly clashed over gold claims along suspected...Read More
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