Crime Reporter
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has released the names of five of the seven artisanal miners who were killed after a mineshaft they were working in collapsed at Botha Mine in Bindura on Saturday.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the other two victims are yet to be identified by their relatives.
Those identified by their next of kin are Leo Chapondama of Maganyani Village in Masembura, Bindura; Zolani Nyani (21) of Church Road in Chipadze, Bindura; Samson Madyira (20); Jacob Madyira Nongwe (34) and Mathew Madyira (23), with all three coming from Waerera Village in Masembura, Bindura.
“The other two victims are yet to be identified by their next of kin,” he said.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police warns the public against conducting mining activities at illegal shafts and disused mine sites as the current incessant rains have made the ground wet such that it is prone to collapsing and mine trappings.”
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