Zimbabwe: Inside Zimbabwe’s Gold Mines Where Men Risk Being Buried Alive for a Few Dollars

Metro UK’s foreign correspondent Gergana Krasteva reports from Zimbabwe

Beads of sweat drip down Gilbert Nuovu’s forehead as the memories of working in one of Zimbabwe’s gold mines rush back in.

Over a year ago, the dad-of-two deserted his job after a colleague was killed when the walls of the pit caved in, burying him alive.

‘A friend of mine died on the spot. I was afraid for my life, so I went back home,’ he tells Metro.

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