Zimbabwe: Soldiers Help Chinese Gold Miners Invade Chimanimani As Conflict With Mozambicans Beckons

Discover moreNews Archive AccessBusiness Risk ProtectionAfrica World NewsA GROUP of Chinese nationals-whose identities are yet to be established-has embarked on large-scale illegal riverbed gold mining in Chimanimani, with the evident support of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and 26-year-old Chief Peter Ngorima.

The Ndau tribe has inhabited the area for centuries, and locals fear that the controversial project, which has already fenced off a vast swathe of land along the Haroni River at the…