Zimbabwe: Attempted Gold Mine Takeover Leaves Trail of Injuries and Plunder in Filabusi

FILABUSI, ZIMBABWE — Andre Coetzee, a 73-year-old gold miner, is living in fear following a brutal attack on December 13, 2024, that nearly took his life.

Coetzee, the owner of Cowslip Mine and five neighboring mining claims in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, suffered deep machete cuts to his arms and legs, along with severe head trauma causing brain bleeding. The attack left him in intensive care for two months.

“Owen Nare confronted me in the afternoon on the very day I was attacked. He…