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News / NationalIllegal miners invade Zanu-PF senator’s farmby Staff reporter10 mins ago |14ViewsIllegal miners have reportedly invaded a farm belonging to Zanu-PF Matabeleland South Senator Maduke Ndlovu, where they began digging for gold without authorization.Senator Ndlovu revealed the incident during a Senate session this week while questioning Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Polite Kambamura on the government’s policy regarding illegal mining on private farms.”What is the government’s policy? For example, I am a farmer, and I have a farm, and just from nowhere in the morning, you find someone has already dug in that farm where you are supposed to do your farming,” asked Ndlovu.
“What is the government’s position on such people who just come and dig in people’s farms to solicit minerals?”In response, Deputy Minister Kambamura condemned the activities as criminal, emphasizing that the law provides clear guidelines on mining rights and land ownership.”According to the current law, when the farm is less than 100 hectares, no one can peg in that farm without the owner’s consent,” he explained.
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