Chinese Miners Abandon Heavy Excavators in Bush as Joint Op Pounces on Penhalonga
By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA, Zimbabwe, 23 April 2026– A joint security operation targeting rampant illegal riverbed mining along the Mutare River in Penhalonga last week led to the recovery of thirteen heavy-duty excavators abandoned across multiple locations, as well as the arrest of eleven individuals, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed. According to a…