"Chinese miner shoots 1 dead, injures another in Zhombe mine shaft row" 30 May 2024

Chinese miner shot and killed one man and further inflicted gunshot wounds on another after a quarrel over a mining shaft in Zhombe, Midlands.

Cai Yulong, 58, from Stone Still Mine 10, Marandure Farm, Zhombe appeared before a Kwekwe magistrate facing one count of murder, one of attempted murder and one of assault. He was remanded in custody to June 11, 2024.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority, on 26 May 2024...[the four victims] of Village Tirivanhu, Chief Njelele, Gokwe were working underground at Blackhand 10 Mine, Zhombe, Kwekwe. The four encroached into another shaft at Blue Belle Mine, Zhombe which is owned by Cai. Prosecutors say Cai, who was armed with a pistol, confronted the four over the alleged encroachment...