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Gold miners killed in Mangochi

Jan 11, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Two men have died after being covered by soil in a deep pit where they were extracting gold at Namizimu Forest Reserve in Mangochi. The two are Issah Salad and Matola Bakali and they both… ...

Illegal mining costs teen’s life in Ntcheu

Aug 12, 2019 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

A 15 year old boy died while his three year old sister escaped with serious injuries when a large strip of soil and rocks fell on them while they were digging for precious stones on… ...

Govt vows to protect miners

Feb 19, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government and other stakeholders in the mining sector on Monday discussed ways of improving safety of miners. The two day function which will end today is being conducted at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in… ...

Gold mining hindering Malawi voter registration

Aug 09, 2018 Joshua Mphanda - Contributor 1 &

Illegal gold mining in Group Village Headman Katondo, T/A Mazengela is hindering voter registration in the area with most centres recording low numbers of registrants as of day 10 of voter registration. T/A Mazengela which… ...