{"id":101730,"date":"2024-12-11T09:22:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/riverbed-mining-ban-over-300-illegal-miners-nabbed"},"modified":"2024-12-11T11:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T09:25:04","slug":"riverbed-mining-ban-over-300-illegal-miners-nabbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/riverbed-mining-ban-over-300-illegal-miners-nabbed","title":{"rendered":"Riverbed mining ban: Over  300 illegal miners nabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>GOVERNMENT says over 300 illegal miners have been arrested across the country as authorities enforce a ban on alluvial mining.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet in August issued a directive to ban riverbed mining.<\/p>\n<p>Government followed up the directive by gazetting the Environmental Management (Control of Alluvial Mining) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No 3) on November 29.<\/p>\n<p>The Statutory Instrument introduced stiff penalties for offenders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ban on alluvial mining has been implemented and enforced throughout the country,\u201d Information minister Jenfan Muswere said yesterday during post-Cabinet briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The statutory instrument introduced stiffer penalties for offenders and allows for the seizure of minerals, machinery, equipment and vehicles. To date, a total of 344 arrests have been made across the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the rainfall season, Muswere said riverine flooding may be prevalent in most flood-prone areas during the January, February and March 2025 period due to anticipated high precipitations.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a multi-hazard contingency plan for the 2024\/25 rainfall season had been developed to prepare and for hazards.<\/p>\n<p>These hazard include tropical cyclones, riverine flooding, flash floods, landslides, heatwaves, severe thunderstorms, hailstorms, fires and human and animal epidemics, water-borne diseases, crop pests, strong winds, mid-season dry spells, mine accidents as well as road traffic accidents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It targets any disaster that evolves beyond the copying capacity of local communities as well as transboundary diseases,\u201d Muswere said.<\/p>\n<p>On the food security outlook to March 2025 and the 2024\/25 summer season plan, Muswere said the blueprint aimed to increase production of cereals to 3 274 200 MT, against the 744 271 MT obtained during the 2023\/24 summer season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The private sector will continue to import for commercial purpose, stockfeed and assist in the combating of drought. A record 563 961 MT of wheat has been harvested to date, surpassing the 465 548 MT achieved in 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trucks from the Grain Marketing Board continue to distribute stockfeed. Meanwhile, the establishment of Ward Drought Mitigation Centres has recorded 43% of the targeted 1 035 wards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. GOVERNMENT says over 300 illegal miners have been arrested across the country as authorities enforce a ban on alluvial mining. Cabinet in August issued a directive to ban riverbed mining. Government followed up the directive by gazetting the Environmental Management (Control of Alluvial Mining) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No 3) on November 29. 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