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Source: Cyanide spillage scare in Guruve –Newsday Zimbabwe

GURUVE residents have raised health fears following the contamination of their major water source, Dande River as a result of an accidental cyanide spillage at Eureka Gold Mine in Guruve Mashonaland Central province.

Environmental Management Agency (EMA) spokesperson Amkela Sidange  confirmed the issue in a statement.

“The agency confirms carrying out an inspection at Eureka Mine on April 21, 2024 upon receiving a report by the mine of an accidental spillage,” Sidange said.

She said the inspection was in line with the requirements of the Environmental Management Act on the handling of accidental spillages.

“The inspection by the agency focused on ascertaining the extent of the problem and proffer sustainable solutions to the obtaining problem,” she said.

“Preliminary findings revealed that the process water (cyanide-containing effluent) spillage occurred at Eureka Mine on April 21, 2024.

“The spillage emanated from the recycling pond at the Tailings Storage  Facility and drained into the Dande River which is a raw water source for Guruve water supply.”

Sidange said EMA collected water samples for chemical analysis at the Environmental Management Laboratory as part of investigations.

“On the other hand, the agency also issued an Environmental Protection Order (Number 0022533) to Eureka Mine to put in place necessary pollution abatement measures both in the interim and long term. The agency is currently monitoring compliance to the order by the mine,” the statement read.

Eureka human capital and services manager Tinago Tinago said he was in a meeting when contacted for comment.

Dande River is a vital source of water for communities downstream, used for drinking, irrigation and livestock.

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Source: Dead day-old baby found in Byo CBD –Newsday Zimbabwe

POLICE are investigating a case of infanticide after the body of a day-old baby was dumped in Bulawayo central business district.

Bulawayo police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube said the remains of the infant were discovered by residents of Park Hurst flats in the city.

“A body of a suspected one-day-old [baby] girl was found wrapped with a red cloth [in] a sanitary lane near Revenue Hall,” Ncube said.

The body was taken to United Bulawayo Hospital for post mortem, while the police pleaded for assistance from members of the public.

“Anyone with information that can lead to the identification of the culprit kindly inform any nearest police station,” he said.

Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights director Khumbulani Maphosa said: “We need to strengthen the support from our society and indigenous community to help young mothers as young mothers are at times unaware of the father of the child.

“So because of that the family of the young mother puts pressure on them to abort or abandon their baby. If we strengthen the support at the family level and social level, the young people won’t feel alone.”

Maphosa also said there was need for government to assist young mothers by coming up with legislation to cater for the children’s best interests.

“The government also needs to come up with measures to ensure the best interests of the children.According to the Constitution of Zimbabwe Sections 19 and 81, all matters relating to children are paramount,” he added.

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Source: Green Machine stutters back to life –Newsday Zimbabwe

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YOUNG Junior Bunjira produced a man of the match performance to inspire Caps United to a dominant win over Green Fuel at Rufaro Stadium yesterday.

The 20-year-old, who was introduced at the start of the second half, provided two assists with gorgeous crosses which were turned home by Wayne Makuva in the 52nd minute and Rodwell Chinyengetere 16 minutes later.

William Manondo scored a beautiful solo goal on 77th minute after turning two defenders in and out before firing past a bemused keeper to put the icing on the cake for the Green Machine.

GreenFuel had Goodwin Goriyati goal disallowed for offside when the score was at 1-0, which proved to be a turning point for the game.

The afternoon, however, belonged to Bunjira, the son to Caps United legend Alois, who lit up the stadium with his darting runs on the right wing. It was his directness, speed and trickery that mesmerised defenders, while his crosses into the box caused havoc for Green Fuel.

Caps United fans gave the youngster a standing ovation at the final whistle, while a number threw some cash at him.

Green Fuel had their fair share of chances, particularly in the first half, but they ultimately lacked the cutting edge in the final third and have subsequently extended  their winless run.

Victory for Caps United saw them returning to winning ways after their 1-0 loss to Manica Diamonds over the weekend.

They remain in ninth position with 10 points although they have closed the gap on log leaders Highlanders to just five points after eight rounds of matches.

More crucially for Caps United, this win will boost their confidence ahead of the blockbuster clash against Bosso at Barbourfields on Sunday.

For Green Fuel, yesterday’s loss was their second in three matches and are on 12th position on the log standings with 9 points.

Caps United coach Lloyd Chitembwe heaped praise on his charges.

“I just want to say congratulations to the players. Their application today was very good from a technical viewpoint. We had less errors today. Physically, I thought we were very competitive, and tactically the boys were very alert on things that they needed to do in certain areas of the game. They really deserve credit for their performance today,” Chitembwe said.

His counterpart Rodwell Dhlakama is worried by the way his side continues to drop points.

“It was a difficult match for us. We played well in the first half when we managed to go to the interval nil-all. But when we came back we failed to manage the first quarter when we conceded from standard situations. As the game progressed we crumbled. We thought we got a goal which was not given and I think that was a major turning point of the game because the boys got frustrated. They failed to live up to expectations. Overall, we didn’t play very well, especially considering the way we played the previous game. It’s homework for us going forward. We need to pick up, draw confidence from the previous games we won because as things stands, things are not well,” he said

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