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By Tonderai Saharo A MINING syndicate, being run by Masvingo provincial minister Ezra Chadzimira, has reportedly elbowed out President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s brothers from extracting gold at the mineral-rich claim. Chadzamira is also Zanu PF’s Masvingo provincial chairperson. The mine; in Rumwanda or Hwendedzo, Masvingo North; is some 60km north east of Masvingo City. Last month, it was sealed-off by heavily armed police officers on the orders of Chadzimira after hordes of artisanal miners, including Mnangagwa’s brothers and their sons, had besieged the area in search of the precious mineral. Nearly 100 artisanal miners were also arrested last month and paid $20 000 each at the Masvingo magistrates’ courts on charges of contravening the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. ....