Tag: Gold

Illegal Miners Discovers Gold In Zomba

Published on May 7, 2024 by Evance Kapito

Some people in Zomba district have discovered started digging ‘gold’ in Thondwe River in the area of Group Village Phulanya, […]

Man arrested at airport trying to smuggle gold inside his rectum

Published on April 26, 2022 by Face of Malawi

An Indian man was arrested at New Delhi airport trying to smuggle gold, The Times of India reported. He was […]

Amateur Criminal Tries To Smuggle $5470 Worth Of Gold Through Customs Disguised As Fake Teeth

Published on September 21, 2021 by Mc Noel Kasinja

Аn amateur criminal attempted to smuggle around $5470 worth of gold through airport customs disguised as fake teeth. The man, […]

3 Kenyan women hide gold in vaginal & rectal cavities, arrested by NCB

Published on August 20, 2021 by Mc Noel Kasinja

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested 3 Kenyan women at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Wednesday and seized […]

Zimbabwean Man Arrested At South African Airport With Smuggled Gold Worth Over K560 Million

Published on May 10, 2021 by FACE OF MALAWI

SA Revenue Service officials have nabbed a man for allegedly attempting to smuggle 23 pieces of gold into South Africa. […]

Mali seizes 88 bars of gold worth $8.5 million hidden in car

Published on December 22, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Customs officers in Mali have seized gold estimated to be worth seven million euros ($8.5 million) hidden in a car. […]

At least 50 killed in DR Congo mine collapse

Published on September 14, 2020 by Face of Malawi

Emergency workers on Sunday recovered the first bodies of miners who perished in a disaster at a makeshift goldmine in […]

Stone Crushes Gold miner to Death in Kasungu

Published on August 7, 2020 by Face of Malawi

A 34 year old man in Kasungu has died after a hole in which he was digging to collect gold […]

Nigeria lost $3bn to gold smuggling in seven years

Published on July 17, 2020 by Flora Mitumba

Nigeria lost about $3bn (£2.4bn) from 97 tonnes of gold illegally smuggled out of the country in the seven years […]

Indian Businessman Spends £4,000 On Face Mask Made From Gold

Published on July 7, 2020 by Face of Malawi

INDIA – Businessman Shankar Kurade from western India’s Pune city has ditched his medical face mask for an attention-drawing solid […]

Man Arrested for Possession of Illegal Gold

Published on December 5, 2019 by Mc Noel Kasinja

A man was arrested on Wednesday in Hyderabad,India for possession of illegal gold. The arrest was made by officials of […]

Canadian Jackpot Winner Dies After Attempting To Gold Plate His Balls

Published on December 1, 2015 by FACE OF MALAWI

“Many people like to flash their cash in different ways – for instance, gold and diamond mouth grills. But to […]

Ministry of Mines will investigate claims that gold deposits are being exposed in Mwanza

Published on July 17, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Ministry of Mines will investigate claims that gold deposits are being exposed in Mwanza where the Brazilian company, Vale […]

Gold in Neno? Laugh now

Published on July 13, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Experts at the US $1 billion Nacala Railway Corridor project which will pass through Neno, Mwanza and Balaka have laughed […]

Malawi gold exploration project producing ‘encouraging results’

Published on December 18, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Africa-focused mining group South East African Mining says its gold exploration project in northern Malawi is producing encouraging results. The […]

Unfair mining agreements depriving Africa of enough earnings from gold revenues – AfDB

Published on April 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Africa is not cashing in enough from its large gold resources, despite the spiralling price of the metal over recent […]

Gold miners with lung disease start UK legal action

Published on September 22, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

London law firm Leigh Day & Co has begun proceedings in the London High Court against Anglo American South Africa […]

Glittering China and the devil Malawi knows better Part IV

Published on May 3, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

PERSPECTIVE: Exclusive to the Maravi Post THE proverbial all that glitters is not gold has turned out to be true […]