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In Zimbabwe, Covid-19 lockdown spawns child labour scourge

By Tumelo Nare The prolonged lockdown to slow down the spread of Covid-19 has pushed thousands of children into gold panning at abandoned mines across Zimbabwe, investigations have revealed. Following the collapse of a plethora of large and medium scale gold mining companies across the country over the years, artisanal and small scale miners have […]