Terrence Mawawa

A group of soldiers from the Zimbabwe Military Academy raided a gold mine in Kwekwe last month.

The six soldiers were led by Kudakwashe Gandiwa of Solomon Mujuru Base in Gweru.

Gandiwa was arrested after raiding Estate 4 Gold Mine in Kwekwe on April 20 – with his workmates.His five accomplices are still at large.

The matter was heard at Gweru Magistrates Court last week.

The court heard that Gandiwa and his partners-in- crime arrived at the mine and assaulted employees with machetes and axes axes .

They then loaded gold ore into their vehicle and drove off at high speed.

The mine employees alerted the to police and the vehicle was stopped at a roadblock.

However Gandiwa’s five accomplices vanished into the night.

Gandiwa was remanded out of custody.The five suspects are still at large.