{"id":75635,"date":"2025-10-06T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/illegal-mining-persists-in-matsiloje"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:35:39","slug":"illegal-mining-persists-in-matsiloje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/illegal-mining-persists-in-matsiloje","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Mining Persists in Matsiloje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Illegal mining continues to plague Matsiloje, with new arrests reported weekly. Despite ongoing efforts, the issue shows no signs of abating.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Last week, four Zimbabwean nationals were fined P3,000 each for illegal mining at the Old Matsiloje Mines.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, 32-year-old Zimbabwean national Ngwenya Mungameli was apprehended by soldiers at the same mines while digging for gold.<\/p>\n<p>Mungameli appeared before the Francistown Magistrates\u2019 Court today with a bandaged head, having sustained injuries while exiting a mine shaft.<\/p>\n<p>He faced two charges: illegal entry into Botswana and illegal mining. After the charge sheet was read, Mungameli pleaded guilty to both counts.<\/p>\n<p>State Prosecutor Semaseko Pelotshwana requested a postponement for the reading of the facts, stating he was not yet prepared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe request that the accused be remanded in custody, as he lacks travel documents and may flee if granted bail,\u201d the prosecutor said.<\/p>\n<p>The court granted the prosecutor\u2019s request, and Mungameli was remanded in custody. He is scheduled to reappear in court on October 14, 2025, for the reading of the facts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Botswana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Illegal mining continues to plague Matsiloje, with new arrests reported weekly. Despite ongoing efforts, the issue shows no signs of abating. Last week, four Zimbabwean nationals were fined P3,000 each for illegal mining at the Old Matsiloje Mines. On Wednesday, 32-year-old Zimbabwean national Ngwenya Mungameli was apprehended by soldiers at the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":75634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-75635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-botswana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Illegal Mining Persists in Matsiloje - Botswana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Illegal mining continues to plague Matsiloje, with new arrests reported weekly. 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