CCTV nails security guards, worker for US$120 000 worth theft at Renco Gold Mine
Audrey GalawuFive Rio Zim Renco Mine security guards and another worker were caught on CCTV stealing US$120 000 worth of product.The suspects were identified as Davison Chivungani,23 and the mine’s fi...
Audrey Galawu
Five Rio Zim Renco Mine security guards and another worker were caught on CCTV stealing US$120 000 worth of product.
The suspects were identified as Davison Chivungani,23 and the mine’s five security guards, Lackson Museka, 34, Vincent Mazorodze, 25, Joyce Maneswa, 39, Leonard Mujeri, 42 and Chiduke Solomon.
According to police, the suspects stole 7kgs of (calcine) product from a gold room at Rio Zim Renco Mine on January 8.
“The heist was captured by the mine’s CCTV. The arrest led to the recovery of property worth US$4 960 and ZAR 2 500 which had been bought by the suspects using the proceeds of the heist,” police said.
The suspects’ accomplices identified as Sam Sibanda, Ben Wellington and Godfrey Totamu are on the run.
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