Profiling selected Mashonaland Central provincial liberation war heroes

Author

Shumba, Praise.

Title

Profiling selected Mashonaland Central provincial liberation war heroes

Abstract

The study profiled of spirituality and artisanal gold mining . Exploring the practices in
Bindura District. The study is an effort to profile the link that exists between spirituality
and artisanal gold mining. It utilised a case study of Bindura District. This study used a
qualitative research approach and it utilised interviews as methods of data gathering.
Two mining areas were visited as case studies which are Rein mine and Kitsi Yatota
which are the two main local mines in Bindura. This study also established that most
artisanal gold miners believe in the sacredness of gold. It also found that at most of
Bindura mines people first consult the metaphysical realm before they tape into mining
.However, the study also managed to profile the interconnectedness of spirituality and
artisanal gold mining. The study also gave recommendations to responsible authorities
such as the government, community, artisanal miners, spiritual leaders and NMMZ in
which they were encouraged to have a proper museum with resources for historical
purposes and for gold memory keeping.

Date

June, 2024

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Liberation war heroes,

Spirituality

Mashonaland Central

Supervisor

Dr. A. Maganga