The men are believed to have drowned after water from a burst dam flooded the shafts and underground tunnels they were working in.
Police said rescue teams were trying to pump out the water and search for bodies and any survivors.
According to reports, illegal miners in Battlefields, 175 km west of Harare, had entered shafts on land owned by RioZim and another firm in search of gold.
It added that the two mines, called Silver Moon Mine and Cricket Mine, are run by registered companies.
UN chief calls New START expiration 'grave moment'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called the expiration of the New START Treaty a grave moment for international peace and security and urged Russia and the United States to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework without delay.
700 immigration agents withdrawn from Minnesota
The Trump administration is withdrawing some 700 federal immigration enforcement agents from Minnesota, although about 2,000 agents will stay in place, White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Wednesday, a number the state's Democratic leaders say is still too high.
Xi, Putin hail ties in video call as Ukraine war nears anniversary
China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin both hailed their ties during a video call on Wednesday held in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Israeli strikes kill 21 in Gaza, health officials say
Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed 21 Palestinians including six children in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, the latest violence to undermine a truce in the enclave.
The United Nations Secretary-General has included a UAE national among a group of international experts selected to help guide the global response to artificial intelligence.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has honoured global peacebuilders and humanitarian advocates at the 2026 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
Dubai has unveiled a long-term plan to create a more balanced and integrated urban environment as part of efforts to enhance quality of life and wellbeing.
