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Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is taking a massive step in ensuring that former machete-gangs are rehabilitated into the mining sector in order to reduce violence. According to ZELA Deputy Director Shamiso Mtisi, the organization is testing...

A 54-year-old Bulawayo security guard was killed while his colleague was left nursing a serious head injury after eight gold panners set upon them with machetes.The assailants got away with a loaded 303 rifle.Mr. Ernest Dube died...

THREE machete-wielding robbers allegedly attacked four miners and fled with US$1 500 and property.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on Friday at around 11pm at Myezi Village in...

This was revealed by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) in its COVID-19 mining sector and communities’ situational report.DISRUPTION of employment and increasing levels of poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced artisanal small-scale miners to...

TWO machete gang members have been arrested for allegedly attacking two mine workers in Gwanda and fleeing with 460 kilogrammes of gold ore and three cellphones.Michael Gambiza (30) from Filabusi and Nkosinamandla Ncube (20) from Mberengwa...

Five suspected machete gangs popularly known as Bhambadzi on Tuesday night invaded a mine in Collen Bawn Matabeleland South with an intent to steal gold ore.By Dumisani NyoniBush Park 10 mine owner Tichaona Muzenda told Mining...

Machete-wielding gang notoriously known as "Mashurugwi" attacked students at Great Zimbabwe University Mashava Campus on Saturday evening.The gang popularity led by one called Tinashe invaded Chemberi hall were the students were entertaining themselves in an event...

Four Machete gang comprising of Zondai Urayayi, Theophelous Gapara, Godfrey Dzingirai, and Darlington Mutsigo have been remanded in custody over malicious damage to property, theft, and assault.It is alleged that on 3 January this year, the...

Machete gangs have wreaked havoc in the small scale mining industry and in rare reported cases have small-scale miners succeeded in foiling machete gang’s attacks.Ongoing blitz from the Police has had machete gang leaders going underground...

FOUR machete-wielding robbers attacked workers at a mine in Collen Bawn and stole two cellphones after they failed to get cash.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele, confirmed the incident which occurred at Busi...

Zanu PF youth deputy secretary Lewis Matutu and political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu said they had managed to identify some of the companies buying gold from machete gangs.In an explosive presser the duo yesterday named and shamed...

THE Zimbabwe Diamonds and Allied Workers’ Union (ZIDAWU) has added its voice to the growing calls for authorities to take tough action against machete-wielding gangs that have since invaded parts of Manicaland.The gangs have invaded Mutare,...