machete gangs

Small-scale miners in Inyati, Bubi district say their operations are under threat from machete-wielding artisanal miners who have invaded the area following a recent gold rush.
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has set up special courts to exclusively handle cases of violence perpetrated by machete-wielding gangs that are terrorising small-scale miners and communities around the country.
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The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has condemned the recent detention of Zimdancehall chanter Shinsoman by a machete-wielding gang in Chegutu, calling on enforcement agents to increase security at public gatherings.
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As armed detachments of the Police Support Unit are flung into the battle to crush machete gangs, Parliament has launched an investigation to unearth the origins of the gangs, how they operate, their impact and how they can be tamed by…
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Police in Matabeleland North shot dead a machete wielding gang member and arrested five others after the violent mob attacked cops who were deployed to remove them from a mine they had invaded in Bubi district.
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Police in Mvuma have launched a manhunt for a gang of three machete attackers who waylaid and chopped to death a local miner before stealing US$700 cash and a cellphone.
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A kombi-load of machete-wielding robbers attacked a well-secured Glen View 1 home of a Harare foreign currency dealer last week, critically injuring the dealer, his brother and father, while a smaller gang with a firearm attacked another…
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