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MaShurugwi wreak havoc in Mbembesi

Mbembesi villagers are living in constant fear of violent illegal gold panners, popularly known as MaShurugwi, who have reportedly invaded the area and are digging around homesteads and gravesites in search of the precious metal.

Machete gangs kill 35, rape 15

At least 35 people were killed while 15 women were raped in the last 13 months by infamous machete wielding gangs commonly known as MaShurugwi, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister Michael Madiro has said.

Is Chiwenga targeting Mnangagwa by vowing to crush Mashurugwi?

By Lenah Matenderupi Nhewa

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is reportedly fighting a turf war with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has warned that the government will deal decisively with machete-wielding robbers notoriously known as Mashurugwi.

The criminally inclined artisanal miners, who constitute rotten apples amongst tens of thousands of law-abiding gold diggers, have engaged in acts of rape, robbery and murder to grab lucrative gold claims.

There is speculation that Zimbabwe’s state security apparatus has ignored the terror because the terrorists are allegedly handled by Minister of State Security, Owen “Mudha” Ncube, a well known Mnangagwa lackey.