Machete-wielding gangs hold Zimbabwe gold mines hostage
Since relaxing laws for gold digging, violent gangs have run amok across the country, killing hundreds in 2019 alone
02 January 2020 - 06:10
Harare — The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) warned this week that the rise of gangs fighting over the spoils of artisanal gold mining threaten to destablise the country.
Violence perpetrated by machete-wielding artisanal miners is on the rise in Zimbabwe with hundreds of people killed in 2019 in battles to control small-scale mines...
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