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Female miners seek protection from machete gangs

- Women -
January 24, 2025

FEMALE miners are seeking intervention from the authorities as they are reportedly being targeted by the notorious machete gangs, whose actions are harming their ability to mine.

The machete gangs or MaShurugwi, as they are popularly known, are violent gangs of artisanal miners who are believed to be working for top politicians and notable persons who have mines in high-producing gold areas nationally.

The purpose of these gangs is to protect.

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