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A 23-year-old man from Village 9, Morocco, in Chikuti recently committed suicide at his homestead after being accused of stealing gold ore belonging to another group of artisanal miners. It is believed that on the 8th of December 2019, Christopher Chifore hatched a plan to steal

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Bindura Residents Recount MaShurugwi Horror, Finger Sex Workers In The Syndicate

November 12, 2019

author: Lovejoy Mutongwiza

The unpopular and violent brigade of illegal gold panners popularly known as MaShurugwi continue to be a menace in the small mining town of Bindura with residents constantly living in fear of being attacked. The machete-wielding illegal miners operate mainly in gold rush Mazowe area, close