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Machete gangs at Jumbo Mine are MDC project - ZANU PF
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central provincial member Tracy Mudimu has sensationally claimed that the machete gangs wrecking havoc at Jumbo mine are a MDC project meant to cause civil unrest and coup presiden...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1506 | by Paul Ndou
The first duty of government is to afford protection its people its citizens
The Government Has an Implied Moral Constitutional Duty to Protect Individuals from Harm and from the Mashurugwi. The continuing failure of the government to respond to the growing threat of Mashu...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:23hrs | 488 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The name Mashurugwi irks the Shurugwi residents
The land of many heroes Shurugwi. The welcoming area and it does not deserve to be labelled as the mother land of these cold blooded criminals.Comrade Matemadanda the National Political Commis...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1087 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The genesis of machete gangs
Violence in the informal mining sector began in the late 1990's. It began its journey in the Midlands with battles in which fists, stones and catapults were used by miners such as Bule Vampire in Zhom...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2251 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1731 | by Simukai Tinhu
Sanctions: EU, US and post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
THE United States of America (USA) has two forms of sanctions relevant to Zimbabwe. The first is imposed by Executive Order, with the President using powers under the International Emergency Economic ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 192 | by Derek Matyszak
Chamisa plots showdown with police
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday declared war against the police, warning that his party was now itching to fight back and even defy their prohibition orders which he said were unjust, p...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:13hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Selective application of the law retrogressive
WHILE we support every effort being made by our dedicated police force to maintain law and order in Zimbabwe, it is, however, increasingly becoming difficult to understand why the law enforcement agen...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:06hrs | 50 | by NewsDay Comment
The moment is ripe for Zimbabwe to deal with the elements of terrorism
Zimbabwe is the most peaceful and stable country in southern Africa. Over the past few months the wave of terrorism just emerged in Zimbabwe. Terrorist gang running under moniker name "Mashurungwi" st...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:11hrs | 2133 | by Matora Hupile
Police arrest 124 artisanal miners at Mazowe mine
Over 124 artisanal miners were arrested at Mazowe mine, (Jumbo) yesterday following an operation to clear machete wielding illegal gold panners at the mine.The operation which started yesterda...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 09:17hrs | 3655 | by Paul Ndou
Matemadanda gives a stern warning to the Mashurugwi
The National Political Commissair of ZANU PF who is the deputy minister of defence in charge of War Veterans cde Victor Matemadanda has issued a very strong warning to the Mashurugwi. Briefing journal...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 18:39hrs | 3925 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
PHOTOS: Artisanal miners nabbed with a loaded pistol
A syndicate of five artisanal miners were arrested yesterday at Jumbo mine, Mazowe after they were found in possession of a loaded pistol.Sources familiar with the incident allege the miners w...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 08:27hrs | 5059 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Machete weilding gangs will not be tolerated - Kazembe
Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe has assured the nation that machete weilding gangs will not be tolerated.Speaking to Bulawayo24.com soon after the arrest of a 14...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1857 | by Paul Ndou
Violent artisanal miners irks ZPP
Violent artisanal miners have irked the Zimbabwe Peace Project which is worried why the government is unable to stop their menace.ZPP in is latest report said the Machete wielding artisanal mi...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 11:52hrs | 1741 | by Stephen Jakes
Illegal miner trapped to death
A 27-YEAR-OLD illegal miner was trapped to death while two others escaped with minor injuries when a disused shaft they were in collapsed yesterday.Samson Lapson (27) of Star farm Mazowe unlaw...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1262 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe has no intentions of attacking America and refutes social media rumours
The information circulating in some foreign media outlets and in some Twitts masquerading as cde Victor Matemadanda's twitter handle that Zimbabwe may be forced to intervene in the middle ...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:10hrs | 9562 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MPs implicated in politicisation of aid
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported in its latest report that legislators have been implicated in cases of politicisation of food aid in parts of the country."In some cases, legislators were i...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1166 | by Stephen Jakes
Parliamentary committee calls for stiffer penalties for Mashurugwi
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on mines and mining development has urged the government to impose stiffer penalties on machetes gangs known as Mashurugwi as part of efforts to deal with the cri...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 16:15hrs | 1689 | by Byo24News Correspondent
Man accused of sodomising teen boy gets $200 bail
AN artisanal miner in Umguza district who allegedly sodomised a 14-year-old boy in a bushy area has been released by the High Court on $200 bail.Levison Mwale (24) is facing aggravated indecen...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 09:10hrs | 1233 | by Staff Reporter
Two MaShurugwi nabbed
Police in Shurugwi have arrested Edson Nyathi (24) and Kudakwashe Ndlela (19) in connection with nine cases of robbery where they were terrorising their victims using machetes and other weapons betwee...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:38hrs | 2302 | by Staff
Guruve South legislator bemoans loss of life at Eureka
GURUVE SOUTH legislator Patrick Dutiro has condemned the police and security guards for chasing away artisanal miners at Eureka mine ,Guruve which resulte...Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 19:49hrs | 2576 | by Paul Ndou
'People must stop using word Mashurugwi referring to criminals'
THE media, social groups and opinion leaders have been called upon to desist from labelling criminal gangs in a way that creates tribal tensions.The call was made by Home Affairs and Cultural ...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 15:55hrs | 2621 | by Staff Reporter
Machete-wielding gang chops miner
POLICE in Mvuma have launched a manhunt for a three-man machete-wielding gang who waylaid and chopped to death a local miner while a plot-holder watched in horror. The trio allegedly went thro...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 09:12hrs | 2067 | by Staff Reporter
ZRP warns machete gangs
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga said yesterday that police had arrested two members of a machete wielding gang that allegedly killed a police officer who was on duty. Commissioner G...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 1273 | by Staff Reporter
Mashurugwi: A smokescreen to loot and plunder by the rulers
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Jonathan Moyo's EXCELGATE is mastery of deception; focuses on vote computation but ignores illegal process
Jonathan Moyo knows Zanu PF has been rigging elections for donkey years, especially since his rejoining the party in 2000. He is just being very selective on what he says."I studied electoral ...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 08:57hrs | 5662 | by Nomusa Garikai
Machete cop killers nabbed
TWO suspects believed to be part of a gang that allegedly killed a policeman last Saturday and seriously injured his colleague at Good Hope Mine in Battlefields have been arrested. Police say ...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:41hrs | 4781 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe descends into chaos and surges to a civil war without notice. The Mashurugwi Militia
A police officer was killed and another officer was seriously injured by the Mashurugwi machete wielding gold panners. The Mashurugwi are identified with their dirty outfits covered in mud and a...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:06hrs | 9459 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
POLAD had a successful year, says Justice Nare
Political parties under the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) say they recorded notable successes in 2019, including influencing Government to re-introduce grain subsidies that had been scrapped in th...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1206 | by Staff Reporter
General Tongogara's ZANU PF died in 2017
Is this the country that Tongogara, Chitepo, JZ Moyo, Silundika and other gallant sons and daughters gave up their lives for?Is this version of ZANU PF the same liberation movement that Tongog...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 07:38hrs | 12748 | by Dr Utete
'No unity to celebrate'
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa said there was no unity in the country because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has failed to unite the people and accused it of persecuting those wit...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:48hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
'Machete gangs a result of policy change'
ZANU-PF created the notorious machete-wielding artisanal miners who have wreaked havoc across the country by liberalising the mining sector, a ruling party MP has said.Last week, President Emmerso...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:46hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has intel on gold smuggling
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that Zimbabwe has lost gold worth US$60 million through a syndicate of businessmen that clandestinely export the precious mineral to Dubai.Mnangagwa m...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:40hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF conference lived to its billing
The just ended ZANU PF 18th National People’s Conference which was held at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East Province has proved that the Party really means business and is committed to the ...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 13:43hrs | 2750 | by Elijah Chihota
Jacob Mudenda not fit to lead Parliament
MDC Chief whip Innocent Gonese has categorically laid complaints against Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda.Speaking in Parliament during the debate on parliamentary privileges hon Gonese sai...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 13:37hrs | 4105 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The dilemma of the Women's Movement and Marry Chiwenga case
One of the most outstanding character of working in the development sector is the ability to serve under a plethora of values that include, equality, equity, justice and freedom. Half he time it remai...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 12:52hrs | 9939 | by Sydney Chisi
Expelled Chief Ndiweni gets rare support
Dethroned Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has attracted solidarity messages from politician, diplomats and the rank and file of Zimbabweans after President Emmerson Mnangagwa impleme...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:58hrs | 7894 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Murderer on the run
POLICE in Shurugwi have launched a manhunt for an artisanal miner who last weekend allegedly killed his girlfriend in her bedroom, wrapped the body in a cloth and fled the homestead.The body w...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:06hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns Zanu-PF dissidents
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said Zanu-PF must flush out wolves in sheep clothing and remain with committed cadres loyal to the values and principles of the party. Speaking at the official op...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:03hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
3 bodies retrieved from disused mine
A TEAM of rescuers yesterday retrieved three bodies of four artisanal miners trapped in a disused mineshaft at Young Mine in Esigodini, Matabeleland South.Four artisanal miners, aged between 4...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 08:01hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gold miners wreak havoc in Mazowe
Mazowe Satellite Station, Mazowe River and citrus plantations are under threat from the illegal gold mining activities of over 500 artisanal miners. The illegal artisanal miners from areas suc...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1716 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF activists force villages to attend meeting in Uzumba
The ruling Zanu PF activists in Uzumba are alleged to have forced villagers to gather at the Mutawatawa business centre recently for a party meeting without their will.Zimbabwe Peace Project r...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 09:09hrs | 1026 | by Stephen Jakes
'Police risk being overpowered and shot with their weapons'
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police risk shooting innocent civilians if they follow then policy of shoot to kill that has been declared upon the machete wielding gangs. Speaking in Chinhoy...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 17:47hrs | 6495 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe has reached deepest depth of a crisis'
Zimbabwe has reached the deepest depth of a crisis, which is a culmination of unresolved political and economic problems, Briggs Bomba, the convenor of the Zimbabwe Citizens Manifesto has said....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 1966 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in Mat South targets civil servants
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South province has resolved to push the government to adopt a policy of vetting civil servants to establish their political affiliation to allegedly guard against sabotage....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:09hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
$1bn road rehab gathers momentum
Government has paid 10 percent upfront for project costs to five contractors that have been chosen to rehabilitate the Chirundu-Harare-Beitbridge road, which is expected to gobble $1 billion.T...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:44hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political stalemate: Who are the victims?
It is a pity that we have become a polarised nation with the ordinary citizen bearing the brunt of elitist politics.Zanu PF, the ruling party since 1980, claims it won the 30 July election. MDC, t...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 10:30hrs | 1005 | by Nkosiyazi Kan Kanjiri
Zimbabwe's food crisis exposes Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is facing one of the most serious food crisis in its history. The MDC is concerned at the lack of government response to the hunger that is befalling the nation as it continues to skirt aroun...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 10:28hrs | 1439 | by Rusty Markhan
'Armed machete gangs will defeat security forces'
Former Minister Arts, Sports and Culture Makhosini Hlongwane has warned that the armed machete gangs from Midlands popularly known as Mashurugwi and Al Shabaab will soon liberate their own territory a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:51hrs | 5409 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean politicians warned over machete gangs
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has warned politicians sponsoring machete gangs that the law will be applied on everyone regardless of social standing. This comes a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:05hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
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