Machetewielding gangs hold Zimbabwe gold mines hostage ...
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 machetewielding artisanal miners is on the rise in Zimbabwe with hundreds of people killed in 2019 in battles to control smallscale mines.