63 Gold Panners Arrested In Mazowe In A Bid To Squash Machete Wars

The police in Mashonaland Central have moved in on 63 gold panners in a bid to crush the resurgence of Machete wars Newsday reports.

The arrests were confirmed by Officer-commanding Mashonaland Central Commissioner Rangarirai Mushaurwa who said they had managed the situation for now:

We are now on top of the situation; we are in control. We managed to arrest 63 illegal miners last week and we are going to exercise our duties at the mine without fear or favour.

Machete-wielding Makorokoza had terrorised Mazowe villagers with some sleeping in the mountains in fear of their lives.

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