Zimbabwe Machete Violence Claims 105 Lives In Kadoma

The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has said that 105 people have been killed in machete wars in mining areas surrounding Kadoma region of Zimbabwe over the past three months.

This was disclosed in a report by the ZPP titled “Who will protect citizens from their ‘supposed’ protectors?”.

The report has it that mining gangs are fighting a brutal war against each other and citizens are often victimised in the crossfire; in some instances, however, the citizens are targets of these gangs.

ZPP report alleged that between the months of August and October, a total of 105 murder cases have been recorded in mining areas surrounding Kadoma while 221 cases of assault have also been recorded in the said period.

Meanwhile, earlier reports have it that artisanal miners allegedly linked to the Zimbabwe ruling party- ZANU PF claiming to be immune from arrest and prosecution are involved in the murder.