Zimbabwe: Machete-Wielding Gang Leader Jailed for Murder

23 April 2019

The leader of a notorious gang of machete-wielding illegal gold panners in Musanditeera, Chimanimani, has been jailed for 20 years after he was found guilty of killing another illegal miner.

Godfrey Shumba was slapped with the lengthy jail term when he appeared before Mutare High Court judge Justice Hlekani Mwayera charged with murder.

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