Gold panners machete war ends in tragedy

MACHETE wars between illegal gold miners in Kwekwe, which have become the order of the day, ended in tragedy, with the murder of Washington Dick last week.

Police have since launched a manhunt for Likhwa Ngwenya over the murder, which happened near the Kwekwe central business district.

Dick was found hacked several times with a machete, stoned on the head and beaten with blunt objects hours after he had called his wife, Margret Mhlanga telling her he was with Ngwenya.

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