Gweru residents have petitioned local authorities to evict machete-wielding gold panners, known as MaShurugwi, who are now residing in Mtapa suburb.
Speaking on the residents’ petition to have MaShurugwi evicted from Mtapa, Gweru Urban MP Brian Dube (MDC Alliance) said:
I urge residents to follow the right and correct channels of landlord and tenant agreement of signing affidavits before letting any stranger rent houses. By signing you will have all the information about the person you are giving space in homes.
Mashurugwi are known for often bloody drunken brawls and have reportedly robbed and killed innocent people in Shurugwi and Kwekwe in the past.
The business community is also petrified by the Makorokoza’s presence as they tend to terrorise them in beerhalls and at shops.
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