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Deadly violence in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector was a problem for years until COVID-19 restrictions brought it to a sudden, surprising halt.  Now, with lockdown measures gradually lifting, some in the sector fear the violence will return.

Chimanimani East Zanu PF MP Joshua Sacco is clearly a man who is not loved in his constituency. We all remember during Cyclone Idai when President Emmerson Mnangagwa had to defend him from being heckled by his own constituents. Another video has emerged of him battling to address artisanal miners who continuously heckle him throughout.

MDC Secretary General Chalton Hwende tweeted; “Rigging elections ultimately doesn’t work, Sacco here being rejected by people who he is supposed to be leading.”

Mazowe artisanal miners speak out against Grace Mugabe – VIDEO