NEW: Machete-wielding gang fatally stabs artisanal miner during farm raid in Shamva

 

Freeman Razemba

Senior Reporter

POLICE in Shamva are investigating a case in which a machete-wielding gang raided a farm before fatally stabbing an artisanal miner with a knife in the chest.

The victim died on the spot.

ZRP spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident.

“Police in Shamva are investigating a case of murder which occurred on September 28, 2025, at the Government farm,” he said.

“A machete-wielding gang, led by Remembrance Matinde, alias Mutendevere, stabbed an artisanal miner, Spencer Saizi, with a knife in the chest. The victim died on the spot.

“The gang went on to deflate the left front tyre of a parked Howo truck using a sharp object before damaging the windowpanes of tuck shops at the farm.

“Anyone with information that might assist with investigations should report to the nearest police station.”