Bulawayo MP urges ban on dangerous weapons amid rising machete attacks
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Bulawayo MP urges ban on dangerous weapons amid rising machete attacks
Bulawayo North Member of Parliament (MP), Minenhle Gumede, has written an urgent letter to the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Kazembe Kazembe, calling for a city-wide ban on the public carrying of dangerous weapons such as machetes and axes following a wave of violent attacks in the city.
King Mzilikazi Day 2025: Exclusion is the bane of a nation, inclusion its only cure
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