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SEVEN ZIMBABWEANS , INCLUDING A MAN FROM GWERU who murdered his wife and left their six-month-old son suckling from the corpse, have been placed on the International Police Organisation (Interpol) most wanted list for evading arrest after allegedly committing serious offences. Tanaka Rusike (33) from Gweru, who has been on the run since December 2017, is wanted for allegedly killing his spouse, Nozipho Tecla Mpofu, in cold blood and leaving their child suckling and cuddling…

The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates’ courts on Friday where Chogwen Jia (49) appeared before magistrate Samantha Dhlamini facing an attempted murder charge.Prosecutor Shiella Kudzai Maribha alleged that on November 30 last year and at Casterly investments in Glendale, Chogwen had a misunderstanding with his colleague Biliang Tan (55) over working conditions.In the scuffle, Jia picked up an axe and struck Tan on the hand resulting in him sustaining a deep cut and…

SPEEDING MOTORIST, Kasimogau Onisimo died after a Toyota Runex he was driving veered off the road, hit a telephone pole before overturning twice at the 34 kilometer peg along Mvurwi Kanyemba highway. The incident left five passengers seriously injured. The 28-year-old driver from Katsiru village Guruve died upon admission at Guruve hospital after he broke his neck. Mashonaland Central police deputy police spokesperson Naison Dhliwayo confirmed the accident. “I can confirm a fatal accident in…

UK NOTTINGHAM, ZIMBABWEAN MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER 49 jailed for killing woman 36 through nicotine poisoning during ritual causing her “toxic trauma”. Lyndon Nindi travelled to Nottingham on 16 February last year to treat Sophia Jekecha’s stomach problems Nottingham Crown Court heard the 49-year-old was following a “traditional” Zimbabwean system using tobacco in the form of snuff, causing her to collapse. Judge Gregory Dickinson QC said he went beyond his “skill and understanding”. Nindi, of…

India is now on the UK Government’s “red list” of countries, following concern about the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.No-one can travel from India to the UK unless they hold a British or Irish passport (or have UK residence rights).All permitted arrivals must pay for hotel quarantine.Which countries are on the red list?With the addition of India, there are now 40 countries on the government’s red list of countries from which travel is…

GRACE MUGABE, made multiple US$300 000 cash withdrawals per day in 2019 Zims were allowed ZW$300 /less than US$5 – per weekAn investigation done in collaboration with Information for Development Trust (IDT), a non-profit organisation helping media probe corruption and bad governance, revealed that Grace made numerous cash withdrawals in foreign currency when the majority of citizens were restricted to paltry local currency allocations.Huge withdrawalsAvailable records show that she made the illegal withdrawals in the…

A GWERU BUSINESSMAN shot 4 people, killing two instantly after suspecting his girlfriend was cheating, as his wife watched in horror Peter Dube (35), the owner of Mixed Blend Car Sale in Gweru, allegedly committed the ruthless crime as his wife watched in horror.The shooting at Bensam Flats in the early hours of yesterday has been the talk of the City of Progress. Dube allegedly shot his girlfriend and socialite Nyasha Nharingo (31), her sister…

MNANGAGWA’S SPOKESPERSON GEORGE CHARAMBA says Zanu-PF tricked MDC to consenting to the passing of the Constitutional Amendment No 20 with a contentious clause on the running mate, waiting to get a super majority in Parliament and then amend it before it becomes operational.The running mate clause was one of the sticking points among a myriad of other clauses which nearly derailed the Constitution-making process as Zanu-PF was bitterly opposed it.However, it grudgingly conceded to have…

T Thirty-year-old Flight Lieutenant Annita Mapiye, who has flown President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was killed with another pilot, a wing commander, and a technician when an Air Force of Zimbabwe Bell 412 crashed into a house in the Hukuru neighbourhood. A child who was on the ground died after the helicopter caught fire, while a young girl and her mother are admitted at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare after suffering burns.Air Force of Zimbabwe commander Air Marshal…

Mount Darwin and Bindura businessman Lucky Kapiya of Tonje plastic company allegedly fired two shots in the air at a roadblock dispersing cops manning the block.Sources familiar with the incident told Bulawayo24.com that Tonje was in an unregistered truck when he committed the offense.“Tonje fired two shots when he approached a police roadblock in Mount Darwin after firing the shots, police officers fled in different directions in fear of being shot,” said the source. The…