Pardoned Bulawayo Man (32) , Re-arrested 24hrs Later At Egodini Flea Market With Fake US$1200

Pardoned Bulawayo Man (32) , Re-arrested 24hrs Later At Egodini Flea Market  With Fake US$1200

KHUPEKANI Sibanda, 32, is one of more than 2,000 inmates who were pardoned by President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday, but a day after he was released, he found himself in police cells for attempting to buy clothes using fake United States dollars. Sibanda was arrested after he was found in possession $1,200 in fake notes. He appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure yesterday charged with possession of articles for criminal use. Sibanda pleaded not guilty…

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Four Mwenezi Villagers (27, 25, 17 & 15), Fatally Assault Rape Suspect (40)

FOUR villagers from Mwenezi allegedly fatally assaulted a man they accused of being a rapist with logs and switches before dumping his body on a mountain, police confirmed yesterday. Armstrong Munamo, 27, Prudence Kamazwa, 25, and two boys aged 17 and 15 whose names cannot be disclosed for ethical reasons, allegedly killed Alloy Chishiri, 40, after accusing him of raping a fellow villager in an area under Chief Neshuro. The four, all from Chimirigwa Village,…

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Bulawayo Man (32) Heavily Assaults Sister In Law (27) With A Hoe Over His Missing US$1

Bulawayo Man (32) Heavily Assaults Sister In Law (27) With A Hoe Over His Missing US$1

A BULAWAYO man allegedly nearly killed his sister-in-law after striking her three times with a hoe for allegedly stealing his US$1. Mehluli Ndebele, 32, struck Sichelesile Nsukwini, 27, with a hoe and she was hospitalised and later discharged as a result of the attack. Ndebele and Nsukwini live at the same house in Matshobana suburb. He appeared before Western Commonage magistrate, Tancy Dube, facing physical abuse charges. He was not asked to plead and was remanded…

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Lupane Woman (32) Decapitates Daughter (1) Before Failed Suicide Attempt

A WOMAN allegedly chopped off her one-year-old daughter’s head with an axe before attempting to commit suicide by stabbing herself with a knife. Keresia Hlabangana, 32, of Sivukwe area in Lupane district, allegedly breastfed her baby before decapitating her on Saturday. She is under heavy police guard at St Luke’s Hospital in Lupane where she is admitted in the intensive care unit. The motive for the murder is yet to be established. Hlabangana’s family told The…

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Four Dead, Eight Seriously Injured In Mbalabala Highway Accident

Four Dead, Eight Seriously Injured In Mbalabala Highway Accident

FOUR passengers aboard a South Africa-bound Toyota Quantum from Bulawayo died on the spot near Mbalabala along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway yesterday when the vehicle was side-swiped by an overtaking car. The Quantum overturned and landed on its side. Eight of the 14 passengers who were aboard were seriously injured and are admitted to Esigodini District Hospital. Only two were treated and discharged. The accident occurred at around 3:30AM at the 67 kilometre peg. National police…

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Bulawayo Woman Breaks Down Narrating Cowdray Park Gang Rape To Magistrate

Bulawayo Woman Breaks Down Narrating Cowdray Park Gang Rape To Magistrate

A BULAWAYO woman broke down in court as she narrated how three men gang raped her at knife point, forcing a magistrate to postpone the case. Two of the men, who allegedly cut off her clothes with a knife before taking turns to rape her, appeared in court facing rape and robbery charges. The woman sustained serious injuries after one of the suspects, who is on the run, allegedly savagely kicked her on her private…

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‘ Mlamuli Secondary School -Lupane Parents Demand The Removal Of Shona Headmistress’

‘ Mlamuli Secondary School -Lupane Parents Demand The Removal Of Shona Headmistress’

THE issue of the deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in Matabeleland has resurfaced, with parents at a school in Lupane rejecting a Shona-speaking headmistress. Parents told the new school headmistress, identified only as Bonyonga, during a meeting at Mlamuli Secondary School in Lupane district, Matabeleland North on Thursday last week that she was not welcome at the school. The headmistress was transferred to the school in December last year and officially started work this term…

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3 ‘Gule Wamukulu’ Epworth Nyau Dance Group Members Kidnap Girl (11)

3 ‘Gule Wamukulu’ Epworth Nyau Dance Group Members Kidnap Girl (11)

TWO men and a woman from an Epworth Nyau dance group are answering charges of kidnapping a female juvenile aged 11 for several days. Adam Phiri, 32, Rita Tembo, 23, and Elvis Nhete, 27 were remanded in custody to a later day pending trial after their bail application was turned down. They appeared before magistrate Tafadzwa Muvhami last week. Court heard the group goes by the name Gule Wamukulu and that Phiri was the founding…

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Chipinge Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Possessing 2 Python Skins

Chipinge Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison For Possessing 2 Python Skins

CHIPINGE: A local man who was found in possession of two python skins worth $2, 000 each and 300 grammes of dagga in his bedroom has been caged for nine years by a local magistrates’ court. Jealous Mhlanga, 32, of Hangani Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge pleaded guilty when he appeared before magistrate Sharon Chipanga. He was facing charges of contravening section 45(1) (b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act Chapter 20:14 which prohibit…

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Nosy Harare Checkpoint Police Find Deadly Black Mamba In Malawian’s Laptop Bag

Nosy Harare Checkpoint Police Find Deadly Black Mamba In Malawian’s Laptop Bag

POLICE got a little more than what they bargained for at a roadblock, when they opened a laptop bag and found a deadly – and very alive – black mamba. The bag was “moving” slightly when police stopped Grey Mpinganjira, 32, at the checkpoint in Harare on Sunday, and demanded that the bag be opened, ZBC reported. Mpinganjira, who is Malawian, said the snake had already killed three people in his family, ZBC reported in…

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