Step son (10) Dies After Assault By His Zvishavane Stepmom (54) & Husband’s Friend (58)

Step son (10) Dies After Assault  By His Zvishavane Stepmom (54) & Husband’s  Friend (58)

A ZVISHAVANE woman and her husband’s friend were each slapped with eight year jail terms for assaulting the woman’s 10-year-old stepson for three hours, leading to his death. The duo, Kainos Shoko, 58, and Enita Zanamwe, 54, both from Zvishavane had pleaded not guilty to murder. Justice Nokuthula Moyo of the Bulawayo High Court, sitting at the Gweru Circuit Court convicted the pair of a lesser charge of culpable homicide. Shoko and Zanamwe assaulted Tawanda…

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Police Launch Manhunt For Dangerous, Armed, Poacher Syndicate

Police Launch Manhunt For Dangerous, Armed, Poacher Syndicate

POLICE have launched a manhunt for seven suspected poachers from across the country and have described them as armed and dangerous. National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said anyone with information on the suspects should contact the police. The police appeal comes at a time when there are signs that security forces have made some gains in the war against poaching since they were roped in to fight the crime late last year….

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Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’ Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’  Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

A BULAWAYO primary school teacher, who allegedly assaulted a Grade One pupil resulting in the boy accidentally stabbing himself with a sharp pencil in the head, appeared in court yesterday. Sibongile Nyathi, 54, of Nketa, who is a teacher at Hugh Beadle Primary School, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Marylin Mutshina, facing a charge of assaulting the boy, 6, two months ago. Nyathi allegedly assaulted the minor for failing to space words in sentences using his…

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