Police Arrest 10 Matshetshe Vigilantes Over Matshetshe Arson Attacks On Suspected Cattle Rustlers

  POLICE in Gwanda have arrested 10 people from Matsheshe area under Chief Masuku who were part of more than 200 villagers who went on a rampage armed with machetes and axes on Wednesday and burnt down three homesteads belonging to suspected cattle rustlers. A manhunt has also been launched for the suspected ring leader of the cattle rustlers, Lovemore Moyo, whose homestead was also destroyed in the mayhem. Matabeleland South police spokesperson Assistant Inspector…

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Pardoned Gutu Convict (36) Hangs Himself After Wife Failed To Visit Him In Prison, And Is Allegedly Cheating On Him

Pardoned Gutu Convict (36) Hangs Himself After Wife Failed To Visit Him In Prison, And Is Allegedly Cheating On Him

AN ex-convict from Gutu who was last week released from prison on Presidential Amnesty committed suicide by hanging, after accusing his wife of cheating on him while he was incarcerated. Ishmael Zinyoro, 36, of Munangarwa Village under Chief Gutu was found hanging in their matrimonial bedroom by his wife when she returned home from fetching water from a nearby well. Zinyoro went home following his release from Mutimurefu Prison in Masvingo when he was pardoned…

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Gutu Villager (28) Murders Dad (54) With Mattock ,Over ‘Insufficient Food Portion’

Gutu Villager (28) Murders Dad (54) With Mattock ,Over ‘Insufficient Food Portion’

A MAN from Gutus Chief Makore area fatally struck his father with a mattock following a misunderstanding over a small portion of isitshwala that his mother had served him, police have confirmed Renias Zembo, 28, of Zembo Village, went behind their kitchen hut a few minutes after finishing eating his food and came back armed with a mattock. Without warning, he struck his father Wilson Zembo, 54, on the forehead and he died on the…

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‘Grade 7, Bikita Boy (13) Dies After Father Sjambok’s Him For Farting During A Meal’

‘Grade 7, Bikita Boy (13)  Dies After Father Sjambok’s Him For Farting During A Meal’

BIKITA man allegedly whipped his 13-year-old son to death for farting while the family was having supper, police have confirmed. Inspector Charity Mazula of Masvingo police said the boy’s father, Solomon Musavengana, was arrested for the fatal assault that occurred on Sunday at around 8PM. She identified the deceased as Munyaradzi Musavengana of Musavengana Village under Chief Mukanganwi. “I can confirm the death of Munyaradzi Musavengana after he was whipped by the father, Solomon Musavengana,…

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Mudzi Teacher (45) Free On Bail For Rape, Returns And Murders His Victim (14)

Mudzi Teacher (45)  Free On Bail For Rape, Returns And Murders His Victim (14)

A schoolteacher, who was in July freed on bail for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl, reportedly killed the victim to conceal evidence. Bernard Chiwengwa (45), a teacher at Nyamhondoro Secondary School in Mudzi, reappeared in court facing a fresh charge of murder barely three months after his release on bail on rape charges. Chiwengwa was not asked to plead to the murder charge on his first appearance at Murehwa Magistrate’s Court on October 20. He…

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