The seven-year-old Murehwa boy, whose mutilated body was found being eaten by dogs, was kidnapped and murdered last week for ritual purposes, allegedly by a herder and two others who sold the body parts for US$1 500, police said yesterday. Police yesterday arrested, Tafadzwa Shamba, on kidnap and murder charges and are now hunting down the two suspected accomplices. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi gave details of the progress of investigations yesterday. “It is alleged that Tafadzwa Shamba, a herd boy in the same village as the victim, worked with the other suspects to waylay the victim in a garden. They took him to a mountain where they kept him for the whole day. They then killed him at night and one of the other suspects, who is from Juru Grow
Authorities in Vietnam uncovered a vast number of used condoms being recycled and stocked for sale following a raid on an apartment on Saturday. According to local market monitors, nearly 324,000 used condoms, equivalent to 360 kilos, were recycled at the facility and would be sold on the market later. They confiscated all products at the facility, which is located at DX12, Hoa Nhut Quarter, Tan Vinh Hiep Ward, Binh Duong Province, located in southern Vietnam. Upon their swoop on the illegal production base, all the used condoms were found unpackaged and unlabeled. Pham Thi Thanh Ngoc, owner of the facility, who comes from Nghe An Province, admitted that she had received a monthly input of used condoms from an unknown person. The used condoms then underwent a process inclu
High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere has granted Zengeza West MP, Job Sikhala ZWL$ 50 000 bail. The opposition, MDC Alliance’s deputy chairperson’s was initially granted ZWL$ 25 000 bail, but it was raised to ZW$50 000 after court heard he has no title deeds to any of his properties. Justice Ndewere was unconvinced by the magistrate court’s earlier findings that the MP was likely to be a fugitive. “An accused person must be admitted to bail so that he keeps the fabric of his life in place,” she said. Sikhala, who has been in remand for more than 30 days, is facing charges of inciting public violence ahead of the failed July 31 protests. He was ordered to report thrice a week at St Mary’s police and is not allowed to record inciteful content. Sikhala w
HIGH Court judge Erica Ndewere Tuesday granted MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala $50 000 bail. Sikhala is facing charges of inciting public violence. He was arrested last month and has been in remand prison after he was denied bail at the magistrates’ court. In her ruling, the judge attacked the police of using social media in their investigations instead of establishing their own independent probe. She said Sikhala’s conduct was not of a fugitive running from the law, but he was fleeing from unidentified men who were following. Justice Ndewere also blamed the police for using a vague press statement instead of calling Sikhala’s lawyer. She then ordered Sikhala to pay $50 000 with the Harare magistrates’ court’s clerk of court. He was also
A lonely British grandmother who was conned out of £18,000 by her Ghanaian toyboy lover and accused of BEATING him has warned other women not to be as naive as she was. The situation is eerily similar to that of socialite Olinda Chapel who accused musician Tytan Skhokho of using her to get UK papers. Tytan also claimed that he was being physically abused by Olinda. The Daily Mail reports that former probation officer Beth Haining fell for Rodney Cudjoe, a Ghanaian musician 30 years her junior. ‘I’ve been a stupid old woman who should know better,’ said 68-year-old Beth, of Redditch in Worcestershire. ‘I used to laugh at women who fall for these good-looking toyboys from abroad and think how gullible they are. Now I’m one of them.’ G
There has been non-compliance with court order' - Muchehiwa lawyer Nqobani Sithole Impala Car Rental has frustrated efforts by lawyers for torture victim Tawanda Muchehiwa to recover vital information which would lead to the identification of state security agents who abducted him. The Bulawayo High Court ordered Impala to turn over to the lawyers personal details of the individual who hired out the Ford Ranger vehicle which was used in the abduction of the journalism student and nephew of ZimLive editor Mduduzi Mathuthu on July 30, the eve of planned anti-government protests. Impala was also required, under the order, to hand over the route map of where the vehicle went and distance travelled between July 26 and August 6. The Sheriff of Zimbabwe executed the order on Septembe
Two police officers were on Thursday dragged to court facing criminal abuse of office charges after they reportedly disappeared with US$20 000. The two, Prosper Chimbumu, 29, and Onasis Muzanenhamo, 34, were not asked to plead when they appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Judith Taruvinga. Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti alleged that on July 29, the duo connived with other police officers whose identity is still to be ascertained and are still at large joined a foreign currency WhatsApp group then went on to respond to Mutarwa Gift Chisadza who had posted looking for someone who could liquidate his US$20 000. The duo contacted Chisadza offering him ZWL$2 000 000 for the deal. They are alleged to have arranged to meet Chisadza in the CBD and when he arrived he w
HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has rescinded a default judgment entered against #ThisFlag campaign leader and clergyman, Evan Mawarire, who had lost his $65 000 damages claim against the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), on a technicality in June this year. On June 8, 2020, Justice Mushore ruled against the clergyman following his failure to appear in court when the matter was set for hearing. Mawarire had issued summons sometime in June 2018 against then Home Affairs minister, Obert Mpofu, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, Assistant Commissioner Crispen Makedenge, Detective Inspector Edmore Runganga and Detective Inspector Phiri as co-respondents seeking compensation for his unlawful arrest and detention. Two months down the line, Mawarire again approached the Hig
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa has been taken to the High Court by a local water delivery company, Hesno Holdings Private Limited for allegedly refusing to settle a USD$6 000 water debt. The case is yet to be set down for hearing before the court. The summons by the water company, has invoices that indicate the dates the water was supplied, the quantity supplied as well as the amounts for each quantity supplied. Hesno Holdings Private Limited claims it is entitled to US$6 055 being the outstanding balance for the water supplied to the embattled Marry Mubaiwa. “Plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement of sale in terms of which the plaintiff would supply water and the defendant would pay for the water supplied. “The
Bishop Chipunza Assures Investors Scammed By Son Teemak Taona Chipunza They Will Be Paid Bishop Chipunza who is now in the middle of a ponzi scheme created by his son Taona has assured hundreds of innocent investors that they will get their money back from Teemak. The man of God had to interviene when some of the disgruntled investors started calling him and telling him about what his son had done to them. Sources close to the matter are saying Teemak only release a list of 36 investors and assured that six will be paid on the 19th of September and he will pay the over investors each following Saturday. Teemak is accused of Scamming over 200 investors the list of 36 he released is just a fraction of people who want thier money back. Bishop Chipunza said Taona assures the inv
