A 13-year-old boy commits suicide over washing powder raw with his sister. Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the incident. A 13-year-old boy from Mushumbi Pools committed suicide after a misunderstanding with his 21-year-old sister over washing powder. “On March 6 around 0600hrs, at Gumbo village, Chief Chitsungo, Howard Kanyepa (13) was reprimanded by his sister Gracious Kanyepa (21) over washing powder,” Mundembe said. This angered Howard, who went to his bedroom hut where he took a bottle of cotton pesticide and went into a nearby bush where he drank the pesticide. Gracious alerted their father. A search was conducted and Howard’s corpse was found in the nearby bush.
MDC A leader Chamisa faces arrest. Reacting to Chamisa’s much-publicised address on Tuesday dubbed Agenda 2021, Zanu PF national spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo accused the youthful opposition leader of trying to cause instability in the country, adding that the ruling party would make it a matter for law enforcement agencies. “While Zanu PF has the capacity to thwart such machinations, as a law-abiding organisation, we rest the matter with the law enforcement agencies.” ZANU PF yesterday lobbied for the arrest of opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa accusing him of calling for the unconstitutional removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from office. In his address which has unsettled Zanu PF, Chamisa defined the year 2021 as the year for citizens to resist
Marry Chiwenga engages Army Commander over harassment by soldiers. Marry told The NewsHawks reporter Bridget Mananavire that she reached out to General Sibanda after soldiers started to meddle in her domestic affairs. The former model claimed that armed soldiers came to her offices and intimidated her workers causing them to run away in terror. Marry Chiwenga has said she sought the help of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander Philip Valerio Sibanda in her dispute with her husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga after the latter unleashed soldiers to terrorise her. Marry also said soldiers recently broke down her Highlands office wall after they had ransacked her offices and took bank statements, contracts, invoices of things and took other personal documents. Responding to a
TM Pick n Pay $22m fraud masterminds were on the police wanted list since 2008. Police are anxious to interview Banda, and his sidekick Ronald Mudzingwa. Two other alleged accomplices inside TM Pick n Pay, Tonderai Selesio Chagweda (28) and Wellington Jombe (34), who were arrested were brought to court on Thursday. They were granted bail of $50 000 each yesterday. The suspected mastermind behind the $22 million fraud at TM Pick n Pay through its account at Steward Bank, Moses January Banda, has been on police wanted list since 2008 for multiple fraud cases but has continually slipped away although his alleged accomplices, as in the present case, frequently end up in handcuffs and in court. Chagweda and Jombe were facing fraud charges when they appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Richar
Chaos as man kills brother using a family gun and buries the body in the backyard. According to the police, the suspect shot the victim with a firearm belonging to the family and then concealed the offence by secretly burying the body in a shallow grave within the yard. The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Borrowdale, Harare are in investigating a suspected murder case that occurred sometime in January 2021 in Borrowdale, where a man (32) allegedly murdered his brother (30). The offence came to light after the suspect had been involved in a road accident and confessed. Meanwhile, the body of the victim was exhumed and sent to the hospital for a post-mortem with the firearm and shovel used in the crime being recovered from a secret place. Meanwhile, police in Bindura is investigating
Gospel musician commits suicide. Universe Mugwinya — who had turned to fish vending — went missing three days ago, only to be found hanging from a tree two houses from her parents’ place. A twenty-one-year-old gospel artiste was on Thursday found hanging from a mango tree at a neighbour’s house in Whitecliffe. Her mother, who was only identified as Mai Mugwinya, said Universe disappeared from the house following a misunderstanding over the sale of timber without her knowledge. “We had a misunderstanding over her decision to sell timber, which was in the garage, without my knowledge,” said Mai Mugwinya. “I learnt from a neighbour that she had sold the timber to her ex-husband who happens to own a hardware shop and used the money to p
This was confirmed by the Zororo/Phumulani company in a statement today. “It is with a heavy heart that Zororo-Phumulani announces the passing on of Steve John Mutapiri, a University of Zimbabwe student,” reads the statement. A University of Zimbabwe student Steve John Mutapiri who was recently admitted at a South African hospital for operation following the donation on 100 000 Rand by a funeral service firm – Zororo/ Phumulani has succumbed to the illness. “Steve John Mutapiri passed on this morning at his brother’s home in Louis Tritchard South Africa. Steve has been fighting cancer for the past four years.” Zororo-Phumulani came on board in January 2021 when the Mutapiri family took it to social media appealing for help. “The company assist
Tanzania’s President Magufuli in critical condition after testing positive to COVID-19. The broadcaster said opposition leader Tundu Lissu was told by well-placed sources that Magufuli had coronavirus and a cardiac arrest with the latter being a sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. BBC has reported that Tanzanian president John Magufuli is in a hospital in Kenya where he is being treated for COVID-19 and is in a critical condition. BBC Africa adds that they did not verify the report. Mr Lissu told the BBC’s Africa correspondent Leila Nathoo from exile in Belgium: He has never worn a mask, he has been going to mass public gatherings without taking any precautions that people are taking all around the world. This is someone who has repe
Govt: Bonus for NSSA pensioners. The discretionary bonus will be paid out together with the March disbursements that are due tomorrow. The National Social Security (NSSA) has this month awarded a discretionary bonus equivalent to 50 percent of one’s monthly pay-out to improve the welfare of beneficiaries as part of its transformation journey. This comes after NSSA chief executive Mr Arthur Manasa recently pledged to ease the plight of members by adopting measures to improve their welfare. The authority will next week give a once-off grocery allowance to orphans, the invalid, parents and other dependants under the Pension and Other Benefits Scheme (POBS), as well as those receiving workers’ pension, widows’ pension, children’s allowance, constant attendants’
Father and son beaten to death over a donkey misunderstanding fight. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the death of Helken Ncube and his son Khulekani from Mudzingwa Village under Chief Malisawho were allegedly assaulted to death by three brothers from the Moyo family over donkey theft. Instant justice turned fatal when two men were fatally assaulted for allegedly stealing three donkeys sometime in December last year. Inspector Mahoko said investigations were underway and suspects were in police custody. It is said that on February 28 at around 1700 hours, the now-deceased were at Bhaparara Business Centre where they were confronted by the Moyo brothers Lee, Moffat and Mpilo. The Moyo brothers allegedly accused the now deceased of stealing th
