Author: TSA Press

HARARE
–
Police
are
investigating
three
murders
in
Hurungwe,
Mashonaland
West,
believed
to
be
the
work
of
a
suspect
who
is
now
in
custody.

Trymore
Tore,
37,
of
Mubairacheni
Village
under
Chief
Chundu
is
accused
of
burying
at
least
two
of
the
bodies
in
his
rubbish
pit.
A
third
was
found
covered
with
tree
branches.

Police
were
called
to
the
village
on
February
17
after
a
woman
reported
that
Tore
had
attempted
to
rape
her.
The
police
investigation
quickly
turned
into
a
murder
probe
after
three
bodies
were
found.

Police
said
Tore,
who
had
a
history
of
abusing
his
wife
Moline
Chibayanzara,
21,
got
into
another
heated
argument
with
her
on
the
evening
of
February
15.

Tore’s
uncle
Kuwesi
Masau,
53,
visited
the
couple
on
the
following
day
and
tried
to
counsel
them.

According
to
police,
sometime
that
afternoon
Tore
asked
his
13-year-old
cousin
who
is
a
neighbour
to
go
to
several
homesteads
in
the
village
and
borrow
a
shovel,
but
he
was
unsuccessful.

When
the
boy
returned,
he
found
Tore
filling
up
his
rubbish
pit
with
a
hoe
but
thought
nothing
of
it.

At
around
5PM
on
February
16,
another
of
Tore’s
cousins
and
neighbour
Anety
Nabwalo,
17,
visited
him
intending
to
watch
movies
and
was
never
seen
again.

Villagers
began
searching
for
the
missing
trio
late
that
night
into
the
morning
of
February
17
when
a
female
villager
confronted
Tore
and
accused
him
of
having
knowledge
of
their
disappearance.

Pleading
his
innocence,
Tore
asked
the
woman
to
accompany
her
to
see
a
prophet.
On
their
way,
he
allegedly
attempted
to
rape
her
and
she
escaped
before
calling
police.

A
police
statement
said:
“On
the
same
day
ZRP
Chundu
Base
attended
the
scene
and
searches
were
conducted
in
the
village.

“Nabwalo’s
body
was
found
covered
with
branches
in
a
bush
about
60
meters
from
her
homestead
and
beside
the
body
was
a
knife
and
a
pair
of
black
panties.”

The
rubbish
pit
was
dug
up
and
the
remains
of
Tore’s
wife
Chibayanzara
and
his
uncle
Masau
were
uncovered.

Tore
faces
three
counts
of
murder.

HARARE
–
Top
lawyer
Wilson
Manase
was
last
Wednesday
picked
up
by
the
Zimbabwe
Anti-Corruption
Commission
(ZACC)
over
alleged
abuse
of
a
deceased
estate,
ZimLive
has
learnt.

Manase
was
leaving
the
Harare
Magistrate
Court
where
he
is
embroiled
in
another
matter
of
abuse
of
estate
property.

His
arrest
comes
after
the
late
businesswoman
Jane
Maisiri’s
son,
Tongai
Mhlanga,
filed
a
complaint
against
him
alleging
that
as
an
executor,
he
had
failed
to
account
for
some
of
the
estate’s
property.

Manase
was
at
the
court
to
attend
to
a
case
in
which
he
is
accused
by
Langton
Nyatsambo
on
allegations
that
he
abused
his
wife,
the
late
Fiona
Shadaya’s
estate.

Manase
allegedly
forged
divorce
papers
to
claim
that
Nyatsambo
and
Fiona
were
already
divorced
at
the
time
the
latter
died.
This
was
done
to
ensure
that
Nyatsambo
could
not
benefit
from
the
deceased
estate.

The
top
lawyer
claims
that
he
was
given
the
divorce
documents
by
the
late
Fiona’s
father,
Marshal
Shadaya.
However,
Shadaya
is
denying
ever
giving
him
the
papers.
Instead,
he
claims
that
it
was
Manase
who
gave
him
the
papers.
The
two
will
testify
on
the
forged
divorce
documents.

The
case
number
on
the
divorce
certificate
was
later
established
at
the
High
Court
to
belong
to
a
certain
white
couple,
according
to
Nyatsambo.

Fiona
died
in
2009
and
since
then,
her
estate
has
not
been
winded
up.
Several
properties
have
already
been
disposed
of
by
Manase,
but
Nyatsambo
claims
he
has
not
received
anything
realised
from
the
sale.

In
papers
to
the
Master
of
the
High
Court,
Manase
said
the
value
of
the
deceased’s
estate
was
about
US$1.5
million,
but
in
papers
before
the
High
Court,
he
estimates
the
same
to
be
close
to
US$5
million.

He
also
claimed
in
papers
at
the
Master
that
he
has
claimed
executor
fees
of
US$80,000
but
at
the
High
Court,
the
figure
is
about
US$320,000,
according
to
Nyatsambo.

On
Wednesday,
when
Manase
was
picked
up
by
ZACC,
Nyatsambo
was
surrounded
by
police
officers
who
wanted
to
arrest
him
over
an
undisclosed
complaint
that
Manase
had
reported
against
him.

ZACC
picked
Manase
to
answer
to
charges
of
abusing
the
estate
property
by
selling
and
renting
out
properties
of
the
late
Maisiri
without
consulting
her
family
members.

He
was
allegedly
not
remitting
the
funds
to
the
beneficiaries,
and
failed
to
account
for
money
in
Maisiri’s
offshore
account.
He
also
allegedly
gave
one
of
Maisiri’s
houses
in
Eastlea,
Harare,
to
his
son.

Mhlanga
also
alleged
that
Manase
has
been
collecting
rentals
from
various
properties
that
belong
to
the
estate
over
the
years,
and
failed
to
account
for
the
funds.

Complaints
against
Manase
are
before
the
Law
Society
of
Zimbabwe,
which
regulates
the
conduct
of
lawyers.

Manase
denies
wrongdoing.

HARARE
–
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
on
Monday
insisted
that
be
will
leave
office
as
planned
when
his
second
and
final
term
expires
in
2028
as
he
sought
to
tamper
rising
anger
over
a
push
by
some
of
his
loyalists
to
amend
the
constitution
to
scrap
presidential
term
limits.

Mnangagwa
used
a
meeting
with
selected
editors
on
Monday
to
restate
that
he
had
no
ambitions
of
either
extending
his
term
beyond
2028,
or
seeking
a
new
term
after
controversial
constitutional
amendments.

He
said:
“I’m
very
clear
that
I
have
two
terms,
and
these
terms
are
very
definite,
and
I
am
so
democratic.
When
they
come
to
an
end,
I
will
step
aside
and
my
party
will
elect
my
successor.
That
is
as
clear
as
day.

“Those
who
have
other
imaginations,
it’s
a
democratic
society
for
people
to
dream,
but
facts
will
carry
the
day.”

A
breakaway
group
of
war
veterans
have
demanded
Mnangagwa’s
immediate
resignation,
and
some
of
Mnangagwa’s
loyalists
opposed
to
the
constitutional
amendment
have
warned
that
the
push
for
him
to
stay
on
now
posed
a
national
security
threat.

It
was
Mnangagwa’s
office,
not
the
ministry
of
information,
which
made
a
round
of
calls
to
editors
inviting
them
to
the
event
at
State
House.

Information
minister
Jenfan
Muswere
and
information
secretary
Ndavaningi
Mangwana,
two
of
the
biggest
agitators
for
the
constitutional
amendment,
were
noticeably
absent
from
the
briefing.

“It’s
not
imaginable
that
there
is
anybody
in
the
country
who
can
push
me
(to
seek
a
term
extension).
I
am
very
solid.
I
have
always
said
I
am
a
constitutionalist,
I
have
my
two
terms
when
they
come
to
an
end,
the
country
and
the
party
will
move
on
by
electing
my
successor,”
Mnangagwa
said.

He
will
“persuade
the
persuaders
not
to
persuade
me
so
that
I
remain
constitutional,”
he
added.

It
was
not
clear
if
Mnangagwa’s
comments,
coming
a
day
after
he
returned
from
an
African
Union
summit
in
Ethiopia,
will
mollify
his
critics
and
quieten
rising
discontent
even
within
Zanu
PF
ranks.

His
ambitious
deputy
Constantino
Chiwenga
has
shown
increasing
impatience,
and
recently
made
pointed
comments
at
corrupt
businessmen
linked
to
Mnangagwa
who
have
thrived
through
corruption.

Mnangagwa’s
supporters,
in
response,
used
an
event
at
the
National
Heroes
Acre
to
sing
songs
denouncing
the
retired
general.

Mnangagwa
was
asked
about
the
disrespect
directed
at
his
deputy.

“The
foolish
and
the
wise
both
have
their
day,”
he
replied.
“I
think
those
who
really
are
Zanu
PF
at
heart
go
by
the
rules
and
decorum
of
Zanu
PF.
We
have
other
people
who
are
in
Zanu
PF,
who
in
themselves
are
not
Zanu
PF,
but
they
dress
in
Zanu
PF
regalia,
so
you
must
always
see
when
people
talk
and
see
which
camp
they
belong
when
they
open
their
mouth.”

Former
Zanu
PF
political
commissar
Saviour
Kasukuwere,
now
a
fierce
Mnangagwa
critic
from
self
exile
in
South
Africa,
said
the
82-year-old
was
trying
to
buy
time
for
his
beleaguered
presidency.

He
compared
Mnangagwa’s
news
conference
to
his
predecessor
Robert
Mugabe’s
“Asante
Sana”
moment,
hours
before
the
military
ousted
him
in
a
coup
in
2017.

“He’s
buying
some
breathing
space.
A
revolution
is
not
staged
in
instalments.
He
knows
the
right
thing
to
do.
Step
down,”
Kasukuwere
wrote
on
X.

HARARE
–
Harare
mayor
Jacob
Mafume
was
Tuesday
convicted
and
handed
a
wholly
suspended
sentence
for
lying
about
his
residential
address
when
he
appeared
recently
before
the
Commission
of
Inquiry
into
the
Harare’s
administrative
affairs.

The
Justice
Maphios
Cheda
led
Commission
found
the
opposition
official
guilty
of
lying
under
oath.

While
under
questioning
by
the
Commissioners
recently,
Mafume
claimed
he
was
temporarily
residing
at
number
110
Coronation
Road
in
Greendale,
Harare.

He
had
told
Commissioners
he
moved
out
of
his
private
family
home
in
Belvedere
to
allow
renovations
on
the
property
to
make
it
suitable
for
a
student
accommodation
facility.

However,
when
Commissioners
visited
his
said
residential
address,
they
found
an
undeveloped
property
belonging
to
one
Peter
Pfukwa.
The
decoy
home
was
being
used
as
a
vehicle
auction
site.

The
Commission
found
the
CCC
official
guilty
of
breaching
Section
13
of
the
Commissions
of
Inquiry
Act
following
the
misleading
information.

He
was
sentenced
to
pay
a
fine
of
$300
or
serve
3
months
of
imprisonment
with
labour.

The
sentence
was
wholly
suspended
on
the
condition
that
he
does
not
commit
the
same
offence
again
within
the
next
5
years.

“The
Commission
imposes
the
following
sentence
on
you;
that
you
Mr
Jacob
Mafume
you
are
sentenced
to
pay
a
fine
of
$300
or
three
months
in
prison
with
labour
which
is
wholly
suspended
for
5
years
on
condition
that
during
that
period
you
are
not
convicted
of
contravening
sections
13
or
14
of
the
Commissions
of
Inquiry
Act
which
upon
conviction
and
sentence,
you
are
sentenced
to
a
period
of
imprisonment
not
exceeding
US$300
or
three
months
imprisonment,”
the
Commission
said.

In
mitigation,
Mafume
had
proffered
his
“heartfelt
apologies
to
the
Commission
for
the
misleading
information”.

He
prayed
for
a
reprimand
instead
which
he
said
will
serve
the
justice
of
the
case.

Mafume
said
he
is
a
“lawyer
of
standing”,
a
family
man
with
two
children,
and
has
served
the
city
for
a
considerable
amount
of
years
as
both
councillor
and
mayor.

He
also
said
he
owned
two
vehicles,
a
property
which
he
co-owns
with
his
wife.

In
pronouncing
sentence,
the
Commission
said
it
had
taken
his
mitigation
into
consideration.

HARARE
–
OK
Zimbabwe
Limited
is
working
to
restore
normal
stocking
levels
before
the
end
of
the
financial
year
through
new
procurement
models
and
support
from
supplier
partners
and
financial
institutions,
the
retail
giant
said
in
a
trading
update
on
Friday.

“The
business
has
begun
restocking
the
operating
units
with
support
from
supplier
partners
as
well
as
financial
institutions
that
continue
to
assist
with
short-term
funding
structures,”
said
Group
Company
Secretary
Margaret
Munyuru
in
a
trading
update.
“New
alternative
procurement
models
have
been
developed
which
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
a
structured
stock
supply
arrangement
with
a
third
party
for
supplier
assurance
purposes.”

The
company
said
the
fortunes
of
Zimbabwe’s
formal
retail
sector
are
tied
to
exchange
rate
stability.
“Consultations
with
both
Fiscal
and
Monetary
Authorities
have
led
to
a
relaxation
of
the
very
strict
policing
of
applicable
in-store
exchange
rates,”
Munyuru
said.
OK
Zimbabwe
welcomed
the
recently
announced
monetary
policy
measures,
which
removed
some
limitations
and
introduced
greater
flexibility
in
the
foreign
exchange
market
but
called
for
“absolute
clarity
on
the
roadmap
towards
a
full
market-determined
exchange
rate
system.”

OK
Zimbabwe
reported
a
36%
decline
in
revenue
for
the
third
quarter
ended
31
December
2024,
attributing
the
drop
to
subdued
consumer
spending,
currency
devaluation,
and
supply
chain
disruptions.