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Mutsa
Murombedzi,
a
Proportional
Representative
Member
of
Parliament
from
the
province,
said
a
mental
health
team
will
soon
assess
Tinotenda
to
ensure
he
has
not
suffered
any
lasting
trauma
from
his
experience.

According
to
the
Zimbabwe
Parks
and
Wildlife
Management
Authority
(ZimParks),
the
boy
disappeared
on
December
27,
2024,
and
was
found
on
December
31,
approximately
49
kilometers
from
his
home.

The
President
made
the
promotions
in
terms
of
the
Defence
Act
(Chapter
11:02)
Section
20,
as
read
with
Statutory
Instrument
257
of
2020,
Section
19c,
Sub-section
2c,
which
reads:

His
Excellency
the
President
of
the
Republic
of
Zimbabwe
and
Commander-in-Chief
of
the
Zimbabwe
Defence
Forces
may
on
the
advice
of
the
Minister
of
Defence,
acting
on
the
recommendations
of
the
Commander
Zimbabwe
Defence
Forces,
reward
any
member
for
distinguished
service
or
gallant
conduct
on
active
service
by
promoting
an
officer
to
a
higher
rank.

The
six
new
Brigadier-Generals
promoted
effective
December
16,
2024,
are
Oscar
Tshuma,
Raban
Nikisi,
Benjamin
Sabata,
Passmore
Taruodzera,
Million
Ndlovu,
and
Lawrence
Munzararikwa.

During
the
badge
conferment
ceremony
at
Josiah
Magama
Tongogara
Barracks
in
Harare
on
Friday,
Commander
of
the
Zimbabwe
National
Army
(ZNA),
Lieutenant-General
Anselem
Sanyatwe,
stressed
the
military’s
responsibility
to
combat
the
growing
issue
of
drug
and
substance
abuse,
labelling
it
a
significant
national
security
threat.
He
said:

In
addition
to
the
challenges
of
training
and
operational
readiness,
we
must
also
confront
the
scourge
of
drug
and
substance
abuse.

The
entire
nation
is
grappling
with
the
scourge
and
our
organisation
has
not
been
spared.

The
threat
of
drug
and
substance
abuse
is
a
challenge
we
cannot
continue
to
overlook.
It
undermines
the
very
foundations
and
values
of
military
effectiveness
and
the
trust
placed
upon
us
by
the
entire
nation.

Meanwhile,
Brig-Gen
Sabata
was
assigned
to
the
position
of
Brigadier
General
Quarter
Master
Staff
at
Army
Headquarters.

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published
in:

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According
to
The
NewsHawks,
the
delay
is
due
to
Mpofu’s
lawyer,
Tapson
Dzvetero,
being
on
holiday.
Consequently,
the
hearing
for
Chimombe
was
also
postponed
since
their
cases
are
closely
related
and
should
be
addressed
concurrently.

Chimombe
and
Mpofu
were
arrested
in
June
2024
and
have
been
in
detention
ever
since,
with
multiple
bail
applications
being
denied.

KWEKWE
–
A
soldier
is
feared
dead
after
he
was
last
seen
being
dragged
into
the
deep
waters
of
the
Munyati
River
by
a
crocodile
on
December
30,
police
said.

The
incident
happened
on
a
stretch
of
the
river
in
the
Saltana
Ranch
near
Kwekwe.

Sergeant
Invin’ca
Gamunya’s
body
has
not
been
recovered
and
a
search
involving
police
divers,
the
army
and
Zimparks
continues.

The
34-year-old
who
was
attached
to
53
Infantry
Battalion
in
Battlefields
was
on
deployment
at
the
Kavinga
military
base
inside
the
Saltana
Ranch
when
he
offered
to
assist
three
women
cross
the
flooded
Munyati
River.

After
helping
the
women
to
successfully
get
to
the
other
side,
Gamunya
was
attacked
by
the
reptile
as
he
swam
back
across
the
swollen
river
just
after
4PM.

The
women
first
approached
Sergeant
Innocent
Chikuturudzi
to
help
them
cross
the
river,
but
he
declined,
according
to
police.
Gamunya,
who
overheard
their
conversation,
then
offered
to
assist
the
women
without
seeking
the
authority
of
his
superiors.

When
Chikuturudzi
became
aware
that
Gamunya
was
gone,
he
sent
a
soldier
Private
Emmanuel
Usaiwevhu
to
run
after
him
and
summon
him
back
to
base,
according
to
police.

“When
Usaiwevhu
got
to
the
river,
he
saw
Gamunya
on
the
other
side
of
the
river
with
the
women
already
gone.
He
signalled
him
to
return
to
the
base,”
an
internal
police
report
of
the
incident
seen
by
ZimLive
stated.

“Gamunya
got
into
the
river
intending
to
cross
and
when
he
was
about
seven
meters
in
the
water
he
screamed
for
help.
Usaiwevhu
quickly
noticed
that
he
was
being
whisked
away
into
the
deep
waters
by
a
crocodile.
He
tried
to
assist
by
throwing
stones
in
a
bid
to
scare
away
the
reptile
but
all
was
in
vain.”

Usaiwevhu
told
police
that
the
crocodile
dragged
Gamunya
for
about
50
meters
before
submerging.

Police
divers
have
been
scouring
the
river
looking
for
Gamunya’s
body
and
the
crocodile
without
success.

MASVINGO
–
Police
say
they
are
investigating
possible
murder
and
suicide
after
a
Gutu
man
was
Thursday
found
hanging
from
a
home
roof
while
his
wife
lay
dead
in
the
now
deceased
couple’s
kitchen.

The
shock
incident,
according
to
a
statement
posted
on
the
ZRP’s
X
handle
weekend,
happened
in
Basera
at
Utete
Village,
Chitsa,
Gutu,
Masvingo
on
Thursday.

On
2
January
2025,
police
said,
Raramai
Dhewa,
40,
“was
found
dead
with
multiple
injuries
all
over
the
body
in
a
kitchen
hut.
A
blood-stained
log
was
recovered
at
the
scene”.

“The
victim’s
husband,
Fungai
Chitsale,
46,
was
later
found
dead,
hanging
from
a
roof
truss
with
a
nylon
rope
in
a
two-bed
roomed
house.”

Meanwhile,
in
a
different
incident,
police
in
Filabusi
are
appealing
for
information
which
may
lead
to
the
arrest
of
six
people
suspected
to
have
killed
one
Talent
Hlongwane
with
some
domestic
weapons.

The
suspects
have
been
named
as
Zenzo
Moyo,
32,
Ayanda
Moyo,
30,
Nqobizita
Moyo,
34,
Senly
Moyo,
29,
Paul
Ndlovu,
36
and
Donald
Sibanda,
30.

They
are
linked
to
a
case
of
murder
which
occurred
on
3
January
2025
at
Village
16
B,
Nkankezi.

“The
suspects
attacked
the
victim,
Talent
Hlongwane
(29)
with
spears,
axes
and
machetes
after
allegedly
accusing
him
of
being
a
bully,”
police
said.