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Married teacher dies during sleepover at girlfriend’s place

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By Rangarirai Shanyurai

A married teacher from Mutimwi Secondary School in Zaka died at his alleged girlfriend’s house after having sexual intercourse, TellZim News can report.
The 50-year-old was pronounced death upon arrival at Ndanga District Hospital on February 8, 2025 after spending some quality time with his alleged girlfriend who resides at Mutimwi Business Centre, metres away from the school.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the death of Nyasha Gambe to TellZim News and said there was no foul play suspected.
“I can confirm the death of Gambe who died after a sleepover at his lover’s house. The now deceased had no injuries and no foul play is suspected,” said Dhewa.
Sources said, at around 2230hours Gambe, who was drunk phoned Laina Chimutsa (34) telling her of his intentions of spending a night at her place where she works as a shopkeeper.
They agreed and Gambe came for the sleepover and after having sexual intercourse, he is said to have started feeling weak after which he wet himself on the bed.
Laina went on to phone Gambe’s younger brother in panic, who rushed there and the two took Gambe to Ndanga Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Everyone in Zanu PF a criminal

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When Operation Restore Legacy happened in 2017, the orchestrators said it was all about removing criminals surrounding the president. That was the only time I ever agreed with a Zanu PF agenda because, indeed, there were criminals around the president. Funny enough though, there are always criminals surrounding the president at any given time, because these days zvatova normal kuti tikanzwa kuti nhingi wasungwa we ask each other kuti vaitanei mumusangano mavo imomo. Haungosungwizve kunzi waba, waponda or you’ve defrauded anyone, chero government yacho. Zvinhu zvacho zvitori nepattern, these days kurikusungwa those who are against the 2030 agenda, whether publicly or privately. You just know kuti idzo pane zvigunwe zvadzatsika idzooo. I laughed zvangu ndiri kuno kuChimusana when I saw Blessing Geza’s the list of charges, including crimes he probably committed achiombererwa maoko by the same people who now seek his arrest. It clearly shows that everyday, laws are being broken by these people. I used to wonder nemamwe malevels of loyalty some people have kumusangano, also bootlicking yacho, but now I see that it’s nothing else but fear of Chikurubi. Chimombe and Mpofu are wallowing in jail right now, and we know that if it was entirely dhiri gone wrong they would be out by now. Chitoripo chavakaita chete. But what I can assure you is everyone in Zanu PF is a criminal, nyaya dzozobuda hadzo kana muchinge mapesana. Look, Buyanga arikowo ikoko nevamwe, even though he used to be very powerful, aine financial muscle but akabata pasipo. I’m telling you ladies and gentlemen, hapana mutsvene, maskeleton arimumacloset evamwe arikutozora makeup waiting for the day of reckoning. Hunting down Geza is basically hunting down his handlers if he has any. Ndakambotaura paya kuti it’s a matter yekurova chidhoma kusvika mai vacho vadura. All those catch-and-release cases were part of the grand plan because wamboravidzwa gumbakumba riya regreen rekuPrisons chero vakati ngatiammende constitution every day you wouldn’t disagree. Zanu haipererwi. I wonder why all this while Geza was not being arrested for crimes he committed years ago, yet he was walking scot-free, even doing interviews pasina anomubvunza. I just hope neutralizing him takes more than just arresting this. Again, Zanu is reading from an old script. This is an old gimmick, and that is how you know the 2030 agenda is being opposed by some powerful sources within, dai zvisizvo vaingoti regai benzi rigwaute richanyarara. I told you last week paya kuti these people are afraid of war vets, pasina nguva havo, looking for Geza’s head on a platter. I am telling you guys, no one is not a criminal in Zanu PF, and vanenge vanotoita zvekuseta matraps so that their members commit crime yavanozovaitisa blackmail. Who knew that vanaJonso would leave Zimbabwe vachiita zvekutiza, in the process being traumatized zvekusazodazve kudzoka? VanaMuzembi ndiyani waiziva kuti they will become fugitives? I am telling you guys, hapana isiri criminal in Zanu PF, everyone has a case to answer. Just be in the wrong basket and find out how many criminal charges you have, anenge achitangira pafive zvichikwira, kkkk, nemamwe aunozozivira kuLaw and Order vambofunga zvavo vakomana. You will be charged with criminal offenses you didn’t even know existed, complete with evidence and witnesses. Power corrupts, so maybe team racho when they are committing these crimes vanenge vasitori aware that they are committing a crime, that is why vachizorasa muswe sometimes. Ndopaya patinozonzwa vemutemo voti ignorance of a law is not an excuse, wotonyura zvako zvakanakanaka kana vada. In November 2017 akavhurwa wani madockets aBaba Two, zvekuti if he did not escape to Mozambique dai zvakaita zvimwe. Bere kana roda kudya mwana waro rinoti wanhuhwa mbudzi ladies and gentlemen. Cdes in Zanu PF, who still value their freedom, just a word of advice, speaking against the 2030 agenda kupinda negejo muchurch, hapamihwe mihwe. Hama yangu Bootlicker-In-Chief, handizivi kuti ndoti ex bootlicker here Machakaire takanzwa ovhiringidzana nechirungu musi uno otaura zvanaukuwink ndikati chapinda chando apo. Regerai vakomana. Jesu akataura wani kuti mumba maBaba vangu muzere mhombwe nemakororo, same same nemaBaba Two, hatizozivi hedu kusiyana kwezvinouya mberi. Machakaire apolojersey is coming watch the space. I wonder if these people ever learn, copying the same script, the same letter which Chipanga read gore riya and later admitted kuti he was not the originator of the letter, akangoipiwawo. I know you all saw how Machakaire struggled to pronounce hoodwink aakutuara hake zvehuku kuti akangopiwawo kuti verenga.
I am told Chitova Mushayazano will soon give us rebranded ZiG notes. Mucharizora lipstick henyu dhongi but harimbokamwe mukaka. The problem is not the quality of the paper, it’s the currency. It is the economics, and what is backing that currency. It is the policies, and most importantly the discipline on government spending, but manje team racho rinenge richitoda zvetea nenyama zvinhu zvakaminama. And right now with the 2030 chorus getting louder and louder, there is no sense that you can tell people that are drunk with power, kupedza nguva. Even at those war vets rallies, vanenge vakabata njumba yemayuwesi vanaTendai Jari, distributing it to the poor masses because they know that’s real money. I’m not sure if those rallies will continue now that they have neutralized Cyclone Geza. Chero kwaMhamha uko where Geza said she is pocketing 60 mita anenge ari mayuwesi not mapepa anaMushayavanhu aya. Asi shuwa kumwe kuloota kwacho ka, 60 million yekutamba pada nenhodo. She may fake humility for all we care, but what I know is tinenge tichitoitiswa paya.
But guys, I think one thing the 2030 faction managed to do is to isolate Geza in order to silence the growing disgruntlements emaWar vets. That was one hell of a strategy because at first they called him a drunkard, hanzi naGarwe anenge musombodhiya, and when that didn’t work, seeing that it was becoming a ticking time bomb they had to call him a criminal. I hope Genarari Chandaizment does not fall into the same trap chinhu chisati chanyatsosimba, because remember, musangano wakasimba kumasero. Chati homu chareva Dr Ambi, akubaira zanhi ndewako. Baba Two gore riya had many supporters maLacoste, especially kuno kuMasvingo, vachitukwa vachinyarara zvavo. I heard Chief Hwenje achiimba at one of those gatherings aTungwarara kuti vaitukwa vachinyarara, kutopa zvavo Kedha manotes. I bet Genarari kutukwa kwavo varikukuona whenever his equal is left to act whenever the president goes out. Pane kutukwa uchinyarara kunokunda ikoko?
Anyway, let me go ndinokanga maputi angu zvangu for lunch, and mabanana ari kuora not mbichana, kunge economy yeZimbabwe. These days ndakachinja poshto because mmm, mazariro avakuita Mucheke munozonzwa kuti sahwira wenyu has been swept away akavata murwizi, ndigobaikana zvangu nekumwa zvikapu zvesewage inobva kumba kwaChiduwa, kkkk. Shuwa pamba petwo prominent politicians’ kuita dziva retsvina yevanhu kusvika pakutozikanwa muraini. The standards are on the ground I tell you ladies and gentlemen.

Promel sponsors pool tourney

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By Tatiana Mhararira

Promel Investments has joined forces with the Masvingo District Pool Association (MADPA), becoming the latest sponsor of the association’s pool tournaments.
This partnership follows a call by the association for support from local businesses.
The move comes after New Horizon Pharmacy sponsored a recent tournament, prompting the association to seek further partnerships.
Promel sponsored an open pool tournament which brought together all pool enthusiasts across the district on February 8, 2025 at Manhede Beer Hall, Sisk shopping centre, in Masvingo town.
The tournament had 46 male participants who locked horns on the race-to-three format where each player who won three games first became the winner and proceeded to the next level of the tournament.
Six ladies participated in the tournament using the race-to-two format and the winner Maria Natala walked away with US$25.
The prizes for winners were allocated as US$80 for the first winner and US$60 for the second winner in the men’s category.
Speaking to TellZim News, MADPA Technical and Development Officer Phillip Pfundo said the tournament went well, thanked Promel and called for more sponsors saying they wanted to make the tournaments a weekly event.
“The tournament went well and great competition where total discipline prevailed. New winners emerged in both categories that shows level of competition.
“We are appealing for more sponsorship as we want to conduct these tournaments every weekend. A round of applause goes to Promise Funani of Promel Investments who sponsored the tournament,” said Pfundo.
Tatenda Chirenda nicknamed Aviator who won the male category said he was happy and would sharpen his skills to win again in the coming tournaments.
“I was happy with winning the tournament. I have won seven tournaments in Masvingo so far creating a winning legacy here despite the fact that I come from Chinhoyi which is far away from here.
“However, I want to admit that there is competition and I lost in the last tournament but I attribute the loss to poor training. I hope to win all the coming games as I want to focus on the game,” said Chirenda.
The tournament was a follow up of the tournament sponsored by New Horizon Pharmacy which was recently held where Lisa Marumbwa and Donald Mutero were crowned champions.
The tournaments are part of the MADPA preparations as the main league is set to kick off on February 22,2025.

Fisherman drowns trying to recover fishing canoes

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By Richard Mukwenya

A fisherman from Gutu drowned on February 9, 2025 in Chitofu Dam whilst attempting to recover makeshift boats that had been swept away in a river.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa confirmed the death of Kurauone Musundire (53) to TellZim News, who drowned on February 10 and urged members’ public not to wander in water if they can not swim.
“I can confirm the incident of drowning in Gutu near Matsai Farm where a fisherman aged 53 drowned while attempting to recover fishing boats that had been swept away in a river. The deceased’s body was recovered the following day.
“I urge members of the public to stay away from water if they are not able to swim,” said Dhewa.
Sources said Musundire was accompanied by a colleague to Chitofu Dam to look for their fishing boats. Upon arrival Musundire swam towards the makeshift boats and attempted to recover them.
When he got to one of the boats, it capsized, making it difficult for him to pull it out, and frantic efforts to overturn it were in vain.
He eventually got tired while trying to pull the boat out, drowning in the process.
His colleague notified other villagers, who came and tired to assist but they failed to get to the boat nor locating the body.
The police were later notified and the deceased’s body was recovered on February 10 with no injuries or signs of suspected foul play.
The deceased’s body was taken to Gutu Mission Hospital Mortuary for post mortem.

Man murders lover with wheel spanner

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By Meditation Mposi

A man from Chivi on February 11, 2025 at around 1100hours fatally struck his lover with a wheel spanner after earlier attempting to crash the vehicle they were traveling in, which later got stuck in mud.
TellZim News learnt that the woman Vongai Matonhodze (26) attempted to flee from her assailant boyfriend ,Tapiwa Mabhiza, (47) after the car he had been furiously driving at high speed got stuck in the mud, and he pursued her, fatally striking her with a wheel spanner.
Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident to TellZim News and urged members to peacefully settle their disputes.
“I confirm an incident where a 26-year-old woman from Chivi New Stands died after being attacked with a spanner and stones by his boyfriend. I urge members of the public to solve their disputes peacefully and desist from the use of violence. Dialogue is the only option when there is a misunderstanding,” said Dhewa.
The couple was driving a Toyota Funcargo at high speed along the Tokwe-Mhandamabwe road when the vehicle swerved off the road and got stuck in the mud near Chivi Turnoff.
Matonhodze, fearing for her life, fled the scene shouting that her boyfriend intended to harm her.
Mabhiza pursued her, armed with a wheel spanner, caught up with her and allegedly struck her on the head, after which he then took stones which he used to hit Matonhodze several times on the head.
Matonhodze sustained a deep cut and bled to death on the spot. Mabhiza, after noticing that Matonhodze had died ran away headed towards Nyaningwe hills and is still on the run.
Police were notified and the stones were recovered at the scene. Matonhodze’s body was taken to Chiredzi General Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem while investigations by the Police are underway.
Other sources alleged that the two had been quarrelling over some property Mabhiza had bought.

Sewage floods MP Chiduwa’s house

By Brighton Chiseva

The Masvingo urban house belonging to Zanu PF Member of parliament (MP) for Zaka South, Clemence Chiduwa who once served as deputy minister of finance and economic development, has become a symbol of the crumbling infrastructure as raw sewerage oozes at his Hillside residence unattended.

This is the house where Chiduwa and his wife, Fungai Maregedze who is also the chairperson of Zaka Rural District Council (RDC) stay, but the two powerful politicians have been forced to stay watching the sewer flooding their residence as council takes no action.

The sewer which is now flowing to other houses is now a cause for concern as some residents from that area have been showing signs and symptoms of typhoid this week.

“Several people in this street have been complaining of running stomachs, vomiting and weak joints. We have some residents who went to the clinic and are suspected to have typhoid. We call upon the Council’s health department to attend to this issue as a matter of urgency,” a resident revealed to TellZim News.

Contacted for comment on the situation, Masvingo City Mayor Alec Tabe said he was not aware of the situation but promised that his engineering team will attend to the sewer burst as soon as possible.

“I was not aware of the situation but have forwarded to the engineering department so they will attend to the situation soon,” Tabe told TellZim News.

 Sources from the area said the situation has been like that for almost three weeks now.

Efforts to get a comment from Chiduwa were futile as he did not respond to the questions sent to him by TellZim News. Instead of responding to the questions, Chiduwa forwarded the questions to ‘his favourite’ journalist who works for another media house. The journalist later reached out to TellZim.

 Chiduwa’s wife, however, confirmed to TellZim News that the situation has been like that for close to three weeks now.

“The situation is like that for years whenever it rains but council cannot find a permanent solution to the problem. As of now, it has been like this for more than three weeks and council has not attended to the problem,” said Maregedze.

“We heard the sewerline was put in place for a certain number of households but the number of houses multiplied by more than 10 so the pipes are being overwhelmed and these are the results,” Maregedze added.

Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Alliance (MURRA) Spokesperson Godfrey Mutimba said council should find lasting solutions to the sewer challenges and be mindful of the population growth as they plan.

“We urge city council to improve the city sewer reticulation system to meet the new population demand and even plan for future population boom otherwise residents will be affected health wise,” said Mutimba.

Masvingo City Health and Environmental Services Director Suzane Madamombe told TellZim News that they had not recorded any typhoid case in town nor any suspected case. She also urged residents to go to any of the council clinics if they suspect any typhoid case so that they get medical attention.

“We have not recorded any confirmed or suspected case of typhoid as of now. I want to urge residents to report to any of our clinics if there is any suspected case so that we do tests,” said Madamombe.

Raw sewage flowing freely at Zaka South MP, Clemence Chiduwa’s house in Masvingo

EVALUATION OF PLANNED AND EMERGENT CHANGE

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By Shadreck Zangairai

Some change scholars argue that over the past 20 years, emergent change appears to have outdated the planned change as the most appropriate approach. I believe that, within such complex, competitive and unpredictable business environment, decision makers often struggle to stabilize their enterprises and select change alternatives due to uncertainty of using planned change and the need for flexibility and dexterity to leverage emergent change. Thus the continued environmental turbulence forces decision makers to discard planned change as it is perceived to be out of sync with the environmental changes.
My other critical analysis of planned change is that there is a strong assumption that an organization’s environment is known and change can then be prescribed to facilitate movement from one state to another. However, considering that the contemporary environment is unpredictable and requires continued scanning, such a view warrants adoption of emergent change as the logical alternate to planned change since it allows for flexibility to offer a different remedy when the situation so demands. Emergent change emphasizes on the need to be adaptive and responsive to change that revolves around the business, which change is environmentally driven. Some change is on-going in nature and planned change in that case becomes a wrong prescription since the nature of change is unpredictable making emergent change a coherent alternative to planned change.
In addition, I concur with some scholars who posit that the natural change that has been recorded on earth (evolution of man) has been as a result of emergent change as no one planned for it. Biblically, when Adam and Eve discovered that they had no clothing, they had to put on some tree branches because of the emergent need for dignity and cover due to shy which had evolved. That change was not prescribed but just emerged. Therefore modern dressing can be traced back to creation and there has been some evolutionary process which discarded the old dressing. This is emergent change which without prescribing, naturally forces everyone to adapt. Another example related to that will be the transformation of communication systems from paintings, script writings, type writing, computing to modern e-mail platforms. All this is testimony that our communication system underwent some emergent or evolution. The recipients also changed in line with the evolving transformations which were not planned. This bears testimony that one cannot plan for natural change thereby making emergent change an alternate to planned change.
Furthermore, I also agree with Peters’ assertion that emergent change is also not production oriented. Product changes are planned by research and development teams based on the anticipated taste changes of the targeted consumer. In such cases, emergent change only comes when fulfilling the new product demands. An example will be Apple’s IPods and ITunes which are products being driven by planned change where there is need to come up with new gadgets that satisfy consumer needs. These gadgets lead to the market disappearance of records, compact disks and other providers of physical media and a new order would emerge as to how to access music. There will be some coherence on the need to move towards the new order without anyone being pushed towards it hence no need for planning. This makes emergent change a substitute as one cannot plan for the new order.
In addition, emergent change must not be construed to refer to short term. A new order may emerge over long term requiring continued monitoring and revision of the change approaches. If one sticks to a planned change approach, it may fail to correctly respond because of its inflexibility. One example would be if all natural resources are used up, a new order will certainly emerge which is difficult to plan for now. In such a case, emergent change will take its toll because the future is unknown at the moment though there are arguments of sustainable use of the resources. Solutions to the problems that emerge then will only be availed when the change has happened and when the situation so demands. In such a case, emergent change would have substituted planned change because that change was not planned for.
There are a number of factors that keeps on changing in the environment which include the political, economic, technological, social, legal to mention a few. Such factors are externally driven and may not be in sync with planned change making need to adopt the alternative emergent approach. An organization may find itself in a mis-fit with the environment which demands re-alignment. With the environment becoming so unpredictable, change has to emerge from time to time making emergent change an alternate to planned change. The environmental system is too complex making it difficult for organizations that do not respond to the environment fail to adapt and their survival is therefore threatened.
Emergent change is often needed when an organization gets out of sync with itself. The organization will just sense that something is wrong and re-alignment may be required. This type of change cannot be addressed by a planned change since it was not pre-emptied and known. This may be due to complexities associated with organizational size, loss of critical skills. This misalignment only calls for restructuring of the organization such that it gets back to its footing. In such a case, emergent approach becomes an alternative to planned change.
I am impressed by Buchanan and Storey’s view that those who advocate planned change are attempting to impose an “order and linear sequence on processes that are in reality messy and untidy, and which unfold in an iterative fashion with much backbreaking. The Executives who are able to align the organization to adaptive changes would certainly advocate for emergent change as an alternate to planned change since it allows for flexibility in the changing environment. This shows that the planned approach by virtue of it being prescriptive would not work in a slump situation making emergent change a coherent alternate to planned change. Many organizations thus do not accept that they are in a chaotic situation which inhibits them from realizing competency. This explains why most organizations prefer planned change as opposed to emergent change since emergent change is deemed to expose leaders as it resembles incompetence. However, emergent change is the only prescription which works in a chaotic situation as it allows for fire fighting. It is therefore an alternate to planned change in a disastrous situation.
To be continued next week!

Masvingo City’s US$35m budget approved

By Staff Reporter

MASVINGO – The Minister of Local Government and Public Works Daniel Garwe has given thumbs up to Masvingo City Council’s US$35 million budget for 2025, which prioritizes the completion of ongoing projects and allocates 55percent of funds towards water, sanitation, and hygiene projects.

The approval paves way for the city to focus on improving service delivery and sustainable socio-economic development.

Masvingo City Mayor Alec Tabe confirmed the development and said the approval meant that they would start putting into practice what they proposed in the budget.

“Our US$35.2 million 2025 budget was approved and this marks the beginning of implementation of the developmental projects as well as the new tariffs,” said Tabe

Speaking to TellZim News, Masvingo United Residents and Ratepayers Association (MURRA) spokesperson Godfrey Mtimba said it was good that the budget was approved and now residents want to see the implementation.

“It’s good that the budget has been approved and we hope that they will implement it fully, residents await for the promised rate cuts and are also eager to see the commencement of major revenue generation capital projects,” said Mtimba.

The 2025 budget, running under the theme “Improving service delivery for sustainable socio-economic development” was targeting the completion of 20 key projects

It prioritizes water, sanitation and hygiene as critical enablers of industrialization and economic development hence it was allocated 54.8percent of the total budgeted expenditure for the 2025 financial year.

The budget also gives priority to ongoing projects to ensure successful completion and these include Mucheke Trunk Sewer (1.2 km) which was allocated US$   400,000, as well as Bushmead Waterworks Solar Plant with US$5,500,000.

The Water Augmentation (Survey, Designs, servitude acquisition) was allocated US$5,000,000.

On residential stands servicing, Rujeko D residential stands got US$1,050,000 while Morningside low density stands got US$800,000.

Westview Industrial Stands servicing  got US$550,000 and Runyararo West Commercial Stands servicing was allocated US$200,000

Other projects include Public Lighting which got US$ 100,000, Chesvingo Swimming Pool US$50,000 and Runyararo Clinic Maternity was allocated US$50,000.

Mucheke Bus Terminus refurbishment got US$50,174 and establishment of a Truck Stop was allocated US$80,000.

Mucheke Stadium Renovation (Phase 1) was allocated US$ 80,000, Infectious Disease Hospital up to slab US$50,000 while Water meters and telemetering equipment was allocated US$260,000.

Cambria Farm Landfill Equipment was allocated US$400,000 and its completion will see the decommissioning of Runyararo West Dumpsite.

The local authority will purchase a grader budgeted for US$150,395, and an excavator meant to be used for the Mucheke Trunk Sewer project was budgeted for US$140,000.

An ambulance was budgeted for US$60,000 while water and sewer pumping equipment were allocated US$165,000.

The 2025 budget was prepared in United States Dollars, consistent with the policy direction proffered by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development that the multicurrency system shall remain in place until 2025.

Payment for council services will also be acceptable at the prevailing rates in line with national legislation and policy.

Teen falls to death while chasing baboons

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By Rangarirai Shanyurai

A 16-year-old boy from Zvada Village, Chief Mukanganwi in Bikita died on the spot when he fell from a 12metre height in a local mountain while chasing baboons on February 9, 2025.

Masvingo Provincial Police spokesperson Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the death of Cosmas Ruzivo to TellZim News.

“I can confirm a case of sudden death that happened in Bikita where some youngsters were herding cattle in the mountain and started to chase baboons and the now deceased fell and died,” said Dhewa.

On February 9 at around 1200 hours, Ruzivo was herding cattle with his three friends in the mountain. Later they started chasing baboons and he slipped down a mountain slope, fell and died.

One of his friends went home and informed the deceased’s neighbour Elizabeth Pfunde (66) about the incident. Pfunde then alerted other villagers and rushed to the scene but they found Ruzivo already dead.

Bikita police was notified and when they attended the scene they discovered that Ruzivo had a dislocated neck, bruises on left shoulder and deep cuts on his head.

The body was taken to the Silveira Mission Hospital for post mortem.

Brothers kill plot owner (82) over land dispute

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By Meditation Mposi

In a gruesome act of violence, two Chiredzi brothers that had just been deported from South Africa killed an 82-year-old man after a row involving a piece of land.

Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the murder of Clemence Masaka Gwaure of Village 10, Samba Ranch, Chief Neromwe in Chiredzi to TellZim News, urging members of the public to resolve their conflicts without use of violence.

“I confirm the murder of Gwaure of Village 10 Samba Ranch, Chief Neromwe who was killed by two brothers Courage (34) and Caronelfeld Mashiri (27) of Plot 7, Samba Ranch.

“I urge members of the public to solve their disputes without use of violence. In case of a dispute, I advise that people seek third parties such as elders of the community, pastors among others to help them solve their disputes,” Dhewa told TellZim News.

Courage and Caronelfeld’s father Christian Mashiri owns Plot 7 in Samba Ranch Triangle which is about 50 hectares. He acquired the plot in 2000 during the Land Reform Programme.

Other sources told TellZim News that Gwaure, who had occupied the land across a canal at the same time was not using all of his plot, so people from the surrounding community then started using part of his plot for gardening, including the Mashiris.

Over time, Gwaure then allegedly ordered those using his land to remove their gardens since he wanted to use the land, which they refused to do.

On February 8, 2025 at around 1700hours Courage and Caronelfeld who had recently been deported from South Africa in November 2024 and January 2025 respectively, went to Gwaure’s homestead to settle the dispute between him and their father over the said piece of land.

A misunderstanding arose and the two grabbed Gwaure, kicked him all over his body and he fell to the ground, while the deceased’s wife pleaded with them to stop.

They continued assaulting him, dragging him along Samba Favasham Road, and at the same time Gwaure’s wife went and informed one Lovemore Mutumhe and other villagers of what was happening.

Unfortunately upon their arrival at the scene, they found Gwaure’s body lying on the ground as he was already dead and the brothers had vanished from the scene.

The following morning, members of the community managed to trick the brothers into believing that Gwaure was still alive, hence they could peacefully resolve the matter, and they came to a community gathering where they were apprehended and handed to the police.

When police arrived, Gwaure’s body had already been taken to his homestead and they noted that the body had bruises on the back, chest, face and on the hands.

The brothers were then arrested by police, and three pieces of sticks, two pieces of a brown leather belt, a torn black t-shirt were recovered from the scene.

The deceased’s body was later taken to Chiredzi General Hospital for postmortem.