Media statement on the arrest of Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin’ono Good Governance Africa denounces in the strongest possible terms the reported arrest of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono ahead of mass demonstrations against corruption planned for 31 July 2020. News reports indicate that Chin’ono was taken into custody by Zimbabwean police this morning. His attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa, has described the arrest as an abduction by eight state security officials. Chin’ono himself recorded the incident on his phone and sent out a distress signal on social media. Chin’ono is an award-winning international journalist and documentary filmmaker. He is a Harvard University Nieman Fellow and a CNN African Journalist of the Year winner. He is also a
AN 11-YEAR-OLD teenager got shocked when she woke up to find her 16-year-old stepbrother in her blankets naked making sexual moves on her. A family member who spoke to B-Metro on condition of anonymity said the girl was asleep alone in her bedroom when her stepbrother tip-toed into her bedroom at around 1am last Friday. The relative said: "She was awoken by a heavy weight of her naked brother who was caressing her while making sexual moves on her. She screamed for help and her naked brother tried to flee but her twin brother intercepted him." The relative went on to say they led him to the living room and tied him with a rope. "He tried to flee but they caught up with him and pinned him on the ground. They tied him with a rope while the mother of the victim and a
Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling On property Sharing At Divorce. THE Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who did not make any direct contributions to the acquisition of can be awarded a 50 percent share upon divorce. Justices Ben Hlatshwayo, Chinembiri Bhunu and Tendai Uchena made the ruling in the case of Govati Mhora versus Emmaculata Mhora divorce matter in which the former was challenging the decision by the High Court to award the respondent a 50 percent share of their Harare matrimonial home on grounds that she had never made any direct contribution to the acquisition of the property. Mr Mhora stated that the house was acquired through his individual effort and he single-handedly raised the payment for the said property. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and uph
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said that it is seeking a man who is beating up female farm workers in a video that has gone viral on social media. In a statement on its official Twitter page, police appealed to members of the public with information that can lead to the man’s arrest to come forward. The statement reads: The ZRP has observed a video circulating on the social media where a man is seen assaulting several women using what appears to be a hosepipe after forcing them to eat pepper. We are therefore appealing for information which may lead to the identification of victims and the assailant thereto. Anyone with information may visit the nearest police station or call the Complaints Desk on 0242 703631 or WhatsApp 0712800197. #notocrime iHarare reporte
HUNDREDS of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries followers recently besieged their leader Prophet Walter Magaya’s offices in Cape Town, South Africa, demanding refunds following a botched stands deal. The followers said they wanted their money back since nothing had materialised three years after paying deposits. Through Planet Africa, the investment arm of Prophet Magaya’s church, the followers were asked to pay varying deposits into a housing scheme. In a grey agreement of sale, the investors (who are named as partners in the agreement) were informed that the stands’ sizes and prices were to vary and would be determined after the sub-division of the land. The deposits ranged between US$1 000 and US$4 000, with the “partn
Two police officers have been arrested for stealing cattle in Binga. The two cops are implicated together with a civilian for stealing three herds of cattle in Siabuwa village. Chaosafrica learned from New Zimbabwe, that the two police officers connived together with Edward Muzamba age 40 of Siamankulu Village Naganga area, Siabuwa. Muzamba was not asked to plead to a count of stock theft when he appeared before Binga magistrate Urgent Vundla. Prosecutor Quiet Mpofu told the court that, the trio stole five head of cattle belonging to Jertha Muzingili (59) of Guteni village in December last year. “On 12 December 2019, Muzingili drove her seven head of cattle to Tundazi mountain grazing area where she left them for grazing.When she returned to round them up in the afternoon
A CHINESE national Zhang Xuelin (41) who is accused of shooting his employees over a salary dispute at Reden Mine located in Shamrock Gweru recently, has been granted a 10 000ZWL bail by a High Court Judge in Masvingo. In granting Xuelin bail today (Tuesday) Justice Garainesu Mawadze ordered Xuelin to reside at his known address number 1 Maple Road, Windsor Park in Gweru and to report at ZRP Gweru every Friday until the case is finalised. Xuelin was also ordered not to interfere with state witnesses. Justice Mawadze ordered the accused to surrender his passport and temporary resident permit with the Clerk of Court in Gweru. Xuelin will also be subjected to any immigration regulations in terms of the law says Justice Mawadze in granting him bail. The Chinese national who was
It is almost game over for the self-exiled former Zanu Pf politburo member and Mnangagwa’s sworn enemy Professor Jonathan Moyo as the regime has intensified its plans to see him behind bars on fraud-related charges, money laundering and criminal abuse of office. He is to be extradited from Kenya where he is allegedly hiding with his wife, Beatrice Ambiyo, who is of Kenyan origin. The G40 stalwart, Moyo fled the country during the height of 2017 military coup which toppled his ally and late former president Robert Mugabe. It is no secret that the regime has been baying for his blood since. Especially with his escalated anti-Mnangagwa social media campaign. Moyo and his accomplices – Godfrey Gandawa, Fredrick Mandizvidza, Shepherd Honzeri and Nicholas Mapute &ndas
The health of a Zimbabwe man who was shot 5 times by his Chinese boss for demanding his salary has taken a turn for the worse, as he is now reported to be disabled. 39-year-old Kenneth Tachiona was shot 5 times and seriously injured by his Chinese employer after a heated argument over salaries. Tachiona who has been working at a gold mine in Gweru as a general hand since 2015, was shot in the legs by Zhang Xuelin, a 41-year-old Chinese national. Tachiona was one of the many workers who had confronted Zhang after he reneged on an earlier agreement to pay his workers in United States Dollars. The workers were not happy when Zhang insisted on paying them in the local currency which has been sharply losing value in the last 2 months. However, Zhang overreacted and shot Tachiona five time
Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has been thriving in the past three years. Although the country’s diamond, gold and mineral revenues are wide, Zimbabwe expanded its diamond production from 2.8 million carats in 2018 to 4.1 million carats in 2019. The growth in the gold mining production rose from 32.5 to 40 tonnes between 2018 and 2019. Although encouraging data, the Zimbabwean economy does not thrive due to corruption and looting allegations in the sector. In October 2019, the US banned trading rough diamonds with Zimbabwe under the accusation of human rights violations of implementing forced labour at its diamond fields in eastern Marange diamond fields. This comes as part of a wider US ban against the importation of goods produced through forced labour in China, Malays
