Shurugwi man kills son over girlfriend

By Vongai Hove
SHURUGWI –In a fit of rage, a 40-year-old man is alleged to have fatally assaulted his 13-year-old son after
he spilled the beans that he was having an affair with another woman.

Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko confirmed the incident and said
that the dreadful murder occurred at Plot 27 Edward Farm in Shurugwi.
Goko said.

Mandiziva is alleged to have assaulted his son Takunda John Murahwa with a switch after he told his
stepmother Bertha Mapiye (32) that he had seen him with a girlfriend. “Mandiziva then took a switch and
assaulted Takunda all over the body and he died on the spot,” said Insp. Goko.

Mandiziva fled from the scene but was later arrested and is expected to appear in court soon.
A report was made to the police and the body was ferried to Shurugwi District Hospital for postmortem.
Insp. Goko urged the public to solve their differences amicably rather than killing each other.

Woman loses Covid Relief Fund to conmen

By Vongai Hove
GWERU – There was a drama in Gweru’s Central Business District this week when a woman in her late 30s
lost US$60 cash to feja-feja conmen, the money which she had withdrawn from Western Union as her monthly
payout of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Urban Social Assistance programme. The
woman had just withdrawn US$60 from one of the Wester Union branches in the city when she came across
the feja-feja conmen, playing their game just outside Midlands Hotel. “The woman was lured into playing the
game but a feja-feja conwoman. At first she was winning but the tables turned and lost all the US$50 which
had withdrawn from Western Union.
“She wailed and wailed thereby drawing the attention of passersby, this is the time when the feja-feja conmen
disappeared and it took her about 45 minutes for her to recover from the shock and was advised to go and
make a report to the police,” said an eyewitness. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Joel
Goko could not be reached for a
comment.
Police is on record that people
should be on the look out for
trickers who dupe people of their
money through dubious means.
USAID’s support is meant
to provide relief for vulnerable
families in eight urban areas
across Zimbabwe struggling to
meet their daily food needs due
to the effects of COVID-19. USAID
and WFP are meeting the
needs of people living in selected
urban and rural areas.
The financial assistance from
USAID allows WFP to provide
support to over 103,700 people
with monthly cash-based assistance
equivalent to US$12 each,
enabling them to meet almost
two-thirds of their daily food
requirements for the next six
months. USAID and WFP will
reach the most vulnerable and
food insecure families, particularly
women, people who are unemployed,
and people suffering
from chronic illness or disability.
“In addition to the US$10 million
we have provided to support
the cash transfers for over
103,700 vulnerable Zimbabweans
in eight urban areas, we are
providing over US$60 million
to support food distributions for
nearly one million people in rural
areas during the current lean
season. During the pandemic,
we will continue to prioritize our
critical health and humanitarian
assistance activities,” said USAID/
Zimbabwe Mission Director
Mr. Art Brown.
WFP’s Urban Social Assistance
programme is scaling up
to reach 326,004 people in 22
vulnerable urban domains in
September, from its target of
292,865 people across 19 urban
areas in August.
The United Nations World
Food Programme is the world’s
largest humanitarian organization,
saving lives in emergencies,
building prosperity and supporting
a sustainable future for people
recovering from conflict, disasters
and the impact of climate
change.

Shurugwi man kills son over girlfriend

SHURUGWI –In a fit of

rage, a 40-year-old man
is alleged to have fatally
assaulted his 13-year-old
son after he spilled the beans
that he was having an affair
with another woman.
Midlands police spokesperson
Inspector Joel Goko confirmed
the incident and said
that the dreadful
murder occurred
at Plot 27 Edward
Farm in Shurugwi.
Goko said Chenjerai
Mandiziva
is alleged to have
assaulted his son
Takunda John
Murahwa with a
switch after he told his stepmother
Bertha Mapiye (32)
that he had seen him with a
girlfriend.
“Mandiziva
then took a
switch and assaulted
Takunda
all over the
body and he
died on the
spot,” said
Insp. Goko.
Mandiziva fled from the
scene but was later arrested
and is expected to appear in
court soon.
A report was made to the
police and the body was ferried
to Shurugwi District
Hospital for postmortem.
Insp. Goko urged the public
to solve their differences amicably
rather