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Missing Hwange boy found in Harare 12 days after disappearing from home

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BY NOTHANDO DUBE

A 12 year-old Hwange boy, who ran away from home at night nearly a fortnight ago, has been found in Harare in an incident that has left the community searching for answers.

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Tanaka Neshena from Madumabisa left home on August 24 at 10 PM without anyone noticing.

CCTV footage from the Hwange Colliery Company showed Tanaka boarding an unidentified vehicle near his home, but it did not provide useful leads as the visuals were hazy.

There were reports that Neshena was spotted around Hwange’s Cinderrella Township talking to a truck driver, but the desperate search by his parents ended this week when they received a call from the police in Harare’s Mbare suburb informing them that their son had been found.

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The Neshena family said they were relieved that their child was found alive and well.

“It was around 3pm when a police officer contacted us to inform that Tanaka has handed over himself to the police,” Neshena’s mother Sharai told VicFallsLive.

Sharai said Neshena said he wanted to return to Hwange because he wanted to go to school.

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In the phone call conversation, he excitedly spoke to his parents asking them how they were doing.

“He was jovial as usual, he asked how we were doing, as if nothing happened, he also asked after his little sister,” said Sharai.

He was picked from Mbare police station by Sharia’s brother.

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“He is safely in Glenview 3, at his uncle’s place,” Sharai said.

“He told us that he went to Harare to visit his cousin.

“According to the uncle, Tanaka is fine but was looking dirty when he went to the police.

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“His uncle has since barred many family members from asking Tanaka a lot of questions because, he believes the boy is tired, he will speak when he is well rested.

“He has also advised that it will not be safe to send Tanaka back alone, its either his aunt will bring him over, or we will go and collect him ourselves, we are still deliberating on the options.”

The Neshena family strongly believe that Tanaka’s disappearance had something to do with “spiritual” issues.

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“We will get spiritual counselling for him but in the physical we will treat him as if nothing happened.

“He will gradually tell us what happened, he is an extrovert.

“We will first check if he was not abused then take him for spiritual counselling.”

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The family thanked the Hwange community for assisting them in their time of need.

‘We are grateful to the deputy head of Thomas Coulter Primary Thokozile Chipato who came to visit us to give her support,” Sharai said.

“I am very happy.”

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Ranger killed by elephant in Kariba

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BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI 

A 62-year-old ranger, Josphat Mandishara, was tragically killed by an elephant in Kariba yesterday.

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Mandishara, who worked for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), was on patrol in the Gatche-gatche area with fellow rangers and police officers.

At around 10 pm, Mandishara returned to the harbor where their boat was docked, and that’s when he encountered the elephant. The elephant charged at him, causing fatal injuries. His colleagues were nearby, resupplying at the Gatche-gatche Irrigation Scheme.

Mandishara’s body was taken to Kariba District Hospital for a post-mortem, and the incident was reported to the police.

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ZimParks has sent a team to manage the problem elephant and prevent similar incidents in the future.

The Director General of ZimParks, Prof. Edson Gandiwa, and his team have sent condolences to Mandishara’s family, friends, and colleagues. Mandishara will be remembered for his dedication to wildlife conservation in Zimbabwe.

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ZIMRA customs officer appears in court for criminal abuse of office

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A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) customs officer, Phillip Kuvenga, has been accused of criminal abuse of office for allegedly assisting in the importation of banned motor vehicles.

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Kuvenga, 28, who is stationed at Victoria Falls, allegedly received documents from clients, completed valuation sheets, and carried out the valuation process. However, he is accused of endorsing different chassis numbers to deceive his supervisors during the validation and approval process.

After obtaining approval, Kuvenga would capture the correct chassis numbers in the ASYCUDA World System. He would then alter or replace the documents submitted earlier to his supervisors.

The offense came to light when a motor vehicle that had not yet arrived in Zimbabwe was found to have been already registered. A thorough check by ZIMRA led to Kuvenga’s arrest.

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Kuvenga appeared in court on February 1, where he was denied bail by Magistrate Gift Manyka. He is expected to appear in court again today for another bail hearing.

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Retailers send Mnangagwa SOS as shops continue shutting down over operational woes

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The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and save the sector which has seen various formal retail and wholesale businesses closing shop countrywide due to operational challenges.

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In a statement on Sunday, CZR president Denford Mutashu said the continued closure of formal retail and wholesale businesses is a direct consequence of the tough economic environment that has consistently failed to support formalised sector players who face stiff competition from informal businesses and vendors the majority of whom have no tax obligations to deal with.

Mutashu said his association was concerned that authorities continue to downplay the crisis.

“The recent closure of several outlets under the N. Richards Group, coupled with Spar Zimbabwe’s painful decision to shut down Queensdale Spar, Choppies Zimbabwe’s exit from the market, and Mahommed Mussa’s significant reduction of shop space by 60%, highlights the growing crisis.

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“As the representative association for these and other brands, CZR is alarmed that while formal businesses face enormous challenges, the authorities continue to present a different picture of the operating environment,” he said.

Given the situation, Mutashu said, only President Mnangagwa can rescue the troubled sector.

“CZR therefore calls for urgent intervention from His Excellency, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to rescue what remains of the formalized retail and wholesale sector,” said Mutashu.

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He said the sector was in urgent need of rescue.

“While CZR acknowledges the continued support from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, it is clear that the root causes of these challenges are fiscal and monetary in nature. These require urgent and decisive action to ensure the survival of formal businesses.

“CZR therefore appeals to the Presidium to prioritize interventions aimed at saving jobs and mitigating the ongoing wave of shop closures and retrenchments,” he said.

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