In the community

Vic Falls landlords evicting tenants with COVID-19

Published

4 years ago

July 30, 2021

BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI

Some landlords in Victoria Falls are evicting tenants that test positive for Covid-19, putting pressure on the city’s isolation centres, it has been revealed.

Fungai Musinami, Hwange district medical officer, wrote to the Victoria Falls Combined Residents Association (Vifacora), pleading with them to help fight the stigmatisation of people that test positive for the disease.

“We need help addressing an issue that is arising in our community of people being chased away from their lodging places or relatives not willing to have people isolated at home when they test positive for Covid-19 even when they are stable and can really manage at home,”….

Musinami wrote in the letter seen by VicFallsLive.

“This really puts an unnecessary strain on our limited resources as we have to admit stable people into the isolation centre.

“May your organisation please help us.”

The Victoria Falls Hospital l and Beat Aids Project Zimbabwe are the two Covid-19 isolation centres in the resort city.

Vifacora chairperson Kelvin Moyo said bemoaned the stigmatisation of people with Covid-19 and described it as inhuman.

“This reminds us of how people used to neglect people with HIV and such stigmatisation tends to be catastrophic to those affected,” Moyo said.

“As a city we do not support such inhuman treatment and we would be mapping the way forward as leaders.”

Musinami also raised concern about an increase in the number of elderly people that had severe Covid-19 symptoms

“We are also starting to see more elderly people with severe Covid-19 who are in their 90s,” Musinami said.

“Can people also be careful around their elderly.”

Victoria Falls has over 150 active Covid-19 cases.

In the community

Dete teen convicted for theft

Published

59 minutes ago

August 14, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY WANDILE TSHUMA

A Dete teenager has been convicted of breaking into a local shop and stealing goods and cash worth US$131.

Artwell Ncube, 18, of Lupote in Dete, was found guilty of aggravated unlawful entry by the Hwange Magistrates Court.

According to court records, Ncube used an unknown object to open the locked shop door between May 20 and 25, 2025. Once inside, he stole groceries, airtime, and US$50 in cash.

The shop owner unexpectedly returned to the premises on May 25 at midnight and found Ncube inside. The teenager fled, leaving some stolen items behind.

A subsequent police investigation led to Ncube’s arrest. Property worth US$31 was recovered.

Ncube was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, which was fully suspended on condition that he repays ZWG3 516.04 to the complainant within six months and performs 110 hours of community service at Lupote Clinic which he started on Wednesday.

In the community

Nightclub nightmare: Nkayi woman stabs man in brutal attack

Published

1 hour ago

August 14, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY STAFF REPORTER

A 29-year-old Nkayi woman has escaped jail time after being convicted of assault for stabbing a man with a broken beer bottle during a violent altercation at a nightclub.

The incident occurred end of last month, at around 11 pm, when the victim, a 26-year-old man from Cowdray Park, was playing snooker with a friend.

The offender’s aunt caught the attention of the victim’s friend, provoking the offender, who struck the victim on the arm with an empty beer bottle.

The victim attempted to flee, but the offender pursued him, stabbing him once in the back with a broken beer bottle. The victim was left unconscious and rushed to Nkayi District Hospital, where he remains under medical care.

The Nkayi Magistrates’ Court sentenced the offender to 15 months’ imprisonment, suspending three months for five years on condition of good behavior.

The remaining 12 months were wholly suspended on the condition she performs 420 hours of community service.

The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe has urged people to resolve disputes peacefully, emphasizing that violence has no place in communities.

Hwange

Silibaziso Mlotshwa to be installed as new Chief Mvuthu

Published

1 day ago

August 13, 2025

VicFallsLive

BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI

A historic installation ceremony is set to take place on Friday, as Silibaziso Mlotshwa, daughter of the late Chief Mvuthu, Nyangayezizwe Mlotshwa, is scheduled to take over as the new chief.

The installation comes after a prolonged dispute over the chieftaincy, which had been held up since Chief Mvuthu’s passing in 2014.

According to Paulos Ntini, the Prosecutor General at the Mvuthu’s monarchy, preparations for the ceremony are underway. “Preparations are going on well. So far, the road has been graveled to the homestead, and on Thursday, all the village heads, including myself, will be collecting gifts from the villagers for the ceremony,” he said.

The late Chief Mvuthu’s family had initially nominated his brother, Sanders Mlotshwa, as the successor in December 2014. However, Silibaziso challenged this decision in court, arguing that she was the rightful heir to the throne.

The dispute had resulted in Headman Bishop Matata Sibanda acting as the chief until now.

Chief Mvuthu was a respected traditional leader in Matabeleland North and chaired the Hwange Community Share Ownership Scheme. He was also a retiree of Hwange Colliery Company, having left his job in 2008 to take over the chieftaincy.