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Victoria Falls boy punished for impregnating 15 year-old

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BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI

A Victoria Falls teen has been ordered to perform 525 hours of community service for impregnating a 15 year-old girl.

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Victoria Falls magistrate Linda Dzvene convicted the 17-year-old boy  from Jengwe Village under Chief Mvuthu who was  charged with contravening section 70 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23 “having extra-marital sexual intercourse with a young person”.

The court heard that sometime in 2019 during the month of April, the boyproposed love to the complainant and she accepted.

During the same month, the two went to Mosi-Oa-Tunya High School to celebrate Easter and during the celebration, the two went to a nearby bush and had sexual intercourse once.

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The two continued having sexual intercourse at the girl’s village under the same chief until her mother discovered that she was pregnant leading to the boy’s arrest in November 2020.

In court, the boy begged for a lighter sentence as he was already maintaining his child.

Dzvene said the 525 hours of community service which were altered from his 18 months imprisonment would enable the boy to reform while taking into account that he was already taking care of his child.

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“Although accused transgressed, justice must be tempered with mercy,” Dzvene said.

“It is important to note that when the offence was committed, the accused person was also a juvenile aged 17 years and had he been convicted by then, he would have been treated as a juvenile

I have also disregarded a custodial sentence as the accused person is a youthful offender, who should be given a second chance and a custodial sentence will not benefit him in any way as he will be contaminated by hardened criminals.

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“I have, therefore, opted for community service as suitable sentence.”

Part of the 18 months imprisonment was suspended for three months on condition that the boy does not commit a similar offence while the remaining was altered to 525 hours of community service at Chisuma Clinic.

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Ranger killed by elephant in Kariba

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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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