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Man stabbed to death in fight over girlfriend

Mthokozisi Sibanda lost his life at Wessels Village 1 in Fort Rixon while attempting to stop a scuffle between Gift Moyo (20) and an unnamed suspect.

Police in Matabeleland South province are investigating a murder case in which a 19-year-old male was fatally stabbed while trying to break up a fistfight on Sunday.

Mthokozisi Sibanda lost his life at Wessels Village 1 in Fort Rixon while attempting to stop a scuffle between Gift Moyo (20) and an unnamed suspect (17) who were fighting over a 15-year-old girlfriend.

“Police in Fort Rixon are investigating a case of murder which occurred on 02/07/23 at Wessels Village 1, PBS in which Mthokozisi Sibanda (19) died after being stabbed in the chest with an okapi knife by a 17-year-old male juvenile. The victim had intervened to stop a fight between the suspect and Gift Moyo (20) who were fighting over a girlfriend (15),” police said in a statement.

Meanwhile, police in Harare are looking for leads into the murder of a man on July 1.

“Police in Borrowdale are investigating circumstances surrounding a case of murder in which a male victim only identified as Thomas died on admission at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on July 1, 2023. The victim was assaulted by an unknown suspect and he was bleeding profusely from the nose.”

In other news – E-Creator has stated why it closed their platform

In a shocking turn of events, E-Creator, a prominent e-commerce platform in Zimbabwe, stated its founder, Zhao Jiaotong. The statement alleges that Jiaotong, a Chinese national, has been involved in fraudulent activities, prompting the closure of the platform.

According to the statement, Jiaotong had been withdrawing funds from E-Creator through Ecocash agents in Harare. He would then transfer the money to his personal Ecocash account or use various methods to deceive E-Creator employees into providing him with funds. His actions reportedly resulted in losses amounting to over 1 million US dollars. Read More

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