A 40-year-old man was beaten to death in a Nite Club in Dzivarasekwa, Harare, following a misunderstanding over a chair. Police arrested the suspect, Nathan Ziwini (38), yesterday.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident. “On July 9, 2023, police in Dzivarasekwa arrested Nathan Ziwini aged 38 in connection with a murder case in which he allegedly assaulted Mamasa Magwarimbo aged 40 after a misunderstanding over a chair in a Nite Club in Dzivarasekwa.
“The victim sustained severe head injuries and died upon admission at Parirenyatwa Hospital,” he said.
Sources say Ziwini is a former footballer who once played for Dynamos and Harare City. People close to him say he was recently arrested for selling drugs.
In a related case, on July 7, CID Homicide in Bulawayo and CID Hwange acted on a tip-off and arrested Elias Dzingai in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, for a murder case that occurred in Baobab Extension, Hwange, on May 24.
Dzingai is alleged to have killed Irvine Simbuyu (27) and stole his Honda Fit vehicle.
Police have since recovered a brown wallet containing the victim’s particulars from Dzingai, and the body of the Honda Fit vehicle that had its parts stripped off.
In Makosa, police have arrested James Rutsito (42), Muneni Mamhanda, and Tafadzwa Chibanda (23) in connection with a murder case that occurred on July 5, at Chiwaka Village in Mudzi. The suspects hit the victim, John Nyampipo (43), with a fan belt and an iron rod several times all over the body after accusing him of dating James Rutsito’s ex-wife.
Meanwhile, police are investigating a hit-and-run road traffic accident that occurred in Mabvuku along Harare-Mutare Road on July 8, at around 3 am, where an unknown motorist driving an Isuzu double cab allegedly ran over two pedestrians who had parked their Mazda B2200 on the roadside.
The two victims sustained severe injuries and died upon admission at Parirenyatwa Hospital.
In other news – SARS goes after Khuli Chana for over R1.1 million in unpaid taxes
Khuli Chana reportedly owes the SA Revenue Service over R1.1- million in unpaid taxes. According to Sunday World, SARS applied for judgment against the Hape le Hape hitmaker in the high court in Johannesburg last week.
The rapper’s company, Khuli Chana Holdings, owes the revenue service more than R426 000 for value-added tax (VAT), however, the quantum has since ballooned to over R615 000. This after R30 000 in penalties and over R160 000 interests were added to his company’s debt. Chana also owes the taxman over R30 000 in unpaid pay as you earn (PAYE). Read More
