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    Harare (New Ziana) – A Kadoma village head has appeared in court on fraud charges arising from the illegal sale of land belonging to the Kadoma City Council.

    Illegal transactions where traditional leaders, especially village heads, allocate or sell state-owned land in exchange for financial or material considerations, known as “sabhuku deals” have become common place around Zimbabwe.

    In a post on X, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said Ignatius Tazvivinga 65, a village head under Chief Mupamombe in Kadoma appeared before the Kadoma Magistrates’ Court charged with fraud.

    Allegations against Tazvivinga are that he sold land belonging to the Kadoma City Council to land seekers claiming that the remainder of lot Railway 7 belonged to the Mupamombe clan.

    The desperate land seekers were lured by Tazvivinga’s offer and paid him a minimum of US$250 which was said to be the Chief’s token of appreciation and were given affidavits as proof of purchase.

    The complainants were allocated land on which they built houses. On February 1, the Kadoma City Council reported the illegal settlers to the police leading to Tazvivinga’s arrest.

    Tazvivinga allegedly failed to give a satisfactory account of his dealings. He was remanded to October 8 for continuation of the trial.

    Meanwhile, Elvis Ncube from Tongwe, Beitbridge, has been ordered to pay nearly ZWG8 000 in restitution to a local wildlife ranch for damages to the farm’s electric fence, and poaching of one male wildebeest and two female elands worth nearly US$10 000.

    Ncube was also sentenced to an effective five months when he appeared before the Beitbridge Magistrates’ Court facing a count of malicious damage to property and another of unlawful hunting.

    According to the NPAZ, Ncube and his accomplice, Teenage Mulauzi who is still at large, in July cut three strands of the electric fence securing Bishopstone Estate using a cutter to gain access for the purpose of poaching.

    Game scouts on patrol intercepted the duo and managed to arrest Ncube while Mulauzi escaped. The game scouts recovered carcasses of one male wildebeest and two female elands which Ncube and Mulauzi had hunted using two dogs and a spear. The spear and torch which were used to commit the crime were recovered.

    The total prejudice is US$9 300 and nothing was recovered.

    New Ziana

     

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