Uncle axes nephew over Tobacco

A tobacco row ended bloody after a Chiweshe man was last week axed for swindling his uncle of eight bells of tobacco without the latter’s consent.

It is believed that on the 26^th of April, Gift Mbewe a nephew to Chiweshe prominent tobacco famer Mr Alias Rararadza nicodimingly smuggled eight bells of tobacco to the sales floors while his uncle had gone on a business trip to Harare.

Gift’s consignment is believed to have fetched higher than most bells at the floor due to its high grade. Gift is believed to have gone on a spending spree with some of Harare’s socialites for some days before returning to Chiweshe.  This prompted other villagers who had gone with gift to the floors to call his uncle to congratulate him for producing such quality tobacco at the same time informing him about his nephew’s shenanigans.

The Uncle Mr Raradza did not waste time but returned just to find his nephew spending the last drop of his spoils. Without hesitation, Raradza is believed to have axed his nephew on the scene injuring his spinal code leading to the uncle’s arrest.

Witnesses who spoke to this blogger on conditions of anonymity confirmed the incident.

“(Muzukuru anga anetsa hake hatirambe kasi kuzotoma nedemo here, dai vakataurirana havo nekuti ikozvino muzukuro atoremarahandifunge akafamba futi,) We don’t deny that the cousin had wronged his uncle but surely he didn’t deserve to be axed, they rather would have talked things through, look at the nephew now, he is wheelchair ridden and I doubt if he ever walks,” said one of the eyewitnesses.

Miss Biggie thumps cell phone thief

By Patience Tandawa

THERE was drama at Joina City in Harare on Thursday night last week after a Miss Biggie Matofotofo look alike thumped a cell phone thief after a passerby had raised alarm of the thief who had snatched the lady’s cellphone.

Onlookers say Miss Biggie responded swiftly to the tip off and grabbed the thief by the waist with a grip so hard than that of a vice. She dragged him until he fell face down and started baptizing the thief in a pool of fists and bites.

The crowd  joined in to give the perpetrator instant justice. Police officers later arrived to disperse the angry mob. The phone thief was later taken to First street police station for questioning together with Miss Matofotofo.

Prostitutes hike fares during ZITF

By Patience Tandawa

For Bulawayo prostitutes, Christmas comes twice in a year as most commercial sex workers are reported to have hiked service fees during the trade fair period.

A commercial sex worker Nomsa Ndlovhu from Phumula South said she is excited about the ZITF and always prays the fair remains a Bulawayo event as it is one time she cashes in big time.

“I love ZITF, man from outside Bulawayo are just two generous imagine getting a clean US$20 note for something I usually get US$5 less. We are making better money than before, it’s like a Christmas to us,” said Nomsa.

The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is an annual event that takes place in Bulawayo in a bid to foster trade amongst countries within and outside the region. However commercial sex opportunists have also found it prude to trade the forbidden fruit during this business fiesta.

Most men who would have received bush and travel allowances from their organisations prefer to book cheaper accommodation just to spare some green backs to gratify their appetites.

Dirty panties found in beer pot

By Patience Tandawa

A disturbing scenario has left tongues wagging in Gwabalanda as patrons at a certain Shebeen discovered stained panties in a mature Umphomboti pot.

Gogo Mazinyane of house umber, 23456 Gwabalanda, discovered the dirty linen after having gulped  about three quarters of the beer from the pot.  As she was holding the pot against her lips, she felt a heavy foreign body pressing against her lips.

Upon discovering the panties, Gogo raised alarm causing pandemonium amongst leading to the beating of the brewer Skumbuzo Sthole.

In interview, Mr Silas Nkomo of Gwabalanda said he would never drink from Gogo Mazinyane brewery ever.

Harare storm drowns toddler

By Patience Tandawa

THE continued heavy rains in Harare have reportedly claimed the life of a toddler in the marshy areas of Mabvuku.

The name of the toddler is still to be established as most residents still believe it is a baby dumping scenario.

The baby which is believed to be new born is reported to have drowned on Wednesday when heavy rains pounded on most Harare suburbs leaving behind a trail of distraction.  The baby was found in a drain early Thursday morning by passersby’s who later informed the authorities.

A resident in the area said the incident comes as a shock as no trace of the deceased’s biological mother has been established so far.

“It is saddening to note that some mothers can be that heartless, this baby could have been something but yet somebody does even care to know what happened to her child,” said Mrs Mallosa in an interview.

Iyasa wows media

By Patience Tandawa

TALENTED Bulawayo based dancing outfit, Iyasa, left journalists and exhibitors; clamouring for more after a series of spellbinding acts on Wednesday night.

It was a chilly night, with many of the revellers putting on heavy jerseys while others draped themselves with blanket-like jackets.

Most of the media practitioners appeared severely under the cold, especially when a sizable number of top Delta officials were making their speeches – blessing their new product, Chibuku Super, which has taken the country by storm.

Immediately after the speeches, it was time for some eats, to wash down the Chibuku Super, which everyone had been asked to sample by Delta officials so that they report about it from an informed point of view.

However, some journalists took long to join the food queue as Iyasa took to the stage, showing off their apparently natural dancing skills.

The dancing group first played “Umqombothi”, as if to baptise Chibuku Super, which should be found in abundance in Bulawayo in the next few days after a rise in production.

While others appeared to be vexed by the language in the song, they could not be deterred from shaking their mainly huge frames, trying unsuccessfully to mimic the vastly gifted Iyasa team.

Matters came to a head when the track “Mr DJ” was played. The song literally brought down the house and almost everyone, who is aware of the song, sang along.

The atmosphere was so electric that the huge jerseys had to be thrown away so that people could dance freely.

In the thick of excitement, most journalists ended up forgetting the initial instruction to “drink responsibly”, and took heavy doses of Chibuku Super and a number of other beverages available.

Others had to be ferried home by colleagues after taking one-too-many.