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WESTERN Commonage magistrate Ms Tancy Dube yesterday postponed to Monday, judgment in the case in which MDC-T councillor for Ward 29 in Bulawayo, Monica Lubimbi, dragged a resident to court for calling her a prostitute. Ms Dube said she was not yet through with writing the judgment.
The accused person, Samson Mubhemi (37), of 3032 Magwegwe North, has pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal insult.
He is out of custody on his own cognisance.
Clr Lubimbi (60), of 3755 Magwegwe North, who is the complainant in the matter, did not attend court but her three witnesses turned up alongside about a dozen Magwegwe North residents sympathising with Mubhemi.
According to court documents, Mubhemi allegedly accused Clr Lubimbi of allegedly destroying a married man’s family as she is allegedly spending time with the man resulting in him fighting with his wife.
Mubhemi allegedly told Clr Lubimbi that she was a home wrecker as the man identified as Mr Farai Sibanda was now having problems with his wife.
Allegations presented by Mr Frank Ncube, for the State, are that on 12 October, residents of Ward 29 were gathered at JW Mthimkhulu Primary School in Magwegwe West for a Bulawayo City Council 2014 budget consultative meeting.
The court was told that Mubhemi allegedly told Clr Lubimbi to boot out from the meeting people who were not members of MDC-T and she refused.
It is alleged that the two then started insulting each other resulting in Mubhemi telling Clr Lubimbi that she was a prostitute.
“Isifebe esichitha imizi yabantu. Usuchithe umuzi kaFarai Sibanda. Thina silaye owethu ukhansila owe MDC-T wena uyi rubber stamp kuphela. Hamba uyetshela iZanu yakho uMolly loMxotshwa kunye lamapholisa eMagwegwe kalingenzi nex, (You are a prostitute, you have destroyed Farai Sibanda’s home. We have a proper MDC-T councillor and you are just a place holder. Go and tell your friends in Zanu-PF and the police and there is nothing you can do to me),” Mubhemi allegedly said to Clr Lubimbi.
Cdes Molly Mpofu and Titus Mxotshwa are Zanu-PF members from the suburb.
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