Online Reporter
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Check Point
HIGHLANDERS Football Club treasurer, Mr Nkani Khoza is involved in a messy divorce with his wife of 20 years, Mrs Virginia Khoza.
According to available court papers, Mr Khoza may also find himself in contempt of court after he violently barred messengers who had been sent by his estranged wife to collect 25 head of cattle at their Fort Rixon farm in Insiza District.
The cattle constitute a third of the couple’s herd, as per a High Court judgment handed down by Justice Bongani Ndlovu on November 29, 2024, under case number HB169/24.
As a result of the incident, Mr Khoza and his two co-accused, Jimmy Moyo and Collet Moyo, appeared at the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court before magistrate Mr Challenge Mahembe on February 2, 2025, facing assault charges.
One of the messengers sustained a broken arm. The trio was found guilty and fined US$400 each, with an eight-month prison sentence suspended for five years on condition they do not commit a similar offence.
Mrs Khoza has failed to collect her share of the cattle since the December 27, 2024 assault, despite the court ruling stating that the retrieval of the cattle was to be executed within 30 days of the High Court judgment.
The 25 head of cattle had been cleared for collection by the police on December 22, 2024, using a ZRP livestock clearance certificate (Form 392), receipt number 4306923.
The cattle were described as 12 white cows, one brown cow, one light brown cow, one black cow, two brown-and-black cows, one white ox, one brown steer and five white steers.
“Every time I go to collect my cattle, the villagers who are looking after them always come up with stories, claiming the cattle cannot be located. To seek recourse, I have opened a stock theft case with ZRP Fort Rixon under CR41/12/25,” said Mrs Khoza.
Both parties appeared in court on Monday at the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court, where Provincial Public Prosecutor Mr Acumen Khuphe advised that the matter will now proceed by way of summons.
