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TWO illegal miners were hauled before a court in Bulawayo for allegedly attacking a mine owner in Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South province, and cutting off his leg with a machete before stealing US$3 500 from him.
The mine owner also lost 19 teeth in the incident.
Sibanengi Ncube (21) and Julius Maromo (40) appeared before a Bulawayo regional magistrate on attempted murder charges.
They pleaded not guilty and were remanded in custody.
Maromo denied ever attacking the miner, Listen Rusimba.
He said on the day in question, he met Rusimba at the shops and asked to talk to him.
The accused claims, while they were talking, Rusimba insulted him, which resulted in an altercation.
He alleges the miner then took a gun from his jacket’s pocket and fired three shots into the air.
Maromo says he screamed for help, which drew the attention of other illegal miners.
He further says he was unable to identify the people who attacked Rusimba with a machete and chopped off his leg.
In his defence, Ncube corroborated Maromo’s testimony and denied any involvement in the assault on Rusimba.
However, after limping towards the witness stand with the aid of crutches, the miner narrated his harrowing ordeal.
“Ncube and Maromo are illegal miners, and during their spare time, they used to sell game meat. I bought US$10 worth of meat on credit.
“Later that day, they met my son at the shops. It just so happened that my son had not received change from his purchase. After my son left, the two men approached the shop assistant and lied, claiming I had sent them to collect the money left by my son. They were then given the money.
“After two days, I ran into them at the shops and asked them why they had taken money from the shopkeeper. They reacted violently, dragging me outside to a secluded area. There, they punched and kicked me, knocking out 19 teeth.
“In an attempt to scare them off, I fired a shot into the air. However, they struck me on the head with a knobkerrie . . .
“As I lay in excruciating pain, they went a step further; they chopped off my leg with a machete.
“To add to the horror, they then set dogs on me. While I was helpless, the dogs ripped off a part of my remaining leg and others licked the blood from the wound.”
Rusimba said he screamed for help, but in response, they stuffed his mouth with rubble.
He further said they stole US$3 500 from him, which he intended to use to buy mining equipment.
The miner testified that while hospitalised, the pair raided his home and castrated all his bulls and stole fencing materials and tyres.
He said his children fled from home and now live in Masvingo.
“I am traumatised. As a miner, I am rendered incapable of working due to the pain and my limited mobility. From time to time, I feel intense pain in my chest,” added Rusimba.
“I have already undergone multiple surgeries to remove a tumour in my chest. This ordeal has also deeply affected my family . . .” — B-Metro
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Hubby attacks wife with flaming log in cheating fury
A Bulawayo man who suspected that his wife was having an extra-marital affair attacked her with a burning log and smashed her phone with a stone.
Rest Ncube from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo is a man who is not at rest.
He recently stumbled on an image of a man named Chris while using his wife’s phone.
In a fit of rage, he confronted his wife and quizzed her about the image in question.
His wife, however, indicated that Chris was just a friend.
Ncube did not believe her.
He took a burning log from the fireplace and severely attacked her, before taking the phone and smashing it to pieces with a stone.
He was not done yet.
He proceeded to destroy household property that included a 21-inch TV set, a two-plate stove, 12 plates and six glasses.
Ncube’s wife subsequently reported the incident to the police, leading to his arrest.
He appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate facing charges of physical abuse and malicious damage to property.
He pleaded guilty to both charges and was slapped with a 10-month sentence.
Three months were suspended for
three years on condition of good behaviour.
A further three months were suspended on condition he restitutes his wife for the damaged property, while the remaining four months were suspended on condition he performs 140 hours of community service. — B-Metro
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16 years without food, water or using the toilet
A woman who claims she has not had any food or water, or used the toilet for 16 years says doctors have certified her as perfectly healthy.
A well-balanced diet is essential to get all the energy you need to keep you going throughout the day, so it is understandable that health professionals were baffled after a woman claimed she had not eaten or drunk any water in 16 years.
Muluwork Ambaw claims the last meal she had was when she was a 10-year-old girl — lentil stew.
Now aged 26, she claims she has not eaten or drunk anything since, because she simply has not had an appetite.
While she likes to cook for her family, the mother of one, who lives in Jimma, Ethiopia, claims she does not get hungry herself.
She has since been tested by numerous medics in India, Qatar and Dubai, but no one can explain the strange phenomenon.
Drew Binsky, a Guinness World Record holder and United Kingdom-based YouTuber, decided to visit Muluwork to see if he could understand how she was still surviving after a 16-year fast.
Now, Muluwork likes to spend time in her garden, where she grows vegetables, in case her sister or visitors come, so she can cook fresh food for them.
She added: “I cook as much as I want, but I have no appetite.”
As Muluwork has fasted for 16 years, she also has not used the toilet.
She told Drew: “The only reason I go to the bathroom is when I need to wash my body. I have not used the toilet for 16 years.”
When Muluwork became pregnant, she was given infusions of glucose to help supplement the body’s natural energy.
She was also not able to breastfeed, as she was not producing milk.
“And when I gave birth, she fed on artificial milk,” she added.
When Muluwork explained she had undergone several medical tests, and they had not found anything wrong with her, Drew and his crew looked into it further — and confirmed her story.
After three years of tests, including those done by doctors in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, they deemed her in perfect health. They also noted that there was no food, water or waste products in her digestive tract, which suggested she did not have a need to “urinate or defecate”.
In Dubai and Qatar, they also did tests to assess her mental health, but again, they did not find anything of note.
While medical professionals do not have an explanation, Muluwork believes her unusual condition is “the work of God”.
She will now continue her fast and has said she does not think she will ever eat again.
To those who do not believe her and deem her a fraud, she says they should visit her.— Wires
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