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Danisa Masuku [email protected]
AN armed robber who allegedly conspired with the late suspected killers of a local businessman to rob a guest lodge of US$265 at gunpoint has appeared in court.
Shelton Jubane, from Lupane in Matabeleland North Province, appeared in court on Monday before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mr Lungile Ncube charged with armed robbery.
He was not asked to plead and was advised of his right to engage a lawyer at his own cost and to apply for bail at the Bulawayo High Court. Jubane was remanded in custody until 1 October 2026.
Prosecuting, Ms Tsungai Charmaine Mutapi told the court that the incidents occurred on 11 September 2026.
“This month on 11 September 2026, shortly after 11pm, Jubane and his accomplices—Mehluli Ncube, who was known as Mamba, and Muzi Richard Fambirai Moyo, both of whom subsequently died in a police shootout, alongside Bhekimpilo Mabuza, who is still at large—armed themselves with pistols.
“They pounced on a Puma fuel station situated at the corner of 5th Avenue and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street in Bulawayo, whereupon arrival they manhandled the complainant and demanded cash.
“The complainant ran into a storeroom and locked herself inside. Sensing danger, the accused persons fled,” the court heard.
Later on the same day, the gang headed to a guest lodge situated at the corner of Connaught Avenue and Herbert Chitepo Street in Bulawayo, where one of them produced a pistol, threatened to shoot the cashier, and demanded cash.
“They searched her and took cash amounting to US$265.00 before fleeing from the scene,” the court heard.
