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Colleen Bawn

Girl (13) raped ‘to pay for school books, shoes’

A 44 year old Gwanda man raped his 13-year-old niece as payment for buying her school books and school shoes. The man from Colleen Bawn area who cannot be named for purposes of protecting the juvenile pleaded not guilty to rape when he appeared before Gwanda regional magistrate, Mr Mark Dzira.

Police hunt for 18 armed robbers

Police have launched a manhunt for an 18-men machete wielding gang that attacked a group of mine workers in Colleen Bawn, injuring three people before making off with over $1 000 and three cellphones.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on Monday at around 3AM at Prince Olaf Mine.

Gold panner ‘murders’ friend

By Richard Muponde A 35-year-old Gwanda gold panner allegedly fatally struck his colleague with a spade on the head following a misunderstanding that started while they were on their way from a beer drink in Colleen Bawn. The suspect, Josphat Nkosi of Matobo allegedly struck Aleck Mwinde once on Thursday morning and he died on […]