In first of firsts set to see Gukurahundi murderers President Robert Mugabe included, prosecuted, a High Court judge on Thursday condemned people who fan tribalism in the country, saying such thinking should not be condoned as it belongs in the Dark Ages. Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Francis Bere made the remarks as he sentenced two men from Gokwe to 30 years in jail for participating in the brutal killing of a gold panner in a tribally-motivated fight for the control of gold pits in Shangani.
The judge convicted McIntosh Nhawu (29) and Tapiwa Liberty Maupa (33), both from Zhomba area, of murder with actual intent. The pair was part of a gang that crushed Mandlenkosi Sibanda’s head with a concrete block weighing 29kg in 2013.
Justice Bere, in his judgment, said although Nhawu and Maupa did not directly attack Sibanda (27), they were accomplices by virtue of being part of the gang that executed the criminal enterprise.
The judge also expressed concern over delays by law makers in aligning criminal laws with the constitution with regard to the imposition of the death penalty. In passing sentence, the judge described the murder as senseless and brutal, which called for a deterrent sentence.
“This is a bad case of murder and in aggravation we accept that it was senseless and brutal. Whenever death occurs, as the courts we’ve an obligation to continuously emphasise the sanctity of human life,” Justice Bere said. He said the court was particularly concerned with the tribal undertones that characterised the murder.
“Anyone who advocates tribalism is an enemy of this nation and such thinking has long been thrown into the dustbin of history. As courts, we would be failing in our duties if we don’t condemn such kind of thinking which must be nipped in the bud. There is no better way of doing so than imposing a deterrent sentence to discourage like-minded people. In the circumstances, accused persons are each sentenced to an effective 30 years in jail,” ruled Justice Bere.
The owner of the bottle store, Ms Sikhanyisiwe Nkomo, told the court that she woke up after hearing noise which emanated from outside her house. “I woke up and peeped through the window and saw about six men throwing stones at Sibanda. They were shouting in Shona saying, ‘let us kill these Ndebeles.’ After the mob had dispersed, I went to the scene and found Sibanda lying motionless and called the police,” she said.
According to a postmortem report, the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, homicide and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Both accused persons denied the charge, arguing that they were only innocent bystanders who witnessed the incident but did not participate in the commission of the crime.
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You’re an embarrassment to Ndebele people,better to just stop typing sir
You’re an embarrassment to Ndebele people,better to just stop typing sir
For sure, you are a numbskull. You really dont understand English. Im done with you. No amount of teaching can ever improve a dunderhead. Stop contributing to public discussions. You are an embarrassment to Zimbabweans. You are thick, real thick!!
Flied in or fly in—there were no planes back then sir—sit down sir
Flied in or fly in—there were no planes back then sir—sit down sir
What an uneducated Shona Gukurahundi idiot. Typical ZIMSEC BORDER GEZI graduate,
Does that yellow highlighted statement say “flied in”? Can you read or you are blind?
Look here silly fool. There is nothing wrong in that statement “fly in” is not the same as “flied in” – go back to school. You mean you don’t understand what to “fly in” from outside means?
I can see now – this is a total waste of time. We are here debating with Mugabe’s education products – born after 1980; in fact maybe 1990. Can you please concentrate on your schooling first before coming onto these fora – you are useless and ignorant – and also stupid!!
What an uneducated Shona Gukurahundi idiot. Typical ZIMSEC BORDER GEZI graduate,
Does that yellow highlighted statement say “flied in”? Can you read or you are blind?
Look here silly fool. There is nothing wrong in that statement “fly in” is not the same as “flied in” – go back to school. You mean you don’t understand what to “fly in” from outside means?
I can see now – this is a total waste of time. We are here debating with Mugabe’s education products – born after 1980; in fact maybe 1990. Can you please concentrate on your schooling first before coming onto these fora – you are useless and ignorant – and also stupid!!
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Typical. Now you have run away? What could one expect from a Shona. Sies!!
Show it to the public then? Stop claiming things – where is it?
You typed it not me,you even mispelt it,hayaaz
Where is this “flied in” nonsense you are talking about shona gukurahundi? At school we had a subject called “English Comprehension”. I see under Shona Gukurahundi education its gone. No wonder you imagine things or use Shona. Point out this “flied in” rubbish you have been talking about. Ive been ignoring you on this because I just dont know where you getting that nonsense from. Now that I am giving you the attention show it to us. You are dull, idiot. Like your Grandfather Mugabe; diversionary tactics from the main issues under discussion are what you are good at, especially when you are defeated!
Are you seriously still defending your “flied in” theory???who went to school here between you and I???hahahahaha—sit down mdara
You are defeated right? Forget your Gogo stories – that’s rubbish. Use your Medulla Oblangatta pikinini. Think independently – well, that is if you went to school!!
hyaaa—-sit down papa—your comments became irrelevant when you typed “flied in”—–you’re an agent
Exactly. We are together now. So if they didnt fly in, it means they simply walked their way from the South to the north and perched their flag on the Salisbury Kopjie, right?
My question is where were your ancestors when this was happening in the land of the Zezuru?
How do foreign invaders come in and do as they please without you offering any resistance?
Now you have the guts to talk your idiocy that King Lobhengula sold the country was Lobhengula based in Salisbury/Harare or Bulawayo?
The country was taken over right in front of your noses by the white man without you resisting bloody Shona cowards!!
Exactly. We are together now. So if they didnt fly in, it means they simply walked their way from the South to the north and perched their flag on the Salisbury Kopjie, right?
My question is where were your ancestors when this was happening in the land of the Zezuru?
How do foreign invaders come in and do as they please without you offering any resistance?
Now you have the guts to talk your idiocy that King Lobhengula sold the country was Lobhengula based in Salisbury/Harare or Bulawayo?
The country was taken over right in front of your noses by the white man without you resisting bloody Shona cowards!!
Fly in???mofwethu you are lost, sit down,there were no planes then
Fly in???mofwethu you are lost, sit down,there were no planes then
Voetsek. You repeating your twisted Gukurahundi history, taught taught to you in our schools by your dear leader Mugabe. King Lobhengula sold nobody’s land. It’s your ignorant cowardly ancestors who hid in the mountains; allowing the white colonialists free movement all the way from the South to the Salisbury Kopjie, where they put up their flag to mark their capital. Where were you Shona bastards when all this was happening?
Cowardice is the worst human trait. Allowing colonialists in to take over land without offering any resistance what kind of people are you? Did those whites fly in before flying that flag? Why were they allowed in?
That was Zezuru country; there was no King Lobhengula there – why did you allow them to do as they pleased? Ignorant fools. Zinja zothuvi!!
You can swear and rant all you want…why you mad?hahaha,shame….feel sorry for you,won’t return hate with hate,counter productive ,this article is about tribalists and you’re one of them, no better than these guys who were sentenced so yeah, you need to chucked in prison mofwethu, I know its you Spartacus AKA whatever other name you use on here,get over it,no need for crude language chief,if anything Lobengula sold this country to white folk so I should be swearing you…but I’m not like that
You can swear and rant all you want…why you mad?hahaha,shame….feel sorry for you,won’t return hate with hate,counter productive ,this article is about tribalists and you’re one of them, no better than these guys who were sentenced so yeah, you need to chucked in prison mofwethu, I know its you Spartacus AKA whatever other name you use on here,get over it,no need for crude language chief,if anything Lobengula sold this country to white folk so I should be swearing you…but I’m not like that
Fuck you. Didn’t Shonas come from Central and East Africa? You did. Why do you think your languages sound very much like Swahili, Chewa and other Burundi, Rwanda languages?
There is nothing Southern African about them as they have not borrowed any clicks from the Khoisan languages; the indeginous people of this land. You stole Khoisaan land now because you kept the stolen loot longer than those who came after you, you think you are the legitimate owners.
Why is it that we in Matebeleland/Mthwakazi don’t make that a big deal? Most Zezurus have Malawian roots – we never make this a big deal because we are advanced enough to understand that that is how humanity or societies have evolved all over the world. Nothing new.
What’s so funny about having South African ancestral roots? Is SA not part of Africa?
Besides there was no South Africa or Zimbabwe in those days, so what are you talking about?
Fuck you bloody Shona Gukurahundi. You are an ignorant uneducated Shona donkey. I hate you bastard!!
Fuck you. Didn’t Shonas come from Central and East Africa? You did. Why do you think your languages sound very much like Swahili, Chewa and other Burundi, Rwanda languages?
There is nothing Southern African about them as they have not borrowed any clicks from the Khoisan languages; the indeginous people of this land. You stole Khoisaan land now because you kept the stolen loot longer than those who came after you, you think you are the legitimate owners.
Why is it that we in Matebeleland/Mthwakazi don’t make that a big deal? Most Zezurus have Malawian roots – we never make this a big deal because we are advanced enough to understand that that is how humanity or societies have evolved all over the world. Nothing new.
What’s so funny about having South African ancestral roots? Is SA not part of Africa?
Besides there was no South Africa or Zimbabwe in those days, so what are you talking about?
Fuck you bloody Shona Gukurahundi. You are an ignorant uneducated Shona donkey. I hate you bastard!!
Do you countrymen not go to South Africa and claim to be Zulu???if anything you shun Zim but now you want to execute another hutu/tutsi conflict?Please be very careful with your comments and ideals—-my Mum is from Masvingo(Kalanga) and she tells me you guys fled egoli because of Shaka—-which is true—we can go on wikipedia if you like
Do you countrymen not go to South Africa and claim to be Zulu???if anything you shun Zim but now you want to execute another hutu/tutsi conflict?Please be very careful with your comments and ideals—-my Mum is from Masvingo(Kalanga) and she tells me you guys fled egoli because of Shaka—-which is true—we can go on wikipedia if you like
The Mugabe reinvented twisted history about our country that he teaches you at school is the one that created Shona tribalists in 1980.
You mean you haven’t heard or read people writing that we should go back to South Africa? That our provinces are Guruswa or some idiocy like that? That we only go for O levels and eGoli; that our women are pristitutes; that you will always rule us and we will remain your deputies; that you are taking all our jobs in Matebeleland because we are not educated, we are lazy?
Who are you fooling here? We will see where this will end.
I am not even embarrassed to say yes I am vindictive because our innocent people have had enough – 36 years of Shona Gukurahundi terrorism is no small talk my man. That’s half of your lifetime as a human, all wasted.
As night falls I say rise Mthwakazi and burn down Shona homes, houses and villages in Mthwakazi. Chase them out of our provinces – enough is enough!!
The Mugabe reinvented twisted history about our country that he teaches you at school is the one that created Shona tribalists in 1980.
You mean you haven’t heard or read people writing that we should go back to South Africa? That our provinces are Guruswa or some idiocy like that? That we only go for O levels and eGoli; that our women are pristitutes; that you will always rule us and we will remain your deputies; that you are taking all our jobs in Matebeleland because we are not educated, we are lazy?
Who are you fooling here? We will see where this will end.
I am not even embarrassed to say yes I am vindictive because our innocent people have had enough – 36 years of Shona Gukurahundi terrorism is no small talk my man. That’s half of your lifetime as a human, all wasted.
As night falls I say rise Mthwakazi and burn down Shona homes, houses and villages in Mthwakazi. Chase them out of our provinces – enough is enough!!
Never said it belongs to Shonas,if anything your statements are very bad as you represent your people and their thoughts, you should be diplomatic about it,not vindictive.If Gukurahundi never happened would you still feel the same?Nkomo didn’t share the same ideals and did not due in vain so that you could spoil his achievements by being selfish and self centred.
Never said it belongs to Shonas,if anything your statements are very bad as you represent your people and their thoughts, you should be diplomatic about it,not vindictive.If Gukurahundi never happened would you still feel the same?Nkomo didn’t share the same ideals and did not due in vain so that you could spoil his achievements by being selfish and self centred.
You think the country belongs to you people only because you are Shonas? Sure Mugabe’s days are numbered we shall see where all this will end. You need to be fucked real good to see reason. Bloody Gukurahundi tribalists!
You think the country belongs to you people only because you are Shonas? Sure Mugabe’s days are numbered we shall see where all this will end. You need to be fucked real good to see reason. Bloody Gukurahundi tribalists!
You do realise that the judge was speaking of people like you right?you are an enemy of the nation and deserve 30 years in jail
Let the problem worsen, who cares? Fuck the Shona Gukurahundis fuck them. Burn the whole bloody fukken country, let’s see who gains. They think they own the country. If Mthwakazi cannot be counted in, in that country, then nobody shall have it!
Let the problem worsen, who cares? Fuck the Shona Gukurahundis fuck them. Burn the whole bloody fukken country, let’s see who gains. They think they own the country. If Mthwakazi cannot be counted in, in that country, then nobody shall have it!
This kind of rhetoric can never build bridges and unity…it only worsens the problem.
Yeah sure. Fuck the Shona Gukurahundis. They have had it so good under Mugabe for far too long. Throw away the keys and let the evil Shona dogs rot in prison. No parole. These primitives are impossible to civilise. Kazishe. Bophi njambo Mfowethu and burn down their villages in Matebeleland!!
Yeah sure. Fuck the Shona Gukurahundis. They have had it so good under Mugabe for far too long. Throw away the keys and let the evil Shona dogs rot in prison. No parole. These primitives are impossible to civilise. Kazishe. Bophi njambo Mfowethu and burn down their villages in Matebeleland!!