Jane Mlambo| Popular musician, Sulumani Chimbetu has been accused of assaulting a journalist during the clean-up exercise in Glen Norah.

The journalist, Keith Guvamombe said his crime was asking the Dendera musician who was clad in Zimbabwe Prison officer gear, a question for his story.

“I have been assaulted by Sulumani Chimbetu in Glen Norah after a clean up campaign at Spacemen shops. After I asked a question which he didn’t like to entertain he took away my phone from me, in that moment Sulu crew surrounded me,” Guvamombe said.

He added that Sulu punched him on his ribs threatening to kill him while attempting to destroy his mobile phone which he had used to record a video of the clean-up exercise.

“Sulu was in Prisons regalia with the other guy, they started to punch me on my ribs threatening to kill me. In that instant he tried to destroy my phone, as he forced me to delete the video interview which I had recorded. I have reported the matter at Harare Central Police Station.”

Sulu was Saturday morning telephoned for a comment. While efforts to obtain a direct comment from the singer to the allegation were fruitless at the time of writing, witnesses at the scene confirmed the development. Obviously it was a moment of anger but what can you do, said one man whose identity could not be obtained at time of printing. – More to follow