GUTU — A 61-year-old man from Gutu has been sentenced to an effective 20 months in prison after a trivial disagreement over a title escalated into a violent stabbing at a local business centre. Hebert Magombedze appeared before Magistrate Innocent Bepura this week, where he was convicted of assault following a brutal attack on 23-year-old Samson Mberikunashe. The case serves as a grim reminder of how quickly verbal altercations in rural service centres can spiral into life-th

SHURUGWI — A 38-year-old Shurugwi man has been ordered to perform 140 hours of community service after a violent confrontation with a teacher at Gato Secondary School over the removal of an old school sign. The accused, Reason Magedi, appeared before Shurugwi Magistrate Sithabile Zungula this week. Magedi pleaded guilty to the charge of assault, leading to a conviction that highlights the growing concern over the safety of educators in rural school settings.