MVURWI — A 32‑year‑old woman, Thandiwe Kangara, was arrested on 4 March 2026 at Chihwe Village 2 Farm in Mvurwi in connection with a suspected case of infanticide, police confirmed. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said Kangara allegedly gave birth alone to a baby girl before strangling the infant and burying the body in a shallow grave about 10 metres from her homestead.

Veteran breeder Mark Hook has played a pivotal role in reviving the Boran and Nkone cattle societies, restoring momentum to Zimbabwe’s livestock sector from his Doonside Farm in Mutorashanga. Hook’s leadership as chairperson of the Cattle Producers Association, the Nkone Cattle Breeders Society and the Boran Breeders Society, and as a member of the Zimbabwe Herd Book (ZHB) executive committee, has helped re‑register breeders, rebuild herds and re‑establish breeding standards