Jonathan Moyo daughter's death - 2 men wanted

POLICE in South Africa are reportedly looking for two men in connection with the death of Professor Jonathan Moyo's daughter whose lifeless body was discovered in her Cape Town flat on Saturday morning.

Zimbabwe State media revealed that Zanele, who was found dead in the tub, had an injury on the forehead while blood was discovered on the floor. Zanele reportedly bled from the nose.

But a state media report quoted police spokesperson F.C. Van Wyk saying "Circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old student whose body was found by friends deceased in a flat at Main Road in Rosebank is under investigation. "We've opened an inquest docket for further investigation. A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death."

South African police have been working on the assumption that she may have been murdered after new details emerged. Investigators are looking for two Zambian nationals, including a man known only as Stephen, who was last seen with Zanele last Wednesday - the day investigators believe the University of Cape Town student died.

It is reported that Zanele, who was studying for a degree in Political Science, International Relations, and Gender Studies, was introduced to Stephen three weeks ago by another Zambian national named Leo Chingwena. Chingwena is said to be half Zimbabwean.

"Stephen took a liking to Zanele which bordered on obsession. He wanted a relationship with her," said a friend, who asked not to be named. Last Wednesday, according to several accounts corroborated by one police source, Zanele was in her apartment with Stephen when they were joined by her high school friend, only identified as Nicole. Zanele told Nicole that Stephen was taking her out for dinner, according to the accounts.

But at around 9PM that night, Nicole - who had earlier left the two in the apartment – was surprised to get a call from Stephen, using Zanele's phone. "He apparently asked Nicole to come over and lock-up, stating that her friend was 'passing out'," said a source close to the investigation.

"Nicole thought nothing of it, assuming they had been out drinking and said she was too busy to come over. That was the last time she heard from both Stephen and Zanele." In the days that followed, Zanele's mother is said to have called her several times and got no answer. She finally asked Nicole to go over and check on her on Sunday morning after sending her money to engage a locksmith.

Nicole and the locksmith were greeted by Zanele's lifeless body. She was still dressed in the clothes that she was last seen wearing on Wednesday. Prof Moyo was told of the horrific scene that confronted Nicole and the locksmith in the middle of delivering a speech to academic staff at the University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo.

Investigators now see the phone call from Stephen to Nicole as an important part of their enquiry - the circumstances compelling enough to open a criminal investigation.

UCT has sent its condolences to the Moyo family after offering to assist with funeral arrangements and counselling. It also offered counselling to any staff member or student distressed by Zanele's death. This came as a deluge of sympathies flooded Prof Moyo's Twitter account after the minister on Saturday posted a short, distressing message announcing: "God's people, my angel daughter Zanele is no more."

Zanele's body is expected to be repatriated back to Zimbabwe tomorrow or Wednesday when police are expected to have finalised their investigations and immigration formalities are completed. Mourners are gathered at No 7 Rosary Close, Borrowdale in Harare.