Plumtree man jailed for using stolen donkeys in brick moulding scheme

Prospects of launching a large-scale brick moulding community project using five stolen donkeys were short-lived for a Plumtree man after his arrest and conviction. Evidence Moyo (32), of Siyephi vill...

Father, son bashed to death for 'stealing' donkeys

Instant justice turned fatal when two men were fatally assaulted for allegedly stealing three donkeys sometime in December last year.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel ...

Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl

To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...

Bulawayo donkey abattoir saga rages on

When Zimbabwean businessman Gareth Lumsden announced in October 2017 that he had set up a $150,000 donkey abattoir in Bulawayo, local animal welfare organisations protested that his proposed slaughter...

Donkey abattoir: An investment that never was

LAST October, the news of a donkey abattoir opening here sent tongues wagging and elicited mixed feelings from a cross-section of society.It sounded bizarre to Zimbabweans, to whom donkey meat...

Donkey abattoir owner hits back

Bulawayo businessman Garrith Lumsden has been in the eye of a storm after his plans to set up a donkey abattoir in the city were made public.Animal rights groups have come out strongly against...

Donkey thefts up, abattoir blamed

SILOBELA and Zhombe villagers are living in fear of having their donkeys wiped out by thieves who are allegedly stocking up in anticipation of the opening of the $150 000 state-of-the-art donkey meat ...

Cops demand bribe from donkey theft suspect

THREE Gwanda police officers have fallen foul of the law after they allegedly demanded a $30 bribe from a suspect. Joseph Mazuru, 23, Joe Zacharia Jere, 23, and Matthew Marumisa, 28, are facin...