By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
KARIBA MDC Alliance councillor, Tendai Mapondera has been dragged to court for alleged corruption after awarding contracts to a company in which she is a director.
The company would then supply goods to the resort town’s municipality.
Mapondera (41) is Ward 5 councillor in Mahombekombe suburb.
On Wednesday this week, she was arraigned before the Chinhoyi provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo facing abuse of office charges following her arrest by investigators from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZAAC) Monday.
The matter had to be referred to Chinhoyi Magistrate’s Court as the Kariba resident magistrate was reportedly off duty.
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent
A 32-year-old Kariba fisherman was Friday afternoon killed by a crocodile which dragged him into deep waters from where he was later retrieved by fellow fishermen.
The deceased was identified as Francis Ndori of Nyamhunga 3, in the Mashonaland West town.
Provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Margaret Chitove confirmed the tragic incident.
“On the 5th of March 2021 at around 1200hours and at Lake Harvest harbour, Kariba, Francis Ndori was fishing when he entered into the deep waters on foot.
“He was suddenly attacked by a crocodile which dragged him into the water and disappeared,” said Insp Chitove.
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Rains trigger landslides in Kariba
Kariba Bureau
Heavy rains experienced in recent days have led to landslides in Kariba with debris covering roads amid indications that rainfall between Friday and Saturday neared an all time high within 24 hours.
Kariba recorded between 53mm and 80mm in 24 hours, which comes close to the highest recorded volume of around 100mm.
Although the rains have caused damage to infrastructure, they have raised hope that Lake Kariba will fill up earlier than projected.
Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), which manages the Zambezi River, the lake and installations, had estimated that with good rains, the lake would fill up in 2023.