Fear and grief as mother killed in ‘hit’ near court is laid to rest

Zimbabwean media reports suggested she had been threatened if she testified against her co-accused

11 June 2023 - 20:16 By Sipokazi Fokazi, Philani Nombembe, and and SHARON MAZINGAIZO

He was three years old when his mother — shot execution-style in broad daylight after leaving court — left Zimbabwe to settle in South Africa...

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