Aleck Kanyonzo
(42) and Tendai Tabazha (42) have been charged with multiple counts of rape and
robbery after eight women, aged between 19 and 42, came forward with harrowing
accounts of deception and violence.
According to
prosecutors, Tabazha would approach women in public places, offering them jobs
as housemaids or shop assistants.
Once the
victims expressed interest, she collected their contact details and arranged
meetings.
Kanyonzo would
then pick them up under the guise of taking them to work.
Instead, he
allegedly drove them to isolated areas near Lake Chivero farms, where he would
draw a knife, threaten them, and sexually assault them before stealing their
belongings—including phones, clothes, and cash.
The crimes
reportedly spanned from January 2024 to March 2025, with each victim targeted
on a different day. The stolen items were allegedly handed to Tabazha, who sold
them and split the profits with Kanyonzo and a third accomplice still at large.
The scheme
unravelled on March 20, when Tabazha approached a 23-year-old woman’s relative,
offering a shopkeeper job.
Though the
relative declined, she shared the victim’s contact details.
The next day,
the victim met Tabazha at Machipisa Shopping Centre, where Kanyonzo took over,
escorting her onto a commuter omnibus.
Instead of a
workplace, he led her to a secluded area, where he allegedly raped her three
times at knifepoint and stole her phone and bag.
After the
assault, the traumatised victim stumbled upon passersby, who helped track down
Kanyonzo. He was caught with her stolen phone and clothes.
When the pair
appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, they were advised to seek
bail at the High Court due to the severity of the charges. They will return to
court on April 8 as investigations continue. Herald
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