The South Africa DPP is refusing to release two Zimbabwean babies who were jailed at Limpopo after their mothers attempted to leave South Africa wthout passports. The mothers are among 8 Zimbabweans who were jailed for 1 year. After they completed their sentences, they were then charged with corruption and are now undergoing a new trial which will commence in April 2026.
On 22 April 2025, a group consisting of four women, one man, and two babies was arrested at the South African border while attempting to cross into Zimbabwe. They were detained alongside two conductors and two officers.
Two days later, on 24 April 2025, the group appeared in court charged with border jumping (immigration violations). They were sentenced to 90 days in prison or a fine of R4,000.
However, ten days into serving their immigration sentence, investigating officers brought an additional charge of corruption against the group. This new charge was linked to the two conductors and two officers who had been arrested alongside them. The group maintains that they have no knowledge of how the corruption took place, as the conductors were solely responsible for all movements and logistics at the border.
The group served their full three-month prison sentence for border jumping while simultaneously attending court proceedings for the corruption case. Although they have finished their initial sentence, they have not been released and are currently being held at the Messina holding cells.
To date, they have attended 11 court sessions. The proceedings were initially held at the Messina Magistrate Court until 1 September 2025. On 16 September 2025, the case was transferred to the Giyani Regional Court in Limpopo.
Represented by their lawyer, Mr. Mudau, the group remains in custody with their next court appearance scheduled for 1 April 2026.
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Rumbidzai Chigandiwa
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Simbarashe Chadya
*Babies name’s*
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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
Limpopo Division
Lufuno Tshivhavhe Attorneys
17 Irwin Street
Musina
[Logo: National Prosecuting Authority South Africa]
REPRESENTATIONS: STATE VS MUZWONDIWE EUNICE AND 3 OTHERS
Dear Sir
Above matter as well as your representation dated 26/05/2025 which was received on even date refers.
Writer notes that the representation is made without the contents of the case docket having been discovered to yourself.
Writer records that the investigations in this matter have not been completed and is still ongoing.
Writer therefore views the representation to be premature considering that the full ambit of the evidence against your clients is not known to you.
Writer will however consider the representation in the light of the evidence which is at the disposal of the State at this stage of the investigations. You are free to make further representations once the investigations are complete and once you have been furnished with a copy of the relevant case docket.
It appears to be common cause from the representations that your clients were arrested on 22/4/2025 at the Beitbridge border post as they attempted to leave the RSA without the required documentation, they being undocumented and illegal foreigners. Your clients have since been convicted and sentenced and are awaiting deportation. The deportation process has now been suspended as your clients have been charged on the present matter.
Writer takes note of your submissions that there appears to be no prima facie case based on the versions provided to you by your clients. Writer wishes to point out that your clients’ versions are utterly self-serving and has not been tested in a Court of law.
[Footer text is partially illegible due to blur and small size, but appears to contain contact details including Tel: +27 15 045 0200 and an address at Biccard Street, Limpopo High Court, Polokwane]
Madzibaba Lenny
March 2025: $3,000 paid at Sekani’s house in Bulawayo after a staged ritual to “remove snakes” from a wardrobe.
March–August 2025: $300 paid in Norton to remove an alleged “evil organism” from the daughter’s stomach.
March–June 2025: $9,500 handed over to the prophet after the forced sale of a Toyota Hilux because the money was deemed “contaminated.”
June 2025: $500 paid as the remaining balance from the Toyota Hilux sale to further appease “unhappy spirits.”
March–August 2025: $2,200 lost from the forced sale of a Mazda Demio after the prophet claimed a spiritual instruction was misunderstood.
March–August 2025: $7,000 Toyota Aqua towed to Entumbane and seized by the prophet (this vehicle was eventually recovered).
Ongoing: $250 paid for consultation fees, alongside additional demands for the prophet’s bus fare and food.
8 December 2025: Madzibaba Lenny remanded for trial at the Bulawayo courts.
