Zimbabwe: Man Jailed After Setting Food Vendor Alight in Dispute Over Change

A 32-year-old man from Mazowe has been sentenced to four years in prison after he poured petrol on a food vendor and set her on fire during an argument over change, prosecutors have said.

Kudakwashe Nyeverai of Jumbo Mine in Mazowe was convicted of attempted murder by the Bindura Regional Magistrates’ Court following the March attack.

In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said Nyeverai was initially sentenced to five years in prison, with one year suspended on…