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Zim man killed for bread
02/08/2007 17:13 - (SA)
Harare - A man was killed in a scuffle over a loaf of bread in Zimbabwe, where food shortages are worsening, press reports said on Thursday.
The man, believed to have been an illegal gold panner, was killed on Thursday on the outskirts of the city of Gweru, central Zimbabwe, the official Herald daily said.
The report said the man bought a loaf of bread on credit from a woman running a small shop. Half an hour later, five men, including the shopowner's husband, confronted the man and his brother and demanded cash for the bread.
"A misunderstanding ensued about the matter resulting in the five men assaulting the two brothers with fists, iron bars and stones," police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko said.
One of the men died of his injuries later that night. Police have arrested the five alleged assailants, according to the Herald.
Bread is in critical short supply in Zimbabwe following President Robert Mugabe's controversial price blitz early last month. Price inspectors demand that bread, where available, be sold at just $1.50 at the official rate of exchange per loaf. - Sapa-dpa
- SAPA
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