By Mary TaruvingaA PROMINENT safari business operator from Bulawayo has been hauled before the courts facing 12 counts of stock theft involving over 500 cattle worth nearly half a million US dollars.Timothy John Schultz, 57, of Khumalo, appeared at the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court accused of stealing cattle valued at US$472,000 from Maphaneni Ranch in Kezi over an eight-month period.According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), between August 2024 and April 2025, Schultz allegedly misled a ranch worker into believing he was authorised by the complainant, Fbris Luka Ignatius, to sell the cattle in order to pay salaries.“The accused person sold the cattle to an abattoir, set the prices himself and converted the proceeds for personal gain,” the NPAZ said.No cattle have been recovered Prosecutors allege Schultz systematically carried out the thefts before being arrested.He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025.If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws A PROMINENT safari business operator from Bulawayo has been hauled before the courts facing 12 counts of stock theft involving over 500 cattle worth nearly half a million US dollars Timothy John Schultz, 57, of Khumalo, appeared at the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court accused of stealing cattle valued at US$472,000 from Maphaneni Ranch in Kezi over an eight-month period.According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), between August 2024 and April 2025, Schultz allegedly misled a ranch worker into believing he was authorised by the complainant, Fbris Luka Ignatius, to sell the cattle in order to pay salaries.“The accused person sold the cattle to an abattoir, set the prices himself and converted the proceeds for personal gain,” the NPAZ said.No cattle have been recovered
Prosecutors allege Schultz systematically carried out the thefts before being arrested.He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025.If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws Timothy John Schultz, 57, of Khumalo, appeared at the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court accused of stealing cattle valued at US$472,000 from Maphaneni Ranch in Kezi over an eight-month period According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), between August 2024 and April 2025, Schultz allegedly misled a ranch worker into believing he was authorised by the complainant, Fbris Luka Ignatius, to sell the cattle in order to pay salaries.“The accused person sold the cattle to an abattoir, set the prices himself and converted the proceeds for personal gain,” the NPAZ said.No cattle have been recovered Prosecutors allege Schultz systematically carried out the thefts before being arrested.He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025.If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws
According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ), between August 2024 and April 2025, Schultz allegedly misled a ranch worker into believing he was authorised by the complainant, Fbris Luka Ignatius, to sell the cattle in order to pay salaries “The accused person sold the cattle to an abattoir, set the prices himself and converted the proceeds for personal gain,” the NPAZ said.No cattle have been recovered Prosecutors allege Schultz systematically carried out the thefts before being arrested.He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025.If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws “The accused person sold the cattle to an abattoir, set the prices himself and converted the proceeds for personal gain,” the NPAZ said
No cattle have been recovered Prosecutors allege Schultz systematically carried out the thefts before being arrested.He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025.If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws No cattle have been recovered Prosecutors allege Schultz systematically carried out the thefts before being arrested
He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025.If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws He has been remanded in custody until August 14, 2025 If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws If convicted, Schultz faces lengthy imprisonment under Zimbabwe’s stringent anti-stock theft laws.
Source: Newzimbabwe
