{"id":53572,"date":"2026-03-22T22:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53572"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:47:03","slug":"zaoga-security-guard-stabbed-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/22\/zaoga-security-guard-stabbed-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAOGA Security Guard Stabbed To Death \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>ZAOGA Security Guard Stabbed To Death<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By A Correspondent<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Armed robbers in Harare have stabbed to death a ZAOGA church security guard, Walter Mapfumo.<\/p>\n<p>The brutal murder happened at the church\u2019s Marlborough branch on 15 March.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Walter Mapfumo, who was on duty guarding the church premises along Harare Drive, was fatally attacked on 15 March after a group of armed robbers stormed the property.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the assailants gained entry by climbing over the perimeter wall before confronting Mapfumo. They allegedly attempted to take him hostage, but he resisted, leading to a violent confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>The attackers then subjected him to extreme brutality before proceeding to steal money from the church.<\/p>\n<p>Mapfumo was stabbed multiple times in the chest and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking nature of the attack has left the local community in mourning, with many describing Mapfumo as a dedicated and hardworking man who died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>Police are expected to launch investigations into the incident, while calls are growing for enhanced security at places of worship.<\/p>\n<p>He is remembered for his commitment to his work and his courage in the face of danger.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#ZAOGA #Security #Guard #Stabbed #Death #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZAOGA Security Guard Stabbed To Death By A Correspondent\u00a0\u2014 Armed robbers in Harare have stabbed to death a ZAOGA church&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[466,6694,4242,202,760,1334,7145],"class_list":["post-53572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-death","tag-eduzim","tag-guard","tag-news","tag-security","tag-stabbed","tag-zaoga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53572"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53574,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53572\/revisions\/53574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}