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In an unusual case of workplace dispute, a former security guard has been charged for violating wildlife regulations after using unconventional means to demand unpaid wages from her previous employer.
Sithembiso Budzirikawa, aged 58, was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court for removing a live tortoise from its natural habitat and transporting it to the office of her former workplace, Cliff Security.
According to the prosecution, Budzirikawa was employed by Cliff Security from April to August 2023. When she was owed an undisclosed amount of money upon her departure from the company, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
On August 21, 2024, Budzirikawa arrived at the Cliff Security office, carrying a white bucket.
Inside the bucket was a live tortoise, which she had removed from the Chabwino farm in Goromonzi without a permit, in violation of the Parks and Wildlife Act.
She had painted the tortoise with red floor polish and tied it with a red cloth containing pinned needles.
Budzirikawa demanded that the company pay her the money she was owed. When the company, represented by human resources manager Cassius Nyemudzwa, failed to comply, she released the tortoise onto the office floor, threatening that the animal would use its “supernatural powers” to retrieve the money.
Nyemudzwa reported the incident to the police, and upon Budzirikawa’s arrest, she was unable to produce a license or permit allowing her to transport the tortoise.
In her defence, Budzirikawa told the presiding magistrate, Ruth Moyo, that she was driven to such measures out of desperation to provide for her children, as she had not received the money owed to her by the company.
Magistrate Moyo ordered Budzirikawa to pay a fine of US$300 by September 30, 2024, or face three months’ imprisonment for the wildlife violation.
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A lady took a tortoise from the wild to scare her old boss for not paying her. She painted the tortoise red and threatened with its "powers" if she wasn't paid. She was taken to court and given a fine of $300.

Security Guard Scares Ex-Employer With Painted Tortoise

A Harare woman has been fined $300 by the Harare Magistrates’ Court after she used a tortoise to threaten her boss over unpaid wages.
Sithembiso Budzirikawa (58) appeared before the court on charges of contravening the Wildlife Act.
The court heard that on August 21, 2024, Budzirikawa took a live tortoise from the Chabwino farm in Goromonzi to her workplace, where she demanded her unpaid wages.
Upon realizing she would not receive the money, Budzirikawa threatened the Human Resources Manager with the tortoise, saying she would use it to get her money.
The tortoise was covered in red floor polish, and a red piece of cloth with needles was tied around it.
A police report was filed, and Budzirikawa was unable to produce a permit authorising her to move the tortoise, leading to her arrest.
She was convicted and sentenced to pay a $300 fine or serve 3 months in prison.
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A woman was fined $300 for threatening her boss with a tortoise over unpaid wages. The woman took the tortoise to work and demanded her money. When she didn't get it, she threatened her boss with the tortoise. The tortoise had red floor polish on it and needles tied around it. The woman didn't have a permit for the tortoise and was arrested. She was fined $300 or faced 3 months in prison.

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