Prince Dubeko Sibanda

Prince Dubeko Sibanda
Prince Dubeko Sibanda
Nationality	Zimbabwean
Citizenship	Zimbabwe
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Being a Member of Palriament
Political party	MDC Alliance

Prince Dubeko Sibanda is a politician and a former member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), formerly MDC Alliance. He was elected into Parliament in July 2013 to represent Binga North Constituency and he was reelected in the July 2018 elections and Zimbabwe By-elections (March 2022) for the CCC.

Personal Details

Born: 10 February 1972 in Binga. ^[1]

School / Education

He studied Law at the University of South Africa. ^[1]

Service / Career

He worked for ZRP for 12 years and attained the rank of Inspector. ^[1]

Political

In 2006 he joined the MDC-T and was elected secretary for Hwange West district. In 2007, he contested the party primary elections for the post of MP, but lost to former MP Patrick Sibanda. He went back to Victoria Falls and served as a councillor for Ward 11 (Mkhosana) for five years, from 2008 to 2013.

He served as party provincial secretary for the welfare, treasury and logistics committee for Matabeleland North and he was elected legislator for Binga North constituency during the 31 July 2017 harmonised elections.

He contested in the 2018 elections and won becoming Member of Parliament for Binga North.

In the Zimbabwe By-elections (March 2022) Dubeko Prince Sibanda of the CCC won the parliament seat for Binga North. ^[2]

In the 2022 By-Elections, (see Zimbabwe By-elections (March_2022)) Binga North returned to Parliament:

Prince Dubeko Sibanda of CCC with 10 130 votes,
Kudakwashe M. Munsaka of Zanu-PF with 7 971 votes,
Peggie Mudimba of MDC Alliance with 356 votes,
Disciple Mukuli, Independent, with 220 votes,
Clive Muzamba of UDA with 136 votes.

He was re-elected Binga North MP on a CCC ticket in the 23 August 2023 Harmonised Elections. Sibanda, was, however, among 15 CCC legislators who were recalled from Parliament by Sengezo Tshabangu in October 2023.

On 02 February 2024, Sibanda announced his resignation from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). In a letter addressed to Zimbabweans in general and the former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa, who turned 46 this Friday, in particular, Sibanda said the party has been heavily infiltrated by State agents and is now “beyond redemption”.^[3]

Events

Rape Allegations

In 2018, he was accused of drugging and raping a 17-year-old schoolgirl and to have offered the teenager’s father $4,000 to cover up the crime. ^[4] He was found not guilty and acquitted. Hwange regional magistrate, Dambudzo Malunga, said the State had failed to prove a rape case against Sibanda and cleared him of the crime. The magistrate said the complainant, who was 17 years old when the alleged rape occurred in November 2013, was not a credible witness as she kept changing stories during the trial. The court also expressed concern about the period the victim took to report the alleged rape, which only came to light after her family discovered she had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The court also established that the girl was given and accepted $20 after the alleged rape, while the State led by Tawanda Sigauke couldn’t prove any drugging.^[5]