HARARE
–
As
she
stood
triumphant
on
a
stage
in
Greece
on
Thursday
after
becoming
the
first
woman
and
first
African
to
lead
the
International
Olympic
Committee,
sports
minister
Kirsty
Coventry
had
more
than
one
reason
to
celebrate.
Back
home,
police
were
making
headway
in
their
investigation
into
a
March
10
armed
robbery
at
her
parents’
house
in
Harare
during
which
cash
and
valuables
worth
over
$90,000
were
stolen,
including
some
of
her
Olympic
paraphernalia.
Two
brothers,
John
and
Mike
Nongwe,
are
due
to
appear
in
court
on
Friday
charged
over
the
home
invasion,
law
enforcement
sources
told
ZimLive.
The
duo,
armed
with
guns,
held
Coventry’s
parents
Robert
Edwin
and
Lyn
Coventry
hostage
after
tying
their
hands
and
legs
with
shoelaces
in
Harare’s
Glen
Lorne
neighbourhood.
They
ransacked
the
house
and
stole
$15,000
cash,
jewellery
worth
US$60,000,
three
hair
driers,
Coventry’s
Olympic
swimsuits,
travelling
bags,
hearing
aids
valued
at
US$5,000
and
three
hunting
firearms.
Police
have
recovered
some
of
the
stolen
items.