17 perish in accidents
Freeman Razemba and Munyaradzi Musiiwa SEVENTEEN people were killed, while several others were injured in the last two days in road traffic accidents in Gweru and Marondera. Chief police spokesperson...
View ArticleMini-skirts, trousers ruin marriage
Prosper Dembedza Court Reporter A Harare woman reportedly divorced her husband for reprimanding her against wearing trousers and miniskirts, the Civil Court heard yesterday. Henry Mandipaka claimed...
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Fake notes syndicate busted
Crime Reporter Three suspects believed to be behind a syndicate manufacturing fake United States dollar notes have been arrested in Gokwe with $2 150 in counterfeit notes.Elisha Matongo (26), Tawanda...
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Trio in court for occupying MP’s land
Daniel Kachere Court Correspondent Three people appeared in court recently for unlawfully occupying a piece of land belonging to Zanu-PF Central Committee member and Buhera North legislator Cde William...
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Three villagers jailed for assaulting lands officers
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau Three villagers from Makonde in Mashonaland West have been sentenced to eight months in prison each for assaulting lands officers pegging unoccupied plots at a farm...
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Unfair labour practices cost SPB
Mr KuwazaDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter The decision by the State Procurement Board chairman Mr Charles Kuwaza to unlawfully fire a finance director, has proved costly as the board is now set to...
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Boy (9) shoots brother
Snr Asst Comm CharambaFreeman Razemba Crime Reporter A nine-year-old boy accidentally shot and injured his brother in the stomach with a pistol in Waterfalls, Harare, last week. The boy got hold of the...
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Jailed mbanje grower’s wife weeps in court
Daniel Kachere Court Correspondent A woman wept uncontrollably in court yesterday when her husband was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for cultivating 13 dagga plants at their Borrowdale home in...
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Armed robber jailed 10 years
Daniel Kachere Court Correspondent A 24-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to an effective 10 years imprisonment for committing a spate of armed robberies targeting service stations in and around...
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Black Opal winner snitches clothing
Mercy KamanuraFungai Lupande Court Reporter Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe second princess Mercy Kamanura appeared in court yesterday charged with stealing a jumpsuit worth $40 from Edgars. Kamanura (24)...
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Sugar daddy thrown behind bars
jailLovemore Meya Court CorrespondentA 44-year-old divorcee in Chitungwiza who fell in love with a 15-year-old girl and impregnated her was last Friday slapped with an effective three-year jail term...
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Housemaid’s extradition to SA suspended
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The extradition of the Zimbabwean housemaid who allegedly stole R1,5 million, hundreds of euros and British pounds from her employer in South Africa early this year...
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Wives’ jibe blamed for prison riots
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A prison officer who mocked inmates at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison saying his colleagues were having quality time frying sausages with the prisoners’ wives while...
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Chikumba’s argument valid, High Court rules
Peter ChikumbaFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The High Court has ruled that jailed former Air Zimbabwe Holdings chief executive Peter Chikumba’s application for bail pending appeal should be heard...
View ArticleBrother stabs sister for refusing to join church
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A Harare man stabbed his sister with a knife and broke her arm as punishment for refusing to join his church, the Civil Court heard yesterday. Sofia Marovha claimed...
View ArticleCorrupt Beitbridge Border Post cop fined
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 31-year-old police officer stationed at Beitbridge Border Post was yesterday fined $500 for using a counterfeit receipt book to collect fines from undocumented...
View ArticleCops fight at Civil Court
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent THERE was drama at the Harare Civil Court yesterday when two police officers, a man and a woman, fought over a maintenance claim verdict before being arrested and...
View Article73-year old rapes Grade 7 pupil
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A 73-YEAR-OLD Seke man raped a 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil and gave her a mobile phone in a bid to silence her. Cloud Kaseke of Chigumbu Village was arrested after the...
View ArticleMayor acquitted on wife-bashing charge
Court Correspondent Chitungwiza Mayor Phillip Mutoti, who was facing charges of harassing and assaulting his wife Alice Kuvheya (31) after accusing her of stealing his $50, was acquitted last week...
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Gomwe contests ruling
Godwin GomweFungai Lupande Court Reporter—- Convicted former Zanu-PF Harare Youth League chairperson Godwin Gomwe has appealed against his conviction and 70 hours of community service at the High...
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