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Love for bacon lands trio in court

Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter An undercover security guard nabbed three individuals who were shoplifting at Pick n’ Pay Supermarket in Kamfinsa, Harare. Mercy Machadu (33), Tatenda Dube (26) and...

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MP loses irrigation equipment

Cde NyamupingaFungai Lupande Court Reporter Zanu-PF Goromonzi West legislator Cde Beatrice Nyamupinga allegedly lost irrigation equipment worth over $8 000 to another farmer at Mara Estate, Ep-...

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‘Madman’ breaks into Bruce Chiyangwa’s house

Bruce ChiyangwaFungai Lupande Court Reporter A knife-wielding man suspected to be mentally disturbed broke into Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa’s son Bruce’s Borrowdale home in Harare last Monday.Jerry...

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Killer robbers face fresh charges

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Three suspected robbers who allegedly attacked people in Harare and Ruwa, killing four and seriously injuring eight others, have appeared in court facing fresh...

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Funeral wake thief fined

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Chitungwiza man stunned the gallery last week when he claimed that he eked a living from stealing at funeral wakes in the town.Shillati Makanda (20) said this when he...

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Jailed ‘self-defence’ maid freed on bail

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Harare housemaid jailed for stabbing a gardener in the heart after he tried to rape her at a house in Chisipite, has been granted bail pending determination of her...

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BUSE, SOS farm dispute spills into Supreme Court

Supreme CourtFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The farm wrangle between Bindura University of Science Education and SOS Children’s Village Association of Zimbabwe has spilled into the Supreme...

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Armed robbers pounce on Dema hospital

The entrance to Kunaka Hospital at Dema Growth Point which was robbed last Friday. — Picture by Justin MutendaMargaret Matibiri Herald Reporter A gang of four robbers armed with pistols and iron bars...

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Forex dealer killed over fake rands

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Five Harare men who fatally assaulted a suspected fraudster appeared in court yesterday facing charges of murder. The five are Clement Radzokota (62), Taona Chiwanga...

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1 Mvuma bus crash victim still unidentified

Snr Asst Comm CharambaCrime Reporter The remains of one of the passengers who died when a South Africa-bound Proliner bus was side-swiped by a haulage truck before catching fire along the...

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Cop steals $13 000 pension from aunt

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A police officer from the ZRP’s Police Protection Unit allegedly stole more than $13 000 from his aunt after he used her ATM card to swipe and purchase goods at...

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‘Prophet’ gets 28 years for armed robbery

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A self-proclaimed prophet and his 17-year-old aide have been jailed for 28 and 18 years respectively for masterminding an armed robbery at Jalukanga Business Centre,...

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‘Unrepentant’ killer kombi driver jailed 4 years

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter An unrepentant commuter omnibus driver, who hit a pedestrian and dragged her with his vehicle for several metres resulting in her death, was yesterday sentenced to...

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Female ‘rapists’ back on the prowl

Supt Paul NyathiCrime Reporter Female “rapists” have resurfaced following recent reported cases in which two men were sexually assaulted after they were offered lifts by seven women in two separate...

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Robbers pose as City of Harare employees

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Three suspected robbers posed as City of Harare employees and gained entry into one of their victims’ premises on the pretext they intended to install prepaid water...

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Unpaid work for ‘callous’ mom

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Chitungwiza woman who poured hot candle wax on two minor children’s hands before hitting them with a knife for eating potatoes without her permission has been sentenced...

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11 up for stealing 6kg gold

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Eleven men who allegedly pounced on Tolrose Mine in Kadoma last year and stole over 6 kilogrammes of gold concentrate at gunpoint will tomorrow stand trial at the Harare...

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Harare, Chitungwiza councils feud over $7 million debt

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Harare City Council (HCC) has taken Chitungwiza Municipality to the High Court over an outstanding water bill amounting to $7,2 million. The two local authorities...

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Couple faces jail for ill-treating 2-year-old

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Chitungwiza couple yesterday begged a court for forgiveness after they fractured the arm of their two-year-old daughter for soiling herself. The malnourished toddler...

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CIO, police tiff escalates

Snr Asst Comm CharambaTendai Rupapa and Margaret Matibiri The row between the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and police over alleged corruption investigations of senior officers in both camps...

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