MDC-T’s BVR challenge hearing today
Justice MakarauFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter MDC-T’s application challenging President Mugabe’s proclamation of biometric voter registration (BVR) dates is expected to be heard today in the High...
View ArticleBoy (10) kills schoolmate
Lovemore Kadzura Herald Correspondent A TEN-YEAR-OLD Rusape primary school pupil allegedly fatally assaulted his nine-year-old schoolmate over wild fruits last Thursday evening.The pupils were on their...
View ArticleCelebration Church disputes water bill
Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter The Celebration Church has disputed the water bill presented by the Harare City Council that ranks it among Harare’s biggest church debtors arguing that the city was...
View ArticleFungisai pleads guilty
Fungisai ZvakavapanoFungai Lupande Court Reporter Musician Fungisai Zvakavapano yesterday pleaded guilty to negligent driving after her vehicle bumped into a vehicle that she was trailing too closely....
View Article‘Mugwadi has a case to answer’
Tererai MugwadiLovemore Meya Court Correspondent Musician Tererai Mugwadi’s application for discharge was yesterday dismissed by a Chitungwiza magistrate who ruled that the musician has a case to...
View ArticleFight human trafficking: Chihuri
Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine ChihuriFreeman Razemba Crime Reporter Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has challenged law enforcement agents in Africa to deal “harshly” with...
View ArticleMDC-T’s BVR case deferred
Mr MwonzoraFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The High Court has postponed to Thursday the hearing of the MDC-T’s application challenging President Mugabe’s proclamation of biometric voter...
View ArticleLATEST: Fake stamps trio further remanded
Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau The bail application hearing for three Zimbabwean nationals who were recently arrested by South Africa’s special crime unit, the Hawks, for possession of three fake...
View ArticleMan up for unlawful transfer of pistol
Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A 62-year-old Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly giving a pistol to his friend who used it to commit suicide at a local hotel. Timothy Munetsi appeared...
View ArticleCop in trouble over stolen guns
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A police sergeant yesterday appeared in court accused of stealing 10 loaded rifles at the National Armoury and supplying them to poachers. Alouis Mabika (46) appeared...
View ArticleCouncil workers’ boss wins appeal
Mr BunguFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Harare Municipality Workers’ Union chairman Cosmas Bungu has won an appeal to annul the arbitral proceedings that confirmed his dismissal from employment in...
View ArticleInterpol gears for indaba
Dr StockCrime Reporter INTERPOL secretary-general Dr Jürgen Stock says member countries need to come up with an international response to regional and international crime threats, as the organisation...
View ArticleFungisai fined $200 for negligent driving
Fungisai ZvakavapanoFungai Lupande Court Reporter Musician Fungisai Zvakavapano was yesterday fined $200 for negligent driving.Zvakavapano (36) caused a road traffic accident when she drove too close...
View ArticleCash, gold stolen from exhibit room
Court Reporter An official in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in charge of exhibits at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts allegedly stole various exhibits which included $990 and fake United...
View ArticleMan goes berserk, torches mother’s hut
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau A man from Somabula, outside Gweru, allegedly used a wire to secure from outside, the door of a hut in which his mother and two siblings were sleeping and set it on...
View ArticleDuo fined for tortoise possession
Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A Domboshava man and his colleague were yesterday fined $100 each or four months in prison for illegal possession of a tortoise. Zhuwawu Kahuni (36) and Wilbert...
View ArticleThieving rapist jailed 19 years
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A robber who broke into a tuckshop where the female shopkeeper was sleeping and stole all the goods before raping her twice at knife point, was yesterday sentenced...
View ArticleJealous ‘suitor’ stabs rival over prostitute
Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A Harare man appeared in court on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing a Hatcliffe rival over a sex worker. Ephraim Gumbo (26) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Elisha...
View ArticlePolice launch blitz on illegal meat vendors
Illegal meat vendorsMunyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Bureau POLICE have launched a nationwide clampdown on illegal meat vendors and backyard food outlets as part of measures to fight livestock theft. The...
View ArticleMan up for bestiality
Chipo Sabeta in Chinhoyi A Murombedzi man was caught sexually abusing a dog belonging to a local businessman in the kitchen. Tapiwa Mwinga (34) has since appeared before Chinhoyi magistrate Ms Letwin...
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