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City woman sued 20k for adultery

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter A HARARE woman who dated a married workmate and gave birth to four children during the subsistence of the adulterous affair is now being sued for damages amounting...

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Chinhoyi teacher acquitted of theft

Blessings Chidakwa Mash West Correspondent A TEACHER at Chinhoyi High School was acquitted of theft after witnesses failed to attend court. Mzerura Musindo (48) of 505 Chitambo Suburb in Chinhoyi...

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Mutoko man murdered over cigarette

Rutendo Rori Marondera Correspondent A 27-year- old man from Mutoko, who is suspected to be mentally ill, was on Monday arrested for murdering another man over a cigarette. The deceased’s body was...

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Wheel thief jailed

Rutendo Rori Marondera Correspondent A 34-year old Marondera man was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail for breaking into people’s homes and stealing their vehicle wheels and batteries....

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ZPCS sued over death row inmates

Retired Major-General ZimondiDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter  A GROUP of lawyers doing public interest litigation for free have taken the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to...

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Bail for ‘boo boys’

Codelia Mondela Bulawayo Bureau FOUR people from Bulawayo accused of booing First Lady Dr Amai Grace Mugabe at the Zanu-PF Presidential Youth Interface Rally held last Saturday at White City Stadium...

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Chinese trio cleared of cash vending

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Three Chinese nationals, who were being accused of cash vending after they were found in possession of $50 000 worth of bond notes, were last week cleared of any...

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‘PPU committed to security of leadership, diplomats’

Joyce Mukucha Herald Reporter The Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Protection Unit (PPU) is committed to enhancing the safety and security of the country’s top leadership and the diplomatic community who are...

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Pair in trouble over hospital fraud

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Two more people have been arrested on allegations of fleecing Harare Central Hospital of more than $68 000 bringing the number of people nabbed in connection with...

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Govt deploys teams in human trafficking fight

Crime Reporter GOVERNMENT will deploy labour inspectors and social workers across the country to examine suspected exploitative working conditions that are linked to human trafficking. Speaking at a...

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Forging DStv trademark backfires

Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter Advertising products with a forged DStv trademark has backfired for a 21-year-old Harare woman who was yesterday fined $100. Rumbidzai Evelyn Sibanda was convicted by...

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Co-accused disowns Mutoti

Phillip MutotiLovemore Meya Court Correspondent Former Chitungwiza Municipality acting housing director Kennedy Dube yesterday turned on his co-accused, suspended mayor Phillip Mutoti, saying he...

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Trio jailed for $30 robbery

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Three Harare men will spend the next three years in prison for stealing goods worth $30 from a house in Mt Pleasant at knifepoint. Tatenda Chiura, Brighton Chokwenda...

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Zim murder suspect escapes jail in SA

Crime Reporter A Zimbabwean man who was recently arrested in South Africa in connection with the murder of a doctor and the attempted murder of his wife in the neighbouring country escaped from police...

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Unpaid work for striking hubby

Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter A 32-year-old woman will perform 210 hours of unpaid work after she was found guilty of striking her husband on the head with an empty bottle. Yolanda Chitimbe of...

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Armed robberies worry police

Snr Asst Comm CharambaCrime Reporter Police have expressed concern over armed robbery and murder cases that have been recorded in various parts of the country since last month. In a statement, chief...

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Cops urged to maintain standards

Victor Maphosa Herald Correspondent POLICE have been urged to spread messages of peace and to maintain high standards of discipline by ensuring that symbiotic and cordial relations that exist between...

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Sulu child care case postponed

Suluman ChimbetuTendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter The maintenance case involving Orchestra Dendera Kings leader Sulumani Chimbetu and ex-wife Marygold Mutemasango was yesterday postponed to Monday...

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Life jail for killing father

Runesu Gwidi Masvingo Correspondent A Chiredzi man has been sentenced to life in prison by a Masvingo High Court judge after he fatally struck his father with an axe in June last year and buried his...

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Man rapes brother’s daughter

Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau A HWEDZA man has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for raping his brother’s 16- year-old daughter. Taurai Gorwa (40) of Zviyambe Village was initially sentenced to...

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