Man to face the music as acquittal overturned
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter An Epworth man who was acquitted three years ago for defrauding Harare businessman, Douglas Mamvura of about $350 000 after deposing him of control of a business...
View ArticleWoman ‘double dips’ on child upkeep
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter A Harare woman is milking two men of maintenance fees after using both to obtain two different births certificates for her nine-year-old daughter, the court heard...
View ArticleMan smokes dagga in taxi
Runesu Gwidi Herald Correspondent A daring Chivi man recently caused a stir after he openly smoked marijuana in a pirate taxi, before he severely assaulted the driver for trying to reprimand him. Pride...
View ArticleVendor runs amok, beats municipal cops
Sharon Chiware Midlands Reporter A man who ran amok and attacked two municipal police officers was last week arraigned before a Gweru magistrate facing assault charges. The incident happened after the...
View ArticleWidow weeps in murder trial
Martha Leboho Masvingo Correspondent A Masvingo widow on Monday brought business at Masvingo High Court to a halt when she wept uncontrollably while giving evidence during the trial of a man accused of...
View ArticleCon-woman dupes desperate cash seekers
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A con-woman from Chitungwiza duped 11 people of over $800 through EcoCash after indicating to her victims that she could help them get hard cash from her husband’s...
View ArticleChipinge woman robbed, gang-raped
Luthando Mapepa Chipinge Correspondent TWO Chipinge men appeared in court on Monday for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman, before robbing her of her macadamia nuts worth over $1 000. Boniface...
View ArticleOver 50 arrested for drug trafficking since 2012
Crime Reporter MORE than 50 Zimbabweans, mostly women, have been arrested in various countries since 2012 for drug trafficking. Drug cartels have been increasingly using Zimbabweans as mules to...
View ArticleCon-woman dupes desperate cash seekers
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A con-woman from Chitungwiza duped 11 people of over $800 through EcoCash after indicating to her victims that she could help them get hard cash from her husband’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chiwenga sues Moyo
Prof MoyoDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantino Dominic Guveya Nyikadzino Chiwenga has slapped Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and...
View Article‘I knew my wife was a prostitute’
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A Chitungwiza man, who admitted in court that he knew that his wife was a prostitute, left the gallery spellbound after he vowed to pay a bride price for her.Anyway...
View ArticleTrio up for stocktheft
Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midlands Correspondent An ex-policeman, who teamed up with his two accomplices and allegedly stole seven herd of cattle in Lower Gweru, were yesterday arraigned before Gweru provincial...
View Article20 years for raping mentally ill niece
Fortunate Gora Mash West Correspondent A ZVIMBA man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping his 23- year-old mentally ill niece twice. Christopher Mutandagavi (63) of Mutandagavi Village...
View ArticlePay up, Chinese firm ordered
Razemba Crime Reporter China Aid State Construction Company has been ordered to pay more than $37 000 as terminal benefits to 33 former employees.The 33 workers were previously employed as artisans...
View ArticleMilitary intervention legal, court rules
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The intervention by the military to pacify a deteriorating social, political and economic environment, which subsequently led to the resignation of former President...
View ArticleFidelity Printers boss in court for abuse of office
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter Fidelity Printers and Refiners head of gold operations Mehluleli Dube is appearing at Harare Magistrates’ Court on allegations of approving a $183 000 gold purchase...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chombo,Chipanga bid for freedom
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter Former Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo and ex-Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzanai Chipanga (pictured above) will appear in court today for their bail application after...
View ArticleMan jailed 20yrs for killing mom
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter A Murehwa man, who attempted to forcibly bed his mother before strangling her to death will now spend 20 years behind bars. Titus Mafuka (36) of Chidhakwa Village...
View Article15 years for raping niece
Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A Harare man was last week sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his three-year-old niece. Harare magistrate Ms Bianca Makwande sentenced the 28-year-old man to 15...
View ArticleSend cops to jail, State tells court
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter The State last week persuaded the court to impose a custodial sentence on five police officers who gouged a civilian’s right eye after assaulting him with baton at...
View Article