Man rapes teenage mum
Sharon Chiware Midlands Reporter A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Shurugwi has been sentenced to 17 years for raping a teenage mother. Makiwa Chivika of Gombingo Village in Shurugwi had pleaded guilty to rape...
View ArticleAspiring nurses swindled of $60k
Masvingo Bureau Police have busted one of the largest fraud syndicates in Zimbabwe, which swindled desperate job-seekers of more than $60 000 for fake nurse training vacancies at Masvingo Provincial...
View ArticleHigh Court to sentence Kuwait human trafficker
High court of ZimbabweFungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter The 30-year-old woman who facilitated the trafficking of five Zimbabwean women to Kuwait where they were turned into slaves, faces life...
View ArticleWarrant of arrest for bestiality
John Murwira Mash West Correspondent A warrant of arrest has been issued against a Zvimba man, who failed to appear before the Chinhoyi Magistrates Court to answer to charges of bestiality.Tapiwa...
View ArticleWoman fatally stabbed over 25 cents
Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midlands Correspondent TWO armed robbers from Zvishavane yesterday appeared in court for allegedly fatally stabbing a woman before robbing her of 25 cents and a bottle of purified...
View ArticleTrio nabbed for robbery
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Three men have been arrested here for allegedly abducting and robbing a money changer of $3 550 at knife- point.Sindiso Moyo (29), Gerald Labison (23) and Enald Ndebele...
View ArticleReveller assaults woman over music
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter A 32-year-old Harare man allegedly pushed a female reveller off a high veranda, fracturing her leg in the process, while attacking her for turning off the music in...
View ArticleEx-minister Chidhakwa in court
Walter ChidhakwaFungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter FORMER Minister of Mines and Mining Development Walter Chidhakwa yesterday appeared in court charged with abuse of office after reportedly...
View ArticleMan rapes niece, records act
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Recording a video while raping his 15-year-old niece has backfired for a 23-year-old Chitungwiza man after the footage leaked. The man is employed as a security guard...
View Article16 vendors in the dock
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter At least 16 vendors who were arrested on Monday by municipal police for selling their wares on pavements and road side-walks on Wednesday appeared in court.Netsai...
View ArticleMade, Machaya arrested
Dr MadeHerald Reporters FORMER ministers Joseph Made and Jason Machaya have been arrested for abuse of office. Made, who is a former Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister, is...
View ArticleHarare suspends town clerk, directors
Mrs NcubeInnocent Ruwende Senior Reporter The Harare City Council has suspended acting town Clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube and three other directors on allegations of financial abuse following a report by a...
View ArticleMachaya remanded in custody
Jason MachayaMunyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Bureau Former Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Jason Machaya on Saturday appeared before a Gokwe magistrate’s court facing charges of criminal...
View ArticleTransport operators warned against fare hikes
Ngoni KatsvairoCrime Reporter Transport operators associations have urged operators and their employees to charge stipulated fares that are on their fare tables and avoid overcharging commuters during...
View ArticleSuspected thief fatally assaulted
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter Five neighbours from Glen Lorne, Harare, appeared in court last week on allegations of fatally assaulting a suspected thief they caught in their area. Samuel...
View ArticleMan up for exporting $1m jewellery
Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter A 34-year-old Harare man is appearing in court on allegations of fraudulently exporting gold jewellery worth over one million dollars to Namibia and South...
View ArticleSA cops round up illegal immigrants
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau South African police have arrested over 150 people, among them Zimbabweans, for violating immigration laws. It is understood that the ongoing operation is covering...
View ArticleConcern over rise in stocktheft cases
Crime Reporter The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has expressed concern over an increase in livestock theft during the festive season and urged farmers to be vigilant of the criminals.Although no...
View Article2 foreigners fined for overstaying
Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A Chinese national was yesterday fined $250 or face two months imprisonment for staying in Zimbabwe without a valid permit.Liu Peiyang (31) was convicted by Harare...
View ArticleChurch thief locked up 6 months
Lovemore Meya Court Reporter Stealing a cellphone worth $350 during a church service in Chitungwiza proved costly for a thief who was sentenced to effective six months in prison. Bongani Kunaka (28) of...
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