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Gold panners get combined 106 years for murder

Patrick Chitumba Midlands Bureau Chief SIX Zvishavane gold panners have been sentenced to a combined 106 years in prison for fatally striking a man with a log during a revenge mission on residents of...

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UPDATED: Hubby killer attacks mother

Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A Masvingo woman, who is facing murder charges for killing her husband in cold blood and is out on bail, last week pounded her mother with a pestle and left her...

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Life term for arsonist

Herald Reporter A MAN, who killed four sisters after torching the hut they were sleeping in in Gokwe, has been sentenced to life in prison.Dingilizwe Dube (39) of Gayela Village under Chief Madliwa’s...

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Boy (17) assaults hooker for denying him service

Manicaland Correspondent A 17-year-old boy has appeared in court for assaulting a prostitute after she refused to offer him services. The minor, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared before...

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CIO informer in hot soup

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Self-proclaimed Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) informer Delish Nguwaya will now be prosecuted for allegedly defrauding a Chinese businessman of $19 990,...

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Man (27) demands maintenance from dad

Martha Leboho Masvingo Correspondent A Mwenezi man has been ordered by a Masvingo magistrate’s court to pay $300 maintenance arrears to his 27-year-old son or risk imprisonment. Isaac Magaisa (78) of...

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Makandiwa case takes new twist

Prophet MakandiwaDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa, who was recently slapped with a $6,5 million suit by former...

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Top lawyer divorces

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter TOP lawyer Mr Aston Musunga of Musunga & Associates is embroiled in a messy divorce with his wife of 29 years, amid allegations that he sired several children...

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JB Matiza withdraws paternity challenge

Zanu-PF Mashonaland East chairman Joel Biggie Matiza has withdrawn a court case challenging his fatherhood of a “love child”, after being confronted with two previous paternity tests, which he...

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Aspiring MP accused of murdering wife

Former Zimbabwe National Students’ Union (Zinasu) secretary-general and aspiring Member of Parliament for Epworth Zivai Mhetu yesterday appeared in court on allegations of murdering his wife.

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5-man robbery gang vanishes with $30 000

A five-man gang of suspected armed robbers allegedly stole $30 000 cash after raiding three business premises in Chitungwiza.

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Sleeping with wrong hubby: Accused fined

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Harare man who was accused of raping his housemate’s wife who responded thinking it was her husband, was acquitted of rape but the magistrate found him guilty of...

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Boy (15) to be caned for rape

A 15-year-old teenager from Chitungwiza will be caned four strokes as corporal punishment at Harare Central Prison for raping a 3-year-old girl.

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Rapist pirate taxi driver jailed 18yrs

A 30-year-old Harare pirate taxi driver has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars for raping a 41-year-old woman he had offered a lift from the city centre to Mbare during the night.

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‘Corruption rife at parastatals’

Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter Most State enterprises and parastatals (SEPs) seem to be in the business of paying salaries, and some of the executives at the entities routinely flout procurement...

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Former CEO sues Air Zim

Former Air Zimbabwe chief executive officer Captain Ripton Muzenda has taken the airline to the High Court claiming outstanding salaries and benefits amounting to $42 801. Cpt Muzenda was last year...

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12 Zimbabweans nabbed in UK

Twelve Zimbabweans and their five accomplices have been arrested in the United Kingdom on allegations of hatching a plot to pocket £1 million through a sham maternity allowance racket.

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Diaspora woman loses house to mistress

The High Court has ruled that a woman living in the Diaspora is not entitled to inherit the matrimonial house because she was not living at the house at the time of her husband’s death.

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Army fatigues land duo in trouble

Two Chitungwiza men yesterday appeared in court after they were caught with army fatigues.

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Domestic dispute ends in tragedy

A 23-year-old Chimanimani woman last week committed suicide by hanging herself from her kitchen beam following an argument with her husband over money for medical fees.

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