Dad in the dock for raping own daughter
Midlands Bureau A Gokwe man has been arrested for allegedly raping his seven-year-old daughter he was temporarily sharing a bedroom with after he moved out of the main bedroom wife following a...
View ArticleGrace Mugabe, son evicted
POLICE superintendent Kennedy Fero, who was roped in by Mrs Grace Mugabe to grab three low-density houses from Lebanese businessman Mr Jamal Ahmed, has been ordered off the properties to pave way for...
View ArticleJUST IN: Zimbabweans in $7 million fraud
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launched a manhunt for three suspects who are wanted in the United States of America in connection with a US$7 million tax fraud case.
View ArticleMan caged 17 years for robbing foreigner of R250k
A 33-year-old Chipinge man was last week slapped with a 17-year jail term for robbing a Mozambican national of R250 000 and property worth R3 000.
View ArticleAunt killer remanded in custody
AN ex-convict who allegedly killed his aunt by striking her several times on the head and body with an axe following a dispute over high television volume has appeared in court.
View ArticleForex looter blames client, goes to court
A HARARE trader whose name was listed among people who looted and externalised foreign currency has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking to block his arrest and prosecution.
View ArticleTsvangirai family jumped the gun on estate: Master
RELATIVES of the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who last week breathed fire over the alleged understatement of the politician’s estate by his widow Ms Elizabeth Macheka, jumped the gun and...
View ArticleKuwait saga: Human trafficker jailed 50yrs
A 31-year-old Harare woman has been jailed 20 years effective for facilitating the trafficking of five Zimbabwean women to Kuwait where they were turned into slaves and prostitutes.
View ArticleJudge raps shebeens
Shebeens are dangerous places where drunk patrons can engage in fights, some of which might be fatal, a High Court has said in a case in which two men escaped with wholly suspended sentences for...
View ArticleTeen mom kills baby, sets body ablaze
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter An 18-year-old Epworth woman strangled her two-year-old daughter using a necklace before setting the toddler’s body on fire in a bid to hide the offence. Talent...
View ArticleLawyer loses $400k miscarriage suit
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A Harare lawyer has lost her appeal against a High Court ruling absolving the Avenues Clinic of negligence in a case in which it was being sued for $400 000 for...
View ArticleTrio in the dock over $4,2m fraud
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Chinese businesswoman who is into local property development almost lost her property in Waterfalls, Harare, worth $4,2 million to three suspected fraudsters, who...
View ArticleMan fined for forging Zimsec certificate
Nokutenda Chiyangwa Herald Reporter A Harare man was last week fined $100 for forging a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) O-Level certificate in a bid to get a promotion. Alton Mutsinzwa...
View ArticleBusinessman robbed of $100k
Six criminals donning fake Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) uniforms recently robbed a businessman in Harare of $100 000. The criminals attacked the businessman at his...
View ArticleZisco debts: Public hearings begin
The Parliament of Zimbabwe yesterday started public hearings in Harare to seek views on the proposed legislation with regard to the assumption of the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco)’s $295...
View ArticleGang-rape victim left for dead
Four men appeared in court yesterday for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year-old woman, before dumping her on the road in the middle of the night. The woman was brutally assaulted and raped before she was...
View ArticlePrison death earns widow $84k
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter An inmate who died while in remand prison awaiting trial for trespassing has had his widow awarded $84 000 in a civil rights lawsuit against prison authorities....
View ArticleMan jailed for sodomy
A 25-year-old man from Seke, who was facing three counts of aggravated indecent assault on a seven-year-old boy, has been slapped with a 17-year jail term. The man, who is an uncle to the victim, was...
View ArticleKereke appeal deferred indefinitely
Jailed former zanu-pf Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday had his appeal against both conviction and 10-year sentence imposed on him for rape postponed indefinitely.
View ArticleNo extradition for $7m fraud suspects
Three suspects allegedly involved in a $7 million tax fraud in the United States will not be extradited to that country to face trial because the extradition treaty between Zimbabwe and US is invalid,...
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