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Grandpa in jail for growing mbanje

Masvingo Bureau A Masvingo court told a senior citizen who was convicted of growing 127 mbanje plants in his garden that he was farming the dangerous drug on an industrial scale similar to Command...

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Court to rule on demolitions today

A Chitungwiza court will deliver judgment today on proposed demolition of illegally built structures in the town. Magistrate Mr Takunda Mutetwa on Friday postponed the judgment announcement to today.

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Fake nurses dupe job-seekers

Two women have appeared in court for masquerading as nurses at Zvishavane District Hospital and duping desperate job seekers of over $1 000.

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Unpaid work for serial thief

A serial thief who was terrorising residents in Besa Village, Seke, was yesterday convicted of 11 counts of unlawful entry and was ordered to perform 350 hours of community service by Chitungwiza...

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MDC-T thief jailed 9 months

An MDC Alliance supporter from Harare was sentenced to an effective nine months in prison for stealing property and cash with a combined value of $556 at the party’s rally held at White City Stadium on...

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Juvenile (12) escapes prison

A boy from Makuvatsine village under Chief Masunda in Zvishavane was been jailed five years for theft and escaping from the Blue Hills Reformatory Institution in Gweru.

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$400 fine for killing pedestrian

A Beatrice farmer who was involved in an accident that killed one person has been fined $400 by a Chitungwiza court.

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High murder cases worry chiefs

Traditional leaders in Zaka have expressed concern over the sharp increase in murder cases.

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Man stabbed over infidelity

Police in Gweru are investigating a case in which a 37-year-old man was fatally stabbed with a broken beer bottle on the neck by a fellow imbiber who accused him of having an affair with his wife.

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Police on high alert for unrepentant ex-convicts

Police in Midlands are closely monitoring more than 3 000 ex-convicts released from prisons under the Presidential amnesty and will arrest those that will dare break the law again, national police...

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‘Jail rowdy kombi drivers’

A prosecutor has called for the incarceration of rowdy commuter omnibus drivers, saying their behaviour of driving recklessly was costing human lives and untold suffering in the country.

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Mabamba faces $19 000 fraud charges

Ex-Chitungwiza councillor Fredrick Mabamba yesterday appeared before a Chitungwiza court facing two counts of fraud involving close to $19 000 after he allegedly duped some home seekers.

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Chitungwiza ordered to pay ex-chamber secretary

CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has been ordered to pay outstanding salaries and benefits to the tune of $110 000 to its former chamber secretary Ms Priccilar Vengesai.

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Soccer fan stabbed

A 23-YEAR-OLD Chelsea fan from Plumtree is battling for life in the Intensive Care Unit at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after he was stabbed following a misunderstanding over English Premier Soccer...

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408 minors raped in 2017: Police

Police say 408 cases involving the rape of minors were reported in Mashonaland West province last year, which represents a 10 percent decline from 455 cases registered in 2016.

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Pangolin lands trio in jail

A Masvingo teacher and his two accomplices have been jailed for an effective nine years each after they were found in possession of a pangolin, which they tried to sell for $5 000.

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Chihuri in no-show at civil court

FORMER Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri, who was said to be in hiding, on Monday sent his lawyer to court to answer to $240 000 maintenance claims made by his mistress Ms Sithulisiwe...

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Firm loses $2m cash to robbers

Eleven armed robbers pounced on a Harare company and stole close to $2 million in cash stashed in sacks and boxes and went on to buy luxury vehicles and renting houses uptown.

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Police bust rustling ring

Police in Gweru have bust a four- member gang from Zhombe that was hunting down villagers’ goats and sheep in the pastures in Lower Gweru, slaughtering them and selling the meat to unsuspecting people.

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Pasi contests $217k Zimra claim

Former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) Commissioner-General Mr Gershem Pasi is contesting the $217 000 claim filed against him by his former employer, arguing that the period within which the taxman...

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