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VP Mnangagwa impersonators in the dock

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Two men yesterday appeared in court for impersonating Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and members of the Central Intelligence Organisation, duping an unsuspecting...

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Gishoni Ntini convicted

Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent— Football coach Gishon Ntini was yesterday fined $100 after a Mbare magistrate convicted him of assaulting a woman he held responsible for the disappearance of his son....

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Boy (17) admits to robbery

Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent A teenager who connived with two men to rob women of cash and other valuables at Jongwe Corner Bar in Harare on five occasions, yesterday pleaded guilty to five counts...

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Two more Council bigwigs in Court

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Two more Harare City Council bigwigs yesterday appeared in court for siphoning $200 000 from Harare Municipality Medical Aid Society (HMMAS) by awarding themselves...

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Trial date for Sunday Mail trio set

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter The trial date for The Sunday Mail Editor Mabasa Sasa, investigations editor Brian Chitemba and reporter Tinashe Farawo who are accused of publishing falsehoods has been...

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Zesa workers battle to recover outstanding salaries

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter More than 450 workers at Zesa Holdings are battling to recover over $5 million in outstanding salaries and benefits stemming from a gazetted collective bargaining...

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Zvenyika Makonese convicted of theft

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau FORMER Warriors defender Zvenyika Makonese, who is now employed as an assistant bus conductor, was yesterday fined R3000 by a Beitbridge magistrate after he was...

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Man acquitted of extortion charges

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative stationed at Parliament Building in Harare was acquitted on charges of extorting $10 000 from a Kenyan national using...

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Bogus employment council lawyer fined

Court Correspondent A 50-year-old man was yesterday fined $100 for pretending to be a legal practitioner employed by the National Employment Council for Welfare and Educational Institutions (NECWEI)....

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Grandpa (59) jailed for peddling dagga

Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent A 59-year-old Mufakose man was yesterday sentenced to five months in prison for possessing 0,443 kg of mbanje valued at $33. Charles Chabata was sentenced to eight...

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Man sells house, 96 cattle to spite wife

Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A Harare man reportedly sold 96 cattle, a house, a vehicle and farm machinery, among other belongings to get rid of his wife. Kennedy Mufutumari allegedly sold the...

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Murder cases surge. . . 17 cases recorded in 10 days

Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter— Seventeen people were murdered countrywide in separate incidents during the last 10 days as police continue to express concern over the sudden increase in murder cases....

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Woman wants maintenance variation for autistic child

Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A Harare woman has taken her ex-husband to the Civil Court demanding an increase in maintenance after their child was referred for therapy for autism.Nyaradzo Mlambo, who...

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Tout denies paternity

Ivan Zhakata Court Correspondent A tout told a Harare Civil Court magistrate recently that he was not aware that he had fathered a child until he received summons for maintenance. Andrew Chihunza told...

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Man assaults Nyau troupe over brother’s abduction

Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A 22-year-old Beatrice man who attacked a Nyau troupe after it had abducted his young brother and coerced him to join the group was last Thursday sentenced to 310...

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Thieving model convicted

Mercy KamanuraFungai Lupande Court Reporter Black Opal Face of Zimbabwe second princess Mercy Kamanura was last Friday convicted and fined $80 for stealing a jumpsuit worth $40 from Edgars. Kamanura...

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Sodomy lands teacher in jail

Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A Chitungwiza teacher who sodomised his 16-year-old pupil after drugging him with unknown tablets, mbanje and Broncleer syrup while conducting extra lessons, was...

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Rape suspect vanishes from court

Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A bogus doctor, who is on bail for allegedly raping a student nurse based at Harare Central Hospital and a nurse from a private hospital, was yesterday issued with a...

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Pay Travel Bureau $27 000, court orders Zifa

Jonathan MashingaidzeDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter The Zimbabwe Football Association has been ordered to pay $27 870 to The Travel Bureau, an agent that facilitated and paid airfares for the...

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Man gets 11 months for theft

Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent A 26-year-old Mbare man was last Friday sentenced to 11 months in prison for breaking into a house and stealing mobile phones worth $110. Tinotenda Chirume of Nenyere...

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