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Man kills granny for selling cockerel at ‘give away’ price

A 42-year-old man from Mberengwa reportedly fatally axed his 93-year-old grandmother over a cockerel that she sold at a “give away” price.

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5 tobacco robbers nabbed

FIVE suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a gang that robbed farmers of their tobacco bales in the dead of the night at gunpoint, have been arrested following a shoot-out with the police.

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JUST IN: Sikhala appears in court, remanded in custody

MDC Alliance vice chairman Job Sikhala has appeared before a Bikita Magistrates Court facing subversion charges after he allegedly said his party was going to overthrow the Government before 2023.

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Man steals car in fuel queue, strips it

A Harare man appeared in court on Tuesday on allegations of stealing a motor vehicle from a fuel queue in Harare’s central business district (CBD).

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Prison farms lying idle

Daniel Nemukuyu Investigations and Special Reports Editor MISUSE of farming inputs by some criminal elements, insufficient seed and lack of proper machinery have rendered most prison farms idle with...

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26 convicts still free

Herald Reporters POLICE are still to arrest scores of convicts who are freely walking the streets of Harare while on warrants of arrest, a development that has been widely condemned as lack of...

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Selection process riles aspiring judge

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter SOUTH AFRICA-based Advocate Sheillah Kanyangarara has criticised the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) for burdening aspiring High Court judges with a written...

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MDC MP Hwende to have his day in court

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Harare magistrate Mrs Barbra Mateko yesterday dismissed an application for refusal of further remand by MDC-Alliance legislator for Kuwadzana East Chalton Hwende....

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Harare to probe illegal land sales

Yeukai Karengezeka and Bothwell Petro Harare City Council has appointed a committee to investigate illegal land sales, amid reports of chaotic allocation of infill stands that has seen houses being...

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‘High Court erred in Chivayo case’

Daniel Nemukuyu Investigations and Special Reports Editor THE High Court erred in various respects when it cleared businessman Wicknell Chivayo of fraud in a case he allegedly swindled Government of...

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Govt warns MDC leadership

Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter Government has warned the MDC leadership against making inflammatory threats of violence against Government, as the law will descend on them. The call comes after MDC...

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Harare lawyer in soup over forgery claims

Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A HARARE lawyer allegedly forged a colleague’s signature and produced a joint pre-trial conference minute that was used to obtain a court judgment in a civil matter....

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Witness nails Mangoma, former Zesa bosses

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Former Minister of Energy and Power Development Elton Mangoma and Zesa Holdings officials were wrong when they approved deals worth above $500 000 without going to...

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JUST IN: Son kills drunk mother over noise

POLICE today arrested a Buhera man who allegedly murdered his drunken mother using a log, accusing her of making noise.

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Supa’s case postponed

Harare provincial magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo on Tuesday deferred the matter of former Cabinet minister Supa Mandiwanzira to August 5 following indications that the State’s application for rescission...

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Dad rapes daughter (4)

A 47-year-old Harare man yesterday appeared in court on allegations of raping his four-year-old daughter while his wife had gone to attend a funeral.

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ZACC applauds Govt

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has applauded Government for establishing specialised Anti-Corruption Courts countrywide and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (SACU), for effective...

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MDC-A activist Japajapa jailed two years

MDC-Alliance activist Paddington Japajapa was yesterday jailed for an effective two years after he was found guilty of contravening Section 66A of the Electoral Act Chapter 2:13 (unofficial or false...

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Parents storm school over sexual abuse case

VIOLENCE broke out at Barwick Primary School in Concession on Monday after angry parents stormed the premises to inquire on the sexual abuse case in which a teacher is being accused of indecently...

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Supa seeks case dismissal

Nyanga South Member of the House of Assembly, Supa Mandiwanzira on Monday filed a chamber application for dismissal of the case for want of prosecution at the High Court.

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