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Getaway car catches fire

Crime Reporter TWO suspected copper cable thieves were recently arrested after their getaway car caught fire during a high-speed chase along Harare-Nyamapanda Road. The two were fleeing the police...

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Man jailed for life for burning ex with petrol

Masvingo High Court judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze has sentenced a Gutu man to life imprisonment after he doused his ex-girlfriend with petrol for dumping him.

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Ex-Zinara board chair’s case postponed

Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) board chairman Albert Mugabe’s case of criminal abuse of office was postponed last week as the witness, Chenai Chiketsani, was not available due to...

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Game meat lands Chirundu man in trouble

A Chirundu man has been asked by the court to pay $700 fine or face four months in prison after he was found guilty of selling game meat.

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Suspected armed robber arrested

Police have arrested one of the five suspects who robbed a Beitbridge foreign currency dealer of over half a million rand and US$4 500 and took off with his car after shooting him eight times.

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Man in the dock for defrauding firm US$5m

A 35-year-old Harare businessman yesterday appeared in court for allegedly defrauding Axia Cooperation Limited of nearly US$5 million.

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Barwick teacher in the dock

Lawrence Chitumba Correspondent A Barwick Primary School teacher was on Tuesday hauled before a Guruve magistrate to answer charges of performing indecent acts with a young person. This follows...

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UPDATED: Killer pilot jailed 20 years

THE Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilot who fatally assaulted his Gweru-based girlfriend last year for allegedly cheating on him with his colleague was yesterday sentenced to an effective 20 years in jail.

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Teacher impregnates Grade 7 pupil

A primary school teacher from Kwekwe has appeared in court after he allegedly impregnated a 13-year-old pupil with whom he had an affair with for over a year.

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Three nabbed for wildlife-related crimes

Police have arrested three people found in possession of a pangolin, python skin, zebra meat and two hides from a serval and civet cat in separate incidents countrywide.

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Cop, four others in court for robbery

A suspected police officer and his four accomplices who masqueraded as passengers and a taxi driver, have been arraigned on allegations of robbing six unsuspecting passengers and an airtime vendor in...

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2 jailed for stealing jack-hammer

TWO men yesterday pleaded guilty to stealing a jack-hammer worth $18 000 at a gold mine in Odzi and were each sentenced to six months in jail.

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JUST IN: Man arrested for ritual murder

A Masvingo man, who allegedly killed a two-year-old boy before mutilating the body for suspected ritual purposes, has been arrested.

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Another top Govt official arrested

Daniel Nemukuyu Investigations and Special Reports Editor FORMER Director of State Residences Douglas Tapfuma has been arrested for criminal abuse of office after he allegedly imported a fleet of...

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Man dies following attack along a footpath

A 41-YEAR-old man died on Tuesday after he was attacked on a footpath in Newengo Village.

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34kg ivory lands trio in court

Three men yesterday appeared in court after they were caught in possession of 34kg of ivory worth RTGS$51 514, 14 without a licence or documents.

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Suspected copper cable thieves arrested

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six men for allegedly stealing electricity cables and equipment worth thousands of dollars.

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Rapist dad slapped with 26yr jail term

A Kadoma man has been jailed 26 years for raping his two daughters, aged six and eight, while his son watched between December 2017 and May last year.

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Ambulances linked to Tapfuma seized

Michael Magoronga Midlands Correspondent The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has impounded two Kwekwe City Council ambulances for circumventing import tax, as investigations into the tax fraud...

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9 years jail for keeping snakes

A Beatrice man was on Friday sentenced to an effective nine years in jail after he was convicted for possessing four live snakes and a yellow-throated lizard.

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