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Cop jailed for assault
Court Correspondent A policewoman who assaul-ted a community service officer at the Mbare Magistrate’s Court was yesterday slapped with an effective five-month prison term. Babra Chipatiso (28), who is...
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Car smuggling racket sucks in ZBC news anchor
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Harare man who allegedly connived with ZBC news anchor Deliwe Mathonsi and an Angolan Embassy driver to smuggle a Nissan Sylphy vehicle appeared in court yesterday...
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Man in the dock for wife’s gruesome murder
Court Correspondents A Chirundu man who allegedly crushed his wife’s skull with a 20kg rock in 2008 after accusing her of infidelity appeared in court yesterday. Sabawo Babawo (41) was facing murder...
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AFM top brass sued over ‘looting spree’
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter FACTIONALISM and infighting have rocked the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe church to an extent that some pastors have sued their president and other top...
View ArticleRape suspect locked up
Court Correspondent A 22-year-old man who allegedly raped his then 11-year-old niece in 2013 yesterday appeared in court. The man appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe.He was remanded in...
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Police warn errant motorists
Snr Asst Comm CharambaCrime Reporter Police have expressed concern over motorists who disobey their instructions to stop at roadblocks. This comes in the wake of cases in which motorists evade...
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Drunken soldier fined
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A drunken soldier based at KGVI yesterday escaped a prison term and was fined $250 for punching a Chitungwiza woman after she challenged him for fondling her at a...
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Motorbike thief jailed
Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent A 35-year-old man who stole a motorbike worth $1 800 on Christmas Day was on Tuesday sentenced to one year in prison. Jonathan Nhete of Epworth appeared before Harare...
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Under-age kombi driver gets life ban
Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent An under-age Class 2 commuter omnibus driver, who escaped at a police roadblock after being asked to produce his particulars, had his licence cancelled and banned from...
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Police arrest 6 poachers
Snr Asst Comm CharambaCrime Reporter Police have arrested six suspected poachers who were wanted in connection with several cases of poaching countrywide and recovered rifles and two elephant tusks....
View ArticleDriver accrues $11k in maintenance arrears
Court Correspondent For claiming he knew nothing about a court order compelling him to pay $700 for the upkeep of his five children, a Tengwa Africa truck driver landed himself in trouble after the...
View ArticleBarber rapes mentally challenged woman
Bulawayo Bureau A 53-year-old Bulawayo barber allegedly raped a mentally challenged woman and gave her a loaf of bread to buy her silence.Bernard Muronza, of Thorngrove suburb, allegedly bought his...
View ArticleMan in trouble for trying to save relative
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Harare man who tried to stop a policeman from arresting a relative on Christmas Day has appeared in court for obstructing the course of justice.Godknows Tarwireyi of...
View ArticleXmas party feud lands man in court
Bulawayo Bureau A CHRISTMAS party turned tragic for a Bulawayo man who suffered a broken arm after being assaulted for switching off the radio when others still wanted to make merry.Professor Dube of...
View ArticleTeen convicted of selling mbanje
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 17-year-old boy will perform 480 hours of community service after he was convicted of selling mbanje.Innocent Vanhuhavawone of Milton Park, Harare, was sentenced to a...
View ArticleOne-man demo pastor freed
Bulawayo Bureau A KARIBA Pentecostal church pastor who was arrested for staging a one-man demonstration against Zanu-PF is finally out on bail after his lawyer successfully applied to have his bail...
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Home-seeker loses car in botched stands deal
Fredrick MabambaFungai Jachi Court Correspondent A Chitungwiza Town Council employee allegedly connived with land baron Fredrick Mabamba to swindle a home-seeker of a car worth $7 000 in a botched deal...
View ArticleMultiple fractures land ‘callous’ Epworth stepmom in the dock
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 20-year-old woman yesterday appeared in court for beating her three-year-old stepdaughter, causing her to suffer multiple fractures.The court heard that the child was...
View ArticleDrunken soldier fondles woman
Meanwhile, a soldier who had had one too many was last week fined $250 for punching a Chitungwiza woman after she demanded to know why he had fondled her at a bottle store.Ms Sarah Kabvembe (27) of...
View ArticleButcher faces sodomy charge
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Pama Meats owner Andreas Livaditakis yesterday appeared in court accused of “sodomising” his 19-year-old gardener.Livaditakis (44) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr...
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