Woman kills hubby, burns body
Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Police in Bindura have arrested Tendai Phiri (42) of Kazungula Village under Chief Chiweshe in Centenary for killing her husband Kingston Chitsinde (60) during a...
View ArticleChin’ono’s fresh bid for freedom hits snag
Court Reporter Political activist Hopewell Chin’ono’s fresh bid for freedom on the basis of changed circumstances failed yesterday after a Harare magistrate turned his request down and ordered him to...
View ArticleZRP, Botswana police probe Zim man’s death
Crime Reporter Zimbabwe and Botswana police are still investigating the death of a Zimbabwean man, who was found unconscious at Mapakata cattle post in the neighbouring country and was rushed to...
View ArticleHigh Court throws out Ngarivhume’s bail bid
Chief Court Reporter Convener of the July 31 illegal street protests that flopped, Jacob Ngarivhume, yesterday had his High Court appeal for bail pending trial on charges of inciting the public to...
View ArticleStudents dupe fuel dealer US$40 000
Court Reporter Two university students allegedly duped Isomaster (Pvt) Limited, which operates as Lopdale Energy of Mutare, of nearly US$40 000 after taking the money a gold mining company in Mutoko...
View ArticleAnti-smuggling blitz exposes car dealer
Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s 2019 operation to identify cars that were smuggled into the country has exposed a car dealer who allegedly duped two of...
View ArticlePolice intercept smugglers
Crime Reporter Thirteen people have been arrested along the Limpopo River on allegations of smuggling 125 litres of fuel from South Africa. The suspects were arrested by police on patrol and were...
View ArticleChin’ono makes fresh bail application
Political activist Hopewell Chin’ono is today expected to make a fresh bail application on changed circumstances on charges of inciting public to stage violent demonstrations on the July 31.
View ArticleGas stove blast claims teenager
A 16-year-old girl died on the spot while three others were seriously injured after a two-plate gas stove she was using to cook, exploded in Southlea Park, Harare, on Saturday night.
View ArticleNo joy for US$1m stands scammers
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter FOUR Harare City Council workers who are facing charges of fraudulently allocating 150 residential stands in Kuwadzana will remain in custody after their appeals...
View ArticleReprieve for Maldives activists
Court Correspondent SEVEN activists who were arrested upon return from the Maldives where they allegedly attended a workshop on subverting a constitutionally-elected Government were yesterday removed...
View ArticleChombo trial postponed pending challenge
Court Reporter The trial of former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo on corruption and fraud charges has been postponed to October 30 to allow the Supreme Court to rule on his challenge against...
View ArticlePolice thwart illegal mine invasion
Midlands Bureau A GROUP of illegal gold miners yesterday invaded Tebekwe Mine in Shurugwi where they reportedly disarmed a security guard before handcuffing and severely assaulting him and his...
View ArticleCar dealer robbed of vehicle at gunpoint
Crime Reporter A Harare car dealer lost a Mercedes Benz Sprinter worth thousands of dollars to an armed robber at gunpoint. The robber approached him over the weekend on the pretext that he wanted to...
View ArticlePolice dismiss Moyo’s social media claims
Crime Reporter ROGUE elements in society who are peddling falsehoods on social media to cause alarm and despondency in the country will be flushed out, national police spokesperson Assistant...
View ArticlePolice act on fake roadblocks
Crime Reporter Rogue police officers have been putting up illegal roadblocks and conducting patrols countrywide to extract bribes from the public, but the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is urging those...
View ArticleJUST IN: Illegal gold miners invade mine
A GROUP of illegal gold miners on Tuesday invaded Tebekwe Mine in Shurugwi where they reportedly disarmed a security guard before handcuffing and severely assaulting him and his colleague using logs...
View ArticleState seeks lawyer Mtetwa recusal
The State yesterday accused Lawyer Ms Beatrice Mtetwa of disrespecting the courts by posting issues before it on social media and applied that she be recused from representing activist Hopewell...
View ArticleTables turn against Motswana ‘negotiator’
A THIRTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Botswana national has been arrested on allegations of trying to defeat the course of justice after he approached the mother of a 14-year-old rape victim to negotiate an out of...
View ArticleTop cop in court over stands scam
A senior police officer appeared in court yesterday on charges of corruptly acquiring residential stands in Strathaven, Harare, after allegedly conniving with a top City of Harare official.
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