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Medical report worries Kereke

Munyaradzi KerekeFungai Lupande Court Reporter Zanu-PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday accused the private prosecutor Mr Charles Warara of adding an extra document, a medical report,...

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Son assaults mom in inheritance row

Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A HARARE woman told the Civil Courts yesterday that her son has assaulted her several times following a dispute over ownership of her late husband’s house, and that she...

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SA farm abuse case in false start

Beitbridge Bureau The case in which a South African farmer from Limpopo province is charged for assaulting and kidnapping several Zimbabwean workers and firing 300 others for demanding pay for...

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Aspiring Sadc judges misfire in interview

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Some judges and lawyers who were yesterday publicly interviewed for the position of judges of the newly-established Sadc Administrative Tribunal shocked the public...

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11kg gold intercepted

Crime Reporter A 33-YEAR-OLD man was arrested at Plumtree Border Post on Monday as he allegedly attempted to smuggle 11kg of gold, worth $442 775 out of the country. Fisher Matura allegedly created a...

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20kg mbanje lands man in the dock

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 45-YEAR-OLD man appeared in court yesterday charged with possessing 20kg of mbanje with a street value of $2 000. Steven Rukara of Budiriro 3 appeared before Harare...

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Rhino poaching trial in false start

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The trial of four suspects who were last Wednesday arrested in connection with suspected rhino poaching in Matopo National Park failed to start at the Kezi Magistrate...

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Police warn mourners against parading coffins

Snr Asst Comm CharambaCrime Reporter Police yesterday warned people against parading coffins in public places as this was tantamount to abusing the dead. The warning comes after touts and vendors...

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Opposition party leader in scholarship scam

Garikai SitholeGeorge Mponga in Masvingo Zimbabwe Empowerment Movement (ZEM) party leader Mr Garikai Sithole has been accused of swindling students here after asking them to pay $30 application fees...

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Complaints law drafting in motion

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter GOVERNMENT has started processes leading to the crafting of a law that will set up an independent commission to receive and investigate complaints against the...

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40 000 dormant civil cases clog High Court

Chief Justice ChidyausikuDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter AT least 40 000 abandoned civil suits are clogging the High Court, as the court has no power to dispose of them in the absence of an...

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VISUALS: 13 Malawian immigrants intercepted in Beitbridge

By Thupeyo Muleya A total of 14 Malawian illegal immigrants were intercepted by border authorities on their way to SA using an illegal crossing point (along Limpopo River) on the eastern part of...

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Grade 6 pupil rapes neighbour (24)

Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A Grade Six pupil from Seke who allegedly raped his neighbour’s 24-year-old mentally challenged daughter after inviting her to his house appeared in court to answer to...

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Baby dumper to perform 315 hours of community service

Fungai Jachi Court Correspondent A 26-YEAR-OLD Harare woman who attempted to kill her baby and dumped it in a cemetery, has been ordered to perform 315 hours of community service.Mercy Madziwa of...

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Reprieve for MP Chihota

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter The High Court has suspended the attachment and execution of property belonging to Seke legislator Cde Phineas Chihota pending determination of his application for...

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RG’s Office under scrutiny as Russian gets 2 passports

Court Correspondent The trial of Steven Sugden, a Russian accused of infiltrating the Office of the Registrar-General and having fake passports processed, is set to resume on January 26 at the Harare...

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Rent arrears land tenant in court

Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A HARARE woman was on Thursday ordered to undergo civil imprisonment of two months for failing to settle rent arrears amounting to $250. Skanyisiwe Ngwenya had the sentence...

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Fatal end to domestic dispute

Ivan Zhakata Herald Reporter Caledonia residents in Harare East were yesterday left horrified after a man killed his wife with an axe and burnt their house before committing suicide following an...

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More steal from First Family

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Three more Alpha Omega Dairy employees appeared in court on Thursday for allegedly stealing dairy products worth $704. The appearance of truck driver Jacob Musasa...

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Chiyangwa, land barons square off

Philip ChiyangwaHerald Reporters Five men purporting to be representatives of Southlea Park residents risk arrest after property owner Dr Philip Chiyangwa reported them to the police for interfering...

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