Mosque congregant accused of racism
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent THE trial of an Alphja-laah Mosque congregant accused of assaulting a fellow worshipper over control of the church’s car park continued yesterday with the later...
View ArticleRelease Pakistani couple: High Court
Chief Court Reporter THE High Court has ordered the release of a Pakistani couple accused of overstaying in the country, pending the determination of their appeal lodged with the Home Affairs ministry...
View ArticleBid to cover indecent assault flops
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A 31-YEAR-OLD Harare man fondled the breasts of his landlord’s 31-year-old daughter and bought her Zap Nax snacks to buy her silence, the court has heard.Sam...
View ArticleSunday Mail trio’s trial starts
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter The trial of The Sunday Mail editor Mabasa Sasa, investigations editor Brian Chitemba and reporter Tinashe Farawo started yesterday with chief police spokesperson Senior...
View ArticleMaize deal backfires
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter THREE men who allegedly stole 30 tonnes of maize from a consignment from Zambia were arrested while coaxing Grain Marketing Board officials to fraudulently clear their...
View ArticleJilted woman beats ex-hubby, new wife
Ivan Zhakata Court Reporter A HARARE man has told the Civil Court that his former wife has been assaulting him and his new wife. Morgan Mupfawi told the court that his ex-wife, Mercy Mandava, barred...
View ArticleRugby coach dupes parents
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter An Old Johannians rugby player who was coaching at David Livingstone Primary School allegedly duped parents of $5 000 after luring them into believing that he would...
View ArticleShock rise in rape cases, say police
Crime Reporter Police have expressed concern over an increase in rape cases involving both women and juveniles countrywide, with at least six cases having been reported in six days. The statistics were...
View ArticlePupil Arrested for sex with girl, 14
A 17-year-old boy from Famona in Bulawayo has been arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old girl. The boy is a Form Three pupil at Milton High School and it is alleged that he met the girl in Cowdray...
View ArticleAudit sniffs out massive scandal at Seke 1 High
Abigail Mawonde Herald Correspondent THE Auditor-General has unearthed massive financial irregularities at Seke 1 High School in Chitungwiza ranging from inflating of prices for services rendered,...
View ArticleGang robs soldier of uniform
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent FIVE habitual robbers were last Friday sentenced to four years in jail after robbing a soldier of his service uniform and $300 worth of valuables. Nyasha Mareya...
View ArticleMinister Mpofu’s shot guard back in hospital
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A female police officer who was allegedly shot by a male colleague last year while he was trying to sneak into a Government minister’s house she was guarding is critically...
View ArticleGushungo bomb suspects’ trial to be heard in camera
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter— Lawyers representing two of the suspects accused of attempting to overthrow the Government through unconstitutional means successfully applied to have the treason...
View ArticleDad rapes daughter (7) at knifepoint
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent a 42-year-old Harare man yesterday appeared in court for raping his seven-year-old daughter at knifepoint for four months in the presence of her sibling. The man...
View ArticleUK dream goes up in smoke
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 25-YEAR OLD Harare woman has been fined $100 for attempting to use her sister’s British passport to travel to the United Kingdom. Shumirai Mtetwa of Mandara was arrested...
View ArticleFake letters land PSC official in the dock
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Public Service Commission (PSC) official yesterday appeared in court accused of fraud after he added 31 unapproved names of teachers to a reappointment letter to...
View ArticleMan fatally assaults niece over ‘love affair’
Tedious Manyepo Herald Reporter IN an incident that has left Chikonohono residents in Chinhoyi shocked, a 40-year-old man allegedly fatally assaulted the 19-year-old niece he was staying with after...
View ArticleMP’s discharge bid gets nod
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Zengeza East Member of Parliament Alex Leon Musundire (MDC-T) yesterday walked out of the court a happy man after his application for discharge at the close of the...
View ArticleEaglesvale trio to apply for exception to charges
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter EAGLESVALE Senior School headmaster, the salaries officer and bursar, accused of embezzling over $800 000 in school funds, yesterday gave notice to except to the charges....
View ArticleSMM Holdings loses $200 000 equipment
Midlands Correspondent Police have arrested a 75-year-old man from Athlone high- density suburb in Gweru after he allegedly stole mining equipment worth $200 000 from defunct Shabanie Mashava Mines and...
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