Snake lands Malawian in court
Court Correspondent A 21-YEAR-OLD Malawian man yesterday appeared in court after he was caught with a snake in Harare’s CBD intending to take it to a traditional healer in South Africa.Jafali M’Mbwana...
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Take GBV seriously, says Chihuri
Comm-Gen ChihuriCrime Reporter SENIOR female police officers must prioritise investigations into gender-based violence to curb the abuse of women, Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has...
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Govt orders co-op members to pay up
Minister NyoniChief Court Reporter Government has ordered 17 members of Takunda Housing Co-operative Society to pay $6 000 each being subscriptions for the residential stands allocated to them seven...
View ArticleSerial rapist jailed for 76 years
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter— A serial rapist who lured 11 women from Norton by promising them employment in Harare before raping and robbing them, has been jailed for 76 years. Trymore...
View ArticleRobbery trio remanded in custody
Court Correspondent THREE suspected robbers appeared in court last Thursday charged with robbing a man of cash and valuables worth $362. Trymore Dzingai (26), Talent Maphosa (25) and Edmore Rukwesa...
View ArticleProsecutor in the dock for assault
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Judgment in a case in which Beitbridge area prosecutor Muchiwande Forbes Sithole (35) is accused of assaulting two people and kidnapping another person who was beaten...
View Article$500 bail for Zimra pair
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter— The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority vehicle importation scandal has claimed its first scalps with two officials appearing in court for undervaluing cars at Beitbridge...
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Net closes in on clearing agents
Mr PasiFreeman Razemba Crime Reporter MORE than 400 cars are believed to have been smuggled into the country this year alone by a syndicate of Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials and clearing...
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Chombo sued over deportation
Minister ChomboChief Court Reporter A 16-year-old boy is battling to stop the deportation of his Nigerian father who is languishing in jail awaiting deportation. Although the boy is the substantive...
View ArticleCouple jailed over child’s dog bite death
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Harare couple has been jailed three years for neglecting their three-year-old child who was attacked by their employer’s dogs and later died from injuries. Paul...
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Suspected Gushungo dairy bomber freed
Court Reporter ONE of the four men accused of attempting to petrol-bomb the First Family’s Alpha Omega Dairy Farm was yesterday freed after the State failed to prove its case beyond reasonable...
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Chitungwiza wins labour case
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter The Labour Court has confirmed the expulsion of former Chitungwiza Municipality chief internal auditor Mr Takesure Mudiwa, putting to rest a four-year legal...
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‘Cash barons’ fleece farmers
Dr MatibiriElita Chikwati Agriculture Reporter Some unscrupulous businesspeople are taking advantage of cash shortages to dupe unsuspecting farmers at the tobacco auction floors, the Tobacco Industry...
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‘Reconsider decriminalising abortion’
Dr Patrick HermineZvamaida Murwira in Johannesburg, South Africa SADC governments should reconsider decriminalising public health challenges like abortion, drug use and transmission of HIV and AIDS as...
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Munodawafa off remand
Munesushe MunodawafaTendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Secretary for Transport and Infrastructural Development Munesushe Munodawafa, accused of ordering Air Zimbabwe to pay Navistar Insurance Brokers...
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High Court throws out Tomana bid
Johannes TomanaDaniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana yesterday lost his bid to have his dispute with the Judicial Service Commission presided over by a retired or a...
View ArticlePrison officer kills toddler
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A Zimbabwe Prison Officer yesterday appeared in court for fatally hitting a one-year-old boy with his vehicle while he was playing outside his parent’s camp house...
View ArticleDebt collector off the hook
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A DEBT collector with Bherebhende Law Chambers was last week acquitted on charges of swindling a client of $13 000. Sarah Hwingiri, who was accused of theft of...
View ArticleJailed serial rapist faces more charges
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A SERIAL rapist, who was recently jailed for 76 years after he lured 11 women by promising them employment in Harare before raping them, will be back in court to...
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Airzim boss’ body arrives
Mrs Shingai DhliwayoFreeman Razemba Crime Reporter The body of Air Zimbabwe public relations executive Mrs Shingai Dhliwayo, who was murdered in Botswana, arrived in Harare yesterday morning. She will...
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