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Mubhawu a mental case, court told
Timothy MubhawuFungai Lupande Court Reporter Former MDC-T Mabvuku/Tafara MP, Timothy Mubhawu is mentally ill and has absconded medication, the court heard last week. The prosecutorMs Patience...
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Ex-ZBC boss to stand trial on August 2
Happison MuchechetereFungai Lupande Court Reporter— Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Happison Muchechetere will stand trial on August 2, after the court last week quashed his...
View ArticleLATEST: Pellet gun-toting robbers jailed 14 years
From Thupeyo Muleya A 23 year old armed robber who teamed up with two other accomplices in Beitbridge and were in the habit of robbing taxi drivers in the same town using a pellet gun has been jailed...
View ArticleViolence lands six in the dock
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Six men suspected to be among a group of 100 who allegedly attacked the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing officials allocating residential...
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Armed robber jailed 14 years
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 23-year-old armed robber has been jailed for 14 years after he teamed up with two accomplices to rob taxi drivers using a pellet gun. Lee Roy Muleya is said to have...
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‘Sexual healing’ prophet jailed
Midlands Correspondent A self-proclaimed prophet of the Johanne Masowe weChishanu apostolic sect in Kwekwe has been slapped with a 36-year jail term after he raped and infected a congregant with...
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Man kills buddy over 25 cents
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A Harare man fatally stabbed his friend with a kitchen knife following a heated argument over 25 cents, the court heard yesterday. Tatenda Kapikinya (29) of...
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PG’s Office mum on Kereke legal costs
Mr WararaTendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter The Prosecutor-General’s Office is still to respond to the application for legal costs incurred in the private prosecution of former Bikita West legislator...
View ArticleProsecution appeals Kereke sentence
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter In a new twist to the case of former Bikita West Member of Parliament Munyaradzi Kereke, the private prosecution is appealing against the 14-year imprisonment...
View ArticleMan sodomises 10 minors
Walter Nyamukondiwa Chinhoyi Bureau A Chinhoyi security guard indecently assaulted at least 10 boys aged between nine and 12 years mostly after showing them pornographic material. It is alleged that...
View ArticleCops nabbed for extortion
From Noah Pito in Hurungwe Three policemen based at the Minerals and Border Control Unit in Chinhoyi were arrested in Karoi last week after they allegedly demanded $430 from a businessman they accused...
View ArticleMaid (16) scalds lover’s wife with cooking oil
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A 16-year-old maid scalded her lover’s wife with cooking oil after she confronted her over the illicit affair. The victim’s husband is a brother to the maid’s...
View ArticleWoman assaults ex-hubby over HIV infection
Faith Mutema Herald Reporter A Harare woman reportedly assaults her former husband for infecting her with HIV, a civil court has heard. The woman allegedly harasses her ex-husband and his second wife...
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Tomana wants magistrate censured
Johannes TomanaFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Suspended Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana’s lawyer has implored the High Court to censure a Harare magistrate for allegedly making “blatant...
View Article‘Prophet’ rapes churchmate
Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent A Harare prophet raped a woman at his shrine claiming he wanted to remove goblins in her stomach with his manhood, the court heard yesterday. Blessing Machowa (26)...
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Lumumba hires Chamisa
Acie LumumbaCourt Reporter Former zanu-pf activist William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba, who is facing charges of undermining the authority of President Mugabe, has engaged Advocate Nelson...
View ArticleR1,8m drugs haul lands Zim woman in trouble
Crime Reporter— A Zimbabwean woman has been arrested at Cape Town International Airport after she was found in possession of illicit drugs worth over R1,8 million stashed in her luggage. According to...
View ArticleArmed robber jailed 3yrs
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A 20-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday jailed for three years for axing and attempting to rob a taxi driver he had hired. Blessing Mukanda of Mukarati Village, Wedza, hired...
View ArticleUnlicensed killer driver in court
Margaret Matibiri Herald Reporter An unlicensed commuter omnibus driver allegedly drove against traffic in Harare and caused an accident which killed one of his passengers and seriously injured four...
View ArticleZhombe gold mine wrangle spills into court
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Vansburg Drumgold (Pvt) Ltd has been ordered to stop all mining operations at Drundrum Mine in Zhombe pending a determination of the dispute. Last week the mine hit...
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