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Chipinge man fined for smuggling US$38k worth of alcohol

A 31-year-old Chipinge man, Anywhere Chigerwe, has been fined US$300 by the Chipinge Magistrates’ Court for smuggling alcohol worth over US$38 000.

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Cashier in court for US$154 000 fraud

A Harare man has been arraigned in court on allegations of embezzling US$112 000 from his employer. 

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Mohammed Mussa’s 105k pots stolen

Mohammed Murad Mussa lost goods worth US$105 000 to thieves at his Graniteside warehouse in Harare.

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55-year-old nabbed for cultivating dagga

Police in Mashonaland West on Tuesday arrested a 55-year-old man in connection with cultivating dagga at a Chinhoyi farm.

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Fraudsters impersonating census officials

Anesu January Herald Correspondent The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) has issued a public notice about fraudulent individuals visiting private houses while posing as the Agency’s...

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ZRP speaks on Vongai Nadia Mabvirakure’s alleged abduction

Crime Reporter Police have said social media reports suggesting that a Harare woman, Vongai Nadia Mabvirakure, has gone missing are false and malicious. So far, investigations have revealed that...

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Mazowe North MP acquitted of rape charges

Mazowe North legislator, Tsungai Makumbe has been acquitted of charges of raping a 23-year-old woman.

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Supreme Court upholds Labour Court ruling in chief executive’s suspension case

Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent The Supreme Court has upheld a Labour Court ruling nullifying the dismissal of a Traditional Medical Practitioners Council (TMPC) boss, citing procedural...

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Harare loses US$180 000 as town clerk’s suspension drags on

Harare’ suspended town clerk, Engineer Hosiah Chisango, has received about US$180 000 over the six months he has been on suspension.

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Philippine ex-President Duterte to face charges for drug war killings at ICC

Rodrigo Duterte, who is accused of crimes against humanity over his deadly war on drugs, could become the first Asian former head of state to be tried by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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Mhlanga’s bail hearing put on hold

The High Court has indefinitely put on hold the bail hearing of Alpha Media Holdings news reporter, Blessed Mhlanga.

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Mhlanga bail proceedings adjourned indefinitely

Chief Court Reporter The High Court has put the bail hearing of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) news reporter Blessed Mhlanga on hold, indefinitely. Mhlanga, accused of transmitting messages meant to incite...

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Crackdown on drugs intensifies

Crime Reporter THE nationwide operation against drug dealers has successfully confiscated over five tonnes of illicit substances, including mbanje (marijuana) and crystal Meth, commonly known as...

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Man jailed 24 years for raping and robbing a commercial sex worker

A 32-year-old man from Tshitaudze suburb in Beitbridge has been jailed for an effective 24 years for robbing a commercial sex worker of cash and a cell phone before raping her once at knifepoint.

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Minor’s mother nails Madzibaba Joshua

The trial of a Glen View self-styled prophet, Marvelous Tunha popularly known as Madzibaba Joshua, who is facing charges of having sexual intercourse with a minor continued on Wednesday with the girl's...

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Harare dealer convicted in US$48k mobile toilets fraud

A Harare dealer, Tafadzwa Martin Munyawarara, has been convicted of defrauding an unsuspecting client of US$48 000 in a botched mobile toilets deal.

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Masvingo security guard sentenced to 7 years for office arson and stealing...

Crime Reporter A Masvingo security guard, Tennat Chiremba (26), has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted for setting an office on fire after stealing money. Chiremba appeared...

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High Court dismisses activist’s application

Herald Reporter HIGH Court Judge Justice Happias Zhou has dismissed an application by Nadia Vongai Mabvirakure, who sought the court’s intervention to prevent her business partners from taking over her...

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Seven suspected drug dealers arrested along Mukuvisi River

Seven suspected drug dealers have been arrested at a bushy area along Mukuvisi River and police recovered mbanje and packets of biscuits laced with drugs.

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Chiredzi woman wanted for killing teenage girl

Police have launched a manhunt for a 45-year-old Chiredzi woman who is wanted in connection with the murder case of a teenage girl who died after trying to terminate a pregnancy.

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