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SA jails two Zimbabweans for 5 years over R8m counterfeit goods deal

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau South Africa’s Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday sentenced two Zimbabweans, Samuel Nkomo (38) and Jesphat Aaron Mawire (46), to five years imprisonment...

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Man jailed 5 years for attempting to kill a good Samaritan

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A 27-year-old man from Stakeng village in Beitbridge has been jailed for five years for attacking a 17-year-old boy who broke up a fight between him and another man....

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Directors of unregistered voluntary organisation face fresh charges

Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent Matrix Disciplinary and Training Centre directors Tafadzwa Chidawa and Clara Manyapera appeared before Harare magistrate Rufaro Panavanhu today facing charges of...

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Garwe Restaurant owner duped US$48k , fraudster jailed

Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The director of Exclusive Projects Private Limited Takudzwa Munyawarara was convicted last week and sentenced by Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda for duping...

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Over 1 100 killings recorded in 2024

Trust Freddy, Herald Correspondent Police have called for peaceful dispute resolution after over 1 100 killings were recorded last year, with many attributed to remarkably trivial disputes, such as...

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Dealers lace biscuits with drugs

Freeman Razemba, Crime Reporter POLICE have uncovered a disturbing new method employed by drug dealers in and around Harare, where biscuits are being laced with drugs and sold to the public....

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Court admits key audit report in couple’s $137 million fraud case

Yeukai Karengezeka, Court Correspondent THE trial of Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, accused of defrauding Dr Gideon Gono’s company, Galwex Investments, of ZWL$137 million, took a...

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Suspected land barons threatening State witnesses, court told

Former Member of Parliament for Mount Pleasant, Jason Passade, has alleged that Eastwind Trust owners Rodgers Pote (43) and Trymore Arineshito (39) threatened State witnesses who testified in a case in...

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Seven doctors face trial for homicide in Maradona’s death

Seven members of the medical team that treated Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona before his death will go on trial for homicide starting Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

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Judgment reserved in Blessed Mhlanga’s case

Fidelis Munyoro Judgment has been reserved in the matter involving Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) news reporter Blessed Mhlanga, who stands accused of transmitting messages alleged to incite public...

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Money laundering suspect tells court he is being ‘fixed’

A Chitungwiza man who was arrested last year on allegations of money laundering has told the court that he earned the money in South Africa.

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Mother seeks protection after son forces her into squatter camp

A Harare woman has taken her son to court seeking a protection order after he allegedly harassed her until she left her own home to live in a squatter camp.

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Mother accuses sons of abusing her

Spiwe Sarakunze, Herald Reporter A WOMAN from Harare appeared before the civil court yesterday seeking a protection order against her two sons, whom she accused of physically abusing her. Mrs Beatrice...

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Man drags nephews to court

Spiwe Sarakunze, Herald Reporter A MAN from Harare, fed up with the alleged physical and verbal abuse from his brother’s sons, appeared in court yesterday seeking a protection order. Mr Charles Jonga...

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Judgment reserved in Mhlanga bail hearing

Fidelis Munyoro, Chief Court Reporter JUDGMENT has been reserved in the case of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga, who faces allegations of transmitting messages to incite...

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Cop confesses to killing Bulawayo detective

Peter Matika Bulawayo Bureau In a shocking turn of events, a police officer stationed at Hillside Police Station in Bulawayo has allegedly confessed to the fatal shooting of Detective Constable...

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ZRP probes social media video

Police have launched investigations into an incident that was captured on video in which two men are attacking a suspected mentally challenged person in Bikita.

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Seven illegal settlers jailed for five months

Seven people who illegally occupied a private developer’s land have been sentenced to five months in prison by Harare Magistrate, Ms Ruth Moyo.

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Man convicted for stealing gun from security guard

A Harare man who stole a shotgun from a security guard manning Livre Investments property in Grenary, Zvimba, has been convicted by a Mbare magistrate.

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Harare woman wins case against husband’s phone snooping

A Harare woman has secured a protection order against her husband whom she accused of repeatedly invading her privacy by accessing her phone without her consent, as well as verbally and physically...

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