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2 suspected Chivayo lobola robbers appear in court

Two suspected robbers from Chitungwiza, who allegedly participated in robbing businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of US$74 000 at their Marondera farm, appeared in court yesterday.

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Fugitive prisoner’s bid for freedom short-lived

Escaped prisoner Luke Zinyengere (29), a suspect embroiled in a web of serious criminal activities, including escaping lawful custody, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm, has been...

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Businesswoman wins trademark dispute

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A HARARE businesswoman, Leticia Kuda Mupawose, has won a trademark dispute against ONA Brands (Pvt) Ltd, after the High Court Commercial Division ruled in her...

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Court annuls unsanctioned 25-year-old lease agreement

Fidelis Munyoro and Zvamaida Murwira THE eight-year-old lease of Chewore North Safari Area given to safari operator Suscade Investments by the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority...

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Elderly couple jailed for theft

Trish Mukwazo Bulawayo Bureau AN elderly couple from Bulawayo, who exploited a technical glitch at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe to embezzle more than US$30 000, was yesterday sentenced to seven years in...

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Farmer in trouble for growing mbanje

Victor Maphosa Mashonaland East Bureau Mutoko farmer Zvenyika Hodzi (48) was recently arrested by police on allegations of illegally planting more than 1 100 mbanje plants in his tobacco field,...

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Bryden School secures court order to stop cement plant construction

Bryden Country School in Chegutu has obtained a High Court interim order stopping the construction of a cement manufacturing plant near its premises.

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Co-director in US$45 000 fraud storm

Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent A co-director of the Integrated Taxi Rides Association (ITRA) has appeared in court facing allegations of defrauding the organisation of US$45 000. Gibson Mtume,...

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Zimra regional manager in court

Prosper Dembedza-Herald Correspondent A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) manager stationed at Beitbridge yesterday appeared in court on charges of defeating the course of justice in a case involving...

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Zvishavane robber jailed 43 years

Crime Reporter A 41-year-old Zvishavane man has been jailed for 43 years for committing a spate of armed robberies in the company of his accomplices who are still at large. Witness Mangena of Madhibha...

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Police to impound vehicles with no number plates

Online Reporter The Zimbabwe Republic Police has said they will be impounding all vehicles moving on the country’s roads without displaying number plates. Government vehicles will not be exempted on...

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Chivayo lobola robbery: Five more suspects in court

Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent Five more suspects from Chitungwiza appeared in court yesterday on allegations of robbing the in-laws of businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of US$74 000 at...

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Man brutally assaults mom, commits suicide

Solomon Bhumu After severely assaulting his mother with a hammer and leaving her on the brink of death, Kudakwashe Machiwana (25) of Chidawanyika Village under Chief Mutasa, killed himself by drinking...

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Trustees in court for misappropriating US$52 000 from deceased’s estate

Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter Tinashe Pswarayi, son of the late freedom fighter and medical practitioner Edward Munatsireyi Pswarayi, along with his associate Tauya Masunda, appeared before the...

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Fugitive killer couple in custody, awaits indictment

Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent A COUPLE accused of the brutal murder of their four-year-old niece in 2023 before escaping to South Africa has been extradited to face justice in the country....

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High Court blocks robber’s freedom bid citing dishonest submissions

Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter SUSPECTED armed robber Thulani Munetsi’s plea for bail after two years in pretrial detention has yet again been rejected by the High Court. Munetsi, accused of...

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Five SA hitmen convicted

Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent Five South Africa-based hitmen were convicted on Friday by Harare Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje for their involvement in the kidnapping and assault plot...

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Police hunt for woman linked to newborn baby’s murder in Harare

The police have launched a manhunt for a Harare woman, Ireen Pamela Govati, who is wanted in connection with the murder of her newborn baby in Hopley.

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Four killed in Gutu accident

Four people died while four others were injured on Sunday when a Toyota Noah with seven passengers on board veered off the road and overturned along the Chatsworth-Kurai Road in Gutu.

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Chivhayo lobola robbery: Another suspect in court

Another suspect has appeared in court for robbing businessman Wicknell Chivhayo's in-laws of US$85 558 and property valued at US$3 900 at their farm in Marondera.

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