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Cops in the dock for assault

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Six police officers who allegedly assaulted a city businessman who owns commuter omnibuses after he filmed them beating up one of his drivers, were yesterday...

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Fraudsters hack into OK credit system

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter OK Zimbabwe reportedly lost $70 000 to two suspected conmen, who hacked into their credit facility system called Money Wave.Leonard Marange (33) and Philip Maverevedze...

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Government appoints Anti Domestic Violence Council

Minister ChikwinyaCollen Murahwa Herald Reporter Government has appointed an Anti-Domestic Violence Council to stop the scourge of domestic violence through monitoring and implementing the Domestic...

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Who will police the police?

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Two police officers yesterday appeared in court charged with criminal abuse of office after they allegedly stole more than $30 000 from a Zambian man they had...

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Daring duo steals cops’ payslips

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Two daring criminals broke into Harare Central Police Station and stole payslips for police officers, before forging identification particulars which they used to...

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Cimas, Corp 24 get 2-week ultimatum

Paidamoyo Chipunza Senior Health Reporter Government has given medical aid society Cimas and hosptial group Corporate 24 two weeks to resolve their differences following the release of a forensic audit...

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Mawarire fistfight cripples trial

Fungai Lupande Court reporter National People’s Party (NPP) leader Dr Joice Mujuru’s spokesperson Mr Gift Nyandoro appeared at the courts yesterday with his right leg in plaster and walking with the...

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Police probe electrocution case

Noah Pito in Hurungwe Police in Mashonaland West are investigating a case in which a Hurungwe woman was electrocuted after a Zesa cable fell on her.Edinah Mbwana (33) of Plot 50, Tavoy Farm met her...

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Hubby go berserk over condoms

Takudzwa Matambura Herald Reporter A Waterfalls man was last week fined $50 by a Mbare magistrate for bashing his wife claiming that he had smelt a used condom in their matrimonial bedroom.Steven Gatsi...

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Man in trouble for stabbing wife

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 32-year-old man who slept with a knife under his pillow allegedly stabbed his wife in the eye, back and chest following a domestic dispute.Moregood Mverechena of Mudzimu...

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Top cop applauds public

Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Zimbabwe Republic Police has applauded members of the public for their support and taking heed on the force’s drive to ban the possession of dangerous weapons.Since last...

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17 dead in Easter accidents

Two unidentified men riding a motorcycle without helmets, oblivious of the danger and breaking road rules, in Gokwe recently. — Picture by Innocent MakawaTakudzwa Matambura Herald Reporter At least 17...

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No lobola, no inheritance! . . . ruling brings closure to surviving spouse...

Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter CO-HABITING for decades without any payment of lobola does not upgrade a relationship to a legitimate marriage for purposes of inheritance, the High Court has...

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Pair steals 30t maize for drought relief

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Two Harare men allegedly connived with an official at the Department of Social Welfare and stole 30 tonnes of maize for the drought relief programme.The pair, Victor...

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Man up for raping minor

From Noah Pito in Hurungwe A 38-year-old man from Chief Kazangarare’s area here is facing rape charges after he allegedly raped a Grade Three pupil whom he later bribed with $8 dollars to cover up the...

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Zimra moves to curb transit fraud

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started acquiring electric seals for transit break bulk cargo, mostly being carried in flat bed trailers in a move set to...

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3 injured in party clashes

Chief Supt NyathiHerald Reporter THREE people on Saturday sustained varying degrees of injuries following violent clashes between Zanu-PF supporters sympathetic to Harare provincial commissar Cde...

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‘Negligent’ housemaid jailed

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A maid who caused the death of a minor after she left a bucket full of boiling water unattended resulting in it spilling and scalding the child, was yesterday jailed...

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End of the road for highway robbers

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Two suspected robbers allegedly used two women to draw travellers into a private car along Harare-Bulawayo Road before robbing them of cash and valuables. Gaillah Muroyi...

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Man bribes guard, steals from ex-employer

Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Mabvuku man and his alleged accomplices reportedly approached a security guard manning the premises of his former employer and gave him a $50 bribe to allow them...

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