Teacher steals police uniform for free ride
Nqobile Tshili and Mashudu Netsianda A BINGA teacher was arrested for stealing a police uniform from his friend and using it to catch a free kombi ride to Bulawayo.Thembalenkosi Ndlovu (26) of...
View ArticlePregnant drug mule ingests cocaine
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A pregnant South African woman suspected of smuggling cocaine into Zimbabwe has appeared in court after ingested body packs were detected in her stomach.Isaura Masinga...
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Crash victims named
Snr Asst Comm CharambaCrime Reporter Police have named seven people who died recently when vehicles they were travelling in were involved in separate road accidents in Kwekwe and Banket on Sunday and...
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Chikumba hearing deferred again
Peter ChikumbaFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter THE case in which former Air Zimbabwe chief executive Peter Chikumba is seeking an order to remain on bail until the determination of his fresh appeal...
View ArticleMan sells mbanje on Chiredzi streets
Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi A Chiredzi man, Ishmael Mlambo (23), was yesterday denied bail by Chiredzi magistrate Geraldine Mutsoto for allegedly possessing and selling mbanje on the streets....
View ArticleChickens come home to roost for poultry feed theft suspect
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A weighbridge ticket sold out a warehouse clerk at National Foods Limited who allegedly stole part of a poultry feed consignment, swindling the company of $63 000. Paul...
View ArticleIvory suspects want informer identified
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The Constitutional Court is next week set to hear the case in which two Harare women accused of unlawful possession of 25,9 kilogrammes of raw ivory valued at $6...
View ArticleEnforce speed limits, police told
Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Government has challenged traffic police officers to enforce speed limits to bring to book reckless drivers to contain road carnage. Speaking at the launch of the fourth...
View ArticleBusinessman loses $700 000
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Three Chinese men allegedly fleeced their fellow countryman of $700 000 after promising him vast business opportunities in Zimbabwe. Wu Zizhong, Wang Zemin and Milao Quiqi...
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Tsenengamu to remain on remand
Godfrey TsenengamuTendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter— Former Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central youth chairperson Godfrey Tsenengamu, who is accused of subverting a constitutionally-elected Government or...
View ArticleSenior citizen sodomises boy
Tawanda Mangoma in Chiredzi Chiredzi regional court magistrate Mrs Judith Zuyu this week slapped a Chiredzi man with 17 years in jail after he was found guilty of sodomising a six-year-old boy.The...
View ArticleDad rapes daughter
Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A 37-year-old Harare man reportedly raped his 12-year-old daughter while his wife had gone for a church service in Murehwa.The man appeared before Harare magistrate Ms...
View ArticleMan impregnates stepdaughter
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A prison officer allegedly raped and impregnated his 12-year-old step-daughter while his wife was away.It is the State’s case that the matter came to light when the...
View ArticleSA drug mule not pregnant: Scan
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter The South African woman suspected of smuggling cocaine into Zimbabwe after ingested body packs were detected in her stomach is in fact not pregnant, another scan has...
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Reprieve for Chikumba
Peter ChikumbaFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Former Air Zimbabwe chief executive Peter Chikumba yesterday got a reprieve after the High Court extended his bail until the Supreme Court decides on...
View ArticleMan sells hired cars
Sharon Chiware Midlands Reporter A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing two vehicles worth $44 000 from a Gweru vehicle rental company before selling them in Zvishavane.Kelvin Padzarandora (36)...
View ArticleMan up for extortion
Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) was arrested on allegations of demanding $1 200 from a woman who needed police clearance to do charity work...
View ArticleSuspected gold smuggler acquitted
Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A Harare man who was arrested while allegedly trying to smuggle 11,4 kilogrammes of gold through the Plumtree Border Post, is now a free man after he was acquitted...
View ArticlePolice call for stiffer rustling penalties
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Plumtree Correspondent Police are lobbying the Attorney-General’s Office to ensure that the mandatory sentence for stock theft is increased from nine to 30 years per beast and...
View Article‘Bring corrupt officials to book’
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter Religious leaders and politicians have expressed concern over the protection given to “some thieves and corrupt officials” who are stealing public funds and stalling the...
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