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Tsenengamu denied bail

Godfrey TsenengamuFungai Lupande Court Reporter Former zanu-pf Mashonaland Central youth chairperson Godfrey Tsenengamu was yesterday denied bail on charges of subverting a constitutionally elected...

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Man prefers lodger to mum

Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A man allegedly assaulted and chased his 69-year-old mother out of her home in order to accommodate a tenant.Kumbulani Ndifa (42) recently appeared before Harare...

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Ivory case hits snag at Constitutional court

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Two Harare women accused of unlawful possession of 25,9 kilogrammes of raw ivory valued at $6 475 have had their case seeking to compel the prosecution to reveal...

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Highway tobacco bale robbers nabbed

Crime Reporter A gang of criminals is waylaying trucks delivering tobacco to auction floors and stealing bales while the vehicles are in motion.This revelation comes after police arrested two people –...

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New law to beef up child rights

Daniel Nemukuyu recently in Nyanga The first draft of the Children’s Amendment Bill is now complete and will this week be forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Office, a member of the Inter-Ministerial...

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‘Tilda Show’ airs in court

Tilda MoyoSheillah Mapani Herald Reporter Star FM radio presenter Tilda Moyo, who tricked a self-proclaimed Harare prophet, Onbert Mapfumo, into appearing on her show before he met his alleged rape...

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Robbers vanish with car, valuables in school heist

Samuel Kadungure Manicaland Bureau SIX armed robbers targeting school funds, last week struck Mavhudzi High School in Nyazura, but failed to open the school safe.They got away with a vehicle and other...

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Man faces jail over Zimbabwe Bird

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter An A-Level student who allegedly woke up to the sight of a fish eagle in his house has appeared in court for illegal possession of a protected species. Known as hungwe in...

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Mliswa wades into Kingsdale land row

Temba MliswaFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa has approached the High Court seeking to bar a land developer in Kingsdale Farm from demolishing houses belonging to...

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Ex-minister Kuruneri locks horns with ‘illegal’ miners

Christopher KuruneriFidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter— Former Finance Minister Cde Christopher Kuruneri has dragged a mining company operating on his farm to court seeking an eviction order. Cde...

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Drunk cop to face the music

Takudzwa Matambura Herald Reporter Police have identified a rogue police officer whose exploits while in a drunken stupor have gone viral on social media. The officer, clad in police fatigues, was...

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Informer pleads with Chombo

Herald Reporter Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) informer Delish Nguwaya, who is jointly charged with three others on allegations of extorting about $20 000 from a Chinese national, has written...

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Police to rein in errant motorists

Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity CharambaCrime Reporter— Police have beefed up surveillance in Harare following an increase in cases of errant motorists engaging in drag...

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Gold panners wreak havoc in Zaka

Tawanda Mangoma in ZAKA The anti-riot police was on Sunday deployed to Panganai Business Centre in Zaka district under Chief Nhema to disperse thousands of illegal gold miners who invaded the area last...

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Woman murders newly born twins

Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A city woman appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday charged with murdering her newly born twins. Gladys Chura (29) of Dzivaresekwa Extension, reportedly delivered...

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Pension fraud lands couple in trouble

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Bikita man and his wife who squandered his late brother’s $15 000 pension has been sentenced to 420 hours of community service. Micah Mbarwi (54) and his wife Anna...

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Mutumanje withdraws Concourt application

Acie LumumbaTendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Former Zanu-PF activist William Mutumanje, also known as Acie Lumumba, who is accused of insulting President Mugabe yesterday withdrew his constitutional...

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Vendors assault police officer

Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Two vendors allegedly teamed up with a mob to assault a police officer who sought to arrest their colleague for urinating in public along Innez Terrace in central Harare....

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Rogue cops demand bribes in Ngundu

Herald Reporter— At least five police officers based at Ngundu are accused of demanding between $200 and $300 bribes per day from bus operators to allow free passage of their buses along the...

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Ex-David Livingstone staffer in the dock

Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A David Livingstone Primary School former employee, who is facing allegations of theft of trust property after swindling the school of $8 000 will be tried on June...

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