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Zimbabwe Independent journalist assaulted at MDC-T headquarters
2013 June 08 | 1265 Views
JOURNALIST with the Zimbabwe Independent, Herbert Moyo, was yesterday severely assaulted by MDC-T security personnel at Harvest House, the party's headquarters, while covering a demonstration by MDC-T...by Staff reporter
Brothers fatally assaults a fellow reveller
2013 June 07 | 1447 Views
Two brothers appeared before a Gwanda magistrate yesterday facing murder charges after they allegedly teamed up to assault a fellow reveller resulting in him sustaining serious injuries leading to his...by Staff reporter
Support Unit sergeant fined for assault
2013 June 06 | 1682 Views
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support Unit sergeant based at Fairbridge in Bulawayo, posted to Cottco Nhembudziya, was on Tuesday fined $100 for assaulting two men accusing them of having laughed a...by Staff reporter
CID officer assaults colleagues
2013 June 01 | 2504 Views
A POLICE officer attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (Minerals) section in Bulawayo was yesterday arraigned before the courts for allegedly teaming up with a friend to assault patrol off...by Court Reporter
Former Bosso player assaulted at Highlanders offices
2013 May 15 | 5176 Views
FORMER Highlanders striker Simbarashe Gate was allegedly attacked on Monday evening by unidentified people at the Highlanders offices.Gate had gone to the club offices to find out about his $2...by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
MDC-T youths acquitted of assault charges
2013 May 09 | 1691 Views
Four MDC-T youths from Chitungwiza who were facing charges of assaulting their Zanu-PF counterparts were yesterday acquitted of the charges.Fanuel Kamurendo (31), his brother Tendai (26), She...by Staff reporter
Man jailed for assaulting an elderly couple
2013 April 19 | 2277 Views
A 25-year-old man from Toporo Village in Beitbridge who in August last year brutally assaulted an elderly couple with a machete in a botched robbery attempt was yesterday jailed for two years....by Beitbridge Bureau
Man gets 2 yrs behind bars for assaulting elderly couple
2013 April 17 | 2589 Views
A 25-year-old man from Toporo Village in Beitbridge who in August last year brutally assaulted an elderly couple with a machete in a botched robbery attempt was yesterday jailed for two years....by Staff Reporter
Shocking video: Elderly woman assaulted for shoplifting - 5 in court
2013 April 17 | 6380 Views
Two of five people accused of assaulting a woman and filming it were granted bail by the Nebo Magistrate's Court, Limpopo police said on Tuesday.Matthew Makofane, Maria Mahlaela, Gladys Maphan...by Sapa
Community members fatally assaults suspected thief
2013 April 15 | 2288 Views
Five people last week appeared in court for facing murder charges after they allegedly teamed up and fatally assaulted a man they suspected of stealing from them at a farm in Beatrice. Pfumai...by Court Reporter
Man fatally assaults drinking mate
2013 April 15 | 2117 Views
A beer brawl ended tragically for a reveller who was fatally assaulted by a drinking mate at a local joint early this month.Blessing Mambondiyani (25) appeared before Mutare magistrate Charle...by Staff reporter
Security guard assaults workmate in altercation over $6
2013 April 13 | 2339 Views
A Gwanda security guard struck his workmate unconscious with a pot full of isitshwala during an altercation over a missing $6 that was meant for relish.Nicholas Mlilo (34), employed as a secur...by Staff reporter
Hubby thoroughly bashes wife over $40 debt, fined $200
2013 April 06 | 2709 Views
A Gweru man who assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her when she allegedly failed to pay back $40 that she owed him was yesterday fined $200.The man, Absenim Robi of 5734 Mkoba Village 1...by Staff reporter
Woman assaults cops, resists arrest
2013 April 04 | 4367 Views
A 31-year-old Bulawayo woman is in court after she allegedly assaulted a man at a pub, before punching police officers trying to break the violence.Primrose Mzizi is now out on $50 bail grant...by Staff reporter
Man has scrotum slashed over $1.20
2013 March 31 | 3018 Views
22-year-old Sunday Onyike, a Business Administration student at Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria, had his scrotum slashed off during a fight with two of his neighbours.Sunday's father Onyi...by Staff reporter
14-year-old maid accused of promiscuity had buttocks burned
2013 March 30 | 3403 Views
14-year-old house maid, Otobong Edet John, had her buttocks seared with a hot electric iron by her mistress, Ekaette, on the suspicion that she was promiscuous.Narrating her ordeal, Otobong sa...by Staff Reporter
Mum arrested for slapping wrong child at school
2013 March 30 | 3086 Views
US mum Tyshekka Collier, 36, was arrested and charged with assault and battery and disturbing school for slapping a child that she mistook for her own. Authorities in Spartanburg, SC say that ...by Mat Estel
Clinician jailed for sedating mentally ill patient and raping her
2013 March 29 | 2849 Views
Hope Chipwatali 36, a clinical officer at Mzuzu Central Hospital who was convicted on charges that he sexually assaulted a patient after he sedated her, has been jailed for eight years.P...by Staff Reporter
Kombi crew kidnaps, assaults police officer
2013 March 28 | 4564 Views
A GROUP of commuter omnibus drivers and touts from Bulawayo allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a policeman as the blitz on kombis launched by the police and the city council bite.The incident h...by Staff Reporter
'An assault on Mugabe is an assault on the entirety of Zimbabwe' says Zanu-PF
2013 March 26 | 3268 Views
The Zanu PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Rugare Gumbo, says the suspension of sanctions by the European Union in respect of 81 Zimbabweans is a non-event, but a desperate attempt aimed at ...by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF mole assaulted at MDC-T headquarters
2013 March 22 | 2316 Views
MDC-T co-ordinator for policy and research Mr Fortune Gwaze was assaulted on Wednesday at the party's headquarters at Harvest House by rogue party youths as intra-party violence and factionalism grips...by Staff reporter
Soldiers assault MDC-T aspiring candidate
2013 March 18 | 2324 Views
A GROUP of about 20 suspected soldiers believed to be based at Joko 2 Brigade in Chipinge yesterday assaulted the MDC-T's aspiring parliamentary candidate for Chipinge Central, Livingstone Vulume, ac...by Staff reporter
BBC news crew assaulted in Zimbabwe
2013 March 15 | 3629 Views
The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai alleges that a British Broadcasting Corporation Africa correspondent, Andrew Harding, and nine of its members were this afternoon as...by MDC-T
Man in court for fatally assaulting daughter's boyfriend
2013 March 14 | 3556 Views
A 41-year-old man who allegedly teamed up with three other men and seriously assaulted his daughter's 22-year-old boyfriend accusing him of being a thief has appeared in court.Three of the acc...by Staff Reporter
In-laws assault woman over land
2013 March 13 | 2709 Views
A Chirumanzu woman was assaulted by her husband's parents following an argument over a piece of land, a Gweru magistrate has heard.Elias Killian Masendeke (66) and his wife, Margret Chipangura...by Staff Reporter
Zim man bashed with a baseball bat in SA
2013 February 23 | 3107 Views
CAPE TOWN - Police are searching for two young men who beat up an ice cream vendor with a baseball bat on Sea Point Promenade on Wednesday afternoon.Luke Dausi (22) was knocked unconscious an...by Staff Reporter
Man assaults 14-yr-old wife for misusing money
2013 February 18 | 3427 Views
A Harare man who assaulted his 14-year-old live-in lover for misusing money appeared in court last week on charges of having sexual relations with a girl under the age of consent and of assault. Tonde...by Staff reporter
Jilted lover axes rival suitor, assaults estranged girlfriend
2013 February 13 | 4385 Views
A 25-year-old man who could not stomach the reality of his ex-girlfriend living with another man, axed the rival suitor before assaulting his estranged lover.Tongai Shava of Red Mile Farm, Ban...by Own Correspondent
Man jailed for assaulting sister-in-law
2013 February 12 | 2793 Views
A 30-year-old man from Bulilima District has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for assaulting his sister-in-law accusing her of keeping away information about his wife's whereabouts.Mlu...by Plumtree Correspondent
Nicholas Zakaria denies assaulting a cop
2013 February 06 | 3890 Views
Musician Nicholas Zakaria, who is facing a $5 000 lawsuit for allegedly assaulting Detective Inspector Lawrence Machingura, has refused to pay saying he did not commit the offence.Affectionat...by Arts reporter
Woman assaulted over uncle's sex debt
2013 January 31 | 4711 Views
A 24-year-old Binga commercial sex worker appeared in court on Tuesday charged with assaulting her female neighbour for refusing to pay for services she rendered to her uncle.Winnet Sibanda of...by Staff reporter
Six-year-old girl 'fatally assaults' two-year-old baby with a hoe
2013 January 28 | 3018 Views
A six-year-old Chipinge girl allegedly went berserk and fatally assaulted a two-year-old baby with a hoe several times on the head before burning her hips with a smoldering log last weekend.Po...by Staff Reporter
Woman demands $2 500 from cop who assaulted her
2013 January 27 | 3069 Views
A CHIKANGA woman is demanding $2 500 from a policeman who allegedly assaulted her at a police station where she had been detained over a domestic dispute.Stella Chigweshe of House Number 4891,...by Staff reporter
Cop assaults his boss for having an affair with his wife
2013 January 23 | 5298 Views
A police constable Tinashe Munhamo (22) based at Nkayi Police Construction Section is in trouble after he allegedly assaulted his boss accusing him of having a love affair with his wife.Munham...by Staff reporter
Soldier, son bashes 4 police officer
2013 January 11 | 3906 Views
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army Christopher Zuva and his son appeared at the Gweru magistrates' Court yesterday facing charges of assaulting police officers and obstructing the course of justic...by Staff reporter
Pair arrested for assaulting neighbour over wife
2013 January 09 | 3221 Views
A pair from Plumtree has been arrested for assaulting a neighbour and damaging his property after he prohibited them from speaking to his wife.Lawrence Mpofu (20) and Trymore Mpofu (19), of Ju...by Plumtree Correspondent
Police officer assaults three colleagues and wife
2012 December 01 | 3263 Views
POLICE in Gweru have arrested their colleague stationed at Mkoba Police Station after he allegedly ran amok and assaulted three other officers who were trying to restrain him from assaulting his wife....by Midlands Correspondent
Man assaulted with a brick over $4 debt
2012 September 19 | 2075 Views
A BULAWAYO man is lucky to be alive when a teenager who owed him $4 assaulted him with a brick over the debt.Mr Bekezela Ngulube (29), of 2353 Emakhandeni suburb and employed as an electrician...by Staff reporter
Man thoroughly beaten by police for calling them dogs, sons of prostitutes
2012 September 05 | 4543 Views
A Chitungwiza man, who was tortured by police officers in March after allegedly calling them "dogs and sons of prostitutes", has lodged a $50 000 compensation claim.Shorayi George Tambure clai...by Staff reporter
Soldiers assault activists for wearing MDC-T regalia
2012 August 16 | 2281 Views
Two MDC-T activists were assaulted by soldiers at a bar in Epworth on Saturday, and then abducted the following day by the same soldiers who decided to hand them over to notorious thugs from the Chip...by Staff reporter
MDC-T activists assault MDC supporters at a funeral
2012 August 13 | 2162 Views
MDC-T party supporters at the weekend reportedly clashed with supporters of the Welshman Ncube-led MDC over the former's newsletter at a funeral at Unyetu Township in Chikomba district.It is u...by Staff reporter
Man (27) sentenced to 8 months in jail for assaulting workmate (30)
2012 August 11 | 2061 Views
A 27-year-old Gwanda man was yesterday sentenced to eight months in prison for severely assaulting his workmate in a fight involving their wives.Lawrence Tshuma (27), of Cobic Mine, Colleen Ba...by Staff reporter
Hubby teams up with girlfriend to assault pregnant wife
2012 August 11 | 2701 Views
A 37-year-old Bulawayo man allegedly teamed up with a girlfriend to severely assault his pregnant wife after she had asked for money to go to hospital.Kholwani Ngwenya and his wife, Ms Nothand...by Staff reporter
Homosexual man assaulted for sodomising minors
2012 August 04 | 2712 Views
There was chaos in Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb after a mob chased a suspected homosexual man whom they had caught sodomising two boys in a bushy spot.The man at the centre of the drama, Joseph...by Staff reporter
MDC-T councillor arrested for assault and robbery
2012 July 18 | 939 Views
MDC-T Zengeza 1 councillor Tinashe Kazuru (32) has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and robbing a Chitungwiza man of US$180. Kazuru has since appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Ms Olivia...by Court Reporter
Man fatally assaults lover over missing money
2012 July 12 | 2136 Views
A 34-year-old Hurungwe man appeared before a Karoi magistrate for allegedly fatally assaulting his 47-year -old girlfriend during a dispute over missing money.Roderick Chabayanzara of Campfir...by Staff reporter
State ordered to compensate assaulted MDC-T activist
2012 July 12 | 1495 Views
Mavis Dandira, a Harare-based MDC-T activist who was assaulted by soldiers and police officers while participating in an MDC-T sanctioned march in 2003 has won a lawsuit against the State and awarded...by Ndou Paul
Chief assaults police officer
2012 June 23 | 1332 Views
The incumbent Chief Sigodho, Appolo Nhlope, of Silobela is alleged to have assaulted a police officer, Abel Magore who was carrying out his police duties sometimein November 2011 as the chief was resi...by Staff reporter
Binga man assaults wife, mother in law over secret kid
2012 June 22 | 3304 Views
Fortunate Sibawa aged (33) of Binga bashed his wife and mother in law after he discovered that his wife, Lydia Dube has a five year old secret child.Sibawa was not aware of the child when he ...by Monica Dlamini
Man fatally assaults teenage wife over 'infidelity'
2012 June 20 | 2543 Views
A jealous man from Zhombe in Kwekwe rural assaulted his teenage wife to death with switches over suspicions that she was cheating on him and also for possessing a charm, police said.The incide...by Midlands Reporter
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