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Chiwenga's name gets trucker in trouble
A truck driver, Cosmas Kazuzu, faces serious legal troubles after allegedly threatening Douglas Zimbango, the chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), demanding the...Published: 12 mins ago | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe take aim at Reza
Business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who face corruption charges, took the witness stand on Tuesday in the Harare High Court, requesting that their case be referred to the Constitutional C...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 08:30hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume granted bail
Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of the opposition party Transform Zimbabwe, was granted bail by the Harare High Court on Wednesday.He spent 82 days in pre-trial incarceration.Justice Emil...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 18:52hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble for stealing four donkeys
A 40-year-old man from Madlambudzi village in Plumtree has appeared in court for the theft of donkeys.Plumtree Magistrate Joshua Nembaware remanded Alliance Sibanda to October 24 on US$50 bail...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:29hrs | 238 | by Stephen Jakes
Teacher (42) in court for raping pupil
A TEACHER from Bethel College in Hopley Zone 6, Harare, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Courts facing a charge of raping his 10-year-old pupil during extra lessons.Harare regional...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
CIO faces kidnap charges
A member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Cleopas Charuka (34), has appeared in court facing serious charges of kidnapping and armed robbery. Charuka made his appearance at the Harare M...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:59hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya denied bail in violence incitement case
Ex-legislator Amos Chibaya shall remain under prison detection, a Harare magistrate ruled on Monday, adding he was not convinced the prominent opposition politician would not break his bail conditions...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:05hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya pays homage to Mpandare
Suspected thief kills partner in crimeA 36-year-old man from Mbare suburb, John Chivasa, is facing serious charges after allegedly killing his partner in crime during a botched robbery attempt. Ch...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for selling fake driver's licence
A 29-year-old man from Bulawayo, Rash Chirongoma, has been arrested for allegedly fabricating and selling a counterfeit driver's licence. He recently appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Ms. S...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:02hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo 'fake doctor's' troubled past resurfaces
The drama surrounding Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, also known as Prosper Mpofu, continues to unravel after the 29-year-old was arrested for the second time at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Monda...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:19hrs | 1812 | by Staff reporter
Registrar General officials denied bail
Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Wednesday denied bail to officials from the Registrar General's Department, who are accused of criminal abuse of office after allegedly facilitating the fraudule...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 13:07hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Drama erupts at Harare Council Meeting as suspended town clerk shows up
Tension filled the air at the Harare Town House on Tuesday as embattled town clerk Hosiah Chisango attended an ordinary council sitting, despite being under suspension and barred from entering the wor...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
The scream of sanctions: A weary story
Zimbabwe has been under sanctions since 2001 due to human rights abuses, poor governance policies, and actions that impede and shrink democratic spaces and rule of law.It is now necessary to a...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:05hrs | 143 | by Leonard Koni
15 CCC activists acquitted
Fifteen Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, arrested in Budiriro for allegedly participating in an unsanctioned gathering, have been acquitted. The activists were part of a group of 25, whi...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:03hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Mafume, Chisango in nasty bust-up
Tensions reached a breaking point at Harare's Town House on Monday as Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume confronted town clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango in a shocking altercation that left council employees...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:20hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Mast*rbation lands teacher in trouble
A 55-YEAR-OLD primary school teacher in Plumtree is in deep trouble after he indecently insulted a grade seven pupil in a storeroom.Allen Sibotshwa was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts y...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:01hrs | 2346 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Granny 'cattle rustler' denied bail
A daring 71-year-old woman from Ntabazinduna, Umguza District in Matabeleland North, has been denied bail after allegedly masterminding a complex cattle rustling operation involving the theft of 20 ca...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:08hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Farmers demand no amnesty for cattle rustlers
Farmers in Matabeleland have called for cattle rustlers to be excluded from the Presidential amnesty and denied bail, as livestock theft devastates their communities.The call was made during a...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:05hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
HCC executives denied bail
The High Court has denied bail to three City of Harare executives accused of criminal abuse of office for allegedly awarding a tender to refurbish street lights to Juluka Enndo Joint Venture improperl...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:51hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa defrauded US$48,000 and ZWG94 million
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) reportedly lost over US$48,000 and ZWG94,000,000 due to fraudulent activities allegedly carried out by a former personal assistant (PA) to the chief execu...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 13:39hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
White South African men linked to R2 billion clandestine drug laboratory
THE bail application for two of the five arrested men linked to the R2 billion clandestine drug laboratory in Limpopo, has been denied in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court.IOL has previousl...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 13:35hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Human resources officer arrested over US$15 000 fraud
A human resources officer for Chikomba district in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Tatenda Mikishoni, was arraigned before the courts last week on charges of theft. Mikishoni is accus...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:25hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
High Court frees Dubeko Sibanda on $300 bail
High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero today granted bail to former Binga North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda, ending his three-week pre-trial detention. Sibanda was released on a US$300 bail....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:01hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist freed on bail
Tineyi Munetsi, a political activist from the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has been granted bail by the High Court on a US$500 bond. Munetsi was arrested in connection with a 2019 anti-govern...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman killed, remains fed to pigs by a white farmer
A Zimbabwean woman and her friend were allegedly killed and their remains fed to pigs by a farmer in Limpopo province, South Africa, last week.The Zimbabwean woman, identified as 35-year-old L...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | 4845 | by Staff reporter
Bogus chief's messengers arrested
SEVEN daring Nyanga villagers who allegedly masqueraded as Chief Saunyama's messengers, issuing counterfeit summons to villagers to appear before the community court, were recently nabbed and arraigne...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Driver defrauds InnBucks of US$13,700
Cleopas Chisingarambwe, a part-time driver for Abro Coaches, appeared in the Harare Magistrates Court on charges of defrauding InnBucks MicroBank of US$13,700. Magistrate Dennis Mangosi re...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:19hrs | 3776 | by Staff reporter
SA man intercepted while driving stolen car to Zimbabwe denied bail
A 32-year-old man was remanded in custody when he appeared before the Thabamoopo Magistrate's Court in Limpopo on Monday for possession of a stolen vehicle, a white Toyota Land Cruiser Prado VX....Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 15:01hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is presiding over a mobster regime!
It has been confirmed.So, the ruling ZANU PF party can, after all, have its opponents arrested and thrown in jail on trumped-up charges.This shocking revelation was made by none other ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 639 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Pastor Mboro denied bail
Self-proclaimed prophet Paseka Motshoeneng, also known as Pastor Mboro, was denied bail on Monday in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.He appeared in court alongside his bodyguard, Vincent Bal...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 18:08hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Czech Ambassador to Zimbabwe gives surety for arrested tourist
Czech Republic Deputy Ambassador Michael Novak has assured the High Court that Lucas Slavik, a Czech tourist currently in remand prison in Zimbabwe, will not flee if granted bail. ...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 21:10hrs | 1207 | by Sgtaff reporter
Stop & search police patrols in and around Harare
Police in and around Harare have intensified their crackdown on dissent ahead of today's Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit, preventing public transport from entering the city center and c...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
CCC youths' violence trial continues
The trial of seven youths from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) accused of assaulting Beitbridge Deputy Mayor Councillor John Manatsa is scheduled to continue on August 20 at the Beitbridge Mag...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 14:51hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
13-year-old boy sentenced to 15 years in jail
A 13-year-old boy from Plumtree, Matabeleland South, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated indecent assault.The minor is currently incarcerated at Bulawayo Prison. His identi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter
4 men use fake court documents to steal car
Four men appeared in court accused of stealing a vehicle using illegally acquired court documents. The suspects, Tafadzwa Makufa (21), Tinashe Mawire (20), Trevor Kadzionde (20), and Sean Jais...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:11hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
US-funded 'rights defenders' engage Zimbabwe over crackdown
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders) has expressed serious concerns to Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava regarding the suppression of civil space, ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:44hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe jails are not based on partisan matters'
ZANU PF's Director of Information, Farai Marapira, has emphasized that jails are meant for anyone who commits crimes, including members of his own party, not just opposition activists. This statement ...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 08:44hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
'Ngarivhume was plotting protest'
A police detective testified in the Harare Magistrates Court that opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume is a serial offender who would likely lead protests during the upcoming SADC summit in Harare if gr...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:42hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
British Govt shows the world how to deal with rioters
It's, unfortunately, depressingly familiar. Violence has broken out in the United Kingdom led by loosely organised thugs driven by fake news and hate speech on social media that was made acceptable by...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume's application dismissed
A Harare magistrate has dismissed political activist Jacob Ngarivhume's application challenging his placement on remand. Mrs. Ruth Moyo ruled that Ngarivhume must answer to the charges and allow inves...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 17:18hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Gunshots at mine grab
A suspected instigator of the recent violence at Element Minerals Mine in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province, has reportedly vowed to defy a court order following his release on bail. Josph...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:07hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should know that demonstrations at international events are nothing new
First of all, let's get one thing straight.There is a huge difference between a demonstration and a riot.I felt that I needed to clarify a misconception that, in my book, has been deli...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 10:40hrs | 890 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police in Zimbabwe arrest more money-changers
The police and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit have arrested 10 more illegal currency traders in a renewed crackdown. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi c...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:07hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu approach High Court for bail
Lawyers for Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accused of defrauding US$7 million under the Presidential Goat Scheme, have appealed to the High Court for bail pending trial. They were recently denied bail...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 10:36hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man steals R1 million in South Africa
Kruger National Park, South Africa: The Hawks are on the hunt for a former Mugg & Bean manager accused of stealing nearly R1 million from the franchise.Amos Tineyi Kampinya, a 44-year-old ...Published: 27 Jul 2024 at 09:34hrs | 3300 | by Staff Reporter
Gang rape victim demands GOAT! as compensation
IT'S a crazy and insane world. But you have to believe it because it is true.A woman from Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, who alleged that she was gang-raped by four men while he...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:04hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
'Zinasu president was on the run'
An investigating officer revealed in court that Emmanuel Sitima, president of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu), had been evading arrest for nearly a month. Sitima, who is 25, was apprehen...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:37hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime knows can't shoot people in front of regional leaders!
Why has the President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa regime, of late, intensified its crackdown on gatherings? What are they so terrified of?...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 05:11hrs | 439 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Amnesty International worries over jailed CCC 78
Amnesty International (AI) has called for a thorough investigation into allegations that 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists were tortured after their arrest at Jameson Timba's house in H...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:16hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer accuses witness of capturing police
In the ongoing trial of three suspected stock thieves before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware one of the defence lawyers Nqobani Sithole accused the complainant Gary Charles Rosenfels of having...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:31hrs | 660 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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