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Holy Ten cleared as State drops rape charges

Zimbabwean hip-hop musician Mukudzeyi Chatsama, popularly known as Holy Ten, has had rape charges against him withdrawn after prosecutors conceded that there was insufficient evidence to proceed to trial.The musician, who had been accused …

Published: 05 Nov 2026 at 15:14hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's daughter-in-law, relatives fined in drug cases

Kelsea Tafirenyika, the 22-year-old wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son Collins, and three of her relatives have avoided imprisonment after reaching plea agreements with prosecutors in separate drug-related cases heard in Harare and…

Published: 05 Nov 2026 at 12:51hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter

Businesswoman's bid to have fraud case dismissed fails

Prominent businesswoman and Hezy Motors Logistics director Hezel Silibaziso Mafu has failed in her bid to be removed from remand as she faces multiple fraud charges involving an alleged vehicle importation scam that reportedly cost clients…

Published: 03 Nov 2026 at 18:55hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter

Nightclub killer jailed for 23 years

Justice Mutevedzi also rejected any suggestion that the killing had been a spontaneous act, finding that Mtombeni had acted with premeditation."The offender planned to commit the offence and executed it carefully. After committing the crim…

Published: 03 Nov 2026 at 18:55hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter

Murder suspect granted US$300 bail

A Bulawayo man accused of fatally stabbing his friend and allegedly evading police for nearly four months has been granted US$300 bail after his lawyer challenged inconsistencies in police accounts of his arrest.Leonardo Beechey, who is fa…

Published: 03 Nov 2026 at 18:37hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo's multimillion-dollar estate registered

The family of the late Zimbabwean businessman and philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo has formally registered his multimillion-dollar estate with the Master of the High Court, paving the way for the administration and eventual distribution of …

Published: 01 Nov 2026 at 18:14hrs | 2438 | by Staff reporter

Cement giant PPC in US$72k dispute

Cement manufacturer PPC has been accused of failing to deliver 330 tonnes of cement to Erksales Hardware despite allegedly receiving full payment for the consignment last year.Erksales Hardware has approached the High Court seeking compens…

Published: 22 Oct 2026 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man appears in court over alleged DStv hacking scheme

A 23-year-old man has appeared before a Harare magistrate facing hacking charges after allegedly gaining unauthorised access to MultiChoice DStv Zimbabwe channels and selling access codes for US$20 each.Boston Meldric Mushonga, who works a…

Published: 22 Oct 2026 at 20:15hrs | 2238 | by Staff reporter

6 appear in court over foiled armed robbery

Six suspected armed robbers have appeared in court facing attempted armed robbery charges after a Bulawayo businessman allegedly returned fire when the gang stormed his shop and opened fire during a failed daylight robbery.The businessman,…

Published: 22 Oct 2026 at 11:28hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe challenges US$441m land seizure awards in US court

Zimbabwe is challenging efforts by European investors to secure a swift enforcement of US$441 million in international arbitration awards linked to land seized during the country's controversial land reform programme.In a brief filed on Mo…

Published: 22 Oct 2026 at 11:24hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter

Holy Ten seeks removal from remand

Hip-hop musician Mukudzei Chitsama, popularly known as Holy Ten, who is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl, has indicated that he will seek to be removed from remand if the State fails to provide a trial date at his next court appearance…

Published: 22 Oct 2026 at 11:17hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe woman fined US$300 for WhatsApp harassment

A 31-year-old woman from Inyathi in Bubi District has been fined US$300 for cyberbullying and harassing another woman through abusive WhatsApp messages.Senelisiwe Ncube was convicted of contravening Section 164B of the Cyber and Data Prote…

Published: 22 Oct 2026 at 10:46hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa loses High Court bid over company directorship

FORMER Norton opposition legislator Temba Mliswa has lost a High Court bid to overturn his removal as a director of Muungwe Investment (Private) Limited, with the court ruling that the relief he sought had no practical legal significance.J…

Published: 14 Oct 2026 at 09:38hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter

Man dumps wife at parents' home at midnight

A Mutare man allegedly ended his marriage in dramatic fashion by driving his wife to her parents' home in Makoni in the dead of night, unloading her belongings and speeding away before her relatives could come outside.The incident came to …

Published: 02 Oct 2026 at 12:25hrs | 3050 | by Staff reporter

Man fined 2 cattle for pursuing brother's widow

A grieving widow has successfully sued her late husband's elder brother at Chief Mutasa's community court, accusing him of repeatedly pursuing an intimate relationship with her while her husband was still alive.The traditional court ruled …

Published: 02 Oct 2026 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Thomas Mapfumo sued for US$50 000

Former Blacks Unlimited publicist Blessing Vava has sued legendary musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo and his band manager Cuthbert Chiromo for US$50 000 over alleged defamatory statements.The case has been filed at the High Court of Zimbab…

Published: 18 Sep 2026 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man in court over US$15,000 workshop fire

A 30-year-old Harare man has appeared in court accused of setting fire to a carpenter's workshop at Kuwadzana 5 Home Industries, allegedly causing damage estimated at US$15,000.Gift Sithole appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo last …

Published: 17 Sep 2026 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Botswana court remands Zimbabweans over suspected human remains

A 28-year-old Zimbabwean national has been remanded in custody in Botswana after appearing in court over allegations involving the suspected possession of human remains.Nyasha Mudzongeri appeared before Francistown magistrate Ditebogo Nthu…

Published: 17 Sep 2026 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 in court over US$108,000 armed robbery

Two Harare men accused of being part of a gang behind a series of armed robberies appeared in court facing three counts, including the alleged theft of US$108,000 from a company in Ruwa.Tinei Makaripe, 47, and Pungurai Mukambachaza, 49, ar…

Published: 15 Sep 2026 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare businessman evades trial for 3 year

Harare businessman Yitbarek Tekie has resurfaced in court after allegedly evading an attempted murder trial for nearly three years, returning last Friday following the promotion of the magistrate who had been handling his case to the High …

Published: 14 Sep 2026 at 19:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

High Court rejects miner's bid for permit

THE Bulawayo High Court has struck off the urgent roll an application by a miner seeking to compel the Provincial Mining Director for Matabeleland South to issue him with a carbon movement permit, ruling that the urgency was self-created b…

Published: 14 Sep 2026 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ex-Victoria Falls councillor alleges political witch-hunt

Former Victoria Falls Ward 10 councillor Nkanyiso Sibindi has accused the city's mayor and town clerk of abusing the criminal justice system to settle political scores following his acquittal on malicious damage to property charges.Sibindi…

Published: 11 Sep 2026 at 17:14hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter

High Court quashes gold conviction

The Bulawayo High Court has quashed the conviction and US$250 fine imposed on a local man who was found guilty of contravening the Gold Trade Act.Ocean Mpofu, 39, was convicted in June at the Western Commonage Magistrates Court after being…

Published: 11 Sep 2026 at 17:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa in-laws reapply for bail

Three people facing drug-related charges in Bulawayo have re-applied for bail at the Bulawayo Regional Court after being denied bail by a lower court last month.Amina Jassinta Jessub Arab, 47, Dyonne Tanaka Tafirenyika, 28, and Noreen Jess…

Published: 11 Sep 2026 at 17:11hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter

Man sues ex-girlfriend over college fees

A Makoni man who claims he spent thousands of United States dollars supporting his girlfriend through college has taken her to a community court, demanding US$9,206 after she allegedly ended their six-year relationship shortly after securi…

Published: 11 Sep 2026 at 17:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimra officer loses job over ZWL$157,000 undercharge

A FORMER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officer has lost his final bid to overturn his dismissal after the Supreme Court upheld his termination over the undercharging of warehouse rental fees by ZWL$157 836.96.Innocent Sithole's legal …

Published: 10 Sep 2026 at 18:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Court rejects divorce plan policing WhatsApps, lovers and bedtimes

The High Court has rejected a 10-page divorce parenting plan that sought to regulate almost every aspect of a separated couple's family life, including WhatsApp communication, school runs, screen time, bedtimes, car-park handovers and when…

Published: 06 Sep 2026 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Truck driver appears in Court for drunk driving

A 30-year-old Bulawayo man has appeared before the Plumtree Magistrates' Court facing a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.Mathembe Ncube was arrested on August 25, 2026, at about 9.30pm at a police roadblock situated approxi…

Published: 06 Sep 2026 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

US$4m bank heist suspect freed after 10 months

One of the suspects accused of taking part in the US$4 million-plus Ecobank Bulawayo heist has been released from remand after spending 10 months in custody without a trial date being set.Bhekani Mlilo, who was extradited from Botswana las…

Published: 31 Aug 2026 at 17:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Malaika takes Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe dethronement to High Court

The dispute between the Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe organisation and dethroned pageant queen Malaika Mushandu has escalated into a legal battle, with her lawyers asking the High Court to overturn her dethronement and restore her as Miss Cosmo Zimb…

Published: 27 Aug 2026 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulldozers, court order collide in Harare

Legal representatives have reaffirmed that a High Court order affecting the City of Harare remains valid, extant and fully binding on the municipality, amid concerns over ongoing activities involving bulldozers in the capital.The lawyers s…

Published: 27 Aug 2026 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans in court over mutoriro shipment to the Philippines

TWO Bulawayo women have appeared before a Harare regional magistrate facing charges of allegedly attempting to export a combined 2.165 kilogrammes of methamphetamine to the Philippines concealed in a leatherette folder and four hippopotamu…

Published: 26 Aug 2026 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chief Chamutsa appointment challenged in court

The appointment of Garepi Mavhurudza as substantive Chief Chamutsa of Buhera has been challenged in the High Court, with a claimant alleging that the succession process breached legal and customary requirements.Tutsirayi Chimutsa, who says…

Published: 26 Aug 2026 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Baby mama targets ex-MP's wallet

Former Mutare South legislator Jeffrey Ngome has successfully opposed an application by his former partner, Moreen Chitera, to increase his monthly child maintenance contribution from US$150 to US$290.Chitera approached the civil court see…

Published: 21 Aug 2026 at 09:14hrs | 1700 | by Staff reporter

Woman's US$1 796 maintenance claim rejected

A Harare woman's claim for US$1 796 in monthly maintenance for her three children has been rejected after a magistrate ruled that the amount was excessive.Rejoice Svikiro appeared before Harare magistrate Makonye Janemary seeking a mainten…

Published: 21 Aug 2026 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Buhera chief appointment challenged in court

The appointment of Garepi Mavhurudza as substantive Chief of Buhera South has been challenged in the High Court by a member of the community's recognised royal lineage.Tutsirayi Chimutsa, represented by Mangwana and Partners, has filed rev…

Published: 18 Aug 2026 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Money changer in court over fake notes

Edson Mutemaringe, a money changer operating at Engen Garage in Beitbridge, has been remanded out of custody after appearing in court on allegations of trading in counterfeit currency.Mutemaringe was arrested on Tuesday at about 11pm at En…

Published: 18 Aug 2026 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

CAB3 constitutional changes are now 'water under the bridge'

Bulawayo-based prominent lawyer Nqobani Sithole says Zimbabwe's recently enacted constitutional amendments are now effectively a "done deal" and challenging them in court would be a difficult task, despite his continued view that the proce…

Published: 14 Aug 2026 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

High Court nullifies AFM Zimbabwe leadership elections

The Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe (AFM) presidium led by Reverend Dr Cossam Chiangwa has been declared unlawful after the High Court nullified the church's May 3, 2025 leadership elections and ordered fresh polls within 30 days.High …

Published: 14 Aug 2026 at 11:06hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's daughter-in-law denied bail

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter-in-law Kelsea Tafirenyika and her uncle, Isaac Jessub, have been denied bail after a Harare magistrate ruled that they were flight risks and posed a danger to society.Harare regional magistrate Mareh…

Published: 13 Aug 2026 at 20:12hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter

Man digs up aunt's grave in search of gold rings

A 38-year-old Goromonzi man has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to digging up his late aunt's grave in a bizarre attempt to recover gold rings he believed had been buried with her.Challenge Jasi pleaded guilty to vio…

Published: 12 Aug 2026 at 19:03hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter

Court blocks Zimbabwean mother's bid to take daughter to Australia

A Zimbabwean mother living in Australia has lost a High Court bid to relocate her nine-year-old daughter from Zimbabwe, with the court ruling that the child should remain in the care of her father.Justice Fatima Maxwell ruled that the girl…

Published: 11 Aug 2026 at 17:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

High Court sets aside Prophet Magaya witness protection ruling

The High Court has overturned a decision by Harare regional magistrate Ester Chivasa that allowed three women accusing preacher Walter Magaya of rape to testify in a Victim Friendly Court.Justice Tawanda Chitapi ruled that Chivasa had fail…

Published: 08 Aug 2026 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's daughter-in-law in court on drug charges

KELSEA Tadiwa Tafirenyika, the second wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's twin son Collins, appeared before the courts on Wednesday facing charges of unlawfully dealing in dangerous drugs after police allegedly recovered pethidine, morp…

Published: 06 Aug 2026 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Family sues council over son's sewer pit death

The family of a Budiriro man who drowned in an unprotected sewage excavation is demanding US$250,000 in damages from the City of Harare, alleging the local authority's negligence led to his death.In a letter of demand dated July 28, Farayi…

Published: 31 Jul 2026 at 08:28hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter

College administrator ordered to pay US$2,500 for bedding VP

A Gweru Civil Court has ordered a Mkoba Teachers' College administrator to pay US$2,500 in adultery damages after finding that she engaged in an adulterous relationship with the institution's married vice principal.The court ruled in favou…

Published: 30 Jul 2026 at 19:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Court rejects Manikai's bid to appeal Mawarire defamation ruling

The High Court has dismissed lawyer Edwin Isaac Manikai's application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling that struck his urgent chamber application against activist Jealousy Mbizvo Mawarire off the urgent roll for lack of urgenc…

Published: 30 Jul 2026 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Drunk bus driver jailed, banned for life

A Bulawayo bus driver has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and permanently banned from driving public service and heavy motor vehicles after he was caught transporting 50 passengers while heavily intoxicated.Newtan Marova (47), of…

Published: 29 Jul 2026 at 14:22hrs | 1568 | by Staff reporter

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