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Over 50 roadblocks to combat festive season carnage
More than 50 roadblocks, manned by officers from multiple road safety agencies, have been established on Zimbabwe's major highways as part of a robust nationwide campaign to address speeding, the use ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Cops, municipal police shield mshikashikas
In the heart of Harare's central business district, lawlessness and corruption are rife as pirate taxi operators, known as "mshikashika," continue to defy traffic regulations with apparent impunity, w...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:41hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Miner leaves a broken knife in a colleague's eye
A jersey dispute between two illegal miners ended disastrously in Mazowe after Shadreck Delicious Mheremhere (23) stabbed his colleague Master Kamwendo (40) in the eye.The matter came to light...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:25hrs | 1041 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Armed robber jailed 12 years
A 27-year-old Harare man was sentenced to 12 years in jail after robbing a Chinese national of his mobile phones, chub safe and his car.Stembiso Manyange was convicted after a full trial....Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 08:28hrs | 516 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man jailed for licking niece's private parts
A 30-year-old Chiweshe man was sent to jail by a Bindura regional magistrate on Friday after he fondled his nine-year-old niece's breasts before licking her private parts.Nyasha Munhuweyi will...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 21:22hrs | 1896 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man who raped 5-year-old girl gets 20 years behind bars
Mazowe-based Denis Marodza (33) was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a Bindura magistrate after he raped a five-year-old girl in the bush.Marodza pleaded guilty to the charge.Prosecuto...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 13:26hrs | 706 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Rapist drags minor in the bush gives her $1
Residents of Mazowe Valley were shell-shocked after Denis Marodza (33) dragged a five-year-old girl into the bush and allegedly raped her.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrat...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 11:52hrs | 727 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Menstrual cycle saves university student
A Bindura-based university student was lucky to escape being gang raped after the suspects found her on her monthly periods.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrates courts on F...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 1862 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Armed robber jailed 30 years
A 30-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe armed robber was jailed for 30 years by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo yesterday.Peter Gono of Mungate village in Chiweshe robbed six women and one male of their...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 10:10hrs | 579 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mount Darwin Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Raping Mental Patient
A Mount Darwin man, James Museredza (38), has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the rape of a mental patient in Chiruma village, Mount Darwin.Museredza was convicted by Bindura regional...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 12:17hrs | 552 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teenager jailed for inserting his finger in minor's private parts
The love of sex landed an 18-year-old boy in jail after he attempted to rape a form three schoolgirl on Independence day in Musana Bindura....Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 05:57hrs | 1106 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man jailed 20 years for raping mental health minor
A 29-YEAR-OLD Bindura man was slapped with a 20 year jail term by a Bindura regional magistrate after he raped a mental health minor three times in the bu...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 07:32hrs | 107 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophet in trouble for kissing followers' privates
In a startling incident, a self-proclaimed prophet from Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central province, faces legal trouble after allegedly performing exorcisms that involved kissing the private parts of 12 ...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Prophet sucks men's private parts
In a shocking incident, Mount Darwin self styled prophet is in soup after he allegedly sucked 12 men's private parts in the name of exorcism....Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 21:34hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophet jailed for murder
Mount Darwin's self-proclaimed prophet, Tanhanha Chamunorwa, has been sentenced to six years in prison for murder by Bindura regional magistrate Elisha Singano. However, Chamunorwa will serve five yea...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Prophet jailed for attempted murder
A self-proclaimed prophet in Mount Darwin was jailed on Thursday by Bindura regional magistrate Elisha Singano.Tanhanha Chamunorwa was ...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 17:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Missing child raped
Glendale-based rapist who took a mental health patient to his house after she had ran away from home with her brother for three days was convicted of rape on Friday.Robson Banda was sentenced ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:37hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Brothers attempt to kill neighbour over beer
The love of beer has landed two brothers in jail after they nearly killed their neighbour in a beer dispute.The matter came to light at Bindura court on Friday where Mandaza brothers Jonga (39...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man jailed for attempting to kill friend over beer
The love of beer has landed a Shamva man in jail after he attempted to kill his friend over a beer dispute.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts where Tinotenda Aleck Mapirava...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:08hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bush sex costs teenager
Too much love of sex has landed an 18-year-old Mvurwi man in trouble after he had sex with a minor twice in the bush.Brian Kanyemba was dragged to Bindura regional magistrates courts facing tw...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:06hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tout jailed for attempting to kill colleague over taxi loading
A Shamva-based 18-year-old tout was jailed yesterday after attempting to kill a fellow tout who had joined the field at their bus stop.Blessed Kufandirori was sentenced to seven years in jail ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 10:03hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cop jailed 15 years for raping a student
A Rushinga-based police officer Tarisai Madondo was sentenced to 15 years in jail yesterday at Bindura regional magistrates courts after raping a low...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:03hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pastor rapes mental health patient, pays $1
A Madziwa-based pastor who raped a mental health patient has been jailed by a Bindura regional magistrate.The pastor, Chilinde Chilinde...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 13:26hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Commuter omnibus turf wars simmer
A TURF war is brewing in Harare's commuter omnibus industry as rival factions battle for control of lucrative routes amid fears that the tension could degenerate into bloody clashes.Senior pol...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators push for touts removal
Commuter omnibus operators are calling for the immediate removal of touts at ranks while council officials take over blaming touts for the prevailing chaos often leading to overcharging and harassment...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe transporters to fit speed limiting and monitoring devices
Bus operators and other public service vehicle operators have welcomed the Statutory Instrument 118 of 2023 instituted by Government last week that compels them to be fitted with speed limiting and mo...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bumper crowd expected at BF
OF course, no alcohol will be sold inside Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon, as teams are yet to comply with requirements set by the Premier Soccer League at their annual meeting.Nonetheles...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
$20 Zimdollar notes rejected by traders
Public transport operators and traders must accept $20 notes as they are legal tender and failure to accept legal tender in transactions is outside the law, the Finance Ministry warned yesterday....Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine wrangle sucks in deputy minister
Mines deputy minister Kambamura has been sucked in a mining wrangle pitting his ally Hillary Mutandwa against Phillip Makunze, a leaked police memo from Sanyati Police Station to Kadoma district polic...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Councils now empowered to control kombis
Local Government minister July Moyo has authorised councils to control movement of commuter omnibuses in their areas of jurisdiction and to enforce traffic regulations.In a statement yesterday...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bush sex lands man in jail
A 20-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man was caged 10 years today by Bindura regional magistrate Shingirai Mutiro for raping a 19-year-old woman in the bush.Walter Kachere Chaora of Kodzwa village, Chiweshe...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 16:50hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Armed security officers rob 300kg pregnant carbons
A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers who allegedly robbed a Chinese mine in Mazowe were arrested ...Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 13:33hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robbers pounce on miners
TWO armed robbers clad in Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were unlucky after robbing a Mazowe miner and a Chiweshe miner o...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 11:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe police target unregistered vehicles
A stepped up joint operation headed by the police against unlicensed, uninsured, unregistered motor vehicles, mushikashika and illegal kombis has seen 81 motorists arrested since Monday.Kombis...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Copper cable thieves in trouble
TWO Harare based suspected thieves allegedly hatched a plan with a security guard in Mazowe to steal copper cables were arrested last week....Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 19:43hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Late Mbinga's son violence lands in court
Son to the late Bindura gold dealer Kudzai "Mbinga" Kàngara, Darlington has been dragged to court after he allegedly assaulted Peter Chatabura in his fat...Published: 13 May 2022 at 16:16hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe govt drafting regulations for kombis
GOVERNMENT has said it is in the process of drafting regulations for private transport sector players as it moves to resolve the country's transport crisis.President Emmerson Mnangagwa banned ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean commuters bear brunt of police, motorists' war
ARMED with batons, police officers disembark from a tinted vehicle running at full speed to block a honking pirate taxi in the heart of the city in a dramatic and dangerous move.The targeted v...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bloody Easter claims 73
SEVENTY-THREE people were killed and 202 injured in 264 road traffic accidents recorded countrywide during this year's Easter and Independence Holidays.The 73 deaths were concentrated in 32 of...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bogus house agent arrested
A bogus Bindura house agent was arrested after he duped a room seeker of his US$30.The matter came to light on Friday at Bindura magist...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 23:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Catholic priest caught in love triangle
A MUTOKO couple has been dragged before the courts to answer to charges of gender-based violence (GBV) which they have been perpetrating on each other.The couple, Angela Kanhongwa (31) and Taw...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Copper cable thieves in trouble
THREE Madziwa copper cable suspected thieves who were on a vandalizing spree in farms around Mashonaland Central province were finally arrested and dragged to Bindura magistrates courts on Friday....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 21:42hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robber accuses victim of snatching his girlfriend
A 23-YEAR-OLD man of no fixed abode appeared at the Bindura Magistrates Courts yesterday facing a charge of robbing a resident he accused of "snatching" his girlfriend.Tinashe Chitima is accus...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF chairman 'rapes' maid
ZANU PF chairperson for Mazowe district, Amatola farm Alexander Makukula (58) has been dragged to Bindura magistrates court facing a rape charge.Makukula has been accused of raping his 15-year...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 11:05hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Prophets' jailed for performing fake miracle
TWO self-proclaimed prophets have been sentenced to a suspended 20-day jail term each by Bindura magistrate Joyline Mudhege after they performed a fake miracle at a congregant's residence.Nebs...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver bashes female cop
A 21-YEAR-OLD Kombi driver in Bindura allegedly resisted arrest, and assaulted a female police officer after he was under arrested for illegally ope...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 20:00hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Man assaults wife after coming from beer drink
A 39-YEAR-OLD Bindura man appeared before Bindura Magistrate Joyline Madhege for assaulting his wife after she had asked why he came back home late. ...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 17:05hrs | 5 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Fake prophets jailed
TWO Shamva based self styled fake Apostolic prophets (Madzibaba) were sentenced to 20 days in jail yesterday by a Bindura magistrate after they plan...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 17:02hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophet axes 3-year-old daughter
In a bizarre incident, a Bindura prophet who allegedly went in ecstasy and fatally axed his three-year-old daughter has been arrested.Lexteen Remwa (39) of Madhishi village, Musana in Bindura ...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 14:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man jailed for stealing lover's phone
THE love of beer earned a Bindura man a stint in jail after he stole his girlfriend's cell phone to sell and then buy some beer.Emmanuel Katikitika (23) was sentenced to two months in prison b...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
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