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Zimbabwe highway robbers jailed 144 years
Two violent highway robbers who terrorised travellers along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road have been handed a combined 144-year prison sentence following their conviction on three counts of armed robber...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner in Zimbabwe grave rights abuses storm
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has called on the Zimbabwean government to urgently intervene and halt alleged human rights abuses being committed by a Chinese-linked mining company ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:14hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Fong-kong receipts ring busted
Two men, Chamunorwa Paul Anesu and Nakai Hodera, have been sentenced to five years' imprisonment each for fraud and theft involving counterfeit receipts at a retail shop. The sentences were handed dow...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Journalist acquitted of extortion charges
Freelance Journalist Simbarashe Sithole was on Thursday afternoon acquitted of extortion charges at the Harare Magistrate Court.After a full trial, Magistrate Rufaro Panavanhu ruled that the s...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 18:03hrs | 343 | by Paul Ndou
What value systems, dignity and integrity does Mnangagwa know? Stuff and nonsense!
In Shona, I would have said: Ndiko kunonzi kujairira Vahnu uku! This man can just open his mouth wotanga kubukura, ogo bukura ogo bukura! A Portuguese adage says: even a small ass can do it if a stoma...Published: 29 May 2025 at 21:32hrs | 776 | by Nomazulu Thata
2022 Mnangagwa insult case resurrected
The State last week charged the brother of Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo with insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2022, a move the party says is politically motivated and s...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
'Spiritual Spectacles' prophet in another court no-show
Prophet Tapiwa Freddy has once again failed to appear in court in an ongoing legal dispute with Craft Properties (Pvt) Ltd over a residential plot in Kadoma. Since the case began on February 7, 2025, ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:16hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Court officials arrested for extortion
The prosecutor at Mutasa Magistrate Court, Shephard Chavarika, along with two police officers stationed at Mutasa Police Station, Liberty Tivafukidze and Sencia Masase, have been arrested and charged ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:01hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Chinese company fined for under-declaring workers to NSSA
Mining firm Jiangxi Risheng Pvt Ltd has been convicted for under-declaring its workforce to the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), resulting in a financial prejudice to the state amounting to ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:58hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean thieves languish in Botswana remand prison
Two Zimbabwean men have been locked up in a Botswana prison for burglary and theft in various places in that country.Mthulisi Ncube, 25, and Beliff Tshebukani Ngwenya, 29, were reportedly hunt...Published: 21 May 2025 at 10:17hrs | 513 | by Stephen Jakes
MRP leader's brother arrested for insulting Mnangagwa
Dinginhlalo Moyo, the Brother to Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo has been arrested and is set to appear at Plumtree Court tomorrow in what the party has termed Frivolous and Vexatious...Published: 21 May 2025 at 10:11hrs | 1013 | by Stephen Jakes
High Court grants bail to 89 March 31 'protesters'
The High Court has granted bail to 89 individuals who were arrested on March 31 during anti-government protests, ending a month-and-a-half-long incarceration after they were initially denied bail by a...Published: 15 May 2025 at 14:11hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Love Birds connive to steal a double bed
I can do anything for love! This saying came true yesterday at Plumtree magistrate court, where two love birds appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware for unlawful entry into premises....Published: 09 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 1317 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hubby axes cheating wife, drinks poison
A 42-year-old Bindura man allegedly failed to control his temper and axed his wife on the hand after he discovered her cheating habits.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrate courts yes...Published: 08 May 2025 at 15:55hrs | 1113 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fake Health Ministry officer jailed 12 yrs for nurse training scam
A woman who masterminded an elaborate scam targeting job seekers by impersonating a Ministry of Health official has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Patricia Muyambo Maga...Published: 05 May 2025 at 16:13hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Sex worker steals $900 from artisanal miner after drugging him
The love of sex has made a Shamva-based artisanal miner count losses after a sex worker drugged him before losing $900 soon after a short time sex session.Tinashe Machingafa had no option but ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 21:29hrs | 1694 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Blessed Mhlanga's bail appeal judgment reserved
Justice Gibson Mandaza of the Harare High Court has reserved judgment following a bail appeal by journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been in remand prison since his arrest for allegedly transmitt...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:30hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Bushiri and his wife ordered to be extradited to SA
The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Malawi has ordered that self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary Bushiri, be extradited to South Africa.Minister of Justice and Const...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:45hrs | 6276 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer breathes fire over delayed bail ruling
The lawyer representing a man accused of defrauding an ex-girlfriend of US$28 000 in a botched residential stand deal breathed fire yesterday after his cl...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 22:00hrs | 1236 | by Paul Ndou
D-Day for sex pestering ZANU PF MP
The ZANU-PF Mudzi West lawmaker, Knowledge Kaitano's two-year bid to prove his innocence over an accusation of pestering and caressing a (then) lower sixth student after paying for her fees will be de...Published: 04 Mar 2025 at 15:00hrs | 2601 | by Staff Reporters
VOA journalist takes justice into her own hands in Bulawayo
Bulawayo-based journalist Annahstacia Ndlovu, a correspondent for Voice of America (VOA), was forced to take matters into her own hands last week when she encountered one of the men who allegedly assa...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 16:55hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes neighbour six times in 24 hours
In a horrific incident, a Bulawayo man is in trouble after he allegedly raped his neighbour six times in 24 hours.The victim is alleged to have fallen in deep sleep after every round.T...Published: 22 Jan 2025 at 19:04hrs | 4533 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bulawayo
Cops beat up ZACC officials
Two police officers from Sakubva Police Station in Mutare have been arrested for allegedly assaulting investigators from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) during a bribery investigation....Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 10:14hrs | 1351 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF health services director arrested for fraud
ZANU-PF's Director for Health Services, Retired Colonel Stanford Chigumira, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on charges of fraud.Chigumira, a trained medical...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:43hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Court visits Mugabe's 'grave' in exhumation case
Chinhoyi Magistrate Kudzanai Mahaso has granted village head Tinos Manongovere his request for an inspection in loco at the burial sites of the late former President Robert Mugabe, following a dispute...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:58hrs | 2016 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe's request refused
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has dismissed an application by businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe to refer their fraud case to the Constitutional Court. The ruling, handed down on Thu...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 17:12hrs | 1012 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate Courts set for construction in Cowdray Park and Emganwini
The 2025 national budget has earmarked a total of ZiG711 million for key priority projects in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, covering infrastructure, healthcare, housing, and cultural heritage develo...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 15:23hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist acquitted for assaulting village head
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Wilson Guvamatanga, 62, walked out of the Gutu Magistrate Court smiling today after being acquitted of assault charges in a case that highlighted ongoing t...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 13:44hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for threatening fellow villager
A 34-year-old man from Gamba Village in Hwange was slapped with a fine of US$150 after threatening to murder a fellow villager.Irvine Shoko appeared before the Hwange Magistrate Court facing o...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:33hrs | 225 | by Stephen Jakes
'ZANU PF is a party of vagabonds,' says party councillor
Mazowe ward 6 councillor, Shamie Sande (51) has lambasted and labelled ZANU-PF party members as vagabonds following his arrest for allegedly stealing 100 bags of fertilizer reserved under the Presiden...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 20:04hrs | 1242 | by Paul Ndou
Chinese nationals arrested for alluvial mining in Zimbabwe
Police in Magunje have arrested five Chinese nationals for allegedly conducting illegal alluvial gold mining operations along the Sanyati River in Hurungwe District. The arrests, which took place on T...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:23hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi drawn into gold claims ownership dispute
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has been drawn into a protracted ownership dispute involving gold mining claims in Shamva.In a letter sent to Mohadi last Friday, Jairus Matsika, managing director ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:23hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda magistrate detained for demanding US$3,000 bribe
Gwanda-based magistrate Talent Phiri is in trouble after he allegedly demanded a $3000 bribe from an accused person in a domestic violence case.The 35-year-old magistrate was dragged to Bulawa...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 16:06hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Former TIMB boss cleared
Charges of criminal abuse of office involving over US$2 million against former Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive Meanwell Gudu and two accomplices have been withdrawn before ...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:41hrs | 108 | 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 | 647 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 186 | by Staff reporter
Baby mama wants to pluck out ex-lover's eyes
Most of the time men suffer in silence when they are abused by their wives or ex-wives. They fear to be branded not man enough by society.But Michael Manenji from Entumbane suburb summoned cou...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:04hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prisons assures safety of children in jail
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has reassured the public about the safety of children in its facilities following concerns raised about a one-year-old baby living in prison with t...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Duo kills sister's ex-hubby
Two Seke brothers are in trouble after they allegedly murdered their sister's husband in a property-sharing dispute.John Mukono (31) and Shadreck Mukono (24) were arraigned before Bindura Magi...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 22:11hrs | 1257 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Edson Mapani
SA border police intercept suspected stolen car
South African police officers at the Beitbridge Border Post arrested a male suspect driving a suspected stolen vehicle on Tuesday.The vehicle, a late model Mercedes Benz believed to have been ...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 16:13hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Former MSU director case dismissed
A former director of the Graduate School of Business Leadership at Midlands State University (MSU), Mr. Alois Matongo, faced a legal setback in his attempt to claim US$160,000 in terminal benefits fro...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man captured on CCTV stealing sweets from supermarket
Praise Kangande appeared before the Karoi Magistrate Court for stealing two packs of sweets valued at US$7 from Harare Inn Wholesale on June 26. According to the National Prosecuting Authority...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 09:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru employees in US$100,000 fraud
Two Mukuru employees, Bessie Mbiro (35) and Tinotenda Ranganwa (31), faced charges of money laundering and fraud in Harare magistrate court after allegedly stealing US$100,000 from their employer. Rep...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:43hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's ex-girlfriend faces murder, theft charges
Pamela Rusere, former girlfriend of flamboyant businessman Philip Chiyangwa, is reportedly wanted in South Africa for the alleged murder of her boyfriend and theft of a motor vehicle. She is currently...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:22hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster church leader arrested
A church leader in Mbare finds himself in legal trouble after purportedly impersonating a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official in a bid to acquire land intended for use as an extension ...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:52hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF official arrested for forgery and fraud
A former Zanu PF councillor and unsuccessful parliamentary candidate has been apprehended for fraud, accused of forging land ownership documents in an attempt to claim mining rights at a farm near Gwe...Published: 18 May 2024 at 13:04hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
ZEC ready for Harare by-elections
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is ready to hold by-elections in Mt Pleasant and Harare East constituencies, with 106 polling stations having been identified."It is hereby notified in ...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thieves break into Zimbabwean court
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police and Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) have launched an investigation into a break-in at Karoi Magistrate Court on Monday where daring thieves stole US$750.JSC spo...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Legal woes mount for Italian Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati as CID and Home Affairs are roped in
In the sinister saga unfolding within Zimbabwe's gold mining industry, Francesco Marconati emerges as a dark specter, casting a menacing shadow over the operations of DGL Investments Number Five (Pvt)...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 13:29hrs | 51 | by George Tshuma
Army captain remanded in custody
A ZIMBABWE National Army captain Foster Nyasha, who allegedly robbed Chinese national Yao Jingjie of US$60 000, was denied bail by magistrate Tendai Mahwe when he appeared before the Mutare Magi...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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