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Soldier bites father-in-law
A SOLDIER based in Chipinge was yesterday sentenced to three months in prison for biting and assaulting his father-in-law in a wrangle over his son, whom he tried to forcibly take from his estranged w...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1143 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes turnaround agenda to ZITF
GOVERNMENT has taken its reform agenda to the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), as part of efforts to lure investors and resuscitate the country's struggling economy.In a statement yes...Published: 12 hrs ago | 799 | by Staff reporter
Serial rapist in court over 5 counts of rape, robbery
A 37-YEAR-OLD suspected Harare serial rapist, who pounced on several unsuspecting female vendors, appeared in court yesterday.Farai Denga, who is of no fixed abode, would allegedly approach th...Published: 12 hrs ago | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gold baron, 9 others up for public violence
Prominent Chinhoyi gold dealer and Zanu-PF politician, Gerald Sairon, and nine others have been arrested and charged with public violence.Sairon, who is also the general manager at the controv...Published: 12 hrs ago | 271 | by Staff reporter
Mum flushes baby down the toilet
A Chitungwiza woman has been ordered to perform 420 hours of community service for flushing her newborn baby down the toilet system. Letwin Jeyi (18) was convicted of infanticide by Chitungwiz...Published: 12 hrs ago | 622 | by Staff reporter
Jilted man strangles ex-lover to death
A 33-year-old Harare man reportedly killed his ex-girlfriend after failing to stomach the pain of her refusal to reconcile with him, the court heard yesterday. Casper Nyakatsara was facing mur...Published: 12 hrs ago | 582 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs father
A Gutu man allegedly fatally stabbed his father with a sharp object after he disowned him. Steward Ganda (23) of Ganda Village under Chief Mazuru allegedly stabbed his father, Diti Ganda (60),...Published: 12 hrs ago | 428 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo says he will build the Gwanda solar plant
Maverick businessman Wicknell Chivayo says he has not abandoned the Gwanda solar plant and he will proceed to build it. Chivayo was responding to ZANU PF member Never Maswerasei who had said, ...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 18:38hrs | 1872 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man fined for exposing genitals to minors
A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been fined $30 for exposing his privates to two minors. Jabulani Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi who fined him $30 or five days in prison....Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Border jumper jailed for stealing wheelchair
A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Zhombe has been sentenced to 30 months in jail by a Victoria Falls magistrate for border jumping and stealing a wheelchair and a cellphone in Botswana. Siphosami Sibanda...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Just enjoying our Katuruturu as it is now Zituruturu
I always say things from my perspective, got to think and appreciate the only local team that has made Kariba proud by bringing us premier soccer league. The promotion of ZPC FC coincided well with th...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:55hrs | 1983 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
Cyclone Idai donations 'looting' soldiers freed
THREE soldiers that were nabbed after allegedly looting Cyclone Idai donations have each been released on $500 bail.High Court judge Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba ordered the trio to report thrice a ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:11hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Genocide: A tool used by Mashonaland to demonise Ndebeles
There are those people who still believe that the Genocide ended with the 1987 so called unity accord which was a mere marriage of political convenience. The agreement did not even come close to addre...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 09:43hrs | 2037 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Fraudulent clerk of court denied bail
A RUSAPE clerk of court facing allegations of tampering with court records had his freedom bid foiled last Thursday after his bail application was thrown out by Mutare magistrate Tendai Mahwe....Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:42hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Rank marshal jailed over witchcraft rant
A Kwekwe commuter omnibus rank marshal has been slapped with a three month-jail term for branding his neighbour a wizard after a domestic dispute.Magistrate Story Rushambwa, convicted Reason S...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miner shot dead
Shamva Mine security guard Holy Zindi (42) is in hot soup after reportedly firing at and killing an artisanal miner who had trespassed into the mine in search of the precious mineral last week....Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:36hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Criminals cash in on lost IDs, certificates
CUNNING criminals are earning a living out of lost identity particulars and certificates which they sell to undocumented foreign foreigners who are desperate to remain in the country.The crimi...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:28hrs | 1814 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Mwonzora meets the man who wanted to arrest Chiwenga
MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora posted a picture posing with the President of Ideal Zimbabwe Tinashe Jonasi. Jonasi was recently arrested for saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa has a l...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 19:32hrs | 14289 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man petitions police to release car held as exhibit
A HARARE man has approached the High Court seeking an order for the police to release his Isuzu Double Cab that was held as exhibit when he was charged with fraud in 2016.Andrew Machiha was la...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:44hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Woman in false maintenance suit
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.A bitter woman from Kwekwe sued a former boyfriend for $230 maintenance for a non-existent eight-year-old child.Her reason for the strange suit w...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
4 in court over forged drivers' licences, IDs
Four men, who are facing 60 counts of forgery after manufacturing fake identity documents, driver's licences and passports at an office in the Harare central business district were on Tuesday denied b...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1568 | by Staff reporter
Maid up for aiding minor's rape
A BEITBRIDGE maid allegedly aided the rape of a seven-year-old minor child by her friend, while her employer was in South Africa, a Beitbridge court heard this week.The 19-year-old maid from K...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:32hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Panners in court over soldiers' murder
Two artisanal miners who allegedly killed two members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) in a scuffle over girlfriends were arraigned before Bindura magistrate Christopher Maturure on Wednesday....Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:31hrs | 728 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights spill into court
A ZANU-PF member has claimed in court that his arrest on charges of stealing party regalia and $100 from a colleague is a result of internal fights.This was revealed by Prosper Sithole (42), o...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
MDC leaders in court over 2016 demo
MDC Alliance leaders Trevor Saruwaka and David Chimhini have been summoned to the Mutare Magistrates' Courts over a 2016 charge of promoting public violence.Saruwaka, Mutasa Central MP, and Ch...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:20hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Chipinge white farmer's case takes new twist
A CHIPINGE white commercial farmer, who allegedly shot his employee after allegedly mistaking him for a stray dog has applied for inspection in loco after blaming the victim for the incident.J...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP Hwende seeks removal from remand
Kuwadzana East legislator Chalton Hwende (MDC Alliance) on Tuesday put the State on notice as he seeks to apply for refusal of further remand if he is not furnished with a trial date on the next reman...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
State moves to impeach witness for siding with Parirenyatwa
The State yesterday moved to declare its witness, George Washaya, as hostile for siding with former Health minister David Parirenyatwa in his decision to relieve NatPharm managing director Flora Sifek...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Clerk tampers with court records
A RUSAPE clerk of court appeared at the Mutare Magistrate Court yesterday facing allegations of tampering with courts records.Brit Zambara (35), who is employed by the Judicial Services Commis...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer smokes out goats thief
A PRISON officer sold out a Chipinge woman who was allegedly preying on other villagers' goats after she sold him two suspected stolen goats.Eliza Sithole (47), of Mwandifira village, is now i...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Man kidnaps his in-laws, jailed
A Chitungwiza man will spend the next two years in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping his in-laws following a dispute at a funeral. Benson Matamise (45) appeared before Chitungwiza ma...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law seeks acquittal at High Court
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore has approached the High Court seeking acquittal on charges of unlawful detention.This comes after his bid for discharge at the close o...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 8254 | by Staff reporter
Zvinavashe's son boots out stepmom from plot
THE late liberation war hero and army commander General Vitalis Zvinavashe's son has been dragged to court for allegedly mistreating his father's 56-year-old widow.Richard Zivanashe, 50, is ac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1919 | by Staff reporter
Zvinavashe's son in court over domestic violence
The late national hero Retired General Vitalis Zvinavashe's first born son, Richard, has been dragged to court by his stepmother, Margaret, over allegations of domestic violence and unlawful entry....Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
'Gumbura has case to answer'
HARARE magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday dismissed an application for discharge filed by jailed RMG Independent End Time Message Church founder Robert Martin Gumbura, who together with his six alle...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya church 'disowns' financial statements
Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverances (PHD) Ministries yesterday disowned unstamped financial statements presented in court as exhibits in the church's alleged tax evasion case.Zi...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Card cloning suspect arrested on shopping spree
A Chitungwiza woman appeared in court yesterday for allegedly duping Pastel Paints Manufacturer of over $1 800 by using a cloned card. Vongai Majoko (40) appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
2 women arrested for fraud in Prophet Lukau 'resurrection' drama
Two women have been arrested on fraud charges in a fake "resurrection" incident where a Zimbabwean man known as Brighton Moyo was filmed "rising from the dead" at the South African church of Pastor Al...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1206 | by African News Agency (ANA)
Soldiers arrested over Cyclone Idai aid
AFTER weeks of frenzied speculation, some members of the military have finally been exposed for allegedly looting goods donated to survivors of the recent Cyclone Idai which left a trail of dest...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3438 | by Staff reporter
Killer shebeen queen kept in jail
A BULAWAYO shebeen queen who allegedly stabbed and killed a man from Zvishavane in Pumula East suburb has appeared in court for routine remand.Sithembiso Mzizi (54) allegedly smashed a beer bo...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter
Laptop thieves locked for 15 months
TWO thieves from Bulawayo have been sentenced to 15 months in prison while a third was ordered to perform community service after they used a duplicate key to unlock a door and stole a laptop from a h...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Trouble after man finds wife's marriage certificate
A CITY woman wept in court claiming her husband has been assaulting her for not cancelling her marriage certificate with her former husband. Challenge Muzama cried in court after applying for ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:50hrs | 5358 | by Staff reporter
Mavhaire distances self from ZPC bribery storm
FORMER Energy minister Dzikamai Mavhaire yesterday distanced himself from the case in which the former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje is being accused of concealing hi...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Wife basher escapes jail
A CHIPINGE man, who assaulted his wife with a burning log, yesterday heaved a sigh of relief after she withdrew charges against him.Reuben Mhlanga (46) assaulted his wife, Vimbai Mubonisi for ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble over bra
FOR trying to impress his lover, a Mutare man landed himself in trouble after stealing a bra at his workplace.Brandon Mujima (21) was fined $30 by magistrate Nyasha Kuture who, however, gave h...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:53hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
2 women up for armed robbery
TWO women, who were part of a terror gang arrested in connection with a number of armed robbery cases in Marondera and Goromonzi, were on Friday arraigned before Marondera magistrate Arnold Maburo....Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
4 up for stealing diamonds
FOUR suspected rifle-wielding armed robbers appeared in court facing accusations of stealing diamond ore in Chiadzwa where Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is operating. Foaster Mu...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Chief Njelele in court over 'illicit' land deals
A Gokwe traditional leader last week appeared before the courts for his alleged hand in an illicit land deal that took place in 2011. Chief Misheck Njelele (59) allegedly divided a farm in Che...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa application for review dismissed
Former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa's application for review was last week dismissed by a Harare magistrate. Parirenyatwa is facing criminal abuse of office charges after ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:34hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Biti's lawyer, aides plead not guilty in 'border jumping' trial
A LAWYER and some aides for senior MDC official and human rights lawyer Tendai Biti have pleaded not guilty to charges of violating the country's immigration laws when their trial commenced before Kar...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
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