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2 Zimbabweans, 1 South Africa jailed for rhino poaching
Two Zimbabwean men and their South African associate have each been sentenced to five years in prison after being arrested while attempting to poach a rhino in South Africa's Limpopo province....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 17:52hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man sentenced to 10 years for carjacking and assault
A 22-year-old man from Bulawayo, Respect Khumalo Nyoni, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assault and carjacking after he, along with two accomplices, attacked a taxi driver and stole his v...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:21hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
R40,000 fine for Zimbabwean man who tried to smuggle cigarettes
The Lehurutshe regional court in the North West has sentenced Joseph Kusekwa to 48 months' imprisonment or a fine of R40,000 after finding him guilty of failing to declare goods upon entering South Af...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 07:58hrs | 110 | by Staff reported
Mpilo fake doctor appeals against conviction
A man who masqueraded as a doctor in Bulawayo and operated at Mpilo Central Hospital while defrauding several people has launched an appeal against his conviction.Taurayi Prosper Vanhuvaone, w...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:52hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo in-laws' robber jailed for 30 years
One of the suspects involved in the armed robbery at businessman Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws' farm in Marondera has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of armed rob...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:47hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Wife scalds hubby with hot water over scotch cart dispute
A man from Majere Village in Buhera is fighting for his life at Victoria Chitepo Hospital in Mutare after his wife scalded him with hot water during a dispute over the use of their scotch cart....Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:46hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans jailed for killing South African soldier
Four Zimbabwean nationals based in South Africa were on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Pretoria High Court after being convicted of murdering a soldier in 2022.The convicts - Cut...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:27hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Cell phone thieves at Macheso's show jailed
Eight cellphone thieves who went on a stealing spree in Chipinge during Alick Macheso's show at Dzonzai Business Centre have been jailed.Tafadzwa Mapfumo (33), Stanley Moyo (33), Tinashe Nyamu...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 18:08hrs | 1060 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Elderly Bulawayo couple sentenced for exploiting bank glitch
An elderly couple from Bulawayo, who took advantage of a technical glitch at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe to embezzle over US$30,000, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.Frank Sibanda and his...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:06hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Blessed Geza declares war on corruption, Names Zanu-PF 'looters'
HARARE - Outspoken war veteran Blessed Geza has launched a scathing attack on Zimbabwe's ruling elite, accusing top ZANU-PF officials of corruption and misgovernance. In a fiery national address title...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:45hrs | 4211 | by Nomalizwe Mbulu
Man 'stabs' neighbour with hooked wire
A 45-year-old man from Bulawayo has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing his neighbor with a hooked wire used for shoe repairs.Mbuso Ncube, a resident of Pumula South su...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:48hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Geoff Nyarota betrayed the people of Matabeleland and Midlands
The recent passing of Geoff Nyarota, an award-winning veteran journalist and writer, has reopened a painful chapter in Zimbabwe's history.While lauded by others as a doyen of journalism, both ...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:29hrs | 1661 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF official begs Mnangagwa for permission to crush Geza-linked protests
HARARE - The ZANU-PF deputy secretary for youth affairs, John Paradza has begged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to give him and Tino Machakaire (Secretary for youth affairs), a chance to confront and cr...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 15:27hrs | 5732 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mpilo fake doctor convicted, back behind bars
The trial of Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who was arrested last year for impersonating a doctor, began yesterday with the State revoking his bail following his conviction on two counts of fraud....Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:16hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Mother accuses sons of abusing her
A Harare woman appeared before the civil court yesterday seeking a protection order against her two sons, whom she accused of physically abusing her whenever she assigned them household chores....Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 08:42hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa decries Zimbabwe's brain drain, calls for leadership reform
Former opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has raised alarm over Zimbabwe's worsening brain drain, revealing that he receives daily calls from professionals seeking to...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:05hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Burglar begs magistrate to send him to jail
There was a surprising twist at the Plumtree Magistrates Court when a suspected burglar pleaded with the magistrate to send him to jail, citing his inability to afford bus fare to return home....Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree villagers steal from malayitsha
Seven villagers from Plumtree have been sentenced to complete community service after being found guilty of stealing goods from a trailer belonging to a cross-border transporter. The incident took pla...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Book Review | Odyssey of Liberation: A Memoir of a Rebel Advocate
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, famously argued that "until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter". In his recently minted book, Od...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 14:08hrs | 237 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
SA jails two Zimbabweans over R8m counterfeit goods deal
Two Zimbabwean nationals, Samuel Nkomo (38) and Jesphat Aaron Mawire (46), have been sentenced to five years in prison by South Africa's Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for possession of illicit g...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:10hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean who crossed twice illegally from Canada into Washington State
Tatenda Banga, a 30-year-old citizen of Zimbabwe, pleaded guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal felonies related to his illegal border crossing and subsequent actions in ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 07:04hrs | 2046 | by Staff reporter
4 foreign nationals arrested in gold robbery plot in Zimbabwe
Four foreign nationals from China, Singapore, and Sierra Leone appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with conspiracy to commit robbery after allegedly targeting a Chinese smuggler transporting 4kg of ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 17:09hrs | 1039 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean serial rapist gets 111 years in jail
A 38-year-old man from Chakondora village in Shamva has been sentenced to 111 years in prison after being convicted of raping six women and robbing villagers in Mt Darwin and Madziwa two years ago....Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reverses Chinamasa's decision to fire activists
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has intervened in an internal Zanu-PF dispute, reversing a decision by the party's legal secretary, Patrick Chinamasa, to fire six paid social media activists who were dee...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 10:47hrs | 5315 | by Staff reporter
Detective Constable Hove mourned after tragic shooting
The Officer Commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Jasper Chizemo, and colleagues of the late Detective Constable Cassandra Hove (37) have described her as a courageous and dedicated officer whose...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:15hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa monopolises 2030...as govt extorts servants behind Wi-Fi
Local Government and Public Works minister, Daniel Garwe announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the monopoly to continue presiding over the country's affairs until and beyond 2030, while prom...Published: 04 Mar 2025 at 15:02hrs | 2664 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Manyame (Mahusekwa/Chihota)
Woman masterminds release of armed robbers from prison
Police in Zimbabwe are pushing for the continued incarceration of a woman accused of facilitating the release of armed robbers from prison and harbouring them at her residence.Theresa Chenjera...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:34hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man fined $120 for insulting police officers
A Bulawayo man has been fined US$120 after verbally abusing police officers at Pumula Police Station in frustration over the handling of his missing child's case.Simbarashe Gurajena (54), a re...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:33hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved son bashes mother
The love of sex has caused a Plumtree man to do the unthinkable of assaulting his mother whom he accused of chasing away his wife at her house.Evans Ndlovu (32) was dragged to Plumtree magistr...Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 13:01hrs | 1774 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman convicted for beer bottle attack over foot-stepping dispute
A 24-year-old woman has been convicted of assault after attacking another woman with an empty beer bottle during an argument at the Palace Hotel in Bulawayo.Immaculate Ngwenya was found guilty...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:35hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Woman bashed for partying without hubby's permission
A 35-year-old man from Entumbane suburb has been ordered to pay a US$300 fine after physically assaulting his wife for attending a party without informing him and later refusing to let him check her c...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:44hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested in South Africa over R500,000 mbanje haul
South African police have arrested two Zimbabwean nationals in Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province, after intercepting a truck carrying a consignment of mbanje valued at nearly R500,000. The arrests, facilit...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:49hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate nabbed for farm invasion
The losing Zanu-PF candidate for Bulawayo Central in the August 2023 elections, Tendai Charuka, and his brother Tawanda have been arrested for allegedly invading a farm to conduct mining activities wi...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 14:32hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Harare Mayor fined US$300 for lying under oath
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has been fined US$300 for lying under oath during a commission of inquiry investigating governance issues at Town House since 2017.The commission, chaired by Justice ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 15:55hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police set dogs on armed robber
Three suspected armed robbers have accused police of brutality and wrongful arrest during their court appearance in Bulawayo. The suspects, Silence Kwangwa (30), Julius Mugwagwa (28), and Felius Mvula...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:20hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
Bus driver banned road accident
A CAG Travellers Coaches driver, Thomas Chokuda, has been fined US$300 or three months in prison after being convicted of negligent driving. The incident occurred along the Harare-Chirundu Road on Sep...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:41hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
inDrive taxi driver kidnaps client in Zimbabwe
A 33-year-old taxi driver from Harare, Talent Mhembere, has been convicted of kidnapping a woman following a payment disagreement. The ruling was delivered by Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki, who f...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:33hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife for entertaining prophet
A jealousy husband is in soup after he assaulted his wife for entertaining a prophet.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Motwell Moyo (45) appeared before m...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:33hrs | 1392 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bus operator ordered to pay US$145,000 for fatal crash
Mandeep Tours, a luxury bus operator, has been ordered to pay US$145,042.94 in damages to Govasberg, another bus company, for the total loss of its bus in a tragic head-on collision that claimed 13 li...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:34hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for defrauding car importers of US$20,000
Two Beitbridge-based customs clearing agents, Lloyd Mawadze (36) and Lauren Mawadze (32), have been arrested for allegedly defrauding vehicle importers of nearly US$20,000 over the past two years. The...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:32hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo maid killed, body dissolved in acid
In a chilling case that has shocked the Bulawayo community, a man from Matsheumhlope suburb has appeared in court accused of aiding his friend in concealing a murder by dissolving the victim's body in...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:30hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
Rampant cable theft threatens lives at Mpilo Central hospital
Rampant theft and vandalism of electricity cables supplying power to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have raised serious concerns, putting patients' lives at risk and placing immense strain on the ...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:49hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Man sentenced after beating woman over rejected love proposal
A 35-year-old man from Plumtree, Lesson Moyo, was sentenced after pleading guilty to assault and malicious damage to property for attacking a local woman who turned down his love proposal. Moyo appear...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 17:14hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed 10 years for attempted rape
A 31-year-old man from Mazizini village, Mgcini Mali, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of attempting to rape a 49-year-old woman.Mali appeared before Bulawayo reg...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:44hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
'Govt funded SADC Summit with BEAM fees,' Minister
In a clear sign of extreme negligence, modern generational betrayal and gross breach of children's rights to education, details have emerged that the government diverted millions (US$) meant for Basic...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 11:38hrs | 8985 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mhondoro
Woman scalds son's girlfriend over witchcraft claims
A 60-year-old Bulawayo woman appeared in court facing charges of physical abuse after allegedly assaulting and pouring hot water on her son's girlfriend, whom she accused of being a witch.Barb...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:14hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree man bashes woman after being turned down
A violent 35-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man was dragged to court after assaulting and damaging a woman's dish in a foiled love proposal.Lesson Moyo appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing tw...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 12:04hrs | 671 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman breaks down in the dock
A tearful woman appeared before Harare Magistrate Lisah Mutendereki today, recounting the emotional and financial toll she has endured after allegedly being swindled out of US$5,000 by a man who promi...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:54hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for snooping on husband's whatsapp
In a landmark legal case, Dumsile Dludlu has been arrested and charged for allegedly accessing her husband's WhatsApp messages without his consent, in violation of the Computer Crime and Cybercrime Ac...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 17:37hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Cannabis grower jailed
A Cannabis farmer Freddy Mpofu was convicted yesterday by Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware.Mpofu of Siringavale farm was sentenced to two year in jail by Nembaware.The magistrat...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 19:49hrs | 993 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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