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Herdsman accused of raping 14-year-old girl in Tsholotsho
A 25-year-old herdsman from Binga appeared before the Bulawayo Regional Court on Friday, facing a rape charge involving a 14-year-old girl in Tsholotsho.The accused, Matthew Munsaka of Manjemi...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 18:00hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Man up for raping sex worker
A Damafalls man has appeared before Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo facing serious allegations of raping a sex worker on two separate occasions after luring her under false pretenses.The acc...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:34hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for head-butting cop
A 27-year-old Harare man appeared in court on Friday facing charges of assaulting a police officer who was on patrol duty in Dzivarasekwa.Tedious Biton was arraigned before Harare magistrate S...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Employee blows employer's US$2,937 on hotel stay
A 26-year-old man from Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb, Mxolisi Moyo, appeared before Bulawayo Magistrate Steve Ramaboena facing charges of theft involving approximately US$2,937 from his employer. Moyo ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:30hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Ecobank robbery case collapses
A high-profile case tied to the US$4 million Ecobank armed robbery has crumbled after police admitted they had no evidence linking a local security guard to the dramatic heist.Sibonginkosi Sib...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:52hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for possession of live ammunition
Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware has sent a 27-year-old man to prison for possessing live ammunition without a licence. ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 08:14hrs | 378 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man in court for bicycle theft
A 45-year-old man from Mahatshula North has appeared in court after he allegedly stole a bicycle belonging to a 15-year-old boy at a shopping centre in Queens Park East.The accused, Nicholas M...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 18:12hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe truck driver steal $15,000 worth of wheat in Zambia
A 47-year-old truck driver employed by MakMotors, Milton Muzanenhamo, was remanded in custody on Wednesday over charges of theft of trust property.Muzanenhamo appeared before Harare magistrate...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:13hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son tasered man for 'not greeting him with respect'
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, son of the late former president Robert Mugabe, faces growing legal troubles following an alleged assault on a truck driver using a taser stun gun at Iron Mask Farm in Mazo...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen in court for allegedly robbing a corpse
An 18-year-old man from Bulawayo has been charged with tampering with a corpse after he allegedly searched the body of a deceased person and stole a mobile phone and wallet.Brandon Sifenyang, ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 17:42hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Amos Chibaya acquitted of incitement charges
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Amos Chibaya has been acquitted of politically motivated charges of incitement to violence, in a ruling widely welcomed by his party and human rig...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 16:26hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zaba remanded in custody
Faith Zaba, editor of the privately owned Zimbabwe Independent weekly newspaper, has been remanded in custody ahead of her bail hearing scheduled for Thursday, 3 July.Zaba appeared briefly bef...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:11hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Top cop in rape storm!
A SENIOR Lupane police OFFICER (39) is facing serious rape and indecent assault charges after allegedly preying on a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Adding to the shock, the victim is reportedly the daughter ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:02hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son granted $200 bail
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, was on Tuesday granted US$200 bail by the Concession Magistrates Court following his arrest on multiple assault charges ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:42hrs | 2339 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi challenges placement on remand
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has launched a fresh legal challenge, this time contesting his continued placement on remand as he seeks to regain his freedom amid ongoing legal troubles...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 11:56hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Sadza eater sentenced for attempting to smuggle stolen Toyota
The Mokopane Regional Court has imposed six years of direct imprisonment against a 37-year-old Zimbabwean man, Joseph Kungwengwe, after he was found in possession of a stolen vehicle, a Toyota Corolla...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:24hrs | 7621 | by Staff reporter
CIO agent faces rape charge
A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer stationed in Gweru has been granted US$200 bail in a case where he stands accused of raping a 20-year-old woman in the city's Kopje suburb.The...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Kumalo headmistress' fraud case postponed to August
The trial date for Kumalo Primary School headmistress Stella Mhlanga remains uncertain after the State once again requested a postponement, citing incomplete police investigations. The case has now be...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:28hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Bail revoked for headmaster in Cambridge exam scandal
Cynthia Gambiza, the proprietor of Destiny Achievers College, was last week remanded in custody after the State successfully applied for the revocation of her bail in a case where she is facing seven ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:27hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors arrested in US$500 bribe scandal
Two prosecutors employed by the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) have been arrested for allegedly demanding a US$500 bribe from a traditional healer in a shocking abuse-of-office scan...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested over 203 violent crimes
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man, Tafadzwa Janyure Zimirenyika, in connection with a shocking spree of 203 violent crimes committed across Masvingo Province since 2023.Zimirenyika was ap...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:10hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Tichaona Jokonya's family lives in fear
The family of the late liberation war hero and former Information Minister, Tichaona Jokonya, is living in fear following the reported invasion of their privately owned farm in Beatrice, Mashonaland E...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Harare man in trouble over US$11,000 visa scam
A 36-year-old Harare man, Crispen Zhou, appeared in court this week facing two counts of fraud and charges related to the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act after allegedly duping two victims ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa locked up over US$583 660 cryptocurrency fraud
A Harare woman, Melissa Messe Samantha Chiyangwa, appeared in court this week charged with swindling a prominent eye specialist of nearly US$600,000 in a complex cryptocurrency scam spanning over two ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cop and 'killer' businessman remanded over brutal murder
A shocking betrayal has plunged the Plumtree community into outrage as a serving police officer, Thembani Mukanyani (39), and his alleged accomplice, Cabangani Mathe (35), were remanded in custody on ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:06hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mbanje caught dealing in mbanje
You really can't make this up! A man literally named Mbanje has been arrested - for dealing in mbanje.Langton Mbanje (33) of Cowdray Park was hauled before the Western Commonage Magistrates' C...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:05hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Mum, daughter hack down would-be rapist
A MBEMBESI mother and her teenage daughter turned the tables on a suspected attempted rapist, hacking him with an axe after he broke into their home and tried to force himself on the girl.Kwan...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Sticky-fingered neighbours arrested
Two Nkulumane youths have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after allegedly smashing a neighbour's car window and stealing just US$20 and two white reflectors - a petty crime now threateni...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Furious wife kicks hubby out, changes locks, threatens to kill
Chaos has erupted in Mahatshula suburb after a fiery grandmother, Iren Mbanje (62), was dragged to court for allegedly unleashing terror on her husband, threatening to kill him, and locking him out of...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
AFM pastor in US$158K fraud storm
A reverend from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church and his wife appeared in court yesterday on allegations of defrauding a private school operator of US$158,000 in a failed rent-to-buy property ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo crime spree suspect arrested in Ngundu
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man believed to be the mastermind behind a wave of violent crimes that have terrorised communities across Masvingo Province since last year.Tafadzwa Janyure ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:21hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zumra to appeal 'unfair' conviction
The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) has announced plans to appeal the fraud conviction of its Executive Director, Polisile Ncube Chimhini, describing the ruling as "unjust" and based on mis...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 16:06hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimura boss convicted of fraud
The Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA), Polisile Ncube, has been convicted of fraud following a court appearance in Harare today. She was remanded in custody and is e...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:16hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Dr Guramatunhu loses money in cryptocurrency scam
Renowned ophthalmologist Dr Solomon Guramatunhu has reportedly lost more than US$583,000 in a cryptocurrency scam allegedly orchestrated by a business associate and her husband, a Harare court heard y...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Woman pours acid on love rival
A 29-year-old woman from Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South, has admitted to assaulting her friend by pouring acid on her, after accusing her of having an affair with her husband, a court heard on Tuesday...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 12:33hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cell verification attendance plummets
The ruling Zanu-PF party is facing growing signs of waning popularity in Mashonaland West, with low turnout reported in several districts during an ongoing cell verification exercise - a key process a...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders return of US$78,000 seized in abandoned theft case
The High Court has overturned a magistrate's decision to withhold US$78,000 seized from two men previously accused of theft, ruling that the funds were unlawfully kept in police custody after the case...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests opposition MP for 'illegal' land occupation
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Patrick Sagandira, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament for Makoni Central, on allegations of unlawfully occupying a...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:47hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
UZ employee in trouble for possessing ivory
A University of Zimbabwe employee from the Clinical Trials Test Research department, Bloodshow Kopa (45), was yesterday brought before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo, facing charges of illegal possession...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:46hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe woman sells infant via Facebook
A 27-year-old woman from Bulawayo, Christable Muringani, appeared before Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande on Wednesday facing charges of human trafficking after allegedly selling her newborn bab...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:20hrs | 522 | 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 | 342 | by Paul Ndou
Mzembi welcome to rejoin Zanu-PF
The ruling Zanu-PF party has expressed willingness to readmit former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi, currently in custody, should he choose to rejoin and fulfill all party requirements....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:19hrs | 2235 | by Staff reporter
ECD teacher sucks pupils' blood
A 51-year-old Early Childhood Development (ECD) teacher from Bikita, Masvingo province, has appeared before Masvingo Regional Magistrates Court charged with assault after being accused of sucking bloo...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF, A reminder that roles can change, and the law applies to all
One reality continues to echo loud and clear, positions of power are not permanent and the law does not discriminate. The incarceration of former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi is a typical ex...Published: 15 Jun 2025 at 12:43hrs | 903 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Man bashes young brother to death
MATOBO - Blinded by love and unable to stand the sight of his younger brother's right to life over suspicious involvement towards a previous divorce with his former wife, lands Xolani Dube (36) in cus...Published: 14 Jun 2025 at 20:34hrs | 1854 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Kezi
Democracy under siege
Zimbabwe's democratic space faces significant challenges, rooted in decades of authoritarian rule by the ZANU-PF party, which has governed since 1980.President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in power...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:18hrs | 605 | by Leonard Koni
Karoro claims Zanu-PF rivals targeting him for successive election defeats
Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Douglas Karoro has accused political rivals Takesure Chikwamba and Charles Mutukudzi of orchestrating allegations that he stole fertiliser from the Grain Marketin...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:52hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Man (50) rapes drunk neighbour
A 50-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man was dragged to Bindura regional court after he allegedly raped his drunk neighbour at night.Leonard Mafuta was remanded in custody by Magistrate Amos Mbobo....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 20:45hrs | 2890 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Chimombe, Mpofu charges dropped
The State has withdrawn fraud charges against businessman Moses Mpofu and ZANU PF central committee member Mike Chimombe in a case involving an allegedly corrupt lighting tender awarded by the Harare ...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 12:52hrs | 2845 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests three council officials over illegal land deal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested three senior officials from the Rusape Town Council in connection with a controversial and allegedly unlawful land lease deal involving a pr...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:18hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
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