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Man rapes teen sister over missing memory card
A 19-year-old Karoi man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his 16-year-old sister over a missing memory card.According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ)...Published: 25 mins ago | 30 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mother sold two-day old infant
A woman was convicted to a five-year sentence after a Harare magistrates court found her guilty of trafficking a two-day old infant from South Africa to Zimbabwe.According to the National Pros...Published: 13 hrs ago | 570 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
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: 18 hrs ago | 461 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for beating maid over affair with hubby allegations
Hazvinei Tswangira, a 31-year-old woman from Mbizo, Kwekwe, has been convicted of assault after she brutally attacked her maid, accusing her of having an affair with her husband.In a statement...Published: 18 hrs ago | 452 | 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: 19 hrs ago | 142 | by Staff reporter
Ex-soldier (27) attempts to rape ZRP Assistant Commissioner (63)
A Bindura based ex-soldier Kudakwashe Chide Madzivanzira was arraigned before Bindura magistrates courts today.The 27-year-old Madzivan...Published: 03 Feb 2025 at 17:21hrs | 3628 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bogus cops jailed 30 years
Three armed robbers who were terrorising bar patrons and families while pretending to be police detectives in Mvurwi have been sentenced to 30 years behind bars by regional magistrate Shingirai Mutiro...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 13:38hrs | 1308 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean nurse in Nottinghamshire struck off after rape conviction
A Nottinghamshire nurse has been permanently struck off the medical register after being convicted of raping a junior colleague and persuading a co-worker to provide a false alibi. Edmore Manjengwa, 5...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for assaulting wife with cooking stick
A 35-year-old man from Dinson Mine in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, has been fined US$200 for assaulting his wife with a cooking stick during a domestic dispute.The incident occurred on...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:47hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Wedza man axes colleague over gold dispute
A 28-YEAR-OLD Wedza man was arraigned at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday after he axed his friend in Mazowe over a gold dispute.Denford Gambiza was sentenced to five years in jail by Bind...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 15:06hrs | 672 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pay back US$38 500, businessman ordered
A Kwekwe businessman, James Paradza (46), has been convicted of theft after defrauding Bhola Hardware City of cellphones and accessories worth US$38,500. The ruling was delivered after a full trial be...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:26hrs | 483 | 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 | 667 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man rapes minor in vegetable garden
A 38-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man was convicted of rape yesterday at Bindura magistrates courts.Romeo Nzvimbo was sentenced to 15 years in jail after he raped a 15-year-old girl in a vegetable garden...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 12:01hrs | 770 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Shamva woman jailed for having sex with a teenager
The love of sex has landed a Shamva woman in deep trouble after she was sent to jail by a Shamva magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura today.Me...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 14:42hrs | 1753 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Shamva
Nick Mangwana wants foreigners banned from owning guns in Zimbabwe
Ndabaningi "Nick" Mangwana, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, has called for a review of policies allowing foreign nationals to obtain gun lice...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:47hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes maid
A 45-year-old man from Zhombe, Midlands Province has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for raping a 16-year-old maid from the same area.On January 6, the assailant ambushed the victim fro...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 17:36hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers jailed 75 years each in Zimbabwe
Three men from Masvingo have been sentenced to 75 years each in prison after being convicted for their involvement in a series of armed robbery cases that occurred on January 15, 2025.In a sta...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:02hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Gweru court orders bogus lawyer to pay US$15,000
A Gweru magistrate has ordered a man who posed as a lawyer to repay US$15,000 he fraudulently obtained from a local woman in a botched divorce settlement.Takunda Manjokota, 37, was sentenced b...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:54hrs | 146 | 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 | 978 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beitbridge armed robber jailed for 12 years
A Beitbridge armed robber, Azwindini Kwinda, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm.Kwinda was also ordered to pay ...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:52hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
CIO security aide pleads guilty to unlawful entry and theft
A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) security aide has admitted to three counts of unlawful entry and theft after breaking into Home Affairs ministry offices in Harare.George Marufu (32) ...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:16hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son files $500,000 lawsuit over rape allegations
Siqokoqela Mphoko, son of the late former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko, has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against a relative who accused him of raping her then 12-year-old daughter, as deepening famil...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:09hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins verification of dead Stilfontein mine zama zamas
The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has dispatched a team of forensic experts and other specialists to collaborate with South African authorities in verifying the identities and nationalities of vi...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 19:00hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe puhes for mandatory jail terms to curb corruption
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is advocating for mandatory jail sentences for individuals convicted of corruption to deter the crime and overcome challenges in asset recovery.S...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:05hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed over missing dried meat
A 38-year-old man from Kezi, Matebeleland South, has been sentenced to a one-year and three months (15 months) imprisonment for assaulting other villager over missing dried meat at Esibayeni slaughter...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 20:11hrs | 834 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Kezi
Man steals goat, sells the meat to owner
A Hwange man has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing a goat from his neighbor, slaughtering it, and then selling the meat back to its owner.The convict, Shylock Zulu (28) from ...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:41hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Congolese man fined for overstaying in Zimbabwe
A Congolese national, Hassan Tata (45), has been fined US$150 by the Karoi Magistrates Court after being found guilty of overstaying in Zimbabwe without a valid permit. Failing to pay the fine will re...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:03hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Beer thief lands in jail after breaking into shop
A 22-year-old man, Forget Sibanda, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after breaking into a shop and stealing beer, which he proceeded to drink with his friends.The incident was brought...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 12:41hrs | 245 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman robbed litre of used cooking oil
A 20-year-old man from Maphisa, Matebeleland South was sentenced to three years behind bars for robbing Veldah Yolanda Ndlovu (24) of her ZAR375, cellphone and a plastic bag containing one litre of us...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 14:05hrs | 1226 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Man assaults mother with axe handle, jailed
A 23-year-old man from Fort Rixon, Proud Manasa, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after assaulting his mother, Ms. Irene Bell, with an axe handle during a domestic dispute.Manasa was ...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:16hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone thief jailed for stabbing beer patron
A 26-YEAR-OLD Plumtree cellphone thief was sent to jail after he stabbed a fellow imbiber on the abdomen after he revealed that he had stolen a mobile phone of another imbiber.Nqobizitha Moyo ...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:42hrs | 206 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Madzibaba's grave sets tongues wagging
Fourteen years after his controversial passing, the final resting place of the late Madzibaba Godfrey Nzira continues to spark debate and controversy, highlighting the intersection of social status an...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:38hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Women jailed for stealing US$25,000 from her mother's employer
A Harare woman, Priscilla Gwasira (23), was sentenced to 36 months behind bars on Thursday after being convicted of stealing US$25,000 from her mother's employer.Harare magistrate Lisa Mutende...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:36hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Teenager in court for murder
A TEENAGER from Budiriro high-density suburb yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Courts facing allegations of murder, with magistrate Sheunesu Matova remanding him in custody to January 23 fo...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:35hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Bribe seeking magistrate jailed 7 years
Talent Phiri, a former practising magistrate in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, who was no stranger to presiding over judicial cases, found himself on the other side of the law after being accuse...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:30hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Love leads Kenyan man to illegal border crossing in Zimbabwe
Love can sometimes lead people to take desperate measures, as demonstrated by a Kenyan man who illegally entered Zimbabwe through Plumtree and overstayed his visit after spending quality time with his...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 16:03hrs | 2977 | by Simbarashe Sithole
NODE empowers prisoners with entrepreneurial skills to rebuild Lives after jail
The National Organisation for Development and Empowerment (NODE) has pledged its unwavering support to transform the lives of incarcerated individuals by equipping them with entrepreneurial skills....Published: 02 Jan 2025 at 16:18hrs | 909 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Man jailed for 6 years for stealing a car in Zimbabwe
A 46-year-old man from Mberengwa, Hlangabeza Mabhula, also known as Benjamin Kutira, was sentenced to prison for theft and possession of illegal items in the Zvishavane Magistrates' Court.The ...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults 2-year-old daughter
A 35-year-old man from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo was sentenced to 510 hours of community service after being convicted of physically abusing his two-year-old daughter. The abuse occurred when the...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:17hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes a mistake, abolishes death penalty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the Death Penalty Abolition Bill into law, effectively ending capital punishment in Zimbabwe. The landmark decision, which was ratified in Parliament...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:15hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man robs villager of bicycle at gunpoint
A 30-year-old man from Mutare will spend the next 12 years behind bars after being convicted of armed robbery for stealing a bicycle at gunpoint.Josiah Saungweme, from Bvirindi B under Chief Z...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:56hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Siqokoqela Mphoko's search for biological mother led to family rift
Siqokoqela Mphoko's quest for answers about his biological mother has ignited a devastating fallout between him and his late father, Phelekezela Mphoko, the former Vice President of Zimbabwe. The emot...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:46hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
5 years for knifing neighbour in debt dispute
A 32-year-old man from Tsholotsho, Edward Sibanda, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for stabbing his neighbour five times in a violent altercation over a...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:42hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healer jailed for theft
Villagers of Mdlambuzi in Plumtree were left shell- shocked after a prominent traditional healer broke into a neighbours' house to steal....Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 17:24hrs | 614 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prison officer stabbed to death on Christmas day
A 35-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in soup after he stabbed his niece to death with an okapi knife.Khuliso Tshuma was dragged to Plumtree ma...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 14:56hrs | 2768 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mother appeals jail term for disciplining teenagers
Qiniso Ndlovu, a 35-year-old woman from Tsholotsho, has appealed to the High Court following her conviction and sentencing to an effective 20-month prison term by Magistrate Lesigo Ngwenya. Ndlovu was...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:44hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Judiciary calls for expanded sentencing powers for Regional Magistrates
The Judiciary has urged the legislature to promptly amend laws to expand the sentencing powers of regional magistrates, aligning them with the gravity of crimes they adjudicate. This follows concerns ...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:40hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for attacking wife with a hoe
A 50-year-old man, John Mukombi, appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Feresi Chakanyuka on charges of attempted murder after allegedly attacking his wife, Tsitsi Mahachi, with a hoe during a domesti...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:38hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Man impregnates own daughter
In a shocking incident a 42-year-old Plumtree based father allegedly raped his daughter for three years there by impregnating her in the process....Published: 28 Dec 2024 at 20:58hrs | 1688 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe moves towards modern prison reforms with introduction of parole system in 2025
In a progressive move aimed at aligning with global standards, Zimbabwe is set to introduce a parole system in 2025, signaling a shift in focus from punitive incarceration to rehabilitation and reinte...Published: 26 Dec 2024 at 17:11hrs | 802 | by Staff Reporter
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