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Teacher 'rapes' pupil during extra lessons
A 65-year-old teacher from Njube was arraigned before the courts on Thursday, facing charges of rape.The man, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, appeared before Bulawayo Western Commonag...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:43hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Bishop told to 'shut up, stop lying' during service
BISHOP, shut up, stop lying!This is the dilemma being faced by Bishop Vengayi Tapfuma of St Joseph's Apostolic Faith Mission in Bulawayo's Lobengula suburb who claimed that whenever he is on t...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Co-wives trade blows over witchcraft accusations
A woman from Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb was fined $5 000 for attacking her co-wife, accusing her of bewitching her.Silibaziso Moyo appeared before Western Commonage Courts magistrate Jeconia ...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs wife to death over used condom
A man who stumbled on a used condom in his wife's handbag has appeared in court for murder after he allegedly stabbed her three times. Mgcini Lunga (30) appeared before Western Commonage Courts reside...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Woman collapses, faints in court
NORMAL judiciary business came to a halt at the Bulawayo Western Commonage courts after a woman collapsed in the dock.Nomsa Maseko stepped into court to appear before magistrate Shepherd Mnjan...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Married woman infects nephew (14) with STI
A 46-year-old married woman appeared before Western Commonage Courts' resident magistrate Shepherd Mnjanja for allegedly infecting her 14-year-old nephew with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) af...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Drunken man torments grandmother
A woman from Bulawayo is living in fear of her grandson who assaults and demands money from her. It is reported that Juliet Moyo is tired of living with her grandson, Prosper Moyo, who has bec...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
New magistrates' courts for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has availed land for the construction of magistrates' courts in Cowdray Park and Nkulumane suburbs. This follows an application by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC)...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for escaped prisoner
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a suspected robbery suspect, who escaped from the holding cells at Western Commonage Courts at the weekend. Provincial police spokesperson ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police officer escapes through the window
A POLICE officer had no choice, but to escape through a window when his colleague, who was baying for his blood for poisoning his puppy, took an axe and hacked his doors in an effort to gain entry int...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hubby refuses to bath with wife . . . bashes her
A ROMANTIC gesture by a Cowdray Park woman who asked her partner to join her for a bath earned her a beating from her husband who accused her of disrespecting him.On Friday last week Mavis Mul...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
9 to contest in Lupane East by-election
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said preparations for the Lupane East constituency by-election are at an advanced stage after nine candidates successfully filed their papers at the Nominat...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Looting cases clog Bulawayo courts
The recent fuel riots have left the justice delivery system in Bulawayo creaking under a deluge of cases which have forced the government to dispatch additional magistrates and prosecutors to the City...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 12:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Protests cases flood Bulawayo courts
THE Judiciary Services Commission (JSC) has deployed 10 senior magistrates to Bulawayo to help their counterparts deal with the high number of public violence cases in the province emanating from last...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vendors in witchcraft face-off
A man from Old Magwegwe suburb regrets the day he allowed a business associate to sell her products near him as he now blames all his businesses losses on her.It is understood that Shepherd Ma...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Friend killer faints in court
A 17-YEAR-OLD pupil from Bulawayo who accidentally hit his friend with a stone leading to his death during a rival teenage gang fight, yesterday fainted in court soon after his warned and cautioned st...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb suspects are from Bulawayo
TWO men identified as Douglas Musekiwa and John Zulu have been charged for the bombing at a Zanu-PF rally that left two people dead and nearly 50 others including Vice President Kembo Mohadi injured....Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inmates fail to show up in court after prison truck breaks down
INMATES from Bulawayo have failed to show-up in court since last week following the breakdown of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) truck.The grounded truck is allegedly bei...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
AFM leader survives ouster bid
Newly-appointed Lobengula Extension Apostolic Faith Mission of Africa (AFM) leader, Rosewell Zulu has won a High Court case against rival church members, who were seeking the setting aside of a peace ...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldier wins appeal against sentence over wife battering
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army, who was sentenced to 12 months in jail for escaping from police custody after his arrest for bashing his wife, got a reprieve after the Bulawayo High Court gran...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman fights dad's girlfriend
THERE was drama at Western Commonage courts as a woman fought with her father's girlfriend for getting her brother arrested.The woman accused Magreth Muchoko (50) of being evil for getting her...Published: 09 Jun 2017 at 19:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate sentences 'evil spirit' for robbery
A BULAWAYO magistrate yesterday sentenced "an evil spirit" to community service for robbing a motorist.Victor Chipato (24) a tout from Cowdray Park suburb, claimed he was possessed by an e...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupil by day, hooker by night
IT is 11PM and she has attended to two men; three more and her work for the night will be done.But she has to make sure that her night shift ends before 2AM, if it doesn't, then she is doo...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff writer
Court turned into boxing arena
Western Commonage Courts was nearly reduced into a boxing arena as two elderly women from Gwabalanda who could hardly walk on their own accused each other of witchcraft.The women, who are neig...Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 08:28hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
4 men, 17 national IDs
FOUR Harare men have been arraigned at the Western Commonage Courts after being found with 17 National Identity Cards that they could not account for.Orphan Rwanza (39) of New Mabvuku, Admire ...Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Andile Tshuma
Grandson shock, woman collapses
A BULAWAYO woman yesterday collapsed outside a court after learning that her grandson was allegedly fathered by another man.The woman whose name could not be established appeared shocked when ...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 10:05hrs | | by Court Reporter
Accused, families weep in court
TWO Bulawayo men facing a charge of attempted murder broke into tears and their family members joined in after they were denied bail at the Western Commonage courts.Nhlanhla Dube, 39, wept as ...Published: 27 Nov 2015 at 10:04hrs | | by Noleen Makhurane
Mahachi denies wife assault over malayitsha affair
MAMELODI Sundowns FC midfielder Kudakwashe Mahachi allegedly bashed his wife while demanding answers over her alleged affair with a cross border transporter.Mahachi, of Cowdray Park, was yeste...Published: 24 Jun 2015 at 06:56hrs | | by Emily Mbewe
Casper of the notorious Star Force gang finds God
THE founder of Star Force, arguably Bulawayo's most feared street gang in the 1990s, Casper Maphosa has found God, Chronicle reported.Maphosa, 42, who formed the infamous squad in 1992, told t...Published: 13 Jun 2015 at 12:46hrs | 1 | by Lethokuhle Moyo
Cops 'assault' magistrate
THE case of a Bulawayo magistrate who was allegedly assaulted by two police officers for illegal parking in December last year could not kick off yesterday due to conflicting signals. Tawanda ...Published: 14 Apr 2015 at 08:10hrs | | by Nokusa Masuku
Soldier impregnates sister in-law
A 23-YEAR-OLD soldier based in Harare has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sex with his wife's 14-year-old sister. The soldier, who cannot be named, was not asked to plead when he app...Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 21:43hrs | | by Nokusa Masuku
Brother kill brother in fight over house
TONGOONA is Shona for "we will just wait and see", while tragedy means an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress.But these are not just words for a Bulawayo family with sibli...Published: 20 Apr 2014 at 13:50hrs | 1 | by Robin Muchetu
Man pleads for hangman's post
A 27-YEAR-OLD man stormed Western Commonage Courts yesterday and pleaded with court officials to employ him as a hangman. Vumani Sibanda from Old Magwegwe caused a stir when he approached the ...Published: 26 Mar 2014 at 16:20hrs | | by Angeline Mpofu
Prophet (76) rapes girl (14) to exorcise evil spirits
Appearing before the Western Commonage Courts, a self proclaimed 76-year-old prophet from Iminyela Flats in Bulawayo allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl from Pelandaba suburb purporting to be ex...Published: 13 Apr 2013 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for raping 'favourite daughter'
A Bulawayo man has appeared in court facing charges of raping his biological daughter for close to seven years.The man (61), whose name cannot be published to protect the girl, allegedly clai...Published: 13 Apr 2013 at 05:06hrs | | by Court Reporter
Injivas flock Marriage Court
THE Marriage Court in Bulawayo was overwhelmed by the number of people tying the knot last month.The development has been attributed to hundreds of Zimbabweans based outside the country, who w...Published: 07 Jan 2013 at 05:49hrs | 7 | by Court Reporter
Increase in number of women taking husbands to court over child maintenance
THE Maintenance Court housed at Tredgold Building in Bulawayo last year recorded an increase in the number of women dragging their husbands to court over the upkeep of children with 1 853 cases recor...Published: 04 Jan 2013 at 07:39hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
9 Woza activists released on $50 bail each
The nine Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) activists arrested early this week on charges of splashing graffiti messages on roads in Bulawayo's western suburbs, have been released on $50 bail each....Published: 06 Jul 2012 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Court in stitches as businessman weeps begging not to be sent to prison
A Bulawayo businessman left the court in stitches when he wept begging the magistrate not to send him to prison claiming he was ill.Tapfumanei Zhou (44), of Number 13 Sparrow Lake in Burnside...Published: 21 Jun 2012 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unlicensed drivers denied option to pay fine
POLICE in Bulawayo are cracking the whip on drivers who flout traffic rules, with those found driving without a licence being denied the option of paying a fine.The development comes against t...Published: 09 Oct 2011 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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