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Chiwenga warns corrupt Zanu-PF bigwigs
SUPER-CHARGED Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday castigated Zanu-PF bigwigs mired in corruption, warning that they would be jailed before turning his guns on the MDC for continuing to prote...Published: 5 hrs ago | 902 | by Staff reporter
Ex-soldier jailed for stealing $18 536 meat
A FORMER soldier has been sentenced to four years in prison for breaking into a butchery twice and stealing meat worth $18 536. Tafadzwa Mahlahla (35) from Pumula East suburb in Bulawayo, who ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 185 | by Staff reporter
Two teens jailed for theft of phone
TWO Bulawayo teenagers have been slapped with 15 months in jail after they stole a mobile phone worth 6000 Rands so that they sell it to buy food.Emmanuel Tedius Ndlovu (18) and Brian Moyo (18...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 934 | by Stephen Jakes
Pair jailed for robbery
Two Chitungwiza men were yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison, each, for stealing two motor vehicles and cash from taxi drivers, while pretending to be genuine clients. Kudakwashe Tino...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:53hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dares authorities
In a fresh test for the country's jittery authorities, who stand accused of brutally clamping down on the opposition in recent months, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday announced a series of meeting...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:40hrs | 7965 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa threatened with arrest
Government has threatened to arrest MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and other opposition officials pushing for the ouster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power.Information deputy minister Energ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2168 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa advocates for culture diplomacy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday challenged Zimbabwean ambassadors to promote the country's arts and culture in their host countries as part of cultural diplomacy.Mnangagwa made the re...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:22hrs | 92 | by Staff rpeorter
Trio jailed for fraud
A Gweru based trio has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding a local land developing firm of six thousand United States dollars.Gweru magistrate, Mr Edwin Machera sent Emmanue...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 14:44hrs | 1268 | by Staff Reporter
Theft of NRZ scrap metals and spare parts lands women in trouble
Theft of the National Railways of Zimbabwe scrap metals and spares worth over $1 500 have landed three Hwange women in trouble.However the women were lucky not to be jailed as the magistrate j...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 10:04hrs | 1291 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa charms Bulawayo artists
The National Arts, Culture and Heritage Policy which was launched in Bulawayo by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.President Emmerson Mnangagwa played into the hearts of local artists in Bulawa...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:04hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Soldier jailed one year
A ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ARMY sergeant was sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting a couple at Yolanda Bar.Tinashe Madiro, 34, pleaded guilty on all charges when he appeared before Harare ma...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:49hrs | 2377 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa activist challenges incarceration
LAWYERS representing political activist Josphat Mzaca Ngulube have challenged the incarceration of the aspiring Bulawayo legislator who was last week jailed six years for public violence.Ngulu...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbers jailed 5 years, another shot dead
SIX armed robbers, who pounced on a Bindura family and robbed them of their valuables, were yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison by Bindura magistrate Noel Mupeiwa.Jerry Mhere (27), La...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1052 | by newsday comment
MDC protests closure of democratic space
MDC youths yesterday took to the Harare Magistrates Court to protest what they called State-assisted closure of democratic space, with the police denying them the right to hold public gatherings or de...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:25hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa activist jailed 6 years
ANTI-GOVERNMENT activist, Josphat "Mzaca" Ngulube and three accomplices were jailed six years for burning three vehicles belonging to Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial women's league chairperson, Eva ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:03hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe no safe haven for Homosexuals
Ten percent of Zimbabwe's population are estimated to be gay or lesbian – they are simply born like this. However, only few dare to disclose their sexual orientation as homosexuality is largely reje...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:04hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Mvurwi robbers jailed 4 years
THREE Mvurwi robbers who robbed a drinking mate after offering him a plate of sadza were jailed yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro.The trio Gilbert Kahari , Chamunorwa Ka...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1736 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chief Ndiweni's purported dethronement 'a legal nullity', claims lawyer
Chiefs from Matabeleland North on Saturday initiated a process to dethrone outspoken Ntabazinduna tribal chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni in an orchestrated move.A majority of the 41 chief...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 10:27hrs | 3375 | by Staff reporter
Avenging spirit haunts inmate
During the day, he looks like any other inmate at his new home — Harare Central Prison, but when the lights go out, he knows no peace.Joram Siwela, a former Chaplin High School student and p...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:41hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Former Zinara boss jailed
Former Zinara finance director Simon Mudzingwa Taranhike has been jailed for an effective 15 months after being found guilty of criminal abuse of office. Taranhike abused the Zinara fuel facil...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1544 | by Staff Reporter
Ex-Zinara boss jailed
Former Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) Director, Simon Mudzingwa Taranhike will spend the next 15 months behind bars after he was found guilty and convicted for criminal abuse of offic...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 19:20hrs | 2224 | by Staff reporter
14 Nov 2017 - a dark day that moved Zimbabwe to another level of suffering and oppression
I remember - as if it were just a few hours ago - waking up as usual at dawn on the morning of 15 November 2017, then routinely checking my WhatsApp, only to be greeted by a barrage of messages to the...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 13:48hrs | 1924 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Two Mozambicans nabbed for poaching in Mbire
TWO Mozambicans were arraigned before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday for unlawfully entering Zimbabwe and reportedly possessing two elephant tasks weighing more than 10 kilogram...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 12:02hrs | 884 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mphoko, State lawyers in verbal showdown
THERE was drama at the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday after tempers flared between the State counsel, Nelson Mutsonziwa, and former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's defence lawyer, Zibusiso Nc...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 2462 | by Staff reporter
Pair jailed for stabbing & robbing cop
TWO men from Bulawayo have each been sentenced to 60 months in prison for stabbing a police officer seven times all over the body with an okapi knife before robbing him of his wallet and a cellphone. ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:16hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
PROPHECY: 'South Africa's economy to boom' says Prophet Joseph
The economy of South Africa is set for a tremendous growth, a prominent Prophet has prophesied. Speaking to this reporter on Monday the Sandton based leader of God In You Ministrie...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 15:18hrs | 2333 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Serial car battery thief break into cops' vehicles
A SERIAL car battery thief, who was doing community service for theft at Pumula Police Station in Bulawayo, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he broke into cops' vehicles and stole more ...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:06hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Top RG officer jailed
Eight years after smashing an axe into his wife, seven years after being convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and sentenced to jail, and six years after losing his appeal, Gordo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 596 | by STaff reporter
Herdboy jailed for stealing cow
A LIVESTOCK herder in Kezi, Matabeleland South, has been slapped with a mandatory nine-year jail term for stealing a villager's beast worth $4 000.Bukhosi Nyoni (20) pleaded not guilty to a st...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:46hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges to end machete wars
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to descend heavily on perpetrators of machete violence, reiterating that deterrent sentences must be imposed on those found in possession of the weapons....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:46hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has no capacity to steer this ship out of murky waters
RECENT social media pictures of President Emmerson Mnangagwa helping himself to mazondo in an airjet and another of a sumptuous breakfast that the majority of Zimbabweans can only partake in in their ...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:06hrs | 1123 | by NewsDay Comment
Woman jailed for housebreaking
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after she broke into a house in Nkulumane suburb and stole a four-plate stove and a refrigerator with a combined value of US$1 000. ...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:03hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for impersonating Zacc official
AN attempt to impersonate a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official has earned a 34-year-old Harare man 10 months imprisonment.Harare magistrate, Rumbidzai Mugwagwa suspended two m...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for torching mother's huts
A 46-year-old man from Chirumanzu who once hit the headlines after assaulting his mother for sleeping out, has been dragged to court for setting his mother's five huts on fire.Jacob Chinotawai...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:40hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must step down - Chief Ndiweni
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has stirred new controversy by calling on Zimbabweans to take advantage of the anti-sanctions march tomorrow to call on Presid...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 11:06hrs | 7360 | by Staff Reporter
4 years in jail for python, pangolin skins possession
AN inyanga from Binga has been jailed for an effective four years for possession of pangolin and python skins. Jerry Mwembe (44) of Kabula area in Lusulu was arrested after an anti-poaching te...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Woman drugged, raped at 'shrine'
Two self-styled spiritual healers allegedly drugged, kidnapped and took turns to rape a woman who had visited their shrine for help, the court has heard. The woman lost her mobile phone to thi...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:34hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's ex-wife jailed
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's former wife was last week jailed for 90 days for interfering with farming activities at the Zanu-PF heavy weight's farm.Tambudzani, a Zanu-PF senator, violated a ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:55hrs | 5272 | by Staff reporter
14 year old boy rapes girl in church
A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Figtree, on the outskirts of Bulawayo along Plumtree road, who was jailed 15 years for raping an 86-year-old woman has claimed that he sneaked into the octogenarian's hut becaus...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 08:25hrs | 7040 | by Staff Reporter
Prostitute rapist jailed 16 years
A MAN from Bulawayo who raped a prostitute after dragging her to a bushy area, only to fall asleep at the crime scene, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. The 25-year-old prostitute was ...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers drug, kidnap and rape client
Two self-styled spiritual healers allegedly drugged, kidnapped and took turns to rape a woman who had visited their shrine for help. The court heard that the woman lost her mobile phone to thi...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:10hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Peter Moyo wants Trevor Manuel and other Old Mutual directors jailed
Axed Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo says there is no punishment befitting Old Mutual directors other than six months' jail time, without the option of a fine, on the contempt of court charges he lodged aga...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 19:06hrs | 2239 | by Staff reporter
Mechanic jailed for defrauding motorists
A MECHANIC from Bulawayo has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding three motorists of more than RTGS$2 000 on different occasions by selling them redeemed diesel coupons. Paul R...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:03hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 14 years for raping former girlfriend
A MAN from Siantibule village in Binga has been jailed for 14 years after kidnapping his former girlfriend and taking her to his home where he allegedly raped her four times.Pangayitari Mudimb...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing cash, cellphone
A MAN from Bulawayo has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing a bag containing more than RTGS$5 000 in cash and a cellphone from an Inter Africa bus. George Muchineripi (33) of Th...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:21hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Man practices karate kicks on wife
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has been granted a protection order against her husband who allegedly practices karate kicks on her and once stabbed her on the stomach before knocking out her front teeth. ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect arrested in prison
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a murder suspect on their wanted persons list moments before his release from prison for another crime after discovering that he had been in jail while they searched f...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
2 women jailed for stealing cellphones during burial
TWO women from Bulawayo have been sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing cellphones during a burial at Luveve cemetery. Nolwazi Dube (18) and Minenhle Mare (25) from Pumula suburb sto...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:28hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Undressed goat thief jailed
A THIEF that was caught stealing goats while wearing an underwear and vest has been convicted and jailed eight months for stock theft by a Mutare magistrate.Lovemore (37), of Hobhouse, had thr...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:32hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko due in court on November 12
The trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who is facing charges of criminal abuseof office, will take place from November 12 to 15.Mphoko allegedly instructed junior officers at A...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:27hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
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