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'Prosecutors exaggerated my age'
A Beitbridge resident magistrate, Takudzwa Gwazemba, has ordered an investigation into the age of a juvenile who accused prosecutors of falsifying his age in an effort to have him sentenced to prison....Published: 7 hrs ago | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested over theft of State vehicle parts in SA
Two Zimbabwean nationals, aged 26 and 37, are set to appear before the Belfast Magistrate's Court following their arrest on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. The pair was apprehended in possession of stripp...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Duo convicted of stealing sugar
Two Harare men, Enerst Gwetsai (30) of Glenview 1 and Forget Dzapasi of Glen Norah A, have been convicted by the Harare Magistrates Court for misleading customers by falsely labelling their sugar as 2...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:03hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo washes hands of Chimombe fraud case
Prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo has successfully challenged a subpoena requiring him to testify in a high-profile fraud case involving Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his bus...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Harare town clerk acquitted over US$80 million tender scandal
Former Harare Town Clerk Tendai Mahachi has been acquitted of charges relating to the alleged prejudice of the Harare City Council of US$80 million after he hired a foreign firm, Augur Investments, to...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu turn knives on Chivayo
Incarcerated businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu have raised concerns about their chances of receiving a fair trial, alleging that their case is rooted in political persecution. The duo is curre...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:21hrs | 2560 | by Staff reporter
'Chimombe, Mpofu grounded Presidential goat scheme'
A top civil servant has told parliament that government was forced to abort the presidential goat scheme after jailed business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu only delivered 6,978 goats from a ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 08:38hrs | 2542 | by Staff reporter
Bolivia's Morales survives assassination attempt
Bolivia's Evo Morales said on Sunday his vehicle was hit by gunfire captured in a video, reflecting how political tensions have turned violent in the Andean nation between the former leader and his on...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 14:42hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Man claims he cultivated dagga to boost sexual prowess
Bulawayo resident Andrew Mlotshwa appeared in court this week, defending his cultivation of dagga as a means to "boost his sexual libido," a claim he argued was essential to maintaining his marriage. ...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:52hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Drunk Harare man stabs landlord
A 29-year-old man from Harare, Learnmore Mutukwa, appeared in court facing attempted murder charges following an incident where he allegedly stabbed his landlord. The case was heard by Magistrate Mare...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:14hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya denied bail in violence incitement case
Ex-legislator Amos Chibaya shall remain under prison detection, a Harare magistrate ruled on Monday, adding he was not convinced the prominent opposition politician would not break his bail conditions...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:05hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
NPA bid to cover up for Ramaphosa facing resistance
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will urgently write to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Shamila Batohi, urging her to review the decision by the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:29hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes lover's 80-year-old mother
A 39-year-old man smashed his 80-year-old girlfriend's mother's head against the wall before raping her, a Rusape court head recently.He was sentenced to an effective 20 years imprisonment aft...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:16hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa will not be prosecuted for Phala Phala
President Cyril Ramaphosa will not be prosecuted for Phala Phala, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced on Thursday.The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in Limpopo, advocate ...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 18:16hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya bail hearing continues
The bail hearing for Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Amos Chibaya continued yesterday, with the State vehemently opposing his release on the grounds that he poses a flight risk. Chibaya h...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Vagabond rapes female relative
A 24-year-old man from Banket, Givemore Mwanza, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the rape of a relative who was returning home from church. The sentence was handed down by a local magistra...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:33hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Man pleads guilty to armed robbery after night attack on Bulawayo couple
A 25-year-old Bulawayo man appeared in court this week facing armed robbery following a night attack on a Nketa couple's home with his accomplices to snatch cash and cell phones from their victims....Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:57hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean based in New Zealand guilty 17 counts of rape
John Hope Muchirahondo has been found guilty of 17 counts of rape and sexual assault.The 38-year-old Christchurch man has been convicted of raping eight women and sexually assaulting a ninth....Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu trial kicks off this Wednesday
Jailed fraud suspects Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu claim their constitutional rights have been violated, adding they will raise the complaint with the court as trial starts this Wednesday.The...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:08hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessmen face US$1.4 Million fraud charges over property scam
Two prominent businessmen from Harare, Satishbhai Patel, 60, director of Honda Centre, and Ebrahim Mahomad, 57, director of Union Hardware, have been arrested and charged with fraud amounting to US$1....Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:59hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business couple claims state persecution in US$137m fraud trial
A Harare business couple involved in Estate management has accused prosecutors of dancing to the tune of unscrupulous top ranked government and police officers allegedly determined to fix them on beha...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 15:54hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Eskom CEO challenges settlement related to his graft case
Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko has launched a court bid to challenge a settlement deal between the Investigating Directorate ID) and multi-national company ABB relating to bribery at the power utility...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:39hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
NPA claims to be on top of the game
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has announced significant progress in its efforts to combat crime, having already surpassed last year's trial and conviction records at the Harare...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 09:54hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Judge dismisses 2 more charges against Donald Trump
A court in Georgia has dismissed two of the 10 criminal charges against Donald Trump and one other charge against his allies for alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election....Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 17:30hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Timba, 77 ruling postponed - yet again
The ruling on the application for discharge by veteran opposition leader Jameson Timba and 77 others has been postponed once again, this time to tomorrow.Defense lawyers had submitted their ap...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:24hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Top Zanu-PF official robbed
Three men have been charged with robbery after allegedly attacking Zanu-PF's Bulilima district coordinating committee chairperson over a soccer kit.The suspects - Ayanda Ncube (25), Polite Moy...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:26hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in foiled DRC coup
Prosecutors on Tuesday called for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year.Military prosecutor Lieu...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 15:36hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Murdered granny's corpse burnt
A 38-year-old man from Chipinge has been arrested for the alleged murder of an elderly woman and a young child, and for burning the woman's body.Trust Sithole of Manyara Village under Chief Mu...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:21hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Cops in court for bashing burglary suspect
Three police detectives have been dragged to court facing assault charges against a burglary suspect.They are Valentine Dhliwayo, 40, James Chiduwo, 43 and Isaac Musungati, aged 34.The...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 10:27hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council officials sentenced 10 years
The High Court has sentenced two senior Harare City Council officials, Stanley Ndemera and Emmanuel Mutambirwa, to 10 years in prison each for criminal abuse. ...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:39hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
South Africa drops charges against 95 Libyans
South African prosecutors withdrew charges against 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested last month at what police said was an illegal military training camp in Mpumalanga province, officials said Thu...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:21hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo and colleagues seek ConCourt referral in bid to block trial
Former ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and four colleagues who are part of the football mother body's ousted executive have accused prosecutors of violating their rights through insisting on trial in a ...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:57hrs | 392 | by Staff reportrer
Zacc recovers 350 corruptly imported vehicles
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has recovered more than 350 vehicles that were illegally imported through the abuse of the civil servants' vehicle rebate scheme that allows established ...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:43hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe national guilty of running romance fraud schemes in US
A jury has convicted a woman of laundering money from a variety of scams, including romance fraud online.Sherlyn Sims, a/k/a "Sherlyn Dzinzi," is from Zimbabwe, but she set up business in Geor...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:12hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF top official dupes land seeker of US$4 million
A top Zanu-PF official based in Mashonaland East was Monday dragged to court to answer to four fraud charges involving US$4 million which was allegedly stolen from a Harare land seeker in multiple fak...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 17:15hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Anglican bishop acquitted
BISHOP Eric Ruwona of the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland, and his standing committee members were yesterday acquitted on charges of violating the Education Act.Ruwona, Walter Majoni, Daphine M...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 12:59hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimra officers busted in 26 chrome trucks smuggling deal
Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers stationed in Beitbridge have been arrested for colluding with two other suspects to facilitate the illegal exportation of 26 trucks loaded with chrome c...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:17hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
UK Indian ex-PM's Rwanda asylum project scrapped
Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since wi...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 11:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ruling in CCC 39 case postponed
In a recent court proceeding, Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, substituting for Sharon Rakafa who was on leave, postponed the judgment in the case involving Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Glen V...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:56hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor denied bail
Seke Ward 11 councillor Patson Chipunza (Zanu-PF) appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Dennis Mangosi on charges of fraud related to the subdivision and sale of land belonging to the late form...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Judge urges interpreters to adopt street lingo
As languages evolve and incorporate more street lingo, court interpreters face challenges in accurately translating testimony, even for judges, lawyers, and prosecutors who may be fluent in the formal...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chinese man charged with rape after Zimbabwean teen gives birth
A 51-year-old Chinese man has been charged with rape after a 17-year-old Gweru teenager gave birth, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday.The man has not been named, but prosecutor...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 08:30hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Granny, 74, survives rape by twisting attacker's privates
A 74-year-old Hwange woman survived a rape ordeal by grabbing and squeezing her 21-year-old attacker's privates, a Hwange court heard recently.The assailant was named as Mbonisi Ncube, a resid...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 13:35hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Malawi Vice President die in plane crash
MALAWI'S vice president and nine others have been killed after their military jet crashed into a mountainous forest.A huge search operation was launched after the plane carrying Dr Saulos Chil...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prophet jailed for murder
Mount Darwin's self-proclaimed prophet, Tanhanha Chamunorwa, has been sentenced to six years in prison for murder by Bindura regional magistrate Elisha Singano. However, Chamunorwa will serve five yea...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man locked up in Botswana for car theft
A Zimbabwean man has been detained in a Botswana remand prison following his arrest for allegedly stealing a Honda Fit vehicle after it ran out of fuel.His alleged accomplice escaped from law ...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 workers steal US$500,000 cutlery from Mugabe's Blue Roof home
Four men who were employed by former first lady, Grace Mugabe have appeared in court accused of stealing household property and cutlery worth an estimated US$500,000 from ex-President Robert Mugabe's ...Published: 28 May 2024 at 11:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife booed, women arrested
NINE women from Watsomba in Manicaland province have landed in soup after they allegedly booed the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for allegedly sidelining them during a donation of foodstuffs and cloth...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:04hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Cop up for extortion
A Harare police officer allegedly fought with a conductor after refusing to pay bus fare and later demanded a Us$60 bribe so that he would not press charges against him.Learnmore Tavengwa (39)...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Duo fined for same sex affair
A BEITBRIDGE man and his partner were on Tuesday fined US$150 each after they were found in a compromising position in a toilet at a local bar recently.Twenty-six-year old Ayanda Nkomo, a stoc...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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