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South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman fined for bribery attempt
A South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman, Prince Dube, has been slapped with a hefty fine after being convicted of attempting to bribe investigators probing his identity document. Dube, the directo...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:45hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for bedding minor, assaulting cop
A MAN from Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, has been slapped with one-year jail term after being convicted of having sexual intercourse with a minor, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.Bulaw...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:37hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa is weak and afraid
When Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula treated a South African Air Force plane as a private jet and gave several ANC honchos a lift to Zimbabwe in 2020, the nation was rightfully enraged....Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 11:23hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge route buses withdraw services
Hundreds of travelers, primarily cross-border traders and shoppers, were left stranded in Beitbridge on Wednesday as bus operators withdrew their services, fearing that their buses would be impounded ...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:38hrs | 7516 | by Staff reporter
Drunk man opens coffin at funeral
There was drama at Bernette compound in Concession where a drunk man forced his way on a coffin and opened it for no apparent reason.The matter came to light at Concession Magistrates on Frida...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 09:22hrs | 1229 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo court uncovers potential car theft syndicate
A Bulawayo magistrate has denied bail to prominent car dealer and socialite Brighton Chipunza, citing compelling evidence that he poses a flight risk and might interfere with witnesses. Chipunza, who ...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults daughter-in-law in dispute over teaspoon
A 48-year-old widower from Senga, Gweru, has been handed a four-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his daughter-in-law over a dispute involving a teaspoon.Appearing before Gweru Pr...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Shopkeeper steals groceries to feed hungry mother
A Plumtree-based shopkeeper who stole groceries and money from her employer to feed her hungry mother is in trouble.Miriam Tshuma (26) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday....Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 11:44hrs | 735 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex-starved man beats woman for protecting teenage daughter
A seemingly sex-starved 24-year-old man from Bulawayo was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 49-year-old woman as punishment for refusing to let her 16-year-old daughter have sex with him.Thi...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:43hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Sibling rivalry turns deadly serious
A 40-year-old man from Gweru has been sentenced to four months in prison after threatening his brother with a knife and physically assaulting him in an altercation at their parents' home.The i...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 15:52hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
'Cellphone thief' kidnapped in Bulawayo city centre
A woman and three men have been accused of kidnapping and assaulting a man they suspected of stealing a cellphone in Bulawayo, in a shocking incident that unfolded earlier this month.The four ...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:10hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed SA lover over lobola money, caged for life
A security guard who killed his partner after finding out that she spent the money he had been saving to pay lobola for her has been handed a life sentence.Louis Serenetra Moyo, 49, an undocum...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 14:48hrs | 1852 | by Staff reporter
Human semen harvester sentenced
THE long ongoing trial of a 32-year-old man from Nineva village, Mbembesi in Matabeleland North province who forced three teenagers to masturbate and ejaculate in condoms has come to an end as he has ...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 10:07hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Slap in the face for ED2030 brigade
In a dramatic turn of events at Zanu-PF's annual people's conference held in Bulawayo, party loyalists fervently pushed for a resolution to amend the Constitution, allowing President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:08hrs | 1725 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for threatening fellow villager
A 34-year-old man from Gamba Village in Hwange was slapped with a fine of US$150 after threatening to murder a fellow villager.Irvine Shoko appeared before the Hwange Magistrate Court facing o...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:33hrs | 217 | by Stephen Jakes
SA constitution serves the elite and the neoliberal agenda
The MK Party has called for the scrapping of South Africa's constitution, claiming it serves the elite and the neoliberal agenda. The party, led by former president Jacob Zuma who was in the A...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 19:59hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Man slapped with 24 years for murder
A Zvishavane man has been convicted and sentenced to 24 years in jail for murder. Edwin Muchekayawa (21), was convicted by the High Court sitting at Gweru. National Prosecuting Authority of Zi...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:37hrs | 416 | by Stephen Jakes
Gokwe man jailed 33 years for murder
A man from Matekenya Village, Chief Chireya, Gokwe North, Gift Chimbangu (25) has been convicted by the High Court sitting at Gokwe on murder charges and was slapped with 33 years imprisonment. ...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 303 | by Stephen Jakes
ZIM condemns Mnangagwa's US$3 billion white farmers compensation plan
The Zimbabwe Independent Movement (ZIM) has condemned Mnangagwa's US$3 billion compensation package for white farmers, describing the act as reversal for the liberation struggle gains.In a sta...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:28hrs | 908 | by Staff Reporters
Beitbridge man gets six months jail term for poaching
A 23-year-old man from Ndambe Village, Beitbridge has been slapped with a six-month jail term after he was caught hunting in the park.Emmanuel Moyo (23) appeared before Beitbridge Magistrates'...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 09:37hrs | 469 | by Stephen Jakes
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2638 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Menstrual cycle saves university student
A Bindura-based university student was lucky to escape being gang raped after the suspects found her on her monthly periods.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrates courts on F...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 1862 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Bosso fans versus Farai Jere and Mutasa
In an unprecedented move, Highlanders Football Club supporters boycotted their team's 2-0 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) win over ZPC Kariba at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. The protest w...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 2778 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fans unite over boycott
Highlanders Football Club supporters have come together in support of a proposed boycott of their remaining Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches, starting with Sunday's fixture against ZPC...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 16:09hrs | 2486 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for snatching beer
A 37–YEAR–OLD MAN from Zvishavane has been slapped with five years in jail for killing a nightclub patron who grabbed off his beer during a scuffle.Pardon Home appeared before the High cou...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:39hrs | 356 | by Stephen Jakes
Man jailed 30 years for murder
A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Shurugwi in Midlands has been slapped with a 30-year jail term for killing another.Tendai Tonderai Marihoho appeared before the Gweru High Court on a charge of murder....Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:35hrs | 293 | by Stephen Jakes
Fight over Isitshwala ends in death
A 20-year-old man, Tawanda Chinyati, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing his cousin during an argument over food. The tragic incident occurred on February 24, 2024, after a f...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 16:37hrs | 1951 | by Staff reporter
Teenager hospitalised after brutal bar attack
A 14-year-old boy from Filabusi is fighting for his life at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after allegedly being assaulted and left in a ditch by two men. The incident occurred last Friday at...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 16:19hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Pupil spared jail time for fatal stabbing
A 17-year-old former student of Milton High School narrowly avoided a prison sentence after appearing in the Bulawayo High Court last Thursday for fatally stabbing another 17-year-old boy in Magwegwe ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 09:57hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Scathing indictment of Harare City Council's corruption and mismanagement
The Harare City Council (HCC) has been exposed as nothing short of a cesspool of corruption, gross mismanagement, and unchecked incompetence since 2017, according to a damning Commission of Inquiry le...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:34hrs | 357 | by Dereck Goto
Teenager burns former employer's car over salary
A Buhera man was left counting losses after his vehicle was burnt to ashes by his former employee in a salary dispute.The matter came to light at Chipinge magistrates courts today where Raymon...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 16:52hrs | 1672 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Burnside couple surrenders US$1800 after 1 hour torture
A couple from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo endured an hour of torture at the hands of two masked and armed robbers who reportedly stole US$1800 from them.The robbers, clad in balaclavas an...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs colleague to death over beer
A 27-year-old man from Kezi, identified as Forget Ncube, has been arrested by the police for the murder of his drinking mate, Evidence Maphosa, in a dispute over beer. ...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:15hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Woman brings lovers to matrimonial home
FINDING out your partner has cheated on you is something no one wants to ever experience but finding out that the person she was cheating with had been introduced to you as her cousin is even worse....Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's Yadah FC hit by FIFA transfer ban
YADAH Stars has been slapped with a transfer ban by FIFA due to its failure to settle an $82,000 debt owed to three Brazilian players. The club breached its contract by terminating the players' agreem...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 10:05hrs | 499 | by Staff reportrer
Woman kidnaps 'husband's 17-year-old lover'
A 23-YEAR-OLD woman from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo allegedly ran berserk, robbed and kidnapped her husband's 17-year-old lover.Amanda Ngwenya appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Jose...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 834 | by Staff reportrer
Violent Zanu-PF youth chairman gets 2-year-jail sentence
The violent Zanu-PF, Masvingo provincial youth chairman Delight Mandebvu has been convicted of assault and slapped with a two-year jail sentence.Masvingo Magistrate, Franklin Mkwananzi suspend...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:55hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Teenager jailed for inserting his finger in minor's private parts
The love of sex landed an 18-year-old boy in jail after he attempted to rape a form three schoolgirl on Independence day in Musana Bindura....Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 05:57hrs | 1106 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Stepson bashes stepdad
Denzel Cement, a 21-year-old from Saursetown in Bulawayo, has been accused of assaulting his stepfather, Obert Cement (44), after a heated argument. Denzel allegedly slapped Obert and then stabbed him...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:06hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for assaulting his mother in Zimbabwe
In Tsholotsho, a 42-year-old man named Meluleki Ncube faced charges of assaulting his 71-year-old mother, to which he pleaded not guilty before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mathew Mutiro. Desp...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:26hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 20 years for raping mental health minor
A 29-YEAR-OLD Bindura man was slapped with a 20 year jail term by a Bindura regional magistrate after he raped a mental health minor three times in the bu...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 07:32hrs | 107 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Captured Electoral Court slaps MK Party members with R150,000 fines
The Electoral Court has fined the Umkhonto weSizwe (MKP) party's Visvin Reddy and Bonginkosi Khanyile R150,000 each - suspending the order for five years, for threatening anarchy, violence and riots a...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 18:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pair jailed for chopping off man's leg
TWO men who made several trips to the court for brutally attacking a fellow villager and chopping off his leg over US$6 have each been sentenced to serve 10 years in jail.Sibanengi Ncube (21) ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senior citizen defrauds pensions office
A 63-YEAR-OLD Plumtree who defrauded the pensions office over US$2000 was convicted on Tuesday at Plumtree magistrates courts.Tshiyiwe Ndlovu pleaded guilty to the charge before magistrate Jos...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:09hrs | 31 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gold mine manager impregnates villager
One of Eureka gold mine manager Madakufamba Chikanyire was last week arraigned before Chief Chipuriro's court after he impregnated a girl and promised her...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 05:46hrs | 67 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 40 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zimbabwean man jailed in UK for removing condom during sex
A British court has slapped a Zimbabwean man with a four-year, three month prison sentence after finding him guilty of removing a condom without the consent of a woman with whom he was having sex....Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 08:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Pirates slapped with US$ 8 720 in fines
Chegutu Pirates, newcomers to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, have been fined US$8,720 for various infractions between April and May. The club disputes some of these charges.One charge...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 10:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Beer-drinking binge turns fatal
A 27-year-old man from Epworth has been convicted of causing the death of another man following a quarrel during a drinking session at a local shebeen.Simbarashe Maukazuva (27) was found guilt...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 14:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Overzealous police boss slapped with US$500 fine
A police chief in Kamativi, Matebeleland North province, found himself in hot water after assaulting a female subordinate. On February 22, 44-year-old Stanley Siampongo became enraged when the...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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