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Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter A 25-year-old man from Chitsvatsva Village, Seke, was fined $30 after he was convicted for possessing 0,002 grammes of dagga which he had forcibly snatched from an alleged drug peddler and refused to pay for. The court heard that the suspected peddler was angered by the accused refusal to pay for the sachet […]
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe’s chairperson Stendrick Zvorwadza has appeared in court on allegations of insulting President Mugabe after he called for the removal of vendors operating in and around the capital to designated points. President Mugabe had raised concern over the lack of order in the Harare central business district (CBD) and […]
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Amanda Chikari Midlands Reporter FOUR women from Mberengwa have been jailed for cultivating mbanje for commercial purposes. Pomedzerai Moyo (39), Farai Livombo (41), Svodai Moyo (47), and Shambadzirai Dehwa (39), all from Muzondiwa Village, Chief Muketi in Mberengwa, appeared separately before Mberengwa resident magistrate Ms Evia Matura facing a count of unlawful cultivation marijuana.
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Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter The 34-year-old Chitungwiza man, who smashed doors and windowpanes to get into his girlfriend’s room, was fined $100 (or 50 days) after he was convicted of malicious damage to property belonging to his girlfriend’s landlady. Stewart Sekete of Zengeza 3, destroyed two windowpanes and broke two doors to gain entry into […]
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Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A HARARE man and his wife have appeared in court on fraud charges after they allegedly sold properties that were still under an NMB Bank mortgage bond. Dereck Zhanje (50) and Faith Zhanje (35) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande and were remanded to November 16 on $500 bail. The prosecutor Ms Tatenda […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Reporter Adventist Lawyers Association (ALA), an 80-member group of lawyers belonging to the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, on Saturday held a free legal clinic at Overspill shops in Epworth as part of the church’s drive to end child abuse and prostitution in the area. Epworth is infamous for child prostitution and girls as young as […]
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Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter An American pastor, Dwight Eric Haynes, appeared in court on Tuesday on allegations of forging immigration papers to attend the Zimbabwe Conference of Sabbath Keeping Adventists Church two years ago. The court heard that acting on the misrepresentation, the church employed Pastor Haynes and gave him money to process his work permit, […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Lawyers have urged Government to speedily enact the law criminalising child marriages and to raise the age of sexual consent from 16 years to 18 years, as a way of protecting vulnerable children from abuse. The call came at a time when the country’s hopes were pinned on the recent landmark judgement […]
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Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter The trial date for a Chinamhora secondary school teacher in Domboshava who raped a 14-year-old pupil has been set on October 25. Collen Mangwiro (42) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande yesterday facing charges of rape. Prosecutor Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa alleged that in April this year, the complainant came to stay with Mangwiro […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A four-member gang of criminals posed as street vendors in Harare’s central business district (CBD) and waylaid a man in the wee hours who was on his way to the bank before robbing him of his cellphone and $60 cash. Tendai Tembo (28) and his three accomplices pretended to be selling wares […]
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Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter Two Chitungwiza traffic marshals appeared in court after they were caught red-handed receiving a $15 bribe for a parking offence. The duo were arrested by detectives who witnessed the incident. Tigere Dandawa and Oswald Nhira, both of Clyna Trading, pleaded not guilty to criminal abuse of duty charges when they appeared before Chitungwiza […]
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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A Chitungwiza woman brought her poo to court as evidence that she was assaulted by her son’s landlord for demanding her 5kg bag of maize meal. The alleged assault occurred when Doreen Mupfunya (42) of Unit N went to her son’s landlord’s house, Josphat Chiposi (32), demanding the maize meal which he had […]
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Fungai Lupande Senior Court Reporter Five police officers appeared in court on Wednesday facing allegations of demanding and receiving a $200 bribe from an illegal foreign currency dealer for them not to seize her money. Victor Ruzvidzo (34), Evans Tafirenyika (41), Job Mukiwa (32), Kenneth Ndaramo (30) and Freeman Chabvonga (26) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter A Harare gambler who correctly predicted the soccer bet on four consecutive days in April this year is now embroiled in a bitter legal wrangle with Africa Bet Soccer shop to recover his winning price of $10 910. Mr Donely Magaisa is suing for the principal debt plus interest at the rate […]
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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A 29-year-old man accused of gruesomely killing a taxi driver before robbing him of his service vehicle has appeared in court charged with robbery and murder.