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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A suspected female tout and her male colleague appeared in court on Friday in connection with the murder of a traveller at Roadport Bus Terminus in Harare, after they violently shunted him into a Smart Express bus and manhandled him 13 days ago. Nyaradzo Nzombe (29) of New Mabvuku and Ngonidzashe Ndlovu (26) […]
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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter THE Zimbabwe Republic Police together with the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) and the Eastern African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EARPCO) is conducting a joint operation targeting stolen vehicles and drug trafficking across the country. The operation is also targeting human trafficking and illicit firearms, among other crimes. National police spokesperson […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Jailed RMG Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura’s freedom bid yesterday hit a brick wall after the High Court ruled that his conviction on four counts of rape and one count of illegally possessing pornographic material was correctly arrived at. Justices Charles Hungwe and Edith Mushore, sitting as an Appeals […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has been ordered to pay $23 000 to a former employee for the 12 months he worked as acting human resources manager. Takudzwa Chiturumani’s contract of employment was later terminated on three months’ notice two years ago. He sued ZBC for making him work in excess of the […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter CHIEF JUSTICE Luke Malaba has criticised lawyers bringing needless cases to the Constitutional Court as a tactic to shield their clients from facing trial in the magistrates’ courts, insisting this will not work in his court.
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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Suspended Chitungwiza mayor Phillip Mutoti and town Clerk George Makunde have indicated their intention to apply for discharge at the close of the State case.
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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launched a nationwide blitz on all unregistered motor vehicles code-named “No to unregistered vehicles”.
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Two suspected hooligans aligned to the #Tajamuka pressure group arrested for public violence in Harare last Friday have been granted $100 bail each. Gibson Mavhunga and Thomas Chihuri were granted freedom by Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande after spending three days in custody. After hearing submissions from both parties, Ms Sande ruled that […]
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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Police in Harare yesterday arrested more than 25 touts as they stepped up efforts to restore sanity at bus terminuses and ranks in the city. This follows the death of a Harare man, Mr Mathias Gore, last Tuesday after he was manhandled by touts near Roadport Bus Terminus along Robert Mugabe Road.
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A 20-year-old man yesterday appeared in court on allegations of attacking a tenant at his late father’s house after demanding rentals. Tafadzwa Mapotaringa appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande facing attempted murder charges. He was denied bail and was advised to apply at the High Court.
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Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter A Manyame Park man appeared in court for allegedly stealing 133 bags of charcoal worth $1 729 which he was supposed to sell on behalf of a relative. Paddington Matobo (27) was given 309 bags by Peggy Lazo (54) to sell on her behalf, but allegedly sold 133 bags and used the money […]
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Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter Violet Ngaufe and her friend will perform 70 hours of community service for assaulting her husband’s girlfriend who had visited him at their matrimonial home.
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Lovemore Meya Herald Correspondent Chitungwiza Municipality has so far collected $17 000 in penalties from people who illegally acquired residential stands. The council is trying to recover about $13 million for stands that were issued illegally from 2013 to date. It only collected a paltry $1,2 million. The caretaker commission’s chairperson Mr Madzudzo Pawadyira recently invited beneficiaries to […]
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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A 22-year-old University of Zimbabwe student who fatally knocked down a 13-year-old boy in Chitungwiza was fined $200 after pleading guilty to culpable homicide charges. Noble Chapwanya of St Mary’s who is reading for an accountancy degree, knocked the boy on June 19 at around 4.45pm along New Chitungwiza Road and he died […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Two suspected hooligans aligned to the #Tajamuka pressure group who were last Friday arrested for public violence which occurred during a failed demonstration in the CBD were yesterday further remanded in custody by a Harare magistrate. Gibson Mavhunga and Thomas Chihuri appeared in court on Saturday and were remanded in custody.