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Sukoluhle Ndlovu Midland Bureau A 23-year-old man from Shurugwi allegedly fatally struck his neighbour on the head with an axe after accusing him of stealing his blankets. Luke Manuel Dzama of Tana A Resettlement in Shurugwi, also stole the deceased’s mobile phone after committing the offence. He appeared before Shurugwi resident magistrate Mr Tavengwa Sangster on Tuesday facing […]
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Sharon Chiware Midlands Reporter Inmates in prisons across the country have been urged to use the educational system, as well as donations which they receive from Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) partners to better themselves for life after prison. ZPCS Commissioner-General Paradzai Zimondi said while prisons were there to punish criminals, they were also meant to […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter ZIMBABWE Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Patrick Mavhura and acting head of finance and administration Benania Shumba, who were facing charges of contravening the Procurement Act and corruptly using a false document to misrepresent facts, were yesterday cleared of any wrongdoing by a Harare magistrate. Mavhura (38) and Shumba (48) were accused of […]
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Blessing Rwizi Mutare Bureau A cheeky 16-year-old Mutare boy yesterday escaped jail after being handed a three-stroke sentence for raping his eight-year-old cousin. The boy appeared before regional magistrate, Mrs Loice Mukunyadze, while Mr Fletcher Karombe prosecuted. Mr Karombe told the court that on July 22 this year at around 1700hrs, the boy was at home together with […]
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Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau A Gweru man has been arrested for allegedly stealing $3 500 from a local businesswoman who had brought him into her house as her live-in boyfriend. Collene Masawu (36), live-in boyfriend cum-driver to Ms Rudo Mnindwa, allegedly dropped her at home and drove off with the car which had $3 500 in the […]
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter An ex-British soldier suspected of manufacturing dangerous drugs at his home yesterday said he was not happy with the court’s decision to dismiss his application for exception and will approach the High Court for recourse. Through his lawyer Advocate Sylvester Hashiti, Francis Joscelyne (39) said he will file an urgent chamber application to […]
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Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter An 18-year-old Harare boy appeared in court yesterday for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman in Cranborne, Harare. Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande remanded Simbarashe Mukunyadze in custody to November 24. The prosecutor Ms Linda Gadzikwa alleged that on July 27 this year, the complainant disembarked from a commuter omnibus during the night and saw […]
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Comm-Gen Chihuri Crime Reporter Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has challenged senior officers to consider investing part of the proceeds from the Commissioner-General’s Funfair to ensure a steady and reliable income to cater for orphaned and disadvantaged children. Comm-Gen Chihuri was speaking at the handover of various prizes that included 10 vehicles to winners of the […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has urged lawmakers to speedily craft legislative pieces protecting the rights of girls who appear in court as rape victims. In a 32-page judgment in which RMG End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura lost his appeal against conviction on four counts of rape, Justice Mushore […]
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Three Epworth men yesterday appeared in court accused of gang raping a 27-year-old woman before her three children and stealing her property. Givemore Kunaka (31), Last Sithole (30) and Edwin Bvunzawabaya (33) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Hoseah Mujaya. The trio is facing unlawful entry, theft and rape charges and were remanded in custody […]
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Sharon Munjenjema Herald Correspondent Harare City Council yesterday demolished 700 houses and makeshift structures in Eyestone, Harare South, with the affected residents complaining they were not warned of the action. Some of the affected settlers who spoke to The Herald said they were shocked by the local authorities’ arbitrary action.
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Advocate Thabani Mpofu Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Government has appointed top lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu to chair a three-member tribunal set up to probe three Harare councillors over allegations of cheating in a $31 million tender. Councillors Urayayi Mangwiro, Paula Macharangwanda and Wilton Janjazi were suspended in June this year by Local Government, Rural Development and […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter THE courts have been urged to act against self-styled prophets, who conveniently take advantage of desperate and unsuspecting believers to milk them of their hard-earned wealth through “seeding”.
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Codelia Mondela Bulawayo Bureau Home Affairs Deputy Minister Obedingwa Mguni says Government has placed an order for breathalysers and these will be issued to the police soon. This was after the realisation that drunken drivers have been getting away scot-free since there has been no breath test kits since 2010.
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter The officer-in-charge for boards at Police General Headquarters is now jointly charged with a female subordinate who allegedly gave him a $125 bribe to facilitate her transfer to the force’s traffic department.