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Chipo Sabeta in Chinhoyi A Murombedzi man was caught sexually abusing a dog belonging to a local businessman in the kitchen. Tapiwa Mwinga (34) has since appeared before Chinhoyi magistrate Ms Letwin Rwodzi.
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Munyaradzi Musiiwa Midlands Bureau POLICE have launched a nationwide clampdown on illegal meat vendors and backyard food outlets as part of measures to fight livestock theft. The operation, codenamed “Eradicate Street/Open Air Meat and Food Vendors”, was first launched in Harare and Bulawayo, where police arrested 340 offenders and closed down 13 butcheries and confiscated 458kg of […]
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Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A Harare man appeared in court on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing a Hatcliffe rival over a sex worker. Ephraim Gumbo (26) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Elisha Singano facing attempted murder charges.
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A robber who broke into a tuckshop where the female shopkeeper was sleeping and stole all the goods before raping her twice at knife point, was yesterday sentenced to an effective 19 years in jail.
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Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A Domboshava man and his colleague were yesterday fined $100 each or four months in prison for illegal possession of a tortoise. Zhuwawu Kahuni (36) and Wilbert Tafirenyika were convicted due to overwhelming evidence when they appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Nomsa Sabarauta .
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Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau A man from Somabula, outside Gweru, allegedly used a wire to secure from outside, the door of a hut in which his mother and two siblings were sleeping and set it on fire in the dead of the night.
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Court Reporter An official in the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs in charge of exhibits at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts allegedly stole various exhibits which included $990 and fake United States dollars.
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Musician Fungisai Zvakavapano was yesterday fined $200 for negligent driving. Zvakavapano (36) caused a road traffic accident when she drove too close to a vehicle and failed to manoeuvre while overtaking.
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Crime Reporter INTERPOL secretary-general Dr Jürgen Stock says member countries need to come up with an international response to regional and international crime threats, as the organisation prepares to hold its 86th General Assembly.
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter Harare Municipality Workers’ Union chairman Cosmas Bungu has won an appeal to annul the arbitral proceedings that confirmed his dismissal from employment in 2010.
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A police sergeant yesterday appeared in court accused of stealing 10 loaded rifles at the National Armoury and supplying them to poachers. Alouis Mabika (46) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Elisha Singano and was granted $200 bail. He is facing theft charges and was remanded to October 12.
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Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter A 62-year-old Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly giving a pistol to his friend who used it to commit suicide at a local hotel. Timothy Munetsi appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Nomsa Sabarauta facing charges of contravening Section 18(1) as read with Section 18(6) (a) of the Firearms Act Chapter 10:09 […]
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Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau The bail application hearing for three Zimbabwean nationals who were recently arrested by South Africa’s special crime unit, the Hawks, for possession of three fake immigration stamps, has been postponed to October 11.
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The High Court has postponed to Thursday the hearing of the MDC-T’s application challenging President Mugabe’s proclamation of biometric voter registration (BVR) dates.
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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has challenged law enforcement agents in Africa to deal “harshly” with all human trafficking syndicates that are taking advantage of the globalised world order and advanced technologies to commit heinous crimes.