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Midlands Bureau A Gweru woman who stole a baby from its mother outside Gweru Provincial Hospital has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for kidnapping by Gweru provincial magistrate, Ms Beaulity Dube. Sakhile Tanyanyiwa (34) who is wife to former Police Commissioner Mekia Tanyanyiwa pleaded guilty to the charge. The Magistrate suspended six months of […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Two men from Chipinge who were found in possession of pangolin scales which they were selling for US$6 000 have been sentenced to an effective nine years in jail. Munashe Maposa (23) and Oswell Chingwara (21) were convicted of possessing pangolin skin after a full trial by Harare magistrate Ms Ruth […]
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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent An appeal by former St John’s College and Triathlon Zimbabwe coach who was jailed for sexually abusing four teenage boys who were under his supervision at different occasions has been thrown out by the Supreme Court. The child molester, David Edward Gardner had appealed against conviction and sentence. Gardner was found […]
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Fungai Lupande Mashonaland central Bureau Two of the three security guards at Bindura Hospital who assaulted a sick staff member were sentenced to an effective two and half years in jail. The pair Dennis Saurosi (47) and Michael Jackson (43) pleaded guilty to assault charges. The third accused Charles Maja (23) pleaded not guilty and […]
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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A ZIMBABWEAN man who committed a series of crimes in South Africa including murder, armed robbery, rape, kidnapping, housebreaking, escaping from jail and unlawful possession of a firearm, was yesterday slapped with three life sentences and 226 years in jail by the Pretoria High Court. Leonard Lemmy Chauke (34) escaped from […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent The ex-cop famously known as Detective Kedha on social media has appeared in court for allegedly pretending to be a police officer and beating up a woman with a baton when she refused to get into his car. Tafadzwa Chidawa (35) appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Fadzai Mthombeni charged with impersonation […]
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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent TWO police officers stationed at Mbare Police Station in Harare yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of collecting money from arrested motorists to facilitate the dropping of charges and the release of their impounded vehicles. Victoria Shoriwa (36) and Naume Dube (31) were facing criminal abuse of office charges when they […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has approached the High Court to stop social media activist Rutendo Matinyarare from publishing defamatory material against its members. Mr Matinyarare allegedly published defamatory articles using his online X account, making certain allegations, which GMAZ perceived to be harmful to it and its […]
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Crime Reporter A Zhombe man has gone into hiding after he allegedly fatally assaulted his brother following an argument over a soccer match that was played between Liverpool and Manchester City on Sunday evening. The deceased, Edmore Mhike (26) of Hotera Village under Chief Samambwa in Zhombe, died after being hit with a stone once […]
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Crime Reporter A 41-year-old Harare man was on Sunday found dead near the intersection of Robert Mugabe Way and Chiremba Road with blood stains on the knee and groin. A blood-stained brick was also found at the scene. Police believe that the man could have been murdered by criminals during the night. National police spokesperson […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Betting company Bezbets has been convicted of defrauding a client of US$5 200 he had won after playing a game. Presiding magistrate Mr Simon Kandiyero said after the full trial it was established that Bezbets was not faithful in its business conduct. “The court can not ignore the evidence of the […]
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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 34-year-old Zimbabwean man was on Tuesday jailed for three life sentences and an additional 226 years’ imprisonment by the Pretoria High Court after he was convicted for 26 counts for crimes including, rape, murder, illegal migration, kidnapping, house breaking, escaping from jail, unlawful possession or a fire arm and ammunition, […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The Supreme Court has quashed a death sentence imposed on one of three armed robbers convicted of killing orthopaedic surgeon Dr Chris Mushonga, the late husband to Ambassador Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, in 2009. Stephen Zimowa alongside Makaika Milanzi, and Antony Kumbula, has been on death row since 2017. The trio was […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Two men from Chitungwiza, who impersonated law enforcement officers have been brought to court facing robbery charges. Tendai Chiraya (43) and Onisimo Maruke (50) appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Fadzai Mthombeni charged with robbery. They were remanded in custody pending bail application. The State alleged that on February 22 at around 12 […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A former police officer who is famously known as Detective Kedha on social media has appeared in court for allegedly pretending to be a police officer. Tafadzwa Chidawa (35) appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Fadzai Mthombeni charged with impersonation of a police officer and assault. He was granted $100 bail and […]