BCC electro-mechanical engineer up for culpable homicide
BULAWAYO City Council’s electro-mechanical engineer Mente Ndlovu appeared in court on Tuesday charged with culpable homicide after he allegedly caused the death of a social soccer player, Shepherd...
View Article9 Bulawayo robbers finally arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a gang of armed robbers believed to have been robbing residents of their cash and belongings and raping one of their victims in the process between July 31, 2015 and...
View ArticleMan rapes, kills workmate
A 35-YEAR-OLD Chiwundura man who assaulted a workmate and raped her before killing her was yesterday acquitted of murder charges by a High Court judge on reason of insanity. The post Man rapes, kills...
View ArticleWoman kills son (2) to save marriage
A 30-YEAR-OLD Chirumanzu woman was yesterday jailed to an effective seven years in prison for murder with actual intent after she strangled her two-and-a-half year old son from a previous marriage in...
View ArticleThieving hungry woman sentenced 210 hours
A 32-YEAR-OLD thieving woman from Victoria Falls told the court on Monday that she stole some food items left in a parcel counter at a leading supermarket because she was on HIV medication and had gone...
View ArticleMurderer sentenced to life in prison
A 35-YEAR-OLD Gweru taxi driver, who in 2014 stabbed his girlfriend with a kitchen knife before plucking out her eyes with a screw driver, has been sentenced to life imprisonment The post Murderer...
View ArticleMan jailed 7 years for raping mentally-ill
AN 18-YEAR-OLD Lupane man, who two years ago raped and impregnated his mentally-challenged juvenile cousin sister, has been slapped with an effective seven years jail term. The girl has already given...
View Article61-year-old man arrested for indecently assaulting daughter
A 61-YEAR-OLD Gwanda man has been taken to court to answer charges of indecently assaulting his 24-year-old daughter. The post 61-year-old man arrested for indecently assaulting daughter appeared first...
View ArticleMDC-T youth assaults female party member (63)
A BULAWAYO MDC-T youth appeared in court on Tuesday charged with assaulting a 63-year-old female party member whom he accused of sitting close to where the opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was...
View ArticleShots fired as panners steal gold
AT least 39 illegal gold miners allegedly stormed Turtle 54 Mine in Silobela last week and stole gold and cash after they outnumbered the mine’s armed security staff. The post Shots fired as panners...
View ArticleDomestic worker jailed for beating granny
A 22-YEAR-OLD domestic worker, who savagely attacked a 66-year-old granny with an axe handle, has been jailed for eight months. The post Domestic worker jailed for beating granny appeared first on...
View ArticleTrio up for $71 000 fraud
THREE employees at a Bulawayo retail shop, Fazak Gift Centre, appeared in court yesterday charged with defrauding their employer of goods worth $71 290. The post Trio up for $71 000 fraud appeared...
View ArticleZanu PF youths up for fraud
FOUR Zanu PF youths are in trouble after they grabbed a Kwekwe City Council-owned shopping complex in Mbizo and started illegally collecting rentals from tenants. The post Zanu PF youths up for fraud...
View ArticleGang lures, robs 3 police officers
THREE members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo last Saturday fell victim to a five-member robbery gang after they were lured to a bushy area outside their base ostensibly to investigate a...
View ArticleCouncil employee up for illegally selling burial space
A BULAWAYO City Council employee has landed himself in trouble after he allegedly illegally allocated 323 graves reserved for children to residents and prejudiced council of over $13 692 in potential...
View Article2-year-old nephew killed over witchcraft
A 23-YEAR-OLD Silobela man has been arrested on allegations of killing his two-year-old nephew over witchcraft allegations. The post 2-year-old nephew killed over witchcraft appeared first on Southern...
View ArticleCar dealer up for fraud
Auto Credit Car Sales (Private) Limited director Arnold Musodza is in trouble after he allegedly collected over $3 500 from three clients who wanted to purchase vehicles in instalments and failed to...
View ArticleWoman gets community service for stabbing hubby with kitchen knife
A 27-YEAR-OLD Victoria Falls woman was yesterday ordered to perform 280 hours of community service for stabbing her husband with a kitchen knife following a domestic brawl. The post Woman gets...
View ArticleCity firm in court for littering
A BULAWAYO-BASED company, Eastgate Motor Spares, has been taken to court by the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) on charges of littering the streets. The post City firm in court for littering...
View ArticleNaked landlord storms into tenant’s bedroom, demands sex
A 43-year-old married man in Victoria Falls was recently taken to court on allegations of storming into his tenant’s bedroom eight times in one night demanding sex. The post Naked landlord storms into...
View ArticleBusinesswoman accuses partner of theft
MIDLANDS businesswoman, Smelly Dube has accused her long-time business partner Michael George Hughes of stealing a mining hoist from Shabanie Mashava Mines (SMM). The post Businesswoman accuses partner...
View ArticleMunicipal cops jailed for assaulting messenger of court
FOUR municipal police officers employed by Gweru City Council were yesterday jailed for an effective nine months each for assaulting a messenger of court and blocking him from attaching council...
View ArticleWarrant of arrest for cop on mbanje, illegal drugs possession charges
BULAWAYO magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure has issued a warrant of arrest against a Mbembesi police officer, MacDonald Roe Junior Bushe, who allegedly absconded trial in a matter, where he is charged with...
View ArticleCourt grants reopening of stocktheft case
BULAWAYO magistrate, Gladmore Mushove recently granted the Prosecutor-General (PG)’s Office an opportunity to re-open its case in a matter where three family members are being charged with stealing 38...
View Article3 cops fired for smuggling sue Chihuri
THREE former officers from Fairbridge Police Station in Bulawayo, fired in October 2009 for allegedly smuggling potatoes and 600 sachets of cane spirits, while deployed at the Zimbabwe-Zambia Border...
View ArticleThe late Mahlangu’s court case rages on
A POLICE detective investigating the alleged theft of $7 000 from the late Nkulumane MP Thamsanga Mahlangu’s account was yesterday rapped by the defence lawyer for rushing to arrest the suspects before...
View ArticleTyre dealer in court for smuggling
A BULAWAYO tyre dealer has appeared in court for allegedly smuggling 280 tyres from Namibia, prejudicing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of duty amounting to $40 174, 68 in duty. The post Tyre...
View ArticleRobbery suspect claims torture by police
A SUSPECTED armed robber, believed to be part of a five-member gang that recently pounced on a haulage truck and robbed the driver and his passengers of property and cash worth $161, has claimed he was...
View ArticleZanu PF Senator sued over debt
LOCAL seed company, Seed Co Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd has taken Zanu PF Midlands Senator Flora Buka to court for breach of contract after she allegedly failed to deliver maize seed worth over $37 000. The...
View ArticleKombayi gets ConCourt reprieve
Gweru Provincial Magistrate, Pathekhile Msipa yesterday granted an application by suspended Gweru mayor, Hamutendi Kombayi to have a matter in which he is accused of sending offensive messages to Local...
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