TAPIWA CHIRUME A HARARE car dealer has been arrested for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting buyers of more than US$177 000.Caution Madiro Chikonamombe, 31, of Hatfield, allegedly duped several victims by claiming he could facilitate the importation of motor vehicles before failing to deliver the vehicles or refund the money.The arrest comes amid what police describe as…
RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has dismissed a US$10 720 damages claim filed by a Harare vendor who accused City of Harare municipal police of brutally assaulting him during an operation to remove informal traders from the central business district in 2018.Justice Maxwell Takuva recently ruled that Joseph Hondo failed to prove, on a balance…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service has warned against smuggling contraband and abusing drugs within correctional facilities.Speaking during the Commissioner General’s Behind the Wall Chess Tournament at Khami Maximum Prison on Sunday, Commissioner General Moses Chihobvu said successful rehabilitation begins with a change in mindset and a conscious decision by offenders to…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERGWERU City Council will repossess 106 undeveloped and unpaid-for residential stands to curb rampant land speculation.The affected properties are located in Southview, Randolph Phase 2, Ascot Infill, Nehosho, Senga Area 2 and Old Senga, with some of the stands having been purchased as far back as 1999, but remaining undeveloped or with outstanding…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 20-YEAR-OLD Magwegwe man was found dead after allegedly taking his own life hours after his parents confronted him over suspected drug abuse.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the deceased, Dominick Ndlovu, had been restrained by his parents from taking drugs following a discussion at their home on Saturday night.“On June…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 25-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet from Mkoba 4 suburb in Gweru has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping a 22-year-old domestic worker under the guise of performing a spiritual cleansing ritual.Tawanda Shumba appeared before Gweru regional magistrate Sibongile Marondedze recently facing one count of rape.He denied the…
ANOTHER Zimbabwean allegedly involved in facilitating the employment of locals into the Russian army appeared in court yesterday and was remanded in custody.More than five people are so far before the courts on similar allegations, including a Russian national.Edward Kachingwe appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa facing charges of contravening the Trafficking in Persons…
A HIGH Court judge has demanded urgent sentencing reforms to tackle severe overcrowding in Manicaland’s packed correctional facilities. This follows an inspection of Mutare Remand Prison and Mutare Prison Farm on Friday by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Speaking after the inspection, Justice Isaac Muzenda urged stakeholders to find…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man has appeared in court accused of inserting a knife into his five-year-old nephew’s anus. The accused appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa on Friday facing aggravated indecent assault charges. He was granted US$100 bail. It is the State’s case that on April 21 2026, the complainant’s…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 68-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo landlord has been fined US$140 for brutally assaulting a tenant over a security deposit dispute. Nyangirai Nyanyiwa of Emganwini suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube last week, where he was convicted of assault following an altercation involving his tenant, Everjoy Ndlovu, 41. He pleaded not guilty…
