A MAN from Rushinga in Mashonaland Central Province lost his life after he was assaulted to death for stepping on a dog’s tail by its owner and his friend. Norman Gunde and Never Kamanika were recently convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years each in prison by a High Court judge, Justice Esther…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is reviewing its antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea through an evaluation of its surveillance programme for the common sexually transmitted infection (STI). According to the international health body, the surveillance programme was designed to monitor trends in antimicrobial susceptibility in gonorrhoea by using standardised sampling and laboratory protocols linked…
A MAN from Murove Village in Chinamhora, Mashonaland East Province, allegedly tried to kill his wife’s ex-husband by striking him with an iron bar in a jealous rage. Romio Marukutira, 26, appeared before a Harare court yesterday, where he was charged with attempted murder. Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa remanded him in custody and instructed him to…
A WEDZA man, who caused his daughter’s death by assaulting her over two days, has been sentenced to serve five years in prison by a Harare High Court judge. Nomore Makwinja, 52, was arrested last year on murder charges after he assaulted his 16-year-old daughter Diana, with an iron bar following allegations that she was…
AN 18-year-old teenager, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the victim, appeared in court after he allegedly “delivered” on several occasions his 10-year-old relative to his friend, who later raped her. The teen and his friend were remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court when…
HARARE magistrate Apolonia Marutya is today expected to deliver a ruling in which 12 Zanu PF members who were arrested last week for allegedly participating in public violence are seeking to be released on bail. The 12 are being accused of going to Zanu PF headquarters in Harare before staging a protest demanding the removal…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Emakhandeni suburb, Bulawayo, has been slapped with an effective one-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of shoplifting teaspoons worth over $710 000 on several occasions from a leading supermarket. Blessed Makumbe, 32, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa, where he pleaded not guilty to the…
A MAN from Budiriro, Harare, is facing rape charges after he allegedly dragged a six-year-old girl to his home before raping her twice. David Chizera, 20, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday before being remanded in custody to October 12, pending the finalisation of police investigations. The magistrate also advised him to apply…
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a man who is suspected to have stabbed both his parents, leading to their deaths in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said Clever Ngwenya, 35, allegedly killed his mother and father at a family gathering. “Police in Lupane are appealing for…
THE 12 Zanu PF members, who were arrested last week for protesting at the ruling party’s Harare provincial headquarters, spent the weekend in custody after the investigating officer (IO) failed to turn up in court on Friday to testify in their bail application. The 12 are being charged with public violence and appeared before Harare…
