SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI A 49-YEAR-OLD man from Nkayi has been jailed for an effective 15 years for raping his mentally challenged 14-year-old niece, who later fell pregnant following the sexual assault.The man, from Masundunza Village under Chief Madliwa, was sentenced by the Bulawayo Regional Magistrates’ Court after being convicted of the offence.According to the National Prosecuting…

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI TWO Harare men have each been jailed for an effective nine years for robbing a Mukuru Money Transfer branch at gunpoint and getting away with US$5 631 and R26 600.Tanaka Java, 42, and Ronald Rupare, 28, were sentenced by the Harare Magistrates Court following the armed robbery at Zuva Service Station in Mabelreign…

Hazel Marimbiza GOVERNMENT has called for stronger community-level interventions to end child marriages, warning that legislation alone is insufficient without effective grassroots enforcement. Marking the belated commemoration of the Inter­national Day of the Girl Child yesterday, the minister of Women Affairs, Monica Mutsvangwa, said legisla­tion and political commitments must translate into practical action at community…

Yvonne Ncube A BULAWAYO woman has been fined US$250 for leaving her unat­tended toddler at a lodge frequented by commercial sex workers. Madisa Ndlovu, 29, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Golden Muyambo last week facing a charge of ill-treatment of a child. She was convicted at the end of the trial and ordered to pay the…