A MAN from Bikita in Masvingo province has been sentenced to 36 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping his nine-year-old stepdaughter. It was the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s case that the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, raped the child on three separate occasions at…
A ZANU PF aspiring parliamentary candidate for Epworth Constituency has been dragged before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after he allegedly assaulted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) officers in Epworth on Monday. Kudakwashe Damson, 39, who is also the ruling party’s Harare provincial political commissar, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of willful interruption, destruction,…
CASES of secondary school students committing suicide in the country are on the increase, the latest being that of a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) High School in Hatcliffe, Harare, Form 6 learner who took his life at the boarding school on Monday. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the incident and said the law…
TRADITIONAL leaders, drawn from across the country, have pleaded with the government to avail more land to them and shield their subjects from food insecurity due to a lack of farming land. Speaking at the first day of the National Chiefs Council Conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Chief Chikwakwa from Mashonaland East province said as traditional…
A SUSPECTED fraudster appeared before a Harare magistrate court on Monday for allegedly duping his friend into paying US$58 450 for a nonexistent housing stand. Takawira Norman Munyavi, 34, appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti and was remanded in custody. He is set to appear back in court tomorrow for bail application ruling. It is…
A TRUCK driver has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate court facing fraud charges after he allegedly stole bags of rice worth $352 250 that he was transporting from Harare to Bindura. Charles Makohliso, 51, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and was remanded in custody to April 20. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA),…
By Brandon Jospaht PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended by six months the tenure of the tribunal set up last year to inquire into corruption allegations against suspended Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner John Makamure. A Statutory Instrument (SI) issued by Mnangagwa on Monday stated that the inquiry has been extended by another six months after…
A HARARE court heard yesterday that Zimbabwe Republic Police officers allegedly assaulted a suspected drug dealer after they failed to find drugs in his possession. Washington Ndlovu, 38, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing an unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs charge. He applied for bail before he was remanded in custody to April 3…
SMALL scale miners, bit hard by the new base metals export blanket ban announced recently, are seeking a six-month moratorium to fulfill…
SUSPENDED Gweru City Town Clerk Vakayi Chikwekwe who was arrested for allegedly violating tender procedures resulting in companies Shesham, Cacas and Wackdrive…
