Crime and Courts

A suspected goat thief was allegedly bashed to death by a mob of 15 people in Plumtree. Fourteen of the suspected murderers were arrested while one of the suspect Thulani...

A man from Plumtree escaped death by a whisker after he was assaulted for trying to help an unknown victim who was bleeding outside a bar in Dingimuzi Township. Rodrick...

Two nurses face fraud and corruption charges for allegedly faking the birth of twins at a provincial hospital to enable a relative to pocket the child support grant. Gladys Ntlawuzana-Komboyi,...

In a heart-pounding incident that has left the community of Bulawayo in shock, a 38-year-old woman, Anita Khumalo, has been arrested after kidnapping a newborn baby at Mpilo Hospital on...

Suspected serial killer Thandolwenkosi ‘Sauro’ Ndlovu, 20, who is connected to at least eight murders in Harare, has admitted to the killings but denied consuming human flesh. Ndlovu appeared before...

THREE men, who were caught in illegal possession of a live pangolin, have been remanded in custody. Simbarashe Moyo, Tinashe Rungwende and James Chiripavako appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi....

ACTING Prosecutor-General Nelson Mutsonziwa has lost a bid to seize 15 vehicles and two houses belonging to Enmore Makarichi on the basis that they are crime proceeds. High Court judge...

AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka has his bid to wrest land from Zvimba commercial Bruce Charles Alexander foiled by a High Court judge. High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo awarded the...

A 26-YEAR-OLD gold panner from village 8, Inyathi, Matabeleland North province has appeared at the Bulawayo Magistrates Courts for killing a kudu valued at US$1 500. Nkosiyabo Moyo pleaded guilty...

In Zhombe, a recent tragic incident unfolded as a man lost his life in a fatal stabbing during a dispute over a 15-year-old girl. The police have initiated a manhunt...

Two suspects have been arrested in Kwekwe, facing charges of sodomy after it was discovered that they had been living together, with one of them disguising himself as a woman....

JAILED opposition leader Job Sikhala and Chitungwiza North legislator Godfrey Sithole’s trial was postponed yesterday after the politicians’ lawyers indicated that they were busy with other cases at the High...

THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) should withdraw licences of health professionals who continue to break pharmaceutical laws, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said. Speaking at MCAZ’s recent annual general...

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six people in connection with violent behaviour, following the gory incidents that erupted at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. Mayhem broke in the 38th minute of...

A resident of Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo by the name of Manase Manjovha found himself in trouble with the law recently. It is alleged that he defrauded Prince Ngwenya...

Two people, aged 35 and 43, were arrested by police at the Nerston port of entry bordering South Africa and the Kingdom of Eswatini after they were allegedly found with...

In a heart-wrenching turn of events, a Harare woman’s quest for a better life for her siblings has transformed into a nightmare as she lost a staggering US$22 000 while...

ZANU PF’s support in Matabeleland has shrunk as seen in the recent elections where the ruling party surrendered a number of seats to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)....

Four security guards appeared in court facing armed robbery charges and stealing 20 tonnes of gold ore and mine equipment in Shurugwi. Meli Sibanda (42) of Shurugwi, Gladson Chigede (26)...

Former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko was on Friday acquitted on charges of illegally occupying the highest office in the dormitory town. Outgoing Local Government minister July Moyo in October last...

A Umguza man had his Toyota Vitz vehicle stolen after he left it idling outside his house as he went to brush his teeth. Bulawayo spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said...

A man, who was allegedly part of a gang that killed a Plumtree couple before fleeing to neighbouring Botswana, has appeared in court facing murder charges. Tafireyi Ndlovu (37) was...