Crime and Courts

A PUNGENT smell filled the tiny Marondera courtroom as the State paraded an exhibit which landed Kudakwashe Jarasi (39), a farmer in Macheke, in the dock. The exhibit was 88...

THREE Harare men have appeared in court for allegedly printing a fake Advanced Level certificate for a student who went on to apply for a scholarship to study in Poland....

A 38-year-old man tragically lost his life after being hit by a car while crossing the road near Quest Motors in Sakubva, Mutare on Saturday evening. Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector...

TWO Zimbabwean men have appeared in the Botswana court charged with illegal gold mining and illegally entering the neighbouring country. Bhekimpilo Tau (36) and Thembani Nkomo (41) pleaded guilty to...

A 31-YEAR-OLD Lower Gweru man was brutally murdered by a four men gang believed to be brothers who were reportedly on a revenge mission. Provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko...

Yesterday, Masvingo police officers arrested two Citizens Coalition for Change aspiring members of parliament: Advocate Martin Mureri and Mr Pedzisai Gasva. Advocate Martin Mureri is a CCC aspiring member of...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police have made a second arrest in connection with the E-Creator Ponzi scheme. Trymore Tapfumaneyi, one of the directors of the company, was taken into custody on...

AMNESTY International has condemned the High Court’s sentencing of seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore’s murderers to death urging commuting of the judgement to prison terms. The killers Tafadzwa Shamba and Tapiwa Makore...

A Chiweshe-based man allegedly escaped through the window after being bashed by his son-in-law after visiting him at his house. The matter came to light at Concession magistrates courts yesterday...

SENIOR journalist and GMB corporate communications officer, Joseph Katete, yesterday appeared in court for allegedly murdering his nephew. Katete, who is a known bipolar patient, allegedly suffocated his nephew, who...

A VENDOR in Zengeza 3 was robbed of nearly US$1 700, in winnings from betting, at gun point, following what appears to have been a tip-off. The victim, Eliot Jongwe...

The Constitutional Court dismissed the Department of Correctional Services' application for leave to appeal a ruling that former president Jacob Zuma must go back to prison. In the ruling handed...

A 42-year-old scribe who is also an employee at Grain Marketing Board has appeared in court on allegations of killing his relative. Joseph Katete was facing murder charges when he...

FOUR armed robbers yesterday night pounced on two churches in Cowdray Park suburb, getting away with a vehicle, cash and other valuables. The gang raided Holy Trinity Catholic Church and...

Saviour Kasukuwere will “fight to the bitter end” to stop his name being removed from presidential candidates for the August 23 election, aides said on Wednesday after he launched an...

POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating two cases of baby dumping which occurred on Sunday, acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said. “On July 9, at 12 noon, a male...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of Zhao Jiaotong, a Chinese national who was running E-Creator, a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of Zimbabweans of their hard-earned...

THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has challenged the release of a Murewa rape convict who was pardoned through a Presidential amnesty. Bhobhi Makaza (60) was released from jail...

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Tapiwa Makore’s killers’ death sentence was widely hailed by Zimbabweans due to the gruesome manner it was committed. However, some people have questioned why the murderers, Tapiwa Makore Sr...

TAFADZWA Shamba and Tapiwa Makore Sr were described as ‘ANGELS OF DEATH’ as they were handed death sentences by High Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, for the diabolical murder of...

A woman’s night out turned into a nightmare when she was brutally attacked and rɑpǝd near a cemetery in a harrowing incident that has sh0cked the local community. According to...

An unknown man broke into a house in Pumula, Bulawayo, on Sunday night before raping and robbing a 17-year-old occupant. The intruder was armed with a knife and a half...