By Staff Reporter POLICE in the Midlands province have recovered copper cables worth over US$28 000 following the arrest of six Zvishavane men in connection with the theft in the town. Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the development to NewZimbabwe.com Friday. He said the police reaction team launched an operation that led to the
By Costa Nkomo TWO High Court judges Thursday reserved to next week their judgment in an urgent application filed last week by the Human Rights NGO Forum demanding the imprisonment of Luke Malaba of being contempt of court charges. The application was filed by the NGO Forum after Malaba, whose five-year extension as the chief
By Robert Tapfumaneyi MARONDERA: The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has officially opened its first-ever state-of-the-art Female Open Prison here. The prison was officially opened Wednesday with 30 female inmates and it is estimated that once fully operational, it will accommodate 500 prisoners. Before the opening of the Marondera Female Prison, there was only
By Mary Taruvinga FORMER Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (ZIMDEF) boss Leonard Rwambiwa, convicted of indecent assault after he allegedly grabbed the buttocks of a married girlfriend, has been acquitted following a successful appeal at the High Court. Rwambiwa was in 2019 convicted against his plea and sentenced to 60 days in prison with an option
By Bulawayo Correspondent THE trial of Ibhetshu Likazulu Secretary-General, Mbuso Fuzwayo failed to take off Tuesday after his lawyer raised numerous inconstancies in the court papers. Police last week issued Fuzwayo with court summons over his alleged involvement in violent protests which rocked Bulawayo City Hall in October 2019. The protests followed the abortive suspension
By Staff Reporter A NYANGA has been arrested facing murder charges after he went berserk last week and stoned his father to death over allegations he was practicing witchcraft. Police confirmed the incident, saying investigations were in progress. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luxson Chananda said the suspect Josphat Sachota (39) from Satuku Village under
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers and a civilian have appeared in court following their arrest for allegedly smuggling 263 crates of table eggs from Zambia valued at $44 500. The trio of Sanele Sibanda (36), Tarisai Clever Mushonga (41) who are both soldiers, and Burnham Karimbika (24) was
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent A KAROI-based police officer has been freed on $10 000 bail following his arrest for allegedly raping a 30-year-old breastfeeding woman last Thursday. The complainant had gone to the police station to report gender-based violence (GBV) case against her husband when the cop pounced on her in a bush
By Bulawayo Correspondent A BULAWAYO magistrate Monday denied bail to New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo and a Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) staffer Thabang Manhika. In her ruling, Magistrate Rachel Mukanga said the two accused were facing serious charges which could lend them 10 years in jail each if found guilty. She then remanded the
By Bulawayo Correspondent BULAWAYO magistrate Rachel Mukanga is this Monday expected to rule on New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo’s bail application. Moyo was arrested on Wednesday last week for allegedly contravening the Immigration Act through assisting two New York Times journalists to fraudulently acquire media accreditation cards. He is also accused of conniving with
By Staff Reporter A GWERU man recently teamed up with a friend to kill his brother-in-law through assault using a knobkerrie and a home-made sword. According to sources, Innocent Sibanda had a long-standing dispute over an undisclosed matter with the now deceased Prosper Mangisi, who was 31. Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the tragedy
By Bulawayo Correspondent THE Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by Bulawayo High Court judge, Thompson Mabhikwa declaring the 2018 election of former Bulawayo deputy mayor and Ward Three councillor Tinashe Kambarami null and void. The Supreme Court’s ruling is however just academic as Kambarami has already been recalled from Bulawayo City Council by the
By Staff Reporter A 21-YEAR-OLD Nyazura woman was handed a nine-year jail sentence after she was convicted of stock theft by a Rusape magistrate. The suspect, Junior Matinyarara pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a full trial which was presided over by magistrate Rufaro Mangwiro. In her defence, Matinyarara tried to shift blame to
By Matebeleland North Correspondent Victoria Falls: A Congolese national has been arrested and fined after being found with a forged passport he intended to use to cross into Zambia enroute to his country. Tshitshi Tshiswaka (38) of Kasai province was travelling from South Africa when he entered the country through Beitbridge border post where he
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent A SENIOR Chinhoyi police officer and his wife, arrested and later acquitted recently on arms racketeering charges, have both been arrested again, this time for car theft. Inspector Clive Kadambure, who is police officer-in-charge for Mashonaland West armoury, was re-arrested together with Shyness Kadambure, moments after the couple’s acquittal.
By Staff Reporter A SILOBELA man is battling for life after he was struck on the forehead with an axe and further assaulted with bricks when he confronted a fellow villager whom he accused of having an extra-marital affair with his wife. The villager committed the abuse while being assisted by a colleague. Police in
By Ndatenda Njanike MDC Alliance Youth Assembly chairperson, Obey Sithole has been released on $5 000 bail by a Harare magistrate following his arrest some four weeks ago. The young opposition politician had been arrested for alleged criminal nuisance. In a Monday twit, the Zimbabwe lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said, “After spending 28 days
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent A Chinhoyi magistrate has fined a male school teacher $15 000 for repeatedly sending his married lady boss sexually explicit text messages through her mobile phone despite several warnings to stop. Wilson Ganda, a teacher at Chiroti Secondary School in Hurungwe, on Friday pleaded guilty when he appeared before
By Robert Tapfumaneyi THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has approached the Constitutional Court seeking an order to declare Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 1, alternatively, Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.1) Act, 2021), invalid. The lawyers are arguing the Bill is invalid on the grounds Parliament failed to fulfill a constitutional obligation in that it passed
By Mary Taruvinga A HARARE church leader, David Mbofana, who developed a coronary artery disease after being cheated on by his wife, has slapped his former spouse’s lover, Paulos Chifamba with a US$35 000 lawsuit. Chifamba allegedly started having an affair with Mbofana’s wife, Memory Mbofana in January last year, but the illicit relationship was exposed
