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The Gwanda Magistrates’ Court has sentenced Evelyn Nkomo, 34, and Rasper Nkomo, 26, to two years in prison for illegal gold prospecting along the Njeni River in Lupane. They were arrested on June 4, 2025, during a routine police patrol while using makeshift mining equipment without a valid prospecting license. The pair failed to produce […]
27-year-old Arnold Ncube, from Thatsilikiti Village in Beitbridge, has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for stealing three donkeys valued at US$300 from a local villager. The Beitbridge Magistrates’ Court found Ncube guilty of unlawfully taking the animals from 67-year-old Dowelani Mulaudzi of Masumpa Village in April 2025. He later sold the donkeys in […]
A 64-year-old Hwange man has been convicted of physically assaulting his wife after she caught him at his girlfriend’s residence. The incident occurred on 17 April 2025, when the woman followed her husband to a house where he was allegedly visiting his mistress. A heated confrontation ensued, during which the man turned violent striking his […]
A 49-year-old Beitbridge man, Denny Mutariswa, has been sentenced to an effective 10 months in prison after being convicted of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs for dealing purposes. Mutariswa was apprehended on May 15, 2025, around 1:00 AM, during an anti-smuggling operation conducted by police officers at a roadblock along the Masvingo/Beitbridge highway. Officers stopped […]
A Victoria Falls man, Gift Thabani Lunga, has appeared in court following his arrest for illegal possession of dagga. According to the State, on April 22, police received a tip-off that Lunga was keeping dagga at his Chinotimba home. Upon arrival, officers were met by Lunga’s girlfriend, Sinikiwe Mangisai, who allowed a search that led […]
Police in Beitbridge have arrested Emmaculata Chikara at Dulibadzimu Bus Terminus for unlawful possession of unregistered medicines. Authorities seized 1,496 bottles of Broncleer syrup (100ml each) and nine boxes of smuggled chicken cuts. According to police reports, the arrest followed a tip-off, and investigations into the matter are ongoing. The suspect is currently in custody, […]
A 32-year-old man, Moses Mukonowenzou, has been sentenced to 23 and a half years in prison for robbery and rape by the Regional Beitbridge Magistrate Court for the Western Division. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the incident occurred on 9 January 2025 at a residence in Mashakada, Beitbridge. Mukonowenzou broke into the home, using […]
A 23-year-old Gwelutshena man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a 39-year-old man following a violent altercation at a local bar. The incident occurred on 5 August 2024 at a bar in Turkmine Business Centre, Inyathi. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Mtabisi Ndimande was drinking with the […]
A 42-year-old man, Gary Bell, has appeared before the Bulawayo Regional Court for unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, following his arrest at Smoke House Bar in Burnside during a police operation. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics unit in Bulawayo conducted a surveillance […]
The Bulawayo Regional Court has sentenced two men to a combined 19 years in prison for robbing a businesswoman of ZAR 137,000 in May 2023. Silence Kwangwa (30) and Douglas Ruzana (32) were found guilty of attacking Noleen Mathuthu in Old Luveve after she closed her shop in Makokoba. According to the National Prosecuting Authority […]
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