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A 39-year-old man, Wellington Kopiwe Majapelo from Bulawayo, appeared before Tredgold magistrate’s court yesterday, facing charges of stealing 88 cattle belonging to Henrietta Taelo Keitumetse at Inkubu Ranch. According to Magistrate Shepherd Munjanja, the complainant had entrusted Majapelo with 197 cattle, but he unlawfully converted 88 of them to his own use, resulting in a […]
A 45-year-old woman from Hwange has been sentenced to 12 months in prison following a violent altercation with her 56-year-old husband over a food-related disagreement. The incident occurred on 29 September around 19:30hrs when the argument escalated to physical violence. The woman reportedly stabbed her husband in the left arm with a kitchen knife, before […]
Tawanda Mawere, the director of Apex Security in Beitbridge, has been fined $100 for possessing an unlicensed firearm in a public place. Mawere, 42, from Rhodesville, Harare, was in Beitbridge on 27 July when police received a tip-off that he was carrying a firearm at Nottingham Bar. Police arrived at the location, found Mawere, and […]
A Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) ranger, Hali Mabuya, 39, has been granted $200 bail after allegedly killing and mutilating three lions in Hwange National Park. Mabuya, stationed at Mtshibi Camp, appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Naison Chivhayo, who imposed conditions requiring him to reside in Mbundane, Bulawayo, report bi-weekly […]
A 23-year-old man from Beitbridge, Nigel Musona, has been sentenced to prison for breaking into his in-law’s home and stealing ZAR4900 on 23 October 2024. According to a statement from the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA), on 20 October 2024 the complainant had secured his house and left with his wife. However, he received […]
A 21-year-old man from Tsholotsho has been taken into custody following allegations of statutory rape involving a 14-year-old girl in which the victim’s pregnancy led to the discovery of the abuse. The suspect allegedly engaged in sexual relations with the minor on two separate occasions, despite her refusal to consent. Following the revelation, the girl […]
James Sibanda, a 33-year-old Hwange resident, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing a REDMI Note 13 Pro mobile phone. Sibanda took the phone from a 55-year-old man he had been drinking with at a local bar on the 5th of October. According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, after spending […]
A 34-year-old woman from Tsholotsho has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after being found guilty of throwing her newborn into a Blair toilet and concealing the birth. According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, the court heard that the woman had kept her pregnancy a secret since March 2024. After giving birth […]
Nkosilathi Ndlovu, from Ipaye village under Chief Sithaudze, has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempted murder after a violent altercation in Shashe, Beitbridge. The incident occurred on 18 October at Toporo business centre, where Ndlovu and the victim got into an argument. Ndlovu initially assaulted the victim with a donkey whip, which […]
A security guard, Action Chakauya (35), has been charged with negligently causing serious damage to property after allegedly starting a fire that destroyed the Mbare Musika Retail Market. The incident occurred on October 8th when Chakauya was on duty at a premises opposite the market. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, he started a small […]
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