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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 […]
A Beitbridge man, Aleck Mapita, has been found guilty of robbery and sentenced to a fine of $150 or three months in prison. Additionally, he was given a six-month prison term, with three months suspended. Mapita was arrested after he and an unidentified accomplice robbed a man and his female companion who were parked along […]
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