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Crime Reporter— Police and Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers have recovered four elephant carcasses in Shapi Area, Hwange National Park, believed to have been poisoned by poachers. Chief…
Woman, son cleared of $380k fraud
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter A Harare woman and her son, who were accused of fraudulently selling her deceased husband’s estate for $380 000 without first registering it with the Master…
Lawyer swindles firm of $100 000
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter A Harare lawyer, Kenias Mutyasira, has appeared in court for allegedly swindling TD Holdings (Pvt) Ltd of about $100 000 while he was employed as the company’s…
ZIFA drops charges against ex-boss
Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) acting chief executive officer Mr Joseph Mamutse has withdrawn fraud charges against former Zimbabwe Women’s Soccer League chairperson Miriam Sibanda and her two…
Man kills mum, 2 neighbours
Midlands Correspondent A 34-year-old man from Maboleni, who is suspected to be mentally challenged, went berserk and murdered his mother and two neighbours in cold blood, accusing them of bewitching…
Renamo attacks coal train
MAPUTO. — Gunmen of the Mozambican rebel movement Renamo attacked a train belonging to the coal mining company Vale-Mozambique in the northern province of Nampula, in the small hours of…
Nigeria detains judges, seizes assets in probe
ABUJA. — Nigeria’s secret police seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and assets in a series of anti-corruption raids targeting senior judges, drawing sharp condemnation yesterday from the…
Haiti mourns hurricane dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE. — Haiti began three days of mourning yesterday for victims of Hurricane Matthew as relief officials grappled with the unfolding devastation in the Caribbean country’s hard-hit south. Matthew, meanwhile, lost…
Trump faces uphill battle
NEW YORK. — White House candidate Donald Trump desperately needed a strong debate performance against Hillary Clinton yesterday, with stakes sky-high following intense scrutiny of his treatment of women and…
EDITORIAL COMMENT: Road carnage: We all have roles to play
ROAD accidents, it appears, continue claiming more and more people despite police warnings and advice to drivers to take the wheel with the responsibility it demands. Several people perished on the…