Kombi driver arrested for evading police arrest

Crime Reporter A 29-year-old commuter omnibus driver has been arrested after fleeing from the police manning a roadblock along Seke Road. The roadblock had been mounted to arrest the driver…

Robber stabs man five times and steals his cellphones

Sinokubonga Nkala [email protected] A 23-year-old man has been handed an eight-year prison sentence for a brazen robbery in Beitbridge, where he brutally stabbed his victim and made off with two…

Bus crew arrested for smuggling drugs

Crime Reporter Two members of a bus crew were arrested after police intercepted their bus along the Harare-Masvingo Road, leading to the recovery of 34kg of dagga and various smuggled…

NEW: Government calls for collective action to safeguard groundwater

Malven Mugadzikwa THE Government has called for a unified approach to managing groundwater, emphasising its critical role in sustaining the country’s communities, ecosystems and economy. In a speech read on…

Home schooled 14-year-old passes O-level exams

Ashley Phiri Fourteen-year-old Vicky Moyo has achieved an impressive milestone by passing five out of six O-level subjects in the 2024 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations. Her success comes…

Man caged 15 years for raping prison inmate

Sinokubonga Nkala [email protected]  A 39-year-old man has been slapped with a 15-year prison sentence after raping a fellow inmate at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison while he was asleep. In statement…

Harare man electrocuted to death

Sheronrose Mugombi, [email protected] POLICE in Harare are investigating a case of electrocution in which a yet to be identified man was found dead near a ZESA substation in Kuwadzana Phase…

Trio jailed 25 years for murder

Sheronrose Mugombi, [email protected] THREE man were jailed 25 years by the High Court sitting at Gokwe on murder charges In a statement on X, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe…

Son leaves father for dead accusing him of witchcraft

Sheronrose Mugombi, [email protected] A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Binga was caged for assaulting his 69-year -old father, accusing him of witchcraft. In a statement on X, the National Prosecuting Authority of…

Chinhoyi woman loses US$2 300 to armed robbers

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau A 57-year-old woman from the former mining settlement of Alaska, a few kilometres west of Chinhoyi town, lost US$2 300 to a five-men armed gang…

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