Cross-border bus driver jailed 18 months for negligent driving

  Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A 62-year-old cross-border bus driver employed by South Africa-based Mthethi Bus Coaches has been jailed for an effective 18 months for negligent driving that claimed…

SA prioritise engagement with Zim over undocumented minors

Freeman Razemba Senior Reporter The South Africa Border Management Authority (BMA) and the Department of Social Development (DSD) have openned discussions with their Zimbabwean counterparts following the interception of 33…

Govt urges vigilance as trafficking cases increase

Herald Reporter Government has warned that human trafficking and migrant smuggling have escalated into a serious national crisis in Zimbabwe, with social media platforms increasingly being used by traffickers to…

When licenced guns turn deadly

Conrad Mupesa-Features Writer A licenced firearm is issued on the trust that its holder will exercise restraint, sound judgment and respect for life. But in Sanyati, Mashonaland West Province, that…

Police acquire high-powered boats, bikes

Freeman Razemba-Senior Reporter THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has acquired high-powered boats, motorbikes and additional patrol vehicles in a major boost to law enforcement, emergency response and crime-fighting operations across the…

Forestry Commission steps up fight against timber poaching

Lovemore Kadzura-Mutare Bureau Forestry officials in Manicaland have intensified efforts to combat indigenous timber poaching and charcoal production, resulting in the confiscation of over 22 tonnes of charcoal and 13m³…

Borrowdale woman in US$120 000 fraud case

Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A 62-year-old Borrowdale woman has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with theft of trust property in connection with a botched house sale.

Father’s year-long search culminates in temporary relief, deep pain

Fungai Lupande-Mashonaland Central Bureau FOR nearly a year, the disappearance of Charity Chidhawu Karembera and her four-year-old son in Guruve haunted her family, draining their resources, tearing them apart and…

Graphic details of Guruve machete murders emerge

Zvikomborero Parafini-Court Reporter IN a harrowing courtroom appearance yesterday, Anymore Zvitsva, the suspected serial killer from Guruve, faced five additional charges as graphic details surrounding his alleged crimes emerged. Zvitsva…

Motorist fined US$400 for fatal road accident

Dalyn Chigwizura-Court Writer A 44-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man who fatally knocked down a pedestrian while the latter was crossing the road was yesterday fined US$400 or one year in prison. Gabriel…