Man jailed eight years over cousin’s death

Sekai Manyere Herald reporter A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the High Court in Harare after being convicted of culpable homicide over the death…

Harare woman accused of duping UK based land seeker of US$12,900

Zvikomborero Parafini A 36-year-old Harare woman has appeared in court facing fraud charges after she allegedly duped a land seeker based in the United Kingdom out of US$12,900 in a…

No respite for fired passport officers

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter THE Labour Court has upheld the dismissal of two passport processing officers after finding that their negligent handling of passport applications enabled two Cameroonian nationals…

Unlicensed driver jailed 30 months, banned from driving for life

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent AN unlicensed driver convicted of culpable homicide and driving without a valid driver’s licence has been sentenced to an effective 30 months in prison and banned…

Man gets 9 years for possessing ivory

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent A 44-YEAR-OLD Murehwa man has been sentenced to an effective nine years in prison after he was caught attempting to sell eight pieces of raw ivory…

Dad jailed 20 years for raping daughter

Sharon Jiyamwa Herald Reporter A 45-YEAR-OLD Beatrice man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Chivhu Regional Magistrates’ Court for raping his 15-year-old daughter. The court heard…

Car dealer Mafu awaits bail ruling

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent THE bail application for suspected car import dealer Hazel Mafu, who is facing fraud charges involving more than US$624 000 and ZiG1,2 million, was concluded yesterday…

Scholar transport driver raped nine-year-old girl, then gave siblings R4 to buy chicken heads

A 41-year-old South African scholar transport driver from Mamelodi, Pretoria, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old girl after luring her to his home through her seven-year-old…

Gauteng man faces attempted murder charges after infecting girlfriend with HIV

A 47-year-old man from Boschkop, South Africa has appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on a charge of attempted murder after allegedly infecting his 38-year-old girlfriend with HIV. According to…

She was just 10 when the sexual abuse began — justice served more than 30 years later

A 62-year-old Free State man in South Africa has been sentenced to an effective 15 years’ direct imprisonment for repeatedly raping and impregnating his two younger sisters when they were…