Rapist stepfather jailed 20 years

Zvikomborero Parafini-Court Reporter A 40-YEAR-OLD man who was being tried for raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter, was yesterday slapped with a 20-year jail term. Blessed Shiri of Kuwadzana, Harare, had initially…

Self-styled prophet allegedly rapes congregant

Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent A SELF-STYLED prophet has appeared in court on allegations of raping a congregant whom he allegedly paid to lure new followers to his church through fake…

Man jailed 5yrs for illegal gold possession

Zvikomborero Parafini Court Reporter HARARE regional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka has sentenced a man, who was found in possession of three kilogrammes of gold without a permit, to five years’ imprisonment.

Hotel executives acquitted of fraud charges

Zvikomborero Parafini Court Reporter TWO Holiday Inn Mutare accounts executives have been found not guilty of defrauding their employer of nearly US$600 000.

Court ruling dismisses war vets’ challenge on new land tenure policy

Fidelis Munyoro A GROUP of war veterans was handed a legal blow when the High Court dismissed its bid to halt the issuance of title deeds under the Government’s new…

Prosecutor gets community service for defeating justice

Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter FORMER public prosecutor, Timothy Katsande, who was based at Chipinge Magistrates’ Court has been convicted of defeating the course of justice by altering a rape charge…

NKAYI TEEN LOVE SCANDAL: Man in dock over night with 13-year-old

Kimberley Chitambara, [email protected] A 23-YEAR-OLD Nkayi man has landed in court after what he claimed was a “relationship” with a 13-year-old girl turned into a criminal offence that carries a…

Accused in Rezende bus terminus rape case makes shocking medical defence

Zvikomborero Parafini Court Reporter THE high-profile trial of a man accused of raping a Grade Seven pupil at Rezende Street Bus Terminus opened in Harare on Tuesday, with the accused…

Mushikashika driver charged with murder after passenger dies over change

Arron Nyamayaro Herald Reporter A 27-YEAR-OLD Ruwa Mushakashika driver, Luckman Kamangile, has been arrested after he fatally assaulted his 40-year-old passenger, Amos Karumba, last Friday following a dispute over ZiG20…

Blakiston Primary School headmistress and bursar charged with fraud for misappropriating US$29,047

Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Suspended Blakiston Primary School headmistress, Memory Chaikosa (51) and her former assistant bursar, Ronald Mashonganyika (27), have appeared in court facing fraud charges arising from the…

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