Sikhala explosives case to be heard next year
Thupeyo Muleya-Beitbridge Bureau FORMER Member of Parliament and opposition figure Job Sikhala will have to wait longer to learn his fate in a case where he is jointly charged with…
Company, director in court for US$56k fuel fraud
Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent A LOCAL fuel company and its director have been arraigned in court alongside an accomplice for allegedly defrauding another fuel supplier of 40 000 litres of petrol…
Self-styled king jailed 8 months
Yeukai Karengezeka-Court Correspondent SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, real name Timothy Chiminya, who was illegally dethroning and appointing chiefs across the country, will spend eight months in jail for undermining the authority…
Gossip sparks fatal violence
Tendai Gukutikwa Weekender Reporter A MAN from Honde Valley was allegedly murdered by his neighbour after he confronted the neighbour’s wife over rumours he claimed she was spreading about his…
Court settles debt, rejects property claim in lovers’ feud
Solomon Bhumu Weekender Reporter A TENSE legal battle unfolded at the Mutare Civil Court last week where magistrate, Ms Thandiwe Sibanda, presided over a case involving financial claims, and property…
Stepmom from hell jailed six months
Tendai Gukutikwa Weekender Reporter A YEOVIL woman who burnt her nine-year-old stepdaughter’s palms with melting plastic, and assaulted her with electrical cables, has been slapped with a six-month jail term…
Namesake mix-up lands man in hot soup
Lovemore Kadzura Weekender Reporter A RUSAPE man who withdrew substantial amounts mistakenly deposited into his bank account was recently convicted, and sentenced for theft. Garikai Mtangandebvu (30) who is employed…
Court intervenes as hubby locks family out
Fidelis Chavarike Weekender Reporter THE Mutare Civil Court has officially granted Memory Dube a long-term protection order against her husband, Tafara Ngandini, whom she accused of repeated acts of violence,…
Court orders man to clear US$100 maintenance debt in instalments
A MAN from Harare who accumulated child maintenance arrears amounting to US$100 over four months has been ordered by the Civil Court to settle the debt in instalments.











