Premier Rocks wins site battle

Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter PREMIER Rocks (Private) Limited has won a High Court application to remove two companies from the Mabvuku Interchange Project Site after the court ruled that a…

When goblins refused to take the fall for Muvevi

ONE would assume that a former police detective — a man who was once paid by the State to investigate crime, hunt criminals and, presumably, tell the difference between a…

Man jailed for stabbing neighbour in beer dispute

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu [email protected] A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison for stabbing his neighbour during a dispute in Filabusi. Engus Tsumbeni was convicted of…

Duo jailed for defrauding Dynamos chairman of over US$6 000

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent Two Harare men who defrauded Dynamos Football Club chairman Vincent Chawonza and his company of more than US$6 000 have each been sentenced to one year…

Teacher arrested over US$1 100 job scam

Crime Reporter A ST Joseph’s High School teacher in Mutare was arrested yesterday for allegedly defrauding two women of a combined US$1100 by promising teaching jobs. The accused, Melline Chirinda…

Eight in court over illegal possession of copper

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent EIGHT men, allegedly found transporting more than 90 kilogrammes of copper without the required documentation, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Mrs Jesse Kufa yesterday. Pardon Tazivei,…

Latest: BMA says two Malawians and Zambian involved in R998m Mandrax bust at Beitbridge

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) says they have arrested two Malawians and one Zambian in connection with the smuggling into that country via Beitbridge of…

Woman remanded in custody for human trafficking, labour exploitation

Herald Reporter A 20-year-old woman who was recently arrested for human trafficking after allegedly recruiting Zimbabweans for fake truck driving jobs in Russia has been remanded in custody to June…

Magistrate up for US$150 bribe

Ray Bande Senior Reporter MUTARE senior magistrate, Xavier Chipato (33), appeared in court on Tuesday as his bribery trial got underway, with key State witness, Juliet Vera, testifying that he…

Charcoal smuggler fined US$3 000

Lovemore Kadzura Post Reporter THE Forestry Commission has stepped up its winter campaign against illegal charcoal production, impounding haulage trucks, and confiscating more than 60 tonnes of contraband as deforestation…