Police destroy 1 000kg mbanje, other illicit drugs

Freeman Razemba-Senior Reporter POLICE have destroyed a tonne of mbanje, cough syrups, illicit beverages and other unregistered drugs recovered from dealers and peddlers following the finalisation of related court cases.…

Court clears way for Johane Masowe exhumation

Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter AUTHORITY has been granted for the exhumation of the remains of Peter Jack Masedza, also known as Johane Masowe, following protracted legal and administrative processes. Johanne…

Court halts Kitsiyatota mining operations

Fidelis Munyoro-Chief Court Reporter MINING operations in the conflict-ridden Kitsiyatota area of Bindura came to a halt yesterday, following a provincial magistrate’s order aimed at curbing escalating violence and resolving…

Another MP arrested for CDF abuse

Emmanuel Kafe-Check Point Desk THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Mberengwa East Member of Parliament Tasara Hungwe on allegations related to the misuse of Constituency Development Funds. In a statement yesterday,…

Duo jailed for stealing cars

Arron Nyamayaro Herald Reporter POLICE have confirmed the arrest and subsequent conviction of Anele Thabo Ncube (24) of Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, and Ayibongwe Mathema (23) of Sptitzkop Extension, Gwanda. The…

High Court dismisses bid to halt Bindura mining operations

Court Correspondent THE High Court has struck off an urgent application seeking to stop mining activities at Botha Gold Mine in Bindura, ruling that the matter lacked urgency. In a…

Fake human skull scam backfires

Post Reporter TWO self-styled traditional healers, Brighton Musemani (38) and Chale Chikudu (42), have been jailed after extorting US$1 500 from a 58-year-old nurse by producing a fake human skull,…

Man sentenced to 12 months in jail for theft

Alicia Kadzviti Herald Reporter A 32-YEAR-OLD man from Rusape has been jailed for a year after being convicted of two counts of theft. The Rusape Magistrates’ Court handed down the…

Homeless man jailed 10 months for stabbing passerby

Alicia Kadzviti Herald Reporter A 33-YEAR-OLD man of no-fixed abode has been sentenced to an effective 10 months in prison for assaulting a passerby in Chegutu. According to the National…

Man jailed 18 months for cultivating dagga

Alicia Kadzviti Herald Reporter A 43-year-old Hurungwe man has been sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison for unlawfully cultivating dagga. According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe,…

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