Courts

Clive Makumbe Vendors are set to take Gweru City Council to court over the impounding of basic commodities worth over $10 000 at Kudzanayi busterminus last week. Various commodities found on the vendors’ stalls included sugar, soft drinks, cooking oil, soap, rice, cement were seizure in a joint operation conducted ...

Tsitsi Marange Two Harare men were slapped with a ten year sentence after stealing Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) copper cables in Gokwe. Acting Provincial Community Relations Liaison Officer Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende said that on June 13 this year, Givemore Ganyiwa (27) and Admire Tagumara (21) cut ...

Clive Makumbe A final year Midlands State University (MSU) media student left the court in stitches after he pleaded guilty to masturbating on girls’ underwear. Prince Danda (21) residing at 1401 Nehosho, Gweru was sentenced by Magistrate Beauty Dube to 70 hours of community service at Senga Poly Clinic for ...

By Staff Reporter A popular Gweru Netone supervisor, Cynthia Mapeza (35) has left her co-workers and clients shocked after her arrest, pertaining to allegations of stealing $91 552 from her employer. It is said, the amount was all stolen within a period of three weeks. Mapeza of Southview, Gweru was ...

Tsitsi Marange A 78-year old Shurugwi man appeared before the court today for allegedly raping a 15-year old mentally challenged girl. Prosecuting the case, Talent Tadenyika said Jacob Mupetiwa (78) of Kadodo Village under Chief Nhema in Shurugwi met the complainant (name withheld to protect identity) on February 16 last ...

By Court Reporter Gweru magistrate Charity Maphosa postponed former Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Jason Machaya’s case last week to September 27 for allegations of criminal abuse of office. Machaya, (pictured) who is on $1 000 bail, first appeared in court in January, but his trial has been postponed several times. ...

Staff reporter A silly squabble over a woolen hat forced a Mberengwa woman to fatally stab her husband to death. Nicolette Hove (18) of Mapako Village under Chief Mataruse in Mberengwa, appeared before Gweru Regional Magistrate Morgan Nemadire facing one count of murder, which was reduced to culpable homicide. Prosecuting ...

Malvern Mrewa A 23 year old Mkoba 9 man, was recently found floating dead in a disused pool near Machaya dam in what is believed to be a suicide case . Ganizani Phiri’s body was discovered by a fisherman who then reported the matter to the police who then retrieved ...

Court Reporter The robbing spree of two uncouth brothers ended sourly as they were slapped with a combined 110 year sentence for breaking into 92 houses and stealing goods worth $50 000. Moses Mushaninga Munemo (41) and Lucas Mushaninga Munemo (37) appeared before Gweru Provincial Magistrate Phatekile Msipa facing 92 ...

Kelvin Kasiwulaya In an event that left Shurugwi residents in unquenchable shock, a landlord was recently arraigned before the courts for vehemently beating and insulting her tenant for overusing electricity. Silvia Chivetedze 30 residing at number 65 Makusha appeared before Shurugwi resident Magistrate Sangster Tavengwa facing two criminal counts of ...