Crime & Court Articles

High Court Orders Harare Municipality to Pay Vendor Over US$21 000 for Assault

The Harare High Court has ordered the City of Harare to pay a vendor, James Chamisa, US$21,830 in damages after he successfully sued the Municipal Police for a brutal and unprovoked assault in 2018 that left him with fractured ribs and severe psychological trauma....

Mutare High Court Grants Bail to Masasi Students Accused of Gang-Rape

The Mutare High Court has granted bail to two Masasi High School students, aged 16 and 17, who are facing charges of gang-raping a 17-year-old female schoolmate. Justice Isaac Muzenda presided over the matter, releasing the minors into the custody of the...

Banket Hospital Staff Jailed for Stealing US$19,000 from Hospital Patient Funds

Three employees of Banket District Hospital have been sentenced to 24 months effective jail time each after being convicted of stealing US$19,000 meant for the hospital’s Health Services Fund. The offenders, identified as clerks James Koroni (56) and Marlon...

4-Year-Old Girl Poisoned in Revenge Attack

Johnson Progress. A heart-wrenching incident has shaken Mandinyenya Village in Bikita, Masvingo province, where a 4-year-old girl was allegedly poisoned to death by a neighbor in a revenge attack. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of three...