‘Zanu PF, Kereke’s Rape Of Girl (13) At Gun Point’,- Case Finally In Court

‘Zanu PF, Kereke’s Rape Of Girl (13) At Gun Point’,- Case Finally In Court

ZANU-PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke appeared at the Harare Magistrate’s court yesterday facing charges of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2010 and indecently assaulting her sister who was 15-years-old at the time. It is the first case of its kind to be handled by a private prosecutor in Zimbabwe. Kereke denied the allegations, saying the crimes he was accused of committing were politically-motivated and meant to tarnish his image. But private prosecutor, Charles Warara,…

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37 ZRP Mabvuku Police Station Officers Suspended For ‘Corruption’

Thirty-seven Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Mabvuku officers, who were transferred to various police stations and posts dotted around the country on allegations of corruption, approached the High Court on Wednesday and thwarted the force’s move to have them charged and dismissed by a suitability board. The officers have since been suspended from the force. In an urgent chamber application Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese issued an order suspending the convening of the suitability…

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‘University Of Zimbabwe Staffer Suspended For Procuring A Cap Too Small For Mugabe’

‘University Of Zimbabwe Staffer Suspended For Procuring A Cap Too Small For  Mugabe’

FOR President Robert Mugabe, one size does not fit all. A senior staffer at the University of Zimbabwe has been suspended for allegedly procuring academic caps for Mugabe that were too small for his head, according to court papers filed this week. The long-time leader ended up wearing a mortarboard that was rejected as too small last year while officiating at an October 2 graduation ceremony in his role as chancellor of Zimbabwe’s dozen-plus state…

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Justice Dept, Sends Case Back To Parole Board, Suspends Pistorius, Early Release 2 Days Ahead.

TWO days before he was due to leave prison, Oscar Pistorius’ early release was suddenly put on hold Wednesday by South Africa’s Department of Justice, which sent his case back to a parole board. It was unclear when the board would be able to meet again, justice department spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga said, but it was unlikely a new decision could be made by Friday’s initially planned release date. Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner, is serving…

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‘Terence Mukupe’ Zanu-PF Harare East National Assembly, Detained Overnight, Rhodesville Police

Harare East National Assembly member Terence Mukupe (Zanu-PF) was detained overnight at Rhodesville police station on Tuesday evening for attempting to obstruct the course of justice after he attempted to rescue some youths arrested in his constituency. The seven Zanu-PF youths appeared in court yesterday facing criminal trespass charges in contravention of Section 132 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act after they invading an open space in New Tafara leased to Shelter Zimbabwe…

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