‘TWO Gwanda men lured a taxi driver to Matsheumhlope in Bulawayo where they shot him in the leg, tied his legs and hands, robbed him before dumping him along Old Esigodini Road ‘

    TWO Gwanda men allegedly lured a taxi driver to Matsheumhlope in Bulawayo where they shot him in the leg, tied his legs and hands, stole more than R8 000 from him before dumping him along Old Esigodini Road and driving off in his vehicle. A court heard that the pair left the vehicle, belonging to Chilly’s Taxis, at Ingutsheni Central Hospital where police recovered it. Bulawayo Magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya remanded Telmore Dube…

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TSHOLOTSHO: Two Ncube brothers fatally attacked their neighbour with knobkerries, axes and spears sentenced to 15 years in jail each

    Tsholotsho brothers who teamed up with another villager and fatally attacked their neighbour with knobkerries, axes and spears have each been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Similo Ncube (29), Bulisani Ncube (22) and Felix Maphosa (21), all from Mathe Line, were convicted of murder with constructive intent by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi. The trio ganged up and killed Tinos Ncube (21) in a revenge attack after he and his…

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Sauerstown ‘prophet’ sentenced to death by hanging, his accomplice got life in prison for murdering cop

  ONE of the two self-proclaimed prophets who ganged up and strangled their client, a police officer, in a bushy area where they had taken him to “cleanse him of evil spirits” was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging while the other was jailed for life. Patrick Matikiti (26) of Sauerstown and Assurance Moyo (23) of Lobengula West killed Nhlalo Ndlovu, who was an assistant inspector, before robbing him of a car, $200, a laptop…

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Ex-top cop gets life for killing ex war vet’ leader Cain Nkala in 2001 over gold mine ownership

Ex-top cop gets life for killing ex war vet’ leader  Cain  Nkala in 2001 over gold mine ownership

  AN ex-top police detective who fatally shot a mine worker in a fight over the ownership of a gold mine in Fort Rixon was yesterday sentenced to life in jail. Refias Masuna (50) of Mahatshula North, Bulawayo, who was employed as an operations manager by Manifest Security Company was convicted of murder with actual intent by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Francis Bere. Masuna killed Ernest Mudenda (31) at Zulu 8 Mine Pioneer in…

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Two Credit Controllers And Three Accomplices ‘Defraud’ Bulawayo Tel One Of US$700,000

TWO TelOne employees and three other accomplices have been arrested in Bulawayo for allegedly defrauding the telecommunications company of nearly $700,000. The fraud was unearthed during an audit. The five suspects appeared before Magistrate Gladmore Mushove yesterday facing fraud charges. They were not asked to plead and were remanded in custody to today for bail application. Mushove heard how Thembile Sondida, 53, and Chelesile Nkatha, 33, who are employed as credit control clerks by TelOne,…

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‘Angry Bulawayo, Cowdray Park,Wife Assaults Husband, And Burns His Property For Attending Ex’s Funeral’

‘Angry Bulawayo, Cowdray Park,Wife Assaults Husband,  And Burns His Property For Attending Ex’s Funeral’

A WOMAN from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo has appeared in court charged with assaulting her ex-husband and setting his property on fire for attending his alleged girlfriend’s funeral. Fortunate Ndlovu, 33, said Benjamin Mukumbira, 45, of the same suburb deserved what he got. “I do admit that I tore his blankets and poured paraffin on his bed and set them on fire after I found out that he had attended his girlfriend’s funeral after I had…

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18 Years In Prison For Nkayi Man (40) ‘ Who Raped Disabled Niece (17) To ‘Cleanse Her Of Bad Luck’

18 Years In Prison For  Nkayi Man  (40) ‘ Who Raped Disabled Niece (17) To ‘Cleanse Her Of Bad Luck’

A DISABLED man from Nkayi, who raped his orphaned 17-year-old niece to “cleanse” himself of bad luck, was yesterday sentenced to 18 years in jail. Wilberforce Ndlovu, 40, of Jamu village in Sobunyonyo will serve an effective 15 years in jail after Bulawayo regional magistrate Trynos Utawashe suspended three years for five years, on condition that he does not within that period commit a similar crime. Utawashe, in his judgment, expressed concern over an increase…

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‘Gweru Man Allegedly Raped Daughters Aged (Two & Seven), Bribing Them With Sweets To Stay Silent’

‘Gweru Man Allegedly Raped Daughters Aged (Two & Seven), Bribing Them With Sweets To Stay Silent’

A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Gweru allegedly raped his two daughters aged two and seven and gave them sweets to buy their silence. The accused (name withheld to protect the identity of the minors) appeared before Gweru Regional Magistrate Morgan Nemadire facing two counts of rape. He pleaded not guilty to raping his biological daughter, 2, and his stepdaughter. The man was remanded out of custody on free bail to April 6. In his defence, the…

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‘Tsholotsho District Administrator (31) Arrested For Fraudulent Sale Of Land’

‘Tsholotsho District Administrator (31) Arrested For  Fraudulent  Sale Of Land’

ACTING Tsholotsho District Administrator, Gloriah Raundi, has been arrested for allegedly duping a land seeker by selling her a plot which was already allocated to someone. Raundi, 31, was appointed acting DA after Tsholotsho DA Nosizi Dube was fired in January this year for allegedly embezzling about $10,000.The acting DA and two accomplices Mavuka Nkomo, 69, and June Masango, 76, appeared before Bulawayo provincial magistrate Tinashe Tashaya for bail application on Friday. Raundi is facing two…

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‘Alpha Omega Dairy Bombers Targeted Chinese Embassy Because Chinese Export Zimbabwe’s Wealth’

‘Alpha Omega Dairy Bombers Targeted Chinese Embassy Because Chinese Export Zimbabwe’s Wealth’

  The Chinese Embassy in Harare was also targeted to be bombed by four men accused of attempting to petrol-bomb the First Family’s Alpha Omega Dairy in Mazowe. The stunning revelations came out of a video filmed while one of the suspects was making indications to police, which was shown in court on Friday. According to the Herald, in the video, Borman Ngwenya (30), a soldier, is seen leading the police to the Chinese Embassy…

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