BULAWAYO businessman (32) ‘swindled’ National University of Science and Technology (Nust) employees of US$149 000 in a botched housing scheme.

  A BULAWAYO businessman, through his land developing company, allegedly swindled National University of Science and Technology (Nust) employees of US$149 000 in a botched housing scheme. Tendai Charuka (32), a director of the Zimbabwe Project Housing Trust (ZPHT) and residing at Kensington Flats situated along George Silundika Street and 2nd Avenue, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mr Crispen Mberewere facing fraud charges. He was remanded out of custody to January 23 for trial. Charuka…

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Grade Seven pupil’s prayer request, exposes her rapist (26), who has subsequently been jailed for 12 years

Grade Seven pupil’s prayer request, exposes her rapist (26), who has subsequently been jailed for 12 years

AN abusive 26-year-old man’s shenanigans were recently exposed by his victim’s prayer request during a family prayer session, leading to his arrest and imprisonment. Mumpande Zanda was yesterday slapped with a 12-year jail term by Hwange magistrate, Dambudzo Malunga. Two years were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour. Prosecutor, Bheki Tshabalala told the court that sometime between August 1 and 31 this year, Zanda proposed love to a Grade Seven pupil, and…

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Bulawayo businessman, director (59) jailed four years for fraudulent sale of same house to two different people

  A PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman who masqueraded as a lawyer and sold his house worth $60 000 to two people who paid for the property in full, has been sentenced to four years in jail. Nesbert Chikaka (59), director of Nisma Engineering in Thorngrove industrial area and resides in Hillside suburb, was convicted of fraud by Bulawayo magistrate Ms Charity Maphosa. The magistrate suspended one year for five years on condition that Chikaka does not…

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20 years in jail for Tsholotsho man kidnapped a woman, whipped her all the way to his homestead then raped her overnight.

20 years in jail for  Tsholotsho man kidnapped a woman, whipped her all the way to his homestead then raped her overnight.

  A MAN from Tsholotsho who kidnapped a woman and whipped her all the way to his homestead where he raped her overnight has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. Mqondisi Sibanda (32) had pleaded not guilty to kidnap and rape on Friday last week. Sibanda said he did not have much to say and urged the court to take any action it deemed necessary. Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mr Chrispen Mberewere convicted Sibanda of…

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POLICE have arrested five of a six armed criminals who targeted motorists in Kwekwe and Gokwe and robbed about 34 people in three weeks.

POLICE have arrested five of a six  armed criminals  who targeted motorists in Kwekwe and Gokwe and robbed about 34 people in three weeks.

POLICE have arrested five men who were allegedly part of a six-member gang of highway robbers that targeted motorists in Kwekwe and Gokwe, robbing about 34 people in three weeks.   In one incident, the suspects robbed five people in a vehicle of $458 and two cellphones at gunpoint.   In another, they allegedly stopped a commuter omnibus and relieved 11 passengers of $1 300 while armed with a gun and machetes.   During one…

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10 years Jail for Lupane man who killed his workmate and left the body in Matopos National Park where it was devoured by hyenas

. A MAN from Lupane who killed his workmate and hid the body in a bush near Matopos National Park where it was devoured by hyenas, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in jail. Postmortem results show that the heart, tongue, trachea, mouth, generative organs, kidneys, liver, bladder, intestines and other stomach contents were missing. Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nokuthula Moyo convicted Godfrey Mlalazi (41) of Sishane Village 4 of a lesser charge of…

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25 YEARS JAIL: for Bulawayo criminal who attacked taxi drivers with machetes ,hijacked their cars, near Luveve Cemetery

. A MEMBER of a notorious criminal syndicate that terrorised taxi drivers in Bulawayo by hijacking their cars, attacking them with machetes near Luveve Cemetery and robbing them, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.   Chepleni Muhammad (25) of St Peters suburb and his accomplices who are still at large approached three taxi drivers on different occasions and hired their cars before leading them to the cemetery where they robbed them of their…

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Bulawayo Traffic West police officer jailed20 years for turning step-daughter (15) into sex slave

  A BULAWAYO Traffic West police officer who turned his step-daughter (15) into a sex slave, threatening to kill her if she exposed him, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. A court heard that the officer bragged to the girl and her mother that he would destroy all the evidence if they reported him to the police. Custom Farai (32) had pleaded not guilty to rape but Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Mr Chrispen Mberewere…

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Man, who stole a gun, killed a woman, raped another , robbed a third in 2009 and fled to South Africa is deported 9years later

Man, who stole a gun, killed a woman, raped another , robbed a third in 2009 and fled to South Africa is deported 9years later

      A HERDSMAN from Bulilima, who allegedly stole a gun, killed a woman, raped another and robbed a third in 2009 before fleeing to South Africa has been arrested after he was deported from the neighbouring country. The long arm of the law finally caught up with Joshua Ncube of Madlambuzi last Friday, seven years on, when he arrived in the country with a group that had been deported for illegal migration. Ncube,…

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Zvishavane man (19) sentenced to 20 years in jail after he viciously knifed his friend (27) at a bar, leaving him paralysed

Zvishavane   man (19) sentenced to 20 years in jail after he viciously knifed his friend (27) at a bar, leaving him paralysed

A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Zvishavane has been sentenced to 20 years in jail after he viciously knifed his friend at a bar, leaving him paralysed. The victim’s five-year-old son, witnessed the savage assault. A court heard yesterday that the victim, Hansi Stephen Botha (27), has since been deserted by his wife. Tawanda Shumba of Maglas Township in Zvishavane had pleaded not guilty to attempted murder when he appeared before Regional Magistrate Mr Morgan Nemadire. The…

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