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TEEN RAPES UNCONCIOUS EPILEPTIC COUSIN

HARARE — A 19-year-old Dzivaresekwa Extension man has appeared before the courts facing two counts of rape after he allegedly assaulted his 20-year-old cousin while she was incapacitated by epileptic seizures. The accused, identified as Chivi, allegedly took advantage of the complainant’s medical condition on two...

BULAWAYO BUSINESSMEN IN US$30 MILLION FRAUD STORM

TWO Bulawayo businessmen appeared in court this morning in connection with a US$30 million fraud emanating from an alleged acquisition of a High Court order which granted them largest shareholding in a Mauritian company DGL Finance’s mining subsidiary All Aflame Marketing. John Farley Pietersen and...

MAGAYA WANTS RAPE CHARGES FALL, TRIAL ON HOLD

  THE trial of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance leader Prophet Walter Magaya who is facing multiple counts of rape at the Harare Magistrate’s Court will have to wait till July 31 owing to a review application filed at the High Court. In his application, Magaya is...

Deputy Minister Marapira Faces Divorce Amid Abuse and Infidelity Allegations

Sibusisiwe Melody Marapira, wife of deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development Davis Marapira, has approached the High Court seeking a divorce, citing alleged abuse, infidelity and threats during their marriage. Court papers filed in the Family Division of the High Court in...

CHIVAYO’S EX-WIFE, MOTHER IN LAW SPEND NIGHT IN PRISON

Socialite Sonja Louise Madzikanda and her mother, Tabitha Madzikanda, are expected in court this Thursday for bail ruling after appearing in court on charges linked to cyber harassment and online bullying. The allegations stem from a video said to depict businessman Wicknell Chivayo in a...

Zim appoints first female Chief Justice

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza as Zimbabwe’s new Chief Justice, making her the first woman to hold the country’s top judicial office. Justice Gwaunza officially assumes the role today, succeeding Justice Luke Malaba, who retired on Thursday after a judicial career spanning...