BINDURA — A 24-year-old woman from Kufa Village under Chief Musana has been sentenced to an effective three-year prison term following a gruesome domestic assault that left her ex-husband with severe permanent scarring. The accused appeared before the Bindura Magistrates' Court this week, where she pleaded guilty to charges of physical abuse in contravention of the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16].

HARARE — The High Court has sentenced a local man, Herbert Pasipanodya, to an effective 10 years in prison for the death of his partner, Dorothy De Souza, whose remains were discovered in a shallow grave at his residence in July 2025. While Pasipanodya was initially charged with murder, the court ultimately convicted him of culpable homicide, citing "serious provocation" as a mitigating factor while simultaneously condemning his efforts to conceal the crime.

HARARE — The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has rejected an application to recuse its Chief Director of Prosecutions, Ms Tendayi Shonhayi, from participating in the prosecution of televangelist Walter Magaya in his high-profile rape trial.