A Chinhoyi University of Technology student was allegedly raped and robbed after a prisoner escaped while working at a university hotel, according to a police memo.

A 20-year-old Harare woman and her husband have appeared in court over allegations involving the rape of her 10-year-old sister.

A 25-year-old man from Bulawayo has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping his 22-year-old cousin in a parked vehicle. The accused, who cannot be named to protect the survivor’s identity, was found guilty by regional magistrate Shingai Mutiro, who described rape as a grave offence warranting a custodial sentence.