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A 25 year old man who appeared in court for allegedly raping his ex-girlfriend who reported the incident after four years, has been acquitted after a full trial.

Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) provincial licensing head here Luke Manyamazi (36) has been arraigned before the newly-opened Masvingo Anti-corruption Court charged with fraud.

The Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare is crumbling at the seams, assailed by overcrowding and a critical shortage of medicines, food and other basics as the economically-crippled country battles to care for its inmates.

A 44 year old man from Insuza has been fined $50 for burying his mother alone without being authorised or informing relatives.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted 43 candidates, among them five Bulawayo lawyers, to fill eight positions on the High Court bench.