August 2013

HARARE – Controversial businessman-cum-musician Energy Mutodi, who allegedly fleeced desperate Mutare home-seekers of close to $2 million, has filed a fresh bail application after High Court Judge Hlekani Mwayera struck the matter off the roll last week. The flamboyant entrepreneur’s lawyer Farai Nyamayaro from Farai Nyamayaro Law Chambers yesterday approached High Court Judge Priscilla Chigumba…

HARARE – Two Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) employees were yesterday arraigned before the courts on charges of theft. They allegedly stole equipment worth more than $20 000. Jerifanos Singende and Shandirai Zongororo were not asked to plead when they appeared before magistrate Anita Tshuma. Allegations are that sometime in July this year,…

HARARE – Three men who allegedly took turns to rape a 14-year-old girl over two days in Norton appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday. Knowledge Mpame, 28, Lloyd Sibanda, 22, and Foxen Mukozho, 29, who are all out on bail, allegedly gang-raped the minor after she had approached the men looking for her boyfriend. Mpame…

HARARE – Press freedom groups have slammed the arrest of Jan Raath a veteran foreign correspondent for The UK Times over a story authorities claim was false. The correspondent for the British newspaper was interrogated for two hours on Wednesday over publication of a story alleging that the government had stitched up a secret deal…

HARARE – Zimbabwe has been experiencing worsening electricity load-shedding in the wake of a disputed presidential election that saw President Robert Mugabe re-elected for an seventh term. While the power utility say the gap between generation and demand has resulted in a shortfall, ordinary citizens suspect the intensifying power cuts could be a political statement…

BULAWAYO – Two men from Nyamandlovu who almost killed a drinking mate after they allegedly stabbed and disembowelled him have appeared in court. Panawa Ndebele, 29, and Oscar Nkomo, 20, from Dlula Village 2  this week appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Abednico Ndebele  facing attempted murder charges. The accused persons and the complainant are neighbours. The…

HARARE – Sungura musician Gift Amuli has been sued for maintenance by the mother of his four children Clara Gutsa. Gutsa did not delve into their marital status but claimed $250 as monthly maintenance for two of their children. Both parties consented to the $250, which presiding magistrate Rekinah Dzikiti granted. Gutsa warned journalists against…

HARARE – Members of the 7th Parliament of Zimbabwe who allegedly looted Constituency Development Funds (CDF) are off the hook with government indicating that it will not pursue criminal prosecution. Attorney General Johannes Tomana told the Daily News yesterday that the government prosecuting arm has halted legal action against the MPs because there was no…

HARARE – Zanu PF chief whip Joram Gumbo is tipped to be elected Speaker of the National Assembly when the legislature resumes business soon. Gumbo, MP elect for Mberengwa West, has been Zanu chief whip since 2000, after having being elected member of Parliament in 1995. At least 350 MPs in the National Assembly and…

HARARE – New cancer medicine may be introduced in Zimbabwe by an international cancer research and treatment institution, CanCure. Parminder Kaur, CanCure’s chief executive-cum-scientist, unveiled the drug, Chinmanna. Kaur said clinical research done on the medicine, christened Oncomanna to suit international standards, show that it is more user-friendly than other procedures such as chemotherapy and…