A SUSPECTED thief yesterday left a Harare court in stitches after he wept uncontrollably, saying he was scared of going to prison. Tinotenda Sanyangare, 23, of Kuwadzana 4, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on a theft charge after he allegedly stole property worth US$120. As he stood in the dock having his charges…
POLICE have arrested two men from Matabeleland North in Nkayi for allegedly murdering a suspected mental patient after finding him sleeping in one of the suspects’ bedrooms. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the victim died after being hit several times on the head. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)…
TWO brothers from Harare who were drinking beer at Strotford Night Club in Mabelreign were reportedly beaten up for their taste in music after they tried to connect a phone to the bar’s sound system. The alleged attacker, Tonderai Nemauzhe, 33, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, facing two separate charges of assault, before being…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 57-YEAR-OLD man from Killarney suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to an effective four months in prison for stealing cigarette packs from a local supermarket on eight different occasions. Cassian Vheremu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa yesterday and was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to the charges. The…
AN EIGHT member gang of armed robbers raided a gold buying centre in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province and got away with over…
A HARARE woman allegedly hacked into her former employer’s Facebook account and started sending explicit content after she was fired. Faith Ratidzo Chaitezvi, 33, of Greendale, Harare, was charged with transmitting false data messages with intent to cause harm when she appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi last week, who remanded her out of custody to…
THE Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme will be stepped up, with the goal of installing 1 000 boreholes by the end of the year, 100 of them in Harare before elections. Speaking during a handover of a new borehole at Old Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare over the weekend, Prevail International Group managing director Paul Tempter…
A COURIER, who transports parcels from South Africa to Zimbabwe, allegedly stole one of his client’s parcels worth over US$10 000. Seith Abel Nyahora, 49, of Damofalls, Ruwa, was charged with theft when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi. He was released on US$50 bail and remanded to September 14. The court heard that…
SINCE Friday, there have been several reports of road accidents across the country. With today and tomorrow being Heroes and Defence Forces holidays, motorists should exercise caution on the roads to save lives. It is sad that road accidents continue to be on the increase. Our roads are becoming much more dangerous. Statistics released by…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is confident that it will recover US$1 billion in graft-linked properties and cash by the end of this year. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Zacc chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo also revealed that Swirtzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom (UK) were among the…
