ZIMBABWE Football Association (Zifa) executives, accused of writing letters on Zifa letterhead purporting to be executive committee members despite being on suspension, have upped their bid for freedom. Felton Kamambo, Philemon Machana, Stanley Chapeta, Joseph Mamutse and Bryton Malandule, who were ousted by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and replaced by a Zifa restructuring…
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife Marry accused of trying to murder him by allegedly removing life support instrument on him while in a South African hospital has challenged her prosecution in the magistrate’s court saying it had no jurisdiction to deal with the matter. Her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa argued that the alleged crime was wholly…
FIVE more suspects have been nabbed on allegations of being part of a syndicate that had been fraudulently siphoning money from the popular Mashwede Holdings resulting in the loss of US$70 000. Daniel Paradza, Delilah Masinjalo, Charity Mapengo, Centia Zvai and Kudzanai Munyama were not asked to plead to theft allegations when they appeared in…
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation boss Henrietta Rushwaya accused of attempting to bribe a Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe official at the airport to let her pass through with gold, wants the charges dropped. The trial opened yesterday with Rushwaya distancing herself from the alleged offence, arguing she did not have money to give to anyone.Represented by…
LEGISLATOR Job Sikhala, accused of obstruction of justice, is keeping his fingers crossed hoping a Harare magistrate’s court will grant him bail tomorrow. On Friday, his lawyer Jeremiah Bamu completed his bail application, saying the allegation that he interfered with police investigations was misplaced.Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online…
FOUR employees at the popular Mashwede hangout place in High Glen, Harare, have been arrested on allegations of stealing about US$70 000 from their employer by receipting fake transactions and pocketing the money. Manager Daisy Chakauya is jointly charged with accountant Brighton Moyo, cashier Samantha Guzuzu and Aseni Masenda with theft.They were remanded to August…
SUNGURA musician Alick Macheso says hard work, talent, perseverance and patience are all a musician needs to soar to the top and not juju. The singer was speaking as the guest of honour at fellow sungura musician Simon Mutambi’s album launch held in Harare recently.Macheso laughed off rumours suggesting that his art is juju-laden and…
SUSPECTS, who allegedly went on a robbing spree targeting churches armed with a pistol, knives and iron bars making away with over US$28 000, have appeared in court. John Chizhande and Panashe Kaseke were not asked to plead to the allegations when they appeared before regional magistrate Gloria Takundwa in Harare yesterday. They were remanded…
ZENGEZA West MP Job Sikhala has launched a fresh bid for freedom after a regional magistrate threw out his challenge for placement on remand on a charge of obstruction of justice. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she had been…
AN ISRAELI billionaire Gilad Shabtai has set his eyes on massive investments in Zimbabwe, targeting infrastructure development, agriculture, mining and real estate. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has, since 2018, been running under the mantra ‘Zimbabwe is open for business” in a bid to woo foreign direct investment into the country. Shabtai flew…
