TWO officers at the Registrar of Births and Deaths based at the Market Square office in Harare have been nabbed on allegations of processing a birth certificate for a woman without required papers. Hilda Ncube and Eneritha Dube reportedly charged Moreblessing Hove US$100 who had no birth record for her child stating that the child…
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Godfrey Karembera famously known as Madzibaba Veshanduko believes he was arrested and being prosecuted as punishment for his political affiliation and that the police heavily assaulted to force him to dump his yellow garments. He is accused of undermining the authority of the police by shouting at them…
A FEMALE drug dealer has been jailed for an effective three years after her arrest for supplying dagga in Harare and ownership of 271kg of dagga from Malawi which was stashed at a safe house. Patricia Munyengeri, 38, had denied allegations of dealing in dangerous drugs when the trial opened before regional magistrate Ignatio Mhene. She was…
THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of Jacob Mafume, pictured, as Harare mayor, ending his fourth suspension by Local Government minister July Moyo. Moyo suspended Mafume on December 17, 2021, citing misconduct and incompetence. That was the fourth time Moyo had suspended Mafume, keeping him away from town house in 45-day intervals. “I have reasonable…
Blessing Masakadza SUSPENDED Zifa president Felton Kamambo who is accused of vote buying, approached the High Court yesterday seeking a review of the magistrate’s decision to dismiss his application for discharge. It is his belief that the presiding magistrate Bianca Makwande erred in dismissing his application and is, therefore, seeking relief from the upper court….
A HARARE man reportedly lost US$74 000 to suspected bogus sangomas who allegedly told him that his ancestors wanted to bless him with US$20 million. Allegations are that Gesham Mutero was told to pay the money in order for him to access the lump sum before he was given a trunk containing newspapers. This has…
THE late MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai’s aide Sairasi Soromoni Chikohwero who was arrested on murder allegations on his return for the party’s congress in 2020 has been freed. Chikowero is accused of shooting a Zanu PF youth member Ali Khan Manjengwa in Mbare in 2002 at the height of political tensions before he allegedly fled…
THE trial of Dynamos FC chairperson Bernard Marriot Lusengo, pictured, has been set for June 15, with him hoping to be represented…
A GRAIN Marketing Board assistant manager for Mushumbi depot accused of conniving with Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro in siphoning fertilisers and seed under the presidential inputs scheme has been freed. Lovejoy Ngowe was granted $50 000 bail a day after the deputy minister was also freed on the same quantum. Represented by Batanai Pesanai,…
AN ISRAELI businessman accused of conniving with his personal assistant in defrauding his business partners of over US$200 000 after forging signatures on bank documents is set to stand trial. This comes as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Corruption (Zacc) has completed its investigations into the matter. Ofer Sivan, who stands accused of perjury and fraud by…
