HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume who is accused of abusing office by influencing council officials to allocate residential stands to his sister and workmate has launched a fresh bid for the charges to be dropped. He has filed an application for the quashing of the charge on the ground that it is calculated to prejudice or embarrass…
JUDGMENT in the matter in which former public service minister Petronella Kagonye is accused of stealing computers has been set for May 30. This is after the close of her defence case in which she brought witnesses to support her defence. Kagonye was charged with theft, accused of writing a letter to the then minister…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger Sybeth Musengezi will spend the weekend behind bars following the non-completion of his bail application yesterday. He is in court accused of fraudulently becoming a member of Zanu PF and attaining a position in the youth wing using a fake residential address. This comes after he approached the High Court…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy challenger at the High Court Sybeth Musengezi has appeared in court charged with fraudulently becoming a member of Zanu PF and attaining a position in the youth wing using a fake residential address. Musengezi was not asked to plead to fraud charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda who…
A WITNESS has claimed Housing minister Daniel Garwe and his wife Sharon Mugabe are behind the criminal charges that led to the arrest of former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye, pictured. Kagonye is facing theft charges, arising from allegedly writing a letter to the then minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services, Supa Mandiwanzira, requesting…
RAPPER Stunner, born Desmond Chideme, pictured,who is accused of bashing his wife, believes he is a victim of a plot by the…
BUSINESSMAN Felix Munyaradzi yesterday successfully had a warrant of arrest against him last year cancelled after it was established that it was issued in error. The warrant of arrest was reportedly issued after the High Court had given an order which removed him from remand and the prosecution conceded the position. The fight for his…
A THIEVING gardener, who stole US$38 000 from his employer before replacing it with fake notes, has been jailed for an effective…
FORMER Zesa Holdings group chief executive Joshua Chifamba together with the company’s group secretary Saidi Sangula and the legal officer Garikayi Churu are fighting to be cleared of criminal abuse of duty charges. The trio is accused of engaging a law firm Chihambakwe, Mutizwa and Partners Legal Firm to carry out debt collection services for…
THE State is pushing to have businessman Felix Munyaradzi stand trial on allegations of obstructing the course of justice. However, Munyaradzi believes the State was abusing the court process as the charges were quashed by the High Court. Munyaradzi was summoned to appear in court yesterday on allegations of trying to influence police commissioner Erasmus…
