SUSPENDED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, pictured, accused of influencing council employees to allocate residential stands to his sister and workmate is upping his fight for freedom and will today file an application for quashing of the charges. Mafume initially made an application for further particulars arguing that land allocation is not part of his duties…
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya, pictured, is optimistic the newly-opened Commercial Court will help in fighting malpractices in the economy by punishing delinquent behaviour. Speaking at the launch of the commercial court, which is a division of the High Court, on Friday, Mangudya said the court will foster investor confidence and also ensure…
THREE armed men yesterday pounced on business premises in Newlands and attacked a security guard before stealing a safe containing US$300 000….
A REGIONAL magistrate has declined to free suspended Zifa executive members alleged to have written letters on the association’s letterhead when on suspension. Magistrate Stanford Mambanje granted police more time to investigate the matter. The suspended Zifa executives, Felton Kamambo, Philemon Machana, Stanley Chapeta, Joseph Mamutse and Bryton Malandule, opposed further remand and mounted an…
THE trial of Kundai Muradzikwa, accused of stealing US$32 000 and jewellery worth US$152 000 from business woman and socialite Luminitsa after…
THE trial of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife Marry, pictured, accused of assaulting their maid continued yesterday with her lawyer Batrice Mtetwa…
FIVE suspected bribe-taking cops were nabbed during the ongoing police blitz on illegal commuter omnibus operators for allegedly allowing them to pass through a roadblock in Harare after paying inducements. The crew was reportedly observed from a distance by a police internal investigations team and when they were ordered to declare their valuables, one of…
THIRTY-EIGHT war veterans arrested for allegedly singing liberation war songs at a gathering at the Africa Unity Square in the capital while demanding better pensions suffered a setback yesterday when a Harare magistrate dismissed their freedom bid. The war veterans had launched a fresh bid to have the charges dropped via new application for exception,…
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe officer who was nabbed for allegedly supplying his service rifle to a workmate before it was used…
EX-PUBLIC Service minister Petronella Kagonye (pictured)’s bid for freedom in a case she is accused of stealing computers meant for schools in Goromonzi South constituency continues after she brought beneficiaries to court. She stands accused of writing a letter to the then minister of ICT, Postal and Courier Services Supa Mandiwanzira requesting computers to donate…
