OPPOSITION legislator Job Sikhala has clashed with the State over the delay in putting him on trial which he said were taking a toll on him and demanded that he is either prosecuted or freed. Sikhala is accused of publishing falsehoods that are allegedly prejudicial to the State following a Facebook post he allegedly made…
MBARE, one of the oldest suburbs in Harare, is home to some of the country’s finest businesspeople, soccer players and artists. Despite this rich historical background, it has become an eyesore, neglected and a pale shadow of its former self. Popular Mbare residential areas such as Magaba flats, Shawasha, Matapi, Matererini, Matagarika and the Mbare…
EX-PUBLIC Service minister Prisca Mupfumira who is accused of abuse of office will have to wait a little longer for a court ruling on her application for discharge. The ruling which was set for yesterday, was pushed to March 14 for the magistrate to complete the ruling. Mupfumira is accused of interfering with National Social…
A HARARE man has appeared in court on allegations of defacing campaign posters for Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) politicians Joana Mamombe and Denford Ngadziore who were then candidates for the MDC Alliance ahead of the 2018 elections. Simbarashe Gapa, 44, is alleged to have been caught covering the duo’s campaign posters with Jessie Majome’s….
TWO Presidential Guard soldiers were arrested on Tuesday for armed robbery after they allegedly pounced on a farm in Beatrice and made away with over US$5 000. Munyaradzi Munyuki and Busani Moyo who are serving members of the army together with Shadreck Kadira were not asked to plead to armed robbery charges when they appeared…
FOUR employees from the Transport ministry have found themselves in trouble, accused of stealing 901 drums of tar worth over $21 million meant for development of roads in Mashonaland Central Province. Andrew Chitura, Allen Gutura and Simon Ndoro, who are supervisors in the department of road works, joined their foreman Dalla Sibanda on accusations of…
A HARARE magistrate has given Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s ex-wife, Marry a two-week ultimatum to engage a new lawyer for trial in a matter she is accused of assaulting her maid. Magistrate Learnmore Mapiye gave the order after Marry’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday failed to turn up for trial on medical grounds after she underwent…
THE 39 war veterans, accused of holding an illegal gathering in Harare last year as they demonstrated against poor pensions, want the charges dropped. The former freedom fighters, who were accused of singing Chimurenga songs, said the charges must be withdrawn because there was nothing criminal about the tunes which are usually played at national…
THE High Court is expected to make a determination in former Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira and then permanent secretary Ngoni Masoka cases where they are facing graft charges after presiding magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi was promoted to the bigger court’s bench. Mupfumira and Masoka are accused of abuse of duty as public officers for allegedly…
FORMER Zanu PF youth league national political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, accused of inciting public violence ahead of the July 31 2020 demonstration, will now stand trial on June 7. This came after he had put the State under pressure, demanding to be removed from remand if they were not ready to prosecute him. At…
