VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry’s court case was yesterday set for November 15 after the defence team failed to produce a medical report to ascertain her mental fitness to stand trial. Marry was last Friday attended to by two medical specialists in fulfilment of a court order. “She was examined last Friday by…
A BRAZILIAN national has been slapped with 10 years’ imprisonment for dealing in dangerous drugs after he was caught with 4kg of cocaine at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport worth $33 million. Guilherme Sodre Alvenaz Da Silveria, 22, was slapped with a mandatory minimum sentence by regional magistrate Ignatio Mhene. Prosecutor Shepherd Makonde told…
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Marry, who is facing several allegations, will today be in court pending a doctor’s report to ascertain if she will be mentally capable to follow trial proceedings. She was last month remanded to yesterday after the State indicated that the docket for her other case in which she is accused of…
A BRAZILIAN national has been convicted of dealing in dangerous drugs after he was caught with 4kg of cocaine at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport worth $33 million. Guilherme Sodre Alvenaz Da Silveria, 22, who is in custody, will be sentenced today as the court requires a report on the quantity of the drugs…
THE trial of five MDC-Alliance youth leaders accused of staging a demonstration in the capital opened yesterday after a series of hiccups with the crew distancing themselves from the offence. Makomborero Haruzivishe, Allan Moyo, Denford Ngadziore, Stanley Manasi Manyenga and Cecillia Revai Chimbiri are being charged with participating in a gathering with intent to promote…
THE corruption trial of former Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira continued on Wednesday with a State witness differing with the prosecution’s case. Mupfumira…
SUSPECTS who allegedly stole guns from soldiers who were on guard at late national hero Vitalis Zvinavashe’s farm have appeared in court. Louis Munyamani, Tauya Nyanzou, Tozivepi Kuyangamara and Friday Tembo were not asked to plead to armed robbery charges when they appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi. They were also charged with unlawful possession of…
THE 39 war veterans, who were arrested last Tuesday for demonstrating in Harare for better living conditions, have been freed on $5 000 bail each. The State had opposed their release on bail arguing that they were a security threat considering that they are trained soldiers and a reserve force of the army. Two police…
AT LEAST 40 war veterans, who were arrested on Tuesday for demonstrating for better living conditions, have appeared before the Harare Magistrates’…
A LOCAL company, Fossil Mines, has taken legal action against lawyer and vice president of an MDC faction Tendai Biti for claims…
