EIGHT individuals who were seeking to secure nurse trainee vacancies at Sally Mugabe Hospital reportedly lost their savings after they were duped by two women claiming to be employment agents. The two suspected fraudsters, Effort Chirandata, 45, and Martha Chitumba, 54, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday charged with fraud. Chirandata was granted…

A COUPLE, accused of illegally transferring former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s property into their own names, is now off the hook after the two parties entered an out-of-court settlement. The two, Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Makoni, who are husband and wife, through their company Ark Properties (Private) Limited, were…

A FORMER employee of a Harare based company, Jedz Holdings, reportedly stole official documents from his employer before resigning a few days later. Advisor Makuyana, 25, of Southlea Park appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi where he was charged with contravening the Data Protection Act. Makuyana is being accused of stealing valuable information from his…

A SUSPECTED fake police officer was arrested at Harare Central Police Station after he allegedly tried to extort a fraud suspect who was being held in cells. Gabriel Chirunga, 36, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Simon Kandiyero charged with impersonation and extortion. Chirunga was remanded in custody and will return to court today for his…

THE matter in which two Gokwe cousins, Martin Masuka and Mafioni Rikonda are fighting over chieftainship at the High Court, has been removed from the court roll for a second time. Previously, High Court judge Amy Tsanga removed the same matter off the roll after she ruled that it was not urgent. The cousins are…

A MAN who was caught wandering around the magistrates’s chambers at the Harare Magistrates Court last week, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. Edwin Chapauka, 30, from Epworth, was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Simon Kandiyero facing charges of attempted unlawful entry. The court heard that on that day, Brian Saitenga, who is employed…

THE High Court has saved 800 families in Norton from being evicted after a judge issued an order barring government officials who claimed to have been sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The families had approached the court after officials from the ministry of Lands, the District Administrator for Chegutu, police officers and Environmental Management Agency…

A VENDOR, who told the court that he was “drunk and confused” when he was caught loitering in magistrates’ chambers at the Harare Magistrate’s Courts on Monday, was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison. Edwin Chapauka, 30, from Epworth, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Simon Kandiyero, facing attempted unlawful entry charges. The court heard…

THE High Court has saved 800 families in Norton from eviction after a judge issued an order barring government officials, who allegedly claimed to have been sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, from forcing them to leave. The ruling came after the affected homeowners approached the court after officials from the Lands ministry, the district administrator…