TWO suspected robbers are now facing murder charges after allegedly killing a security guard at a bar in Glen Norah, Harare. Gilbert Muchokomori, 38, and Talent Shangwa, 18, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi before being remanded in custody facing murder and attempted robbery charges.The pair was instructed to approach the High Court for…
FORMER Zanu PF Harare provincial youth chairperson, Jim Kunaka, has appeared in court facing criminal charges after he allegedly threatened to behead a Harare City Council district officer for Sunningdale. Kunaka appeared before a Harare magistrate over the weekend where he was charged with threats to commit murder and was granted US$100 bail before being…
HARARE magistrate Munashe Chibanda has sentenced three Harare men to 12 months in prison each after they were found guilty of committing a robbery in the capital city’s central business district. Thomas Sithole, 38, Courage Kambiriyenda, 23, and Samson Kazingizi, 26, were arrested on January 4 immediately after ganging up on Tinashe Mudyiwa and stealing…
Nyasha Dube A SUSPECTED female armed robber believed to have been involved in several robberies in Chitungwiza, Dema and Marondera has been brought before a Harare magistrate court.Muchaneta Diana Zvimba, 30, was arraigned before magistrate Donald Ndirowei, facing one count of armed robbery.Zvimba was remanded in custody and instructed to approach the High Court for…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for suspects who broke into a local school and stole US$17 280.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told the Daily News yesterday that the incident of unlawful entry and theft occurred at a school at the corner of George Silundika Street and Third Avenue.“Unknown suspects broke into the school…
THE judiciary will continue to defend the country’s Constitution without fear or favour despite rising threats by people who lose their cases, Chief Justice Luke Malaba says. Opening the 2024 legal year at the Constitutional Court in Harare yesterday, the resolute Malaba said the judiciary would not be bullied into passing favourable judgments by hostile…
A HARARE man, who was reportedly caught red-handed raping a 12-year-old girl, is said to have keeled over pretending to be drunk to avoid getting arrested. Crynoce Mwanamutsvene, 37, of Highfield, Harare, is said to have raped the minor who was sleeping in the dining room. Mwanamutsvene was arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda where…
A MAN from Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, is facing murder charges after he allegedly bludgeoned his 71-year-old uncle in the head with a wheel spanner while he was asleep. Fanuel Masora, 34, appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda, who remanded him in custody and instructed him to apply for bail at the High Court. State…
A HARARE bakery’s former employee, John Nyakamha, has been authorised by the police to stage a one-man demonstration today at the company’s premises in Southerton to push the firm to pay him his dues following an arbitral award handed down over a decade ago. According to court documents, Nyakamha was employed by Lobel’s as the…
FOUR village heads from Chief Seke in Dema, who were arrested for allegedly selling council land for over eight years, have appeared before a Harare magistrate’s court. Lewis Murisa, 64, Kenneth Kuwora, 48, Rich Masona, 45, and Joshua Nechiva, 46, all from Dema, are facing charges of contravening section 24(1) of the Regional Town and…
