A HARARE man reportedly put his house up as surety for a loan after being convinced to invest in a non-existent mining claim. Wilson William Nharingo is said to have been persuaded by Freddy Makuvise, 68, to take out a US$17 000 loan and invest in a non-existent mine reportedly in Chegutu.Makuvise, who appeared before…
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume, who was convicted and incarcerated in April this year on charges of inciting public violence, has been set free by the High Court. Ngarivhume had been sentenced to an effective three years in prison after Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka ruled that he had used his X (formerly Twitter) account to…
TWO police officers are facing extortion charges after allegedly demanding a US$300 bribe from a motorist they had arrested. Solomon Chibhamu, 31, and Zamkele Mlilo, 35, who are both stationed at Warren Park Police Station, stand accused of demanding money from motorists who were driving along Harare-Bulawayo Road.Chibhamu and Mlilo were arraigned before Harare magistrate…
A NINETEEN year-old house maid had to seek refuge at an apostolic sect shrine after she was allegedly raped by her employer. The employer, Blessed Kunje, 34, was brought before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa last Friday where he was remanded in custody and instructed to return to court on December 19 to file his bail…
A HARARE man who was allegedly arrested for possession of $2 million worth of cocaine has been brought before the magistrate’s court facing a charge of dealing in dangerous drugs.Simbarashe Marunga, 31, of Mabelreign was arrested on December 6 after the police raided his home and found him in possession of cocaine.Marunga was arraigned before…
THE hearing of Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s appeal in which he is challenging both his conviction and sentence has been postponed for a third time at the High Court. The opposition politician was convicted in April this year at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts and sentenced to three years in prison after he was…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts to testify against his ex-wife, Marry Mubaiwa, who is accused of attempting to murder him in 2019 while he was admitted at a private hospital in South Africa. Before Chiwenga took to the witness stand, State prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti asked for the public gallery…
A HARARE man allegedly used his former employer’s website to advertise his new business and attract clients to his company. Nicholas Kundai Mwamuka, 41, of Msasa Park appeared before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya facing a charge of fraud and was granted US$100 bail and will return to court on February 8 next year. According to…
HIGH Court judge Justice Never Katiyo yesterday reserved judgment in a matter in which Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts to be Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary general, is seeking to bar 23 recalled members of Parliament from using the party’s name during this weekend’s council and parliamentary by-elections. This comes after the Supreme Court…
A SUSPECTED serial fraudster, believed to be facing numerous charges involving card cloning, has appeared back in court facing three more counts of fraud. Clevers Manhombo, 40, is said to have defrauded a local telecommunications company US$5 291 by fraudulently purchasing iPhone 14 mobile phones using a cloned visa card. Manhombo was remanded in custody…
