A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student allegedly blackmailed his former girlfriend by threatening to post her nude photos online before raping her on three separate occasions. Panashe Mazhazhate, 22, who is facing three counts of rape and one count of attempted rape, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who granted him US$100 bail on…
A MAN from Belvedere West, Harare, allegedly defrauded a local supermarket chain by using fake rewards cards to purchase groceries. Michael Desperate Chipfupi, 29, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa last Friday, who granted him US$500 bail before instructing him to return to court on November 29. He is being charged with fraud and…
SIX men, who are members of a suspected armed gang that invaded a plot in Upper Rangemore suburb in Bulawayo before assaulting its occupants and stealing property worth over US$2 000 have been remanded in custody. Benefit Vhudzi, 21 of Mbundane; Limukani Khuphe, 24 of Upper Rangemore; Isheanesu Nhliziyo, 24; Uyapho Ndlovu, 26 of Cowdray…
A FATHER and son from Chief Chinamora’s area in Domboshava have appeared in court facing charges of threatening to kill a neighbour who was preventing them from cutting down trees. On Wednesday, Reason Sibanda, 52, and his son, Khumbulani Sibanda, 28, appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda, accused of violating the Forestry Act. Reason is…
POPULAR gospel musician Ivy Kombo and her husband, Pastor Admire Kasi, appeared before a Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday facing fraud and perjury charges after allegedly acquiring fake certificates that allowed them to practice law in Zimbabwe. Kombo, 48, and Kasi, 61, who were registered as lawyers in February this year, are now being accused of…
HIGH Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi yesterday reserved judgment to next Tuesday in a matter in which 23 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators are appealing against their recent recall from Parliament. The 23, who are represented by Amanda Ndlovu and Alec Muchadehama, filed an application seeking the invalidation of their recalls, arguing that the…
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president, Henrietta Rushwaya, who was on trial after being caught trying to smuggle gold worth over US$330 000 through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in 2020, was yesterday found guilty and convicted at the High Court. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Rushwaya, 56, will be sentenced on…
A SEXUAL predator, who was arrested early this year after going on a spree of rapping and robbing women sleeping in tuckshops in Domboshava, just outside Harare, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison. Goodwill Mhandu, 21, was found guilty of several counts of rape and robbery by Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi who convicted…
A SOLDIER and a police officer, who were guards at two separate houses in the upmarket Glen Lorne suburb, Harare, have been charged with murder after they allegedly killed a thief who broke into a home in the same neighbourhood on Monday. Stanley Muchimba, 32, who is stationed at the Police Protection Unit (PPU) at the…
A POLICE officer allegedly took advantage of the law enforcement’s ongoing “Tame the Traffic Jungle” operation and abused the process to start a fake commuter omnibus operators’ association. Shepherd Jaricha, 34, who is stationed at the Harare Central Police Station is now being charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer and contravening…
