ANOTHER State security agent is facing fraud charges after he and his colleague allegedly tried to get State number plates from the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) for a personal vehicle. George Madziva, 40, who is employed as a transport officer in the Office of the President and Cabinet and is stationed at Chaminuka Building in…
THE Four ZB bank heist suspects, who were recently acquit ted on charges of robbery, have appeared back in court on fresh charges of money laundering. Trymore Chapfika, Tozivirepi Chirara, Dennis Madondo and Tatenda Tadzikwa were arraigned before Harare Magis trate Donald Ndirowei on Friday. When they appeared in court, the four, through their respective…
HARARE magistrate Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti has dismissed an application by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala seeking discharge at the close of the State’s case on allegations of inciting public violence after allegedly encouraging citizens to participate in anti-government protests. The accused, who is in remand prison, is also facing an alternative…
A HARARE-BASED lawyer is facing theft of trust property charges after he allegedly di verted money belonging to a client to pay outstanding legal fees. Julius Chihambakwe, 78, allegedly used US$154 311 that belonged to his client, Tsungirayi Banga Man dizvidza, sometime in 2014. Yesterday he appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded him…
A FORMER Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) employee allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme and duped his colleagues into investing over US$35 000. Tongai Mavhunduse, 45, of Chibhaira Village, Chivi, was charged with three counts of fraud when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who remanded him in custody to Wednesday pending…
AN assistant accountant of a local company, Printflow Private Limited, is facing fraud charges after she allegedly siphoned fuel worth US$77 943. Ruvimbo Gladys Kanyamure, 28, of Waterfalls, Harare, was remanded out of custody on US$300 bail when she appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi. State prosecutor Zebediah Bofu told the court that Kanyamaure, who…
MIGHTY Warriors head coach Shadreck Mlauzi, who was arrested earlier this week on charges of assault and indecent assault, will have to face the music when his trial commences on October 27. Mlauzi, who is being accused of assaulting the team’s fitness trainer, was granted US$300 bail by Harare Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda yesterday. Magistrate Dzuda…
TWO Zimbabweans, who were seeking greener pastures in Dubai, were reportedly duped and later kidnapped and flown to Oman in the Middle East where they were subjected to slavery before they managed to escape and return home. One of the alleged kidnappers, Karen Pamela Teguru, 31, appeared before a Harare court yesterday where she was…
A HARARE property developer has been taken to court after allegedly giving a client a residential stand that was not worth the amount she had paid for. Christine Ziki, 64, the director of Tulphire Properties, was charged with fraud when she appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Tuesday.She was remanded out of custody on free…
AN INFORMAL trader who allegedly operated numerous WhatsApp groups where he pretended to have capacity to import various goods from China to Zimbabwe has appeared before a Harare magistrate facing fraud charges. Admire Munyanyi, 48, of Banket, Mashonaland West Province, was charged with 20 counts of fraud when he was arraigned before magistrate Dennis Mangosi…
