A SUSPECTED rapist Shepherd Chimukoro from Water falls, Harare, is accused of stalking his victim and pretending to be a police officer before “arresting” her and later dragging her to a secluded area where he raped her twice. Chimukoro, 29, was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court, where he was charged girl’s boyfriend before following…
TWO Harare-based Simrac Enterprises employees, who have been in remand custody for over a month after allegedly robbing their employer of US$128 932, have been granted US$150 bail each. Roy Pedzai Jambaya and Phineas Maravanyika were granted bail by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday after filing bail applications through their lawyers, Joseph Nemaisa and Kudakwashe…
THIRTEEN daring illegal miners, commonly known as makorokozas, who were arrested at Lowdale Police Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, after allegedly invading a police farm, have appeared in court charged with contravening the Mines and Minerals Act. The 13 accused appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chiba nda yesterday and were remanded shovels and iron…
THREE suspected armed robbers, who allegedly broke into several schools and a fuel station in Harare before stealing cash, have appeared before a Harare court. Washington Musindo, 38, Tinashe Tagwirei, 35, and Lameck Magaya, 38, were arraigned before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and were remanded in custody. The three, who are being charged with four counts…
A MAN, 33, from Zimbiru village, Chief Chinamhora, Mashonaland East Province stands accused of raping a 15-year-old girl who was sleeping in a car before threatening to kill her if she refused to have sexual intercourse with him. The alleged rapist, Owen Kabaya, was yesterday remanded in custody and was advised to apply for bail…
SOME desperate nurse aides seeking jobs in the United Kingdom (UK) were recently scammed of U$46 000. This emerged yesterday after police arrested 27-year-old Tatenda McDonald Pfende, who stands accused of fleecing the nurse aides who were seeking certificates of sponsorship to find employment in the UK. Pfende appeared before Harare magistrate, Dennis Mangosi, facing…
A HARARE businessman, Danny Mavura Huruyadzo yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrate’s Courts accused of defrauding an aspiring homeowner by allegedly roping him into a fake National Building Society (NBS) housing scheme. Huruyadzo and his company Hibernic Energy appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi before he was granted bail of US$200 and remanded to November 20….
FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive officer Matheline Mujokoro has been acquitted of allegations of criminal abuse of office. This was after she was accused of flouting procurement procedures in hiring two security companies without the approval of the Procurement Regulatory Authority in 2018 Mujokoro, through her lawyer Admire Rubaya, applied for an…
A 27-year-old man from Chitungwiza is facing hacking charges after he allegedly got into the system of a local telecommunications company before transferring over 1 000 gigabytes of data from the firm’s clients. Nyaradziso Pindurai Chiyangwa was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi last Friday who granted him US$400 bail. State prosecutor, Zebediah Bofu told…
duben@dailynews.co.zw FIVE suspended police officers, who were previously arrested for alleged robbery, returned to the Harare Magistrate’s Court last Friday facing fresh charges of allegedly demanding US$15 000 as bribe. Lawson Muchongwe, 34, Perseverance Chisango, 31, Weston Muzorewa, 36, Prosper Chimbumu, 33, Lovemore Moyo, 34, and Garth Craig Duplooy, 51, are being charged with criminal…
