A MAN from Mutare, who has been in remand custody since his arrest last month, for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has been granted free bail. Elroy Anesu Muchaya, 26, of Sakubva suburb was arrested last month and charged with undermining the authority of or insulting the President as defined under the Criminal Law Act….
RESIDENTS of Ushewekunze in Harare recently effected a citizen arrest on a local man who was allegedly raping his nine-year-old step-daughter on several occasions. They handed over Taurai Chikusvura, 28, to Southlea Police Station. Chikusvura was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday where he was charged with three counts of rape, before he was…
A SUSPECTED fraudster is believed to have duped two unsuspecting home seekers of US$41 000 by selling non-existent housing stands. Lovejoy Nyamande, 63, who is facing two counts of fraud, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, before he was remanded in custody and would return to court today for his bail application. The State…
A MAN from Braeside, Harare, who was caught with 10 grammes of cocaine and tried to evade ar[1]rest by pretending to be a police officer, has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Steven Musengeza, 37, was arrested in March after detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Drugs and Narcotics received information that he…
A MAN from Dzivarasekwa, Harare, is facing rape charges after he allegedly forced himself on his older brother’s nine-year-old daughter. The man, 23, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa before being remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court….
A HARARE man masquerading as a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer allegedly received a US$565 bribe after duping a 21-year-old Waterfalls jobseeker that he could secure employment for him within the spy agency. Trymore Kakonyo, 38, of Budiriro, who is facing charges of fraud, appeared before Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera last Friday before he was…
THE OWNER of Elima Fuels is facing smuggling charges after he allegedly illegally brought in two trucks laden with diesel and petrol from Mozambique into Zimbabwe without paying duty. Eliel Madziwa, 32, together with his company, Elima Fuels were brought before Harare Magistrate Ethel Chichera last Friday charged with two counts of smuggling before being…
FIVE men, including two police officers, who were last month arrested for impersonation, have returned to the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly stealing a vehicle they had previously sold. Tinashe Mhere, 27, Nyasha Ndumo, 31, Luckmore Makwara, 21, Peter Maodzeka, 51, and Raymond Banda, 28, appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday….
THE Supreme Court has set aside a previous High Court judgment which barred the gold mining company Falcon Gold Zimbabwe from mining at 11 of its gold claims in Maphisa, Matabeleland South. Falcon Gold and Nyamazane Gold filed an appeal at the Supreme Court after the lower court threw out their application for a review…
A GWERU man, who is believed to have been involved in a spate of robberies in Harare between last December and February this year, has been charged with eight counts of armed robbery. Tendai Ruchiyo, 34, stands accused of breaking into retail shops in the capital and making off with cash and other valuables worth…
