BINDURA Town mayor Jacob Gwature and his alleged accomplice, Jonathan Kapasi, will spend more nights in remand prison as they await their bail application. The duo was arrested over the weekend and initially appeared before a Harare court on Saturday and was remanded in custody. The State is alleging that the pair was connected to…
A MAN from Rushinga in Mashonaland Central Province lost his life after he was assaulted to death for stepping on a dog’s tail by its owner and his friend. Norman Gunde and Never Kamanika were recently convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years each in prison by a High Court judge, Justice Esther…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala and Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko, who are facing a charge of disorderly conduct, yesterday informed Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda that they will be filing an application for review at the High Court. This comes after Dzuda dismissed their application for discharge at the close of the…
A MAN from Murove Village in Chinamhora, Mashonaland East Province, allegedly tried to kill his wife’s ex-husband by striking him with an iron bar in a jealous rage. Romio Marukutira, 26, appeared before a Harare court yesterday, where he was charged with attempted murder. Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa remanded him in custody and instructed him to…
A WEDZA man, who caused his daughter’s death by assaulting her over two days, has been sentenced to serve five years in prison by a Harare High Court judge. Nomore Makwinja, 52, was arrested last year on murder charges after he assaulted his 16-year-old daughter Diana, with an iron bar following allegations that she was…
AN 18-year-old teenager, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the victim, appeared in court after he allegedly “delivered” on several occasions his 10-year-old relative to his friend, who later raped her. The teen and his friend were remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court when…
HARARE magistrate Apolonia Marutya is today expected to deliver a ruling in which 12 Zanu PF members who were arrested last week for allegedly participating in public violence are seeking to be released on bail. The 12 are being accused of going to Zanu PF headquarters in Harare before staging a protest demanding the removal…
A MAN from Budiriro, Harare, is facing rape charges after he allegedly dragged a six-year-old girl to his home before raping her twice. David Chizera, 20, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday before being remanded in custody to October 12, pending the finalisation of police investigations. The magistrate also advised him to apply…
THE 12 Zanu PF members, who were arrested last week for protesting at the ruling party’s Harare provincial headquarters, spent the weekend in custody after the investigating officer (IO) failed to turn up in court on Friday to testify in their bail application. The 12 are being charged with public violence and appeared before Harare…
SEVEN Mutare residents who were accused of kidnapping a Zanu PF party supporter a few days before last month’s general elections have been acquitted. The seven include Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidate for Mutare South constituency, Moses Mukombiwa, 52, Tadiwanashe Chimbare, 19, Succeed Ruvinga, 19, Martin Nyamapfeni, 33, Martha Gwizo, 39, Cynthia Tombo,…
