A HARARE man is facing fraud and money laundering charges after he allegedly swindled US$48 000 from a woman who had engaged him to import 160 mobile toilets for her from China. Takudzwa Martin Munyawarara, 38, was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi before he was remanded in custody. According to court records, Munyawarara lied…
TWO Harare men and a female, who were arrested while allegedly trying to sell ivory tusks weighing 5,5kg without a permit, yesterday appeared before the court. Tirevei Precious Katsande, 25, Blessing Mauya, 23, and Brilliant Zvinavashe, 32, from Waterfalls, Hatfield and Budiriro respectively, were arraigned before magistrate Ethel Chichera where they were charged with contravening…
THE lawyer representing 40 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly staging an unsanctioned car rally told the court yesterday his clients’ continued incarceration was casting the country in a bad light. The lawyer, Kudzai Kadzere, said this after the State asked that the continuation of the activists’ bail…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) senior members Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole, who are on trial for allegedly inciting public violence, have challenged an application by the State to introduce new video evidence. The two are being accused of posting a video on social media allegedly calling on members of CCC to participate in the…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has promised that it will avail all the information relating to the printing and distribution of ballot papers by end of day tomorrow. This comes after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) filed an urgent court application at the High Court on Wednesday seeking a mandamus that orders the Commission…
THE Constitutional Court has refused to hear an urgent application by aspiring presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere in which he sought permission to challenge a Supreme Court judgment barring him from contesting in next week’s harmonised elections. Kasukuwere wanted leave to appeal Supreme Court judges, Justices Antonia Guvava, Felistus Chatukuta and Chinembiri Bhunu’s July 28 ruling…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Never Katiyo, yesterday hit out at social media abusers for attacking him after ruling as “not urgent” a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) application seeking to compel the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to release a final voters roll ahead of next week’s general elections. This came after the opposition party filed…
A 37-YEAR-OLD man accused of rape allegedly avoided arrest for more than two years after reportedly intimidating his then-18-year-old victim into silence. The girl, now 20 years old, was allegedly raped by the suspect, Kudakwashe Mudare, of Borrowdale, Harare, at Ruyamuro Shops in Crowhill Views, where she had gone to sell second-hand clothes. Last week,…
A SELF-EMPLOYED 27-year-old man from Harare looking to purchase a new vehicle inadvertently ended up the victim of a scam, losing US$4 944 in cash that he gave to someone he believed to be a car dealer. Lloyd Ngadze from Kuwadzana Phase 3 is said to have contacted the alleged fraudster, Virimayi Svotwo, 38, sometime…
A HOMELESS man in Harare allegedly stole a woman’s high-end mobile phone after he feigned to assist her when her car broke down in the city’s central business district (CBD). The suspected thief, Program Marume, 21, was remanded in custody after he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday. He will be back in…
