TWO more Zanu PF members who allegedly incited public violence after blocking a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally scheduled for Chimbumu Grounds, Glen View 7, early this month have appeared in court. Courage Kuture, 28, and Temany Utete, 48, from Glen View 1 and 7, respectively, are being charged with public violence, which led…
A SUSPECTED thief yesterday left a Harare court in stitches after he wept uncontrollably, saying he was scared of going to prison. Tinotenda Sanyangare, 23, of Kuwadzana 4, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on a theft charge after he allegedly stole property worth US$120. As he stood in the dock having his charges…
TWO brothers from Harare who were drinking beer at Strotford Night Club in Mabelreign were reportedly beaten up for their taste in music after they tried to connect a phone to the bar’s sound system. The alleged attacker, Tonderai Nemauzhe, 33, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, facing two separate charges of assault, before being…
POLICE have arrested two men from Matabeleland North in Nkayi for allegedly murdering a suspected mental patient after finding him sleeping in one of the suspects’ bedrooms. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the victim died after being hit several times on the head. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 57-YEAR-OLD man from Killarney suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to an effective four months in prison for stealing cigarette packs from a local supermarket on eight different occasions. Cassian Vheremu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa yesterday and was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to the charges. The…
A HARARE woman allegedly hacked into her former employer’s Facebook account and started sending explicit content after she was fired. Faith Ratidzo Chaitezvi, 33, of Greendale, Harare, was charged with transmitting false data messages with intent to cause harm when she appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi last week, who remanded her out of custody to…
A COURIER, who transports parcels from South Africa to Zimbabwe, allegedly stole one of his client’s parcels worth over US$10 000. Seith Abel Nyahora, 49, of Damofalls, Ruwa, was charged with theft when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi. He was released on US$50 bail and remanded to September 14. The court heard that…
THREE police officers who allegedly stole over US$40 000 before torching the Criminal Investigations Department offices at Harare Central Police Station last week have been released on US$100 bail. The officer in charge of Harare’s CID Stores and Business inspector Stanley Musekiwa, and his subordinates, Takaidza Mugwisi, and Stanely Gwasunda, were arrested earlier this week…
A HARARE man is facing fraud charges after he allegedly sold a house that legally belonged to his deceased sister’s family. Anthony Mubweza, 51, from Kuwadzana 5, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday before he was granted US$100 bail and remanded out of custody to September 29. The State, represented by Zororai Nkomo,…
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has dismissed an application by independent presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere challenging the legality of Statutory Instrument (SI)140 (A) of 2023. The SI, which amended section 75(1) (d) of the Electoral Act to allow the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to receive postal votes not later than three days of the…
