A MAN from Westlea, Harare, is facing fraud charges after he allegedly duped a car buyer who wanted to purchase a vehicle from Japan. The suspected fraudster, Thembalethu Ndlovu, 35, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday before being granted US$200 bail. The State, represented by Zebediah Bofu, is alleging that Ndlovu accrued US$5…
THREE self-proclaimed traditional healers made US$31 000 by lying to their clients that they could bring back lost lovers and cure Aids, a Harare magistrate heard yesterday. The three “sangomas”, Kimbugwe Yib Ibrah, 26, from Zambia, Hillary Ssebunya, 29, and Godfrey Nasarira, 25, both from Uganda, appeared before the court yesterday, where they were charged…
A SUSPECTED serial armed robber was caught in possession of an army uniform that he would wear during his robberies, a Harare magistrate heard last week. Robson Mhandu, 47, was arraigned before a Harare magistrate facing two other counts of robbery before he was ordered to file for bail at the High Court.The State is…
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police officer has landed in the dock after he allegedly tried to extort US$800 from a truck driver whom he had stopped at a roadblock. Peter Mombe, 36, who is stationed at ZRP Goromonzi, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing a charge of criminal abuse of duty as a public…
TWO suspected car thieves, who allegedly lured their victim into Harare’s Central Business District (CBD) before towing away her car, have been arraigned before the magistrate’s court. Edson Dandara, 28, and Edson Hwema, 20, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who charged them with theft of a motor vehicle.The duo were remanded in custody and…
CHIEF magistrate Faith Mushure has denied claims of “judiciary capture” saying the country’s Constitution insulated judicial officers from external influence and ensured that they stayed impartial. This comes as there have been allegations from various quarters who have cried foul, mainly on social media platforms following the removal of prominent people from remand, while opposition…
A SUSPECTED fake real estate agent has appeared before a Harare court after he allegedly duped a woman into buying a residential stand that belonged to someone. The suspect, Farai Jongwe, 29, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud charges before he was granted US$100 bail and ordered to return on September 25….
ASPIRING presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere will next Tuesday know whether his application for leave to appeal before the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) can be heard before the same apex court. Kasukuwere, who is in self-imposed exile in South Africa, is seeking to nullify last week’s Supreme Court judgment that ruled he could not contest in this…
THE Supreme Court sitting in Harare yesterday set aside a High Court judgment which barred 12 Bulawayo Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary hopefuls from contesting in the August 23 harmonised elections. Last Thursday, Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Bongani Ndlovu, barred the 12 candidates from contesting despite the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) accepting their…
SENIOR CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members Job Sikhala and Lovemore Maiko, who are on trial at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing disorderly conduct charges, have filed an application for discharge at the end of the state case on Wednesday. The duo was summoned to court on April 20 this year accused of storming a…
