TWO vagrants, who are believed to be part of a five-man gang that allegedly attacked a man along Kwame Nkrumah Avenue, Harare, before stealing his mobile phones and US$40, have appeared before a magistrate court. Panashe Nyamurowa and Nyasha Majoni, whose ages are unknown, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda who remanded them in…
THE three suspects, who are believed to have been running an online Ponzi scheme called E-creator, will remain in custody until tomorrow, when a Harare magistrate is set to deliver her ruling on their bail application. The three, Zhao Jiaotong, Justin Kuchekenya and Trymore Tapfumaneyi, appeared in court yesterday for continuation of their bail application….
THE fight by independent presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere to contest in next month’s general elections has taken a new twist after lawyer, Lovedale Mangwana, filed an application at the Supreme Court to have the former Cabinet minister’s appeal heard on an urgent basis by the same court. This comes after Kasukuwere, through his lawyers, last…
A MAN from Eastview, Harare, yesterday appeared before a Harare court facing charges of allegedly filing fake documents at the Central Vehicle Registry that allowed him to register three motor vehicles using names of soldiers. Ashton Marange, 29, was arraigned before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing a charge of fraud, before he was granted US$20 bail…
THE police investigating officer (IO) in a matter in which three individuals are accused of running an online Ponzi scheme, E-Creator, yesterday told the court the suspects should remain in remand prison. He said if Zhao Jiaotong, Trymore Tapfumaneyi and Justin Kuchekenya are granted bail, they are likely to flee the country or be attacked…
ANOTHER legal practitioner is facing fraud charges after he allegedly used forged legal certificates to practise law. Jabulisa Tshuma, 57, of Magaya Legal Practitioners in Kwekwe, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday before being granted US$300 bail and remanded to August 25. Prosecuting, Pardon Dziva told the court that the accused graduated from…
FOUR of the five University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students, who have been in remand prison since last May for allegedly spray painting government buildings in the Harare Central Business District, were yesterday granted $500 000 bail each at the High Court. Benjamin Watadza, Emmanuel Sitima, Comfort Mpofu and Lionel Madamombe were arrested and each charged…
THE Supreme Court is today expected to decide the fate of presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere when it hears his appeal seeking to set aside a High Court judgement barring him from contesting in next month’s general elections. In his Supreme Court appeal, the former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF political commissar is arguing that High…
A DIRECTOR of a Harare-based land development company, who is believed to have duped a woman into selling her flat before giving him the money for the construction of a house, has appeared in court facing US$29 000 in fraud charges. Blessing Boka, the owner of Charible Enterprises, was arraigned before magistrate Munashe Chibanda last…
AN employee at a private Harare hospital is facing theft charges after he allegedly siphoned nearly US$40 000 from his employer over the course of a year. Lennon Jamu, 30, who is employed as a receptionist at a hospital in upmarket Borrowdale, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday and was remanded in custody.He will…
