A MAN from Hopley, Harare, has been charged with rape after he allegedly slept with his brother’s 12-year-old girlfriend Caos Njodzi, 20, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who remanded him out of custody to July 28 pending the finalisation of police investigations.The court heard that the accused took advantage of his brother’s absence and…
A HARARE car dealer, who is believed to have abused the civil servants rebate scheme to illegally import cars without paying duty, appeared in court last week facing two counts of fraud. Taona Murombedzi, 30, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who remanded him out of custody to August 21.The State, represented by Pardon Dziva, is…
A CHINESE national, who allegedly lured unsuspecting Zimbabweans into joining E-Creator, a suspected online Ponzi scheme, before attempting to skip the country with their money, yesterday appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Zhao Jiaotong, 39, who had been on the run for nearly two weeks after allegedly stealing US$1 million from the E-Creator’s clients, was…
A MAN from Mabvuku suburb in Harare appeared in court yesterday after his arrest for allegedly killing his 17-year-old nephew while under a suspected psychotic break. Joseph Katete, 42, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda on murder charges before he was remanded in custody to July 27. Chibanda also ordered the State to take…
A SUSPECTED drug dealer, who was caught with meth, marijuana, 19 bottles of Broncleer and 24 bottles of Benylin cough syrup, popularly known as Bronco, with a street value of $8 million, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court. Vimbainashe Magurei, 40, appeared before magistrate Munashe Chibanda yesterday, where she was charged with unlawful…
A ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) officer has appeared before a Harare magistrate after he was connected to a duo believed to have broken into Highfield 2 High School last month and stolen 97 Ordinary Level and 47 Advanced Level Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) certificates. Farai Chauke, 38, and his accomplices, Michael Sikaliveni, 51, and…
AN EPWORTH man, who allegedly stoned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s motorcade while it was passing along Julius Nyerere Way in Harare’s central business district, has been ordered to undergo a mental health examination. Benjamin Mupomwe, 30, initially appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he was facing a charge of disorderly conduct before he…
TWO Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers, who allegedly forged rebate letters to help a police officer import a luxury car, have appeared before the court. Pardon Makanda, 38, and Robert Jakopo, 31, who are employed at the Zimra offices in Masvingo, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday before they were remanded in custody.They…
A SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man, who allegedly failed to transfer ownership of a house that he sold over 17 years ago, has appeared in court. Agayi Munemo was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday where he was charged with fraud before being released on free bail and will be back in court on 31 July…
FIVE people died while 18 others were seriously injured in two separate road accidents that happened on Sunday. This comes after earlier this month 17 people died and 15 others were seriously injured in three separate road traffic accidents in a space of three days.In a statement yesterday, the national police spokesperson, assistant commissioner Paul…
