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…
THREE Chinese men and a woman have appeared in court after they allegedly extorted more than 16 million Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB), an equivalent of US$2.25 million, from their business partner. The four, Hu Ronghua, 49, Hu Qinglin, 25, Meng Xianlei, 51, and Bertha Meng, 53, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, before…
A MAN from Budiriro, Harare, who was heavily assaulted by a complainant’s mother and relatives after he was allegedly caught raping the 15-year-old girl, appeared in court yesterday. The suspected rapist, Privilege Rupondo, 23, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje who remanded him in custody before advising him to file his bail application at the High…
A Mushika shika driver is facing obstruction of justice charges after he allegedly pushed a traffic cop who wanted to arrest a tout off his kombi whilst it was moving. Andrew Dhlamini, 26, denied the charges when he was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi last Friday. The magistrate granted him US$100 bail before remanding…
A HARARE man who allegedly shot his friend after he damaged his car’s window has appeared in court. Elvis Mudarikwa appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa last week facing a charge of attempted murder. He was granted $300 000 bail before being remanded to August 28 pending investigations. The court heard that Mudarikwa tried to…
THE High Court yesterday reserved judgment in an application filed by Zanu PF activist Lovedale Mangwana, seeking to have the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) nullify presidential hopeful Saviour Kasukuwere’s nomination to contest in the August election. On June 30, Zec cleared 11 presidential aspirants as eligible to contest in the August 23 general elections, including…
A TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man who is believed to be a drug dealer supplying drugs to other small-scale dealers has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Liberty Gavaza, who is facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday. He was remanded in custody and ordered to return to court…
ANOTHER bogus ‘agent’ is facing three counts of fraud after he allegedly duped individuals who were seeking to immigrate to the United Kingdom (UK) of US$3 800 by promising them work permits. Francis Chitemerere, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi last Friday before being remanded out of custody to August 28. The State is…
A HARARE man lost US$10 000 in a botched stand deal after he gave the money to an individual pretending to be selling residential stands, a Harare Magistrate heard on Friday. The suspect, Blessing Boka, 40, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on a charge of fraud. Boka, who is the director of Charitable…
THE Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court ruling which had foiled National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm)’s attempt to walk away from its US$20 million contract with Drax Consult Sagl. Supreme Court judges — Joseph Musakwa, Chinembiri Bhunu and George Chiweshe — dismissed NatPharm’s appeal and ruled that its contract with Drax was valid. “I prepared…
