A ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officer will spend the next nine years in prison after he was found guilty of unlawful possession of unmarked ivory worth over US$4 800. Shepherd Musiniwa, 31, together with his accomplices, Simbiso Kakomo, 39, who is a Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) ranger and Ernest Kabanda, 44, were…

A MAN from Mabelreign, Harare, is facing theft charges after he allegedly stole a car, US$1 500 and a cellphone belonging to his drinking friend he had driven home. George Chatambudza appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje before being remanded in custody and he will be back in court on July 10 for his bail…

A MAN from Harare’s Glen View suburb is facing rape charges after he allegedly paid a 14-year-old girl on several occasions to have sexual intercourse with her. Gilbert Mbavara, 39, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday before he was released on free bail. The court heard that in April this year, Mbavara got into…

A FEUD over the control of a family-owned company has taken a new twist after a 73-yearold widow took her stepson to court, accusing him of forging documents to cut her out of the firm. Clifford Saimon Chidziva, 60, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday and was charged with forgery. He was granted free…

A SUSPECTED armed robber, who is already in remand prison, appeared in court yesterday after he was linked to a robbery that occurred in Chitungwiza earlier this year and left a family of six with serious injuries. The suspect, Brighton Bester Moyo, 24, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who advised him to approach…

A CAR dealer, who allegedly used a forged civil servant rebate letter to import a motor vehicle from Japan, has appeared before a Harare magistrate Timukudzei Nhongo was arraigned before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, who granted him free bail and he will be back in court on September 5 for routine remand pending further investigations….

AN employee of a Harare-based travel agency, who allegedly staged a robbery and stole over US$78 000 from his employer, has appeared before the magistrate’s court. Roy Makunike, 22, and his accomplice, Jonathan Tembo, 26, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and were remanded in custody to July 5. The court heard that last month,…