THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a matter where the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is seeking to overturn a High Court ruling confirming a contract that the energy company entered into with businessman Wickwell Chivhayo’s company, Intratrek. In January this year, High Court judge Justice Paul Musithu ruled that Intratrek’s procurement contract it signed…
A NOTORIOUS armed robber, who allegedly connived with a former High Court prosecutor to be granted bail using forged papers, has been re-arrested. Cornwell Kasambarare, 31, who is believed to be part of the famous Musa Taj Abdul gang of armed robbers, was arrested on Tuesday and taken to Harare Central Police Station for further…
HIGH Court Judge, Justice Webster Chinamora, yesterday struck off the roll MDC’s urgent application to have its aspiring MPs allowed to fi le nomination papers after failing to do so last week. Last Friday, MDC fi led an urgent application at the Electoral Court challenging Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission (Zec)’s decision to disqualify 87 of its…
THIRTY-EIGHT Citizens Coalition for Change activists who have been in custody for over two weeks after they were arrested for allegedly destroying Zanu PF offi ces in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza, have been granted bail. The 38, who include Adam Furukiya, Tashinga Chihaka, Donald Mugondegwa, Trevor Furukiya, Mathew Pitikanye, and others, were arrested on June 9 and…
A WOMAN from Epworth in Harare who allegedly lured a 15-year-old girl into a car before locking the vehicle, exposing her to a suspected rapist, has appeared before a Harare court. Shingirai Chitata, 25, together with the suspected rapist, Admire Chiwaya, 30, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday, facing a charge of rape. They were…
A WATERFALLS, Harare, man who allegedly held his daughter emotionally hostage and threatened to commit suicide if she did not let him have sexual intercourse with her is facing rape charges after he was arrested earlier this week. The man, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the victim, appeared before Harare…
THREE Zimbabwe Defence Forces officers appeared before a magistrate court last week after they allegedly used the civil servants rebate scheme to import motor vehicles which they later used as taxis. Simbarashe Mudeye, 37, Alex Pedziwa, 44, and Vincent Courage Chitate, 32, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje where they were charged with fraud….
A 22-YEAR-OLD mechanic who recently took his client to court accusing him of kidnapping and theft has appeared in the dock facing charges of theft of trust property. Panashe Karimusango was arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda, where he was granted $100 000 bail before being remanded to August 23. Yesterday, the court heard that…
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Uzumba in Mashonaland East Province has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he was found guilty of stealing and slaughtering an ox. Admire Machipisa, who was arrested last month, appeared before the Mutawatawa Magistrates Court facing stock-theft charges. During the trial, the State told the court that on May…
A WOMAN unknowingly gave away US$640 to an alleged conman, a Harare magistrate heard on Thursday last week. The suspected fraudster, Innocent Zhangazha, 24, appeared before magistrate Munashe Chibanda who remanded him in custody pending the determination of his bail application. The court heard that on June 15 this year, the complainant who was not…
