COMEDIAN Felistas Murata, commonly known as Mai TT, will know her fate on June 13 when a Harare magistrate is set to deliver a ruling in a matter where the socialite is facing a theft of trust property charge. She is being accused of using a car that she had taken from a car rental…
A MAN from Mungate Village, under Chief Chinamora, Mashonaland East Province, rued the day he allegedly committed rape, when his victim bit him on his private parts before escaping his grasp. Edson Gwada was arraigned before Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka on Thursday where he was charged with rape. He was remanded in custody and ordered…
A DIRECTOR of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which works to better the lives of women living in the rural areas, is being accused of stealing over US$200 000 that had been donated by a German organisation. Sekayi Emmie Wade, 68, who is the sole director of Kunzwana Women Association, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Feresi…
A MAN from Kuwadzana, Harare, yesterday appeared in court after he was arrested for allegedly possessing pornographic videos in his mobile phone. Thamsanqa Mpofu, 32, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of contravening a provision of the Data Protection Act or alternatively being in possession of intimate images and videos. The accused denied the…
A HARARE man will spend the next year in prison after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a home in Borrowdale and making off with two blankets. Brian James, 23, was arraigned before a Harare magistrate last week where he was charged with unlawful entry into premises. The State alleged that on May 21 this…
THE trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala, in which he is alleged to have incited public violence in 2020, resumes on June 12. Sikhala is on trial after he allegedly uploaded video and audio clips on social media platforms encouraging people to participate in public violence acts. However, the trial…
A BOGUS Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer got help from other members of the State security agency to obtain an identity card, a witness told the court yesterday. Lloyd Mutotote, who is in remand prison, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing impersonation and physical abuse charges. The State is alleging that after acquiring the…
A MAN from Mbare, Harare, is facing charges of rape after he allegedly forced himself on his sister, 33. The man, 35, whose name cannot be revealed for the sake of the victim, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday. He was remanded in custody and ordered to return to court on June 5 for…
HARARE magistrate Learnmore Mapiye has granted an application by the State in which it sought a 48-hour postponement in a matter where four University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students are seeking to be released on bail. The four, Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe have been in custody since their…
A FORMER Centre for Development Studies School (CDSC) employee, Mary Mukonoweshuro, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court after she was accused of siphoning over US$5 000 of student’s fees. Mukonoweshuro, 34, who was employed at the school as an administrator, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday where she was charged with fraud…
