A NINETEEN year old boy, who allegedly sodomised his four -year- old nephew, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court. Clayton Matarutse appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Friday facing a charge of aggravated indecent assault, and he was remanded in custody. He was ordered to return to court on June 12 before being…

A CHITUNGWIZA woman allegedly killed her boyfriend and went on to file a report with the police where she claimed to be a Good Samaritan who found him lying on the ground wounded, a Harare magistrate heard on Friday. Nozizwe Mpengesi, 53, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi who charged him with murder. She was remanded…

AN ACCOMPLICE of socialite “Mambo Ndini”, real name Andi Baleni, who allegedly connived with him to dupe over 100 people in a bogus cement deal, is now facing over 120 counts of fraud. Tinashe Zimunya, 27, together with his company, Koffie and King Corporation, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje where they were charged…

A  MAN from Hatcliffe, Harare, is facing a charge of rape after he allegedly forced himself on his 19-year-old daughter-in-law. On Wednesday, Kenias Tazira, 52, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje and was remanded in custody after the State, represented by Pardon Dziva, opposed the granting of bail. He is set to return to court…

A HARARE Polytechnic accounting student who was on attachment at Zesa Holdings head office in Harare diverted over $2 million to her own personal use, a Harare magistrate heard on Wednesday. Faith Jessica Mukome, 34, and her husband Collen Yande, 47, stand accused of creating fake supplier accounts and diverting the company’s money to the…

A HARARE man who is facing allegations of filing forged court documents and making claims accusing a company, New Century Productions Private Limited, of defaulting on a contract has been arraigned before a Harare court. Cleopas Majoni, 54, appeared before Harare Magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Wednesday facing a charge of fraud. He was released on…

A FEMALE Harare municipal police officer has appeared in court after she was allegedly caught trying to accept a bribe.  Priscah Mutereko, 44, who is attached to the licence inspection unit, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi recently where she was charged with extortion. Mangosi released her on a $50 000 bail before remanding her…

COMEDIENNE Felistas Murata, commonly known as Mai TT, who is currently on trial on charges of theft of trust property, yesterday denied putting up a rented car as collateral. When her defence case started before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda, Mai TT told the court that she had given Rachel Mhuka an Audi Q5 for safekeeping…

FOUR University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who have been in custody since Friday facing malicious damage to property charges in central Harare will remain in remand prison after their bail application was postponed yesterday to tomorrow. Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe — age not given — first appeared…