A CHINESE man has been remanded in custody after he appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing kidnapping charges after a married couple disappeared in the capital three years ago. Chen Long, 34, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing an alternative murder charge. He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court and…
A STATE witness in the trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala and former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko yesterday told the court that he heard the former ordering members of the opposition party to pelt Zanu PF members with stones. Sikhala, who is in remand prison, and Maiko are on trial…
A FEMALE employee who pleaded guilty to stealing over US$4 000 from her employer last week escaped jail after a Harare magistrate sentenced her to perform 10 months of community service. Nyasha Gudyanga, 31, last week appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with fraud. She pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 24…
A ZIMBABWE National Roads Administration (Zinara) official will spend the next three years in prison after she was found guilty of 258 counts of criminal abuse of office as a public officer. Patricia Chikowere, 47, was arrested in 2018 after it was revealed that she was corruptly interfering with Zinara’s vehicle registry system. In a…
A MARONDERA man who killed a 73-year-old man for speaking English will spend the next 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of murder. Anyway Pondo was arrested in 2021 after he assaulted Langton Mandibvira for speaking in English. He was initially jointly charged with Keith Matenena, but the latter was discharged at…
SIX men, who were allegedly caught with fraudulent bank cards, were yesterday arraigned before a Harare court facing charges of unauthorised use and possession of credit or debit cards. Fungai Samurewo, 35, Frank Chikoto, 36, Clever Manhombo, 40, Pardon Muwungani, 28, Takudzwa Chikohora, 26, and Tererai Chakanyuka, 18, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje and were…
A MARRIED Harare man has been hauled before a magistrate’s court after he allegedly drugged his ex-girlfriend and raped her. Takunda Tapfuma, 27, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Thursday where he was charged with contravening provisions of the Criminal Law Codification Act. He was granted $300 000 bail before being remanded to June…
A HARARE man, who is believed to have been purporting to be an agent who could help with fi nding jobs in the United Kingdom, has appeared in court for allegedly duping one of his clients out of US$4 000. Tadiwanashe Themba Ndlovu, 21, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi at the weekend and was…
FOUR University of Zimbabwe students, who were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly defacing seven buildings in Harare’s central business district, will spend the weekend in remand prison after a Harare magistrate rolled the continuation of their bail application to next Wednesday. Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24, and Lionel Wadamombe appeared before…
THE continuation of Marry Mubaiwa’s trial, in which she is accused of attempting to murder her then husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been pushed to next month after the former model’s lawyer told the court that she was unwell. Her attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa, told a magistrate’s court yesterday that her client had recently undergone…
