TWO Harare men, Elvis Borerwi and Tafadzwa Matoro, have appeared before a magistrate’s court facing assault charges after allegedly beating up a Johanne Masowe Chishanu leader, Lloyd Gwasira. Matoro, individually, is also being charged with possession of a firearm without a valid licence. It is alleged that Borerwi and Matoro assaulted Gwasira on Monday while…
THREE men, who are accused of dealing in meth (mutoriro) in Eastview and Whitecliff, both in Harare, have been arraigned before the magistrate’s court. Obedient Hove, 24, Maxwell John, 18, and Tafadzwa Jiwa, 31, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. The three were arrested on Tuesday…
THE High Court has rescinded an order granted to a gold dealer, Sebastian Magodo, that gave him authority to conduct mining activities at Electrom Farm in the Midlands Province. The ruling comes after the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a Zesa subsidiary, filed an application at the High Court seeking a rescission of the order that…
POLICE in Pumula, Bulawayo, have launched an investigation into the abduction and trafficking of a three-year-old girl who is believed to have been smuggled to South Africa by her father’s relatives. The three-year-old baby was separated from her mother Charlene Gugulethu Moyo in December 2022 after her paternal grandmother Clara Ndlovu allegedly asked Moyo to…
A HARARE man, who is accused of stealing 20 bags of dressed chicken meat from a day-old chicks and eggs producer, has appeared before the magistrate’s court. Menard Elia, 27, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, facing charges of theft. He was granted $20 000 bail after the National Prosecuting Authority noted that it was…
THE High Court has ruled that indigenous Zimbabweans who sue the Lands ministry after the State repossesses their land on the basis of their nationality have no legal recourse. This comes after a white farmer from Gweru, Frances Mary Bowers, filed an application at the High Court challenging the seizure of her farm by the…
A MOTHER and her son have appeared before the Harare Magistrate’s Court facing vehicle theft charges after they allegedly sold a car they had hired from a rental firm. Daniel Austen, 39, and his mother Jennifer May Austen, 66, together with their alleged accomplice, Tarisayi Ziyambi, 39, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday….
AN ALLEGED serial robber, who is believed to have broken into over 10 houses in Mabelreign, Avondale and Bluffhill in Harare over the past two years, has been denied bail. Lamusi Nthula was arrested in January and on Monday applied for bail, but the application was tossed out by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who noted…
A HARARE man has been hauled before the Magistrate’s Courts after he allegedly tried to sell ivory pieces worth US$884. Author Edwin Kowe appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing allegations of contravening section 82 (1) (b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act, alternatively known as possession of elephant ivory without a warrant. He was…
AN ATTEMPT by former Chitungwiza Chamber Secretary Priscilla Vengesai to be released on bail pending the determination of an appeal against her sentence hit a snag after the High Court threw out her application last week. Vengesai, who was arrested in 2014 after attempting to bribe a High Court judge, was sentenced to two years…
