TWO men have appeared before a Harare magistrate’s court after they allegedly ran a fake school in Dzivarasekwa, Harare. The two, Thomas Mutsvene, 38, and Tariro Patsikadova, 45, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday facing charges of fraud. Alternatively, they are being charged with operating an unregistered school as defined in section 15(1)…
A NETONE employee has been arraigned before the magistrates court after he allegedly defrauded the company out of US$24 000. Wiseman Bote, 39, who is employed at the telecommunications company as a customer care representative, is facing charges of fraud and money laundering. He appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday for initial remand….
MARRY Mubaiwa’s attempted murder trial, which kicked off last Thursday at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, was pushed back yesterday to February 27. Mubaiwa is being charged with attempting to murder her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, while he was admitted to a private hospital in South Africa in 2019.The trial was slated to start…
TWO Harare men appeared yesterday before a magistrate’s court for allegedly duping parents into thinking they were authorities of a council-run school in Dzivaresekwa before collecting US$7 500 in fees. Thomas Mutsvene, 38, and Tariro Patsikadova, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of fraud or alternatively operating an unregistered school. The State…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 36-YEAR-OLD herdman from Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North, was hauled before the courts on allegations of sexually abusing his employer’s daughter. Mthokozisi Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube, facing one count of rape. It is the State’s case that on December 29 last year, at a village in Nyamandlovu, the complainant’s…
A HARARE man, who was arrested in 2017 after he shot and killed a habitual thief who had broken into his home over 13 times, has been acquitted by the High Court. Augustine Chiswanda was set free after High Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi ruled that he had committed the act while acting in self-defence….
FOUR fuel station employees, arrested in 2020 for allegedly stealing 2 500 litres of fuel from Friendly Environment Services, have been acquitted at the High Court. Geshemu Mlauzi, Shadreck Musiwaro, Blessing Chisamba and Ronnie Gurudza were convicted and sentenced to an effective two years each in prison by a Harare magistrate court. During the trial,…
FOUR space barons appeared in court yesterday facing extortion charges after they were arrested for allegedly demanding US$9 per day from informal traders operating at the CocaCola open space in Harare. Ephraim Chizola, Phanuel Savanhu, Ashley Kutadzaushe and Joseph Meki appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi who granted them $300 000 bail each and remanded…
FORMER University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura, together with two other senior officials at the institution, Lazarus Mabvira and James Chipendo, were yesterday removed from remand at the Harare Magistrate’s Court where they were facing fraud charges. The State was accusing the trio of allegedly conniving on various occasions to prejudice the university…
THE Judicial Services Commission has taken steps to hasten the delivery of justice in the country by ensuring the coordination and efficient administration of criminal justice through its recently established national council. In a statement yesterday after the inaugural meeting of the council that was created last year, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said the new…
