A 37-YEAR-OLD man from Masvingo has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a magistrate’s court found him guilty of raping his 16-year-old niece. The man, whose name is withheld to protect the identity of the child, was arraigned before the Masvingo Regional Magistrate’s Court facing charges of rape. The National Prosecuting Authority informed…
A ZAKA, Masvingo man Brian Chiwara, who is being charged with culpable homicide, has complained to the High Court about the continuous postponement and dragging out of his trial. Chiwara was arrested in 2019 and has made numerous appearances before the Zaka magistrate’s court over the years, but his trial has still not come to…
TWO Harare bouncers, Blessing Kumunda and Gideon Sanyangore, who have been in remand prison since their arrest last December on attempted murder charges and allegedly causing havoc in various pubs and musical shows, have been granted bail at the High Court. The two appeared before High Court judge, Justice Lucy Mungwari on Monday who granted…
A HARARE woman Charlotte Chavavarirwa has taken the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to court following the seizure of her four vehicles. It is alleged that Chavavarirwa was the girlfriend of a NetOne employee, Daniel Kalira, who was arrested last year after he allegedly stole $150 million from the company. According to Zacc, Kalira would steal…
A POLICEMAN from Karoi, Mashonaland West, will have to spend the next 10 years in prison after the High Court threw out an application where he challenged his conviction and sentence. Samson Murire, together with four other accomplices, was convicted of the charge of tampering with apparatus for the supply and generation of electricity after…
A STATE witness in the trial of Citizens Coalition for Change official Job Sikhala has testified that the Zengeza West MP was plotting to start a civil war in the country in 2020. Sikhala is currently on trial for allegedly using video and audio clips that were uploaded on social media platforms to incite public…
A MARRIED Ruwa man, Jeffrys Harurapwi, 22, has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate court after his girlfriend implicated him in a case of motor vehicle theft. Harurapwi, who was arrested together with Peace Musekiwa, 20, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday. According to court documents, Harurapwi’s girlfriend Nomatter Chenhara stole a car in November…
AN Epworth man, who is believed to be part of a gang that broke into a house in Marondera in September last year and stabbed the owner to death, has been arraigned before a Harare court. Laison Taziva appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday facing a murder charge. It is the State’s case that…
A HARARE-BASED security firm, Crush Security, has lost a US$261 430 claim it said it was owed by Parirenyatwa hospital for the provision of security services after a High Court judge dismissed its application. Crush Security was also seeking to recover interest at the prescribed rate of five percent calculated from October 1 2011. According…
THE trial of incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change Vice President Job Sikhala is set to continue today. Sikhala is facing charges of inciting violence after he allegedly uploaded a video on YouTube prior to the infamous July 31 2020 demonstrations. Sikhala, who is being represented by Jeremiah Bamu and Harrison Nkomo, appeared before magistrate Feresi…
