A HARARE businessman Mark Tanyaradzwa Maraire, 37, has been dragged before the courts after he allegedly defrauded a local commercial bank of over $27 million. Maraire and his company, Modern Niche Digital Consulting Africa, were arraigned before the Harare Magistrate’s Court yesterday, facing fraud and money laundering charges. He is the majority shareholder and sole…
TWO Harare men, suspected to be a part of a gang involved in committing crimes in and around the capital, have been arraigned before a magistrate’s court facing armed robbery charges. Malvin Mumvurutsi, 34, and John Mafigu, 32, were arrested over the weekend and are facing two charges, one of robbery and another for being…
TWO brothers from Dotito, Mashonaland Central, will spend a combined 22 years in prison after a Bindura Magistrate’s Court found them guilty of raping a 17-year-old girl with a mental disability. The Muoni brothers, Tonderai, 22, and Elvis, 19, were arraigned separately before the magistrate’s court, facing rape charges. It is alleged that in two…
STUDENTS at the University of Zimbabwe have been granted temporary relief after the High Court yesterday granted an interim order that ordered that the institution should not withhold the results of learners who had failed to pay fees. The order also suspends the increase in tuition fees pending the ruling of another application by the…
TWENTY-FIVE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members, who were arrested last week, will spend the weekend in remand prison after a Harare magistrate’s court adjourned the cross-examination of the investigating officer to Monday. The 25 members have clocked a week in State custody, having been in detention since their arrest last Saturday at the house…
THE State filed a new murder charge against former police officer Jaison Muvevi yesterday, bringing the total number of his alleged killings to four and two attempted murders. This came to light when he appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure for placement on remand. Muvevi allegedly shot and killed three people in Wedza last Friday…
THE trial of Marry Mubaiwa, who is accused of attempting to kill her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been scheduled for February 16. The case was supposed to be heard yesterday before Harare Magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, but it was pushed back to next month.This is despite the fact that Mubaiwa’s lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa,…
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) yesterday dismissed an urgent application filed by Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform (ZYAP) chairperson Tonderai Chidawa challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec’s preliminary delimitation report, ruling that his case was not a pressing matter. His ConCourt application comes after he claimed Parliament ignored a letter that his lawyer, Lovemore Madhuku, wrote to…
TWENTY-FIVE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members, arrested last Saturday in Budiriro, Harare, for allegedly holding an unsanctioned meeting, spent another night in remand prison yesterday after the magistrate postponed their bail ruling for the fourth time. They will appear in court again today. During the hearing yesterday, investigating officer George Garauzive told the court…
EIGHT Pakistanis were yesterday arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Court after they were arrested earlier this week for allegedly forging immigration documents to enter the country. The eight are Farukh Dilawar, 20, Tahir Azeem, 37, Sikandar Zulquarnain, 31, Muhammad Tahir, 26, Muhammad Fayaz , 39, Muhammad Asif, 26, , Muhammad Ali, 28, and a 15-year-old…
