A HARARE man, who is suspected of having broken into his neighbour’s home and stolen property, has appeared before the Harare magistrates’ court. It is alleged that on December 27 2022, Blessed Masango broke into Clara Nyoni’s house in Goodhope, Westgate, Harare, and stole property valued at $652 800. According to the court documents, Masango…
THE trial of jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Job Sikhala failed to start again after the magistrates’ court yesterday postponed the matter to next Monday to allow both the prosecution and defence to file written submissions. This comes after Sikhala filed an application seeking to have his trial for allegedly inciting violence in…
THE two Harare bouncers, who were arrested late last month facing attempted murder charges after allegedly causing havoc at pubs and various musical events, have filed an application for bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. The two, Gideon Sanyangore and Blessing Kumunda, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday seeking to be released from custody…
INCARCERATED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala has made an application to have his trial for allegedly inciting violence live streamed to the public. was arrested in June 2022 after he allegedly incited public violence that erupted during the memorial for fellow party member, Moreblessing Ali. The MP appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo…
A HARARE man has been dragged before a magistrate’s court facing kidnapping charges after he allegedly abducted a two-year-old girl who was playing outside a church. According to court documents, Panashe Chitura, 26, allegedly approached the child outside the Kings Citadel Church in Westwood. It is reported that Chitura pretended to be a church congregant…
FOUR Harare men have appeared before a Harare magistrate after they were arrested for allegedly robbing Wilkins Hospital back in June last year. The four, Ignatius Varera, 26, Costa Mabhandi, 34, Kudakwashe Madhabuyi, 40 and Taurai Tanga, 37, were arrested over the weekend and charged with unlawful entry into premises on aggravating circumstances. They are…
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced that it will officially launch phase two of the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) in February. This comes as the JSC moves to digitise its operations, making justice more accessible and more affordable to the public. IECMS is a web-based case management system that automates and tracks…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Youth Secretary for Masvingo Province, Gilbert Mutubiki, and nine other activists, who were on trial for allegedly inciting violence in Chivi, have been acquitted by the local magistrate’s court. The 10 were arrested in 2021 after they allegedly incited the public to commit violence at a gathering in Mhandamabwe. During…
A HARARE man, Ali Abdul Aziz Ahmed, who was defrauded out of nearly US$38 000 after he bought a stolen vehicle, has been granted a brief relief after the High Court granted an order declaring him the legal owner of the car. Ahmed approached the court after the original owner of the car; Jonathan Solani,…
A CHIVI woman, Edleen Matonhodze, has been granted relief after the High Court granted an application in which she sought to have her niece removed as the executor of her late father’s estate. In her application, Matonhodze cited Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, her niece, Florence Mapuvire, in both her official capacity as the estate’s executor…
