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RUTENDO NGARA EIGHTEEN suspected armed robbers accused of stealing US$75 000 lobola money from businessman Wicknel Chivhayo’s in-laws have alleged in court that they were tortured by police during crime scene indications. The claims were made before Harare magistrate Musaiona Shortgame as the suspects cross-examined Chivhayo’s brother-in-law, Gerald Muteke. One suspect told the court that…

RUTENDO NGARA A MAN accused of fraudulently seizing ownership of a US$580 000 triple-storey house in Harare has been granted US$500 bail. Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday ruled that Elijah Meskano was a suitable candidate for bail. He was ordered to surrender his passport and not interfere with State witnesses. The matter was remanded…

THE police have intensified traffic enforcement operations in Harare’s central business district (CBD) following the deployment of 10 new state-of-the-art motorcycles. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the motorcycles were released by the Commissioner-General of Police, Stephen Mutamba, to help officers restore order on the capital’s congested roads. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A COUPLE accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono of $137 million had their application for discharge thrown out last Friday by a Harare magistrate after almost a year of trial that began in October 2024. Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda-Makoni are facing…

RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man who allegedly unlawfully changed ownership of a three-storey house worth US$580 000 is expected to hear his bail ruling today. Elijah Meskano briefly appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday facing fraud charges and he was remanded in custody. It is alleged that on February 11 2017, Maria…

RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has dismissed an application by Harare lawyer Emmanuel Mukwewa seeking to overturn a default judgment compelling him and businessman Richard Paswa to jointly repay US$176 000 to a Chinese investor, Huang Li Qiang, over a failed land transaction. In a recent ruling, Justice Siyabona Musithu said Mukwewa had failed to…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A TRAINEE police officer at Ntabazinduna training depot has been arrested and brought to court after he was caught red-handed with a stash of dagga and crystal meth. Prince Chavaraka appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba charged with contravening section 157 (1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act.  He…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw POLICE say they are investigating multiple incidents of baby dumping occurring in Harare and Bulawayo over the past week, as authorities warn of a disturbing upward trend in the abandonment of new-borns. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that one case under investigation was reported in Harare on 24…

THREE men appeared in court last week accused of fraud and money laundering after allegedly siphoning US$34 500 meant for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) exhibition stand at the Harare Agricultural Show. The suspects — Rubbie Chinanai, 54, and Ashel Chinanai, 35, both from Bulawayo, and Tichawanda Kevin Chinyande, 31, of Harare — allegedly…

A 25-YEAR-OLD student nurse at Mpilo Central Hospital has appeared in court for allegedly forging her Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) certificate to gain entry into nursing training. Sandra Ndege, from Murehwa, was charged with fraud and forgery when she appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Abednico Ndebele. She pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody…