RUTENDO NGARA THE seller of a ZW$29 million Spitzkop property yesterday told a Harare court that he was unfairly evicted despite the buyers failing to settle the full purchase price. Testifying before regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo, Charle Zinto said he sold the property to Tendai Jemwa and Thomas Masango under an agreement that ownership would…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A FUND manager at Cornerstone Asset Management, Challenge Dondo, yesterday appeared in court facing charges of defrauding his employer of ZiG190 million. Dondo was granted US$200 bail by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. According to the State, between April and December 2023, Dondo processed loan applications from Swiss Worx (Pvt) Ltd…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) says its ongoing illegal businesses blitz will help to ease the tax burden on long-suffering property owners by ensuring all businesses contribute fairly to the city’s revenue base. HCC operation taskforce chairperson, Edgar Dzehonye, told the Daily News yesterday that the exercise would ensure all businesses operating in the Central…
By Rutendo Ngara POPULAR musician Kudakwashe Gift Hombarume, better known as Chillmaster, has been banned from driving for nine months following his conviction on charges of culpable homicide and driving without a licence. Mbare magistrate Tendai Mukurunge handed down the sentence yesterday after the case was referred back for resentencing by judge president Mary Zimba-Dube,…
By Rutendo Ngara FORMER Zanu PF youth leader Jim Kunaka was yesterday remanded in custody by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on allegations of defrauding property developers of over US$1 million. Kunaka is jointly charged with Cuthbert Finyasi. The pair is expected back in court today for their bail application. According to the State, sometime in…
By Rutendo Ngara CHIMURENGA musician, Bryn Taurai Mteki, yesterday testified at the Mbare Magistrates’ Court, where he accused suspected land barons of illegally seizing his property in Stoneridge, Harare. Mteki, appearing before magistrate Rangarirai Gakanje, insisted he is the rightful owner of the disputed land, which he said he purchased from Pinnacle Holdings in 2018….
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A 32-year-old man has been hauled before the courts facing a murder charge after allegedly fatally assaulting his friend during a beer brawl in Entumbane suburb. Mbongeni Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube yesterday, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. He was remanded in custody to September 17 for…
YVONNE NCUBE A 14-year-old boy from Gweru has received a wholly suspended 15-year jail sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing his four-year-old relative. The minor, whose identity has been withheld for ethical reasons, was found guilty by Gweru Regional Magistrate Christopher Maturure. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was convicted. He was sentenced…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has partnered with the government in intensifying its support to the country’s climate resilience efforts by equipping key stakeholders with advanced skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing. Speaking during a training workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, FAO representative in Zimbabwe and sub-regional coordinator for Southern Africa, Patrice…
CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have established a commission which comprises five members to assess if Epworth Local Board is ready to be bestowed a town council status. This comes after the Epworth Local Board in January 2022, formally applied to the ministry of Local Government. The application follows decades of growth in Epworth, an area adjacent…
