RUTENDO NGARA THE STATE yesterday closed its case at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts in a matter in which Luke Zinyengere, who is in remand prison, is accused of escaping from lawful custody while armed with a revolver. Magistrate Letwin Rwodzi then adjourned the matter to today for the defence to give its submissions. The State,…
A MAN from Makokoba in Bulawayo has been sentenced to nine months behind bars after pleading guilty to assaulting his mother while in a drunken state. Tanaka Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing assault charges and pleaded guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison with three months suspended…
THE country has recorded an outbreak of earworm which is currently destroying traditional grains in three provinces. This comes as Zimbabwe is currently still grappling with the effects of last season’s El Nino-induced drought that forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare a state of national disaster and appeal for international assistance. It also comes as…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is planning to expand revenue generation strategies in a bid to sustain its proposed water utility. This comes as stakeholders have implored BCC to develop strategies that leverage resources from other departments so as to sustain the proposed water utility. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting yesterday, BCC chamber…
FINANCIAL services company, Access Forex, allegedly lost over US$300 000 and R600 000 after an employee created fake remittance accounts. Grace Makozho appeared before Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and supplying false information to a public authority. She was remanded in custody until tomorrow for her bail application….
A HARARE vagrant, who allegedly robbed and killed a Dzivarasekwa man, Forbes Jile, in Harare’s central business district (CBD) earlier this year, appeared in court yesterday facing murder charges. The accused, only identified as Sambureni or Makeni, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo and was remanded in custody. His accomplice, Takudzwa Mombeshora, also known…
A MAN from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North Province has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a fellow villager while she was working in the fields. Prosper Nkiwane appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing rape charges. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial. He was sentenced to…
HARARE regional magistrate Jesse Kufa sentenced a rapist to 20 years imprisonment for raping and impregnating his stepdaughter. Kufa ruled that although there was a delay in reporting the matter, it was evident that the child was raped and turned into her stepfather’s wife following the death of her mother in 2022. Kufa stated that…
Rutendo Ngara SAFARI operator Suscaden Investments (Suscaden) has launched a Supreme Court appeal against a High Court order to cancel its 25…
A SENIOR executive with Faramatsi Motors will appear at Bindura Magistrates Court today facing assault charges emanating from a mine dispute. Police national spokesman Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed that Edson Gatsi would appear in court today after he allegedly assaulted Botha Gold Mine general manager, Angela Mpofu-Chisvo, in Bindura last week. Gatsi will again appear…
