A CAMEROONIAN national and his employee are facing kidnapping charges after they allegedly abducted a truck driver who had reportedly diverted a shipment of fertiliser that was on its way from Zimbabwe to Zambia. Moussa Mounchikpou, 57, and Brian Chande, 50, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje before being granted US$200 bail each. The…
FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Job Sikhala and CCC’s Chitungwiza legislator Godfrey Sithole have been found guilty of inciting public violence that broke out in Nyatsime following the death of CCC activist Moreblessing Ali in 2022. The two denied the charges claiming that they had neither posted the video nor incited anyone to…
A SUSPECTED armed robber tried to stall his trial from commencing while allegedly working in cahoots with a prison officer by forging medical documents stating that his hearing was impaired. Witness Nyarupa, 44, from Kambuzuma and Takawira Taderera, 42, a Zimbabwe Prisons Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer stationed at Harare Remand Prison now stand accused of…
FIVE Harare men have been arrested after they allegedly illegally erected a precast wall on council land. Trevor Dowera, 48, David Belo, 48, Kennedy Kwaramba, 26, Kenias Paradza, 26, and Michael Chiyangwa, 18, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo where they were charged with contravening the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act. They were granted…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man, 60, yesterday appeared in court facing charges of allegedly stealing US$2 000 and damaging property belonging to his estranged wife. Nkazimulo Khoza of Old Magwegwe appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing theft and malicious damage of property charges. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded…
ZANU PF has won five local authority seats uncontested in Harare, Chiredzi and Manyame rural district councils after Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates were last week removed from the ballot paper. This comes after the High Court barred a faction loyal to embattled party leader Nelson Chamisa from taking part in the February 3…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and the High Commission for Human Rights in Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance the protection of human rights in the two countries. The relationship between the two human rights institutions is expected to enable the sharing of best practices in the protection…
DISASTER and Environmental Management Trust, with support from the Stop TB Partnership, recently conducted a series of tuberculosis (TB) talks aimed at…
EIGHT individuals who were seeking to secure nurse trainee vacancies at Sally Mugabe Hospital reportedly lost their savings after they were duped by two women claiming to be employment agents. The two suspected fraudsters, Effort Chirandata, 45, and Martha Chitumba, 54, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday charged with fraud. Chirandata was granted…
A COUPLE, accused of illegally transferring former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono’s property into their own names, is now off the hook after the two parties entered an out-of-court settlement. The two, Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Makoni, who are husband and wife, through their company Ark Properties (Private) Limited, were…
