A HOMELESS man in Harare allegedly stole a woman’s high-end mobile phone after he feigned to assist her when her car broke down in the city’s central business district (CBD). The suspected thief, Program Marume, 21, was remanded in custody after he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday. He will be back in…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has lauded the professionalism of the country’s security forces for doing a sterling job protecting Zimbabwe’s sovereignty. This comes as the country’s opposition parties accuse the ruling Zanu PF party of allegedly abusing the security forces by having them participate in partisan politics. In a…
TWO more Zanu PF members who allegedly incited public violence after blocking a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally scheduled for Chimbumu Grounds, Glen View 7, early this month have appeared in court. Courage Kuture, 28, and Temany Utete, 48, from Glen View 1 and 7, respectively, are being charged with public violence, which led…
A SUSPECTED thief yesterday left a Harare court in stitches after he wept uncontrollably, saying he was scared of going to prison. Tinotenda Sanyangare, 23, of Kuwadzana 4, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on a theft charge after he allegedly stole property worth US$120. As he stood in the dock having his charges…
TWO brothers from Harare who were drinking beer at Strotford Night Club in Mabelreign were reportedly beaten up for their taste in music after they tried to connect a phone to the bar’s sound system. The alleged attacker, Tonderai Nemauzhe, 33, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, facing two separate charges of assault, before being…
POLICE have arrested two men from Matabeleland North in Nkayi for allegedly murdering a suspected mental patient after finding him sleeping in one of the suspects’ bedrooms. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the victim died after being hit several times on the head. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 57-YEAR-OLD man from Killarney suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to an effective four months in prison for stealing cigarette packs from a local supermarket on eight different occasions. Cassian Vheremu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa yesterday and was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to the charges. The…
AN EIGHT member gang of armed robbers raided a gold buying centre in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province and got away with over…
A HARARE woman allegedly hacked into her former employer’s Facebook account and started sending explicit content after she was fired. Faith Ratidzo Chaitezvi, 33, of Greendale, Harare, was charged with transmitting false data messages with intent to cause harm when she appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi last week, who remanded her out of custody to…
THE Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme will be stepped up, with the goal of installing 1 000 boreholes by the end of the year, 100 of them in Harare before elections. Speaking during a handover of a new borehole at Old Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare over the weekend, Prevail International Group managing director Paul Tempter…
