A FEUD over the control of a family-owned company has taken a new twist after a 73-yearold widow took her stepson to court, accusing him of forging documents to cut her out of the firm. Clifford Saimon Chidziva, 60, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday and was charged with forgery. He was granted free…
By Yvonne Ncube A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD woman from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo was lucky to escape jail after she was found guilty of stabbing her boyfriend’s lover with a broken beer bottle on the head, left eye and arm. Andile Princess Takawira appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing attempted murder charges. She pleaded guilty…
GOVERNMENT says it will continue utilising its assets that are powered by fossil fuels, but is working on transitioning to the use of other cleaner energy resources. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbon-containing materials such as coal, oil, and natural gas while cleaner energy sources are; solar, wind and hydro energies. However, addressing the media in Harare…
A SUSPECTED armed robber, who is already in remand prison, appeared in court yesterday after he was linked to a robbery that occurred in Chitungwiza earlier this year and left a family of six with serious injuries. The suspect, Brighton Bester Moyo, 24, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who advised him to approach…
A CAR dealer, who allegedly used a forged civil servant rebate letter to import a motor vehicle from Japan, has appeared before a Harare magistrate Timukudzei Nhongo was arraigned before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, who granted him free bail and he will be back in court on September 5 for routine remand pending further investigations….
CALLS for the formation of a government of national unity (GNU) after the August 23 polls have intensified, with opposition stalwart Morgan Komichi sounding out all presidential candidates over the issue. This comes hard on the heels of similar calls by independent presidential candidate, Saviour Kasukuwere, and Democratic Official Party leader, Harry Peter Wilson, who…
CHEGUTU West MP Dexter Nduna has withdrawn his violence charges against his Zanu PF colleague Farai Chigavazira who is the ruling party’s candidate for the same constituency. This comes after Nduna, who lost the party’s primary elections to Chigavazira in March, was manhandled by Zanu PF members outside the nomination court in Chinhoyi on nomination…
AN employee of a Harare-based travel agency, who allegedly staged a robbery and stole over US$78 000 from his employer, has appeared before the magistrate’s court. Roy Makunike, 22, and his accomplice, Jonathan Tembo, 26, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday and were remanded in custody to July 5. The court heard that last month,…
TWO suspected armed robbers, who appeared in court yesterday, told a Harare magistrate that they had no intention to cooperate with the police during their investigations, as they were heavily assaulted while in custody. Sheman Penyani, 21, and Isiah Chiocha, 42, were arraigned before magistrate Stanford Mambanje facing three counts of armed robbery before they…
A VICTORIA Falls man, 35, is on the run after he allegedly axed his 60-year-old mother to death after she denied him the right to sell the family’s cattle. Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson, Glory Banda confirmed, the death of Irene Jubane last week. “Police have launched an investigation into a case where Paul Jubane…
