THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says there are close to 4 000 people over 100 years old who are registered to vote in this year’s elections. Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana told the Daily News yesterday, Masvingo province had the highest number of people aged 100 and above registered as voters. “We have 3 988 people…
FOUR fuel station employees, arrested in 2020 for allegedly stealing 2 500 litres of fuel from Friendly Environment Services, have been acquitted at the High Court. Geshemu Mlauzi, Shadreck Musiwaro, Blessing Chisamba and Ronnie Gurudza were convicted and sentenced to an effective two years each in prison by a Harare magistrate court. During the trial,…
FOUR space barons appeared in court yesterday facing extortion charges after they were arrested for allegedly demanding US$9 per day from informal traders operating at the CocaCola open space in Harare. Ephraim Chizola, Phanuel Savanhu, Ashley Kutadzaushe and Joseph Meki appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi who granted them $300 000 bail each and remanded…
FORMER University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice chancellor Levi Nyagura, together with two other senior officials at the institution, Lazarus Mabvira and James Chipendo, were yesterday removed from remand at the Harare Magistrate’s Court where they were facing fraud charges. The State was accusing the trio of allegedly conniving on various occasions to prejudice the university…
THE Judicial Services Commission has taken steps to hasten the delivery of justice in the country by ensuring the coordination and efficient administration of criminal justice through its recently established national council. In a statement yesterday after the inaugural meeting of the council that was created last year, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said the new…
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has warned that the country’s target of equal political participation between men and women will remain a pipe dream if the recent rise of political violence ahead of the upcoming general elections is not put to an end. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZGC chairperson, Magreth Mukahanana-Sangarwe said the…
A POLICE officer, Osmond Tatenda Manjoro, has been remanded in custody after appearing at the Harare magistrate’s court facing criminal abuse of duty charges after allegedly arresting a suspect without an arrest warrant. In the State’s case, Malvern Chimutashu and Abel Bocho asked Manjoro, a constable at the Harare Central, to arrest Lawrence Tamayi while…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 58-year-old Bulawayo businessman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his 17-year-old niece before bribing her with US$10 to keep quiet. The accused was found guilty of two counts of rape and aggravated indecent assault by Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabiza. He was sentenced to 10 years…
INSURANCE firm, Hamilton Insurance, was recently defrauded of $317 813 by one of its employees, the Harare Magistrate’s Court heard. Insurance agent, Tendai Kumbulani Mudimbu, 33, was hauled before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday, answering to the theft of trust property. Hamilton Insurance is being represented by Webster Sithole, who was responsible for selling insurance…
A BID by former Chitungwiza chamber secretary Priscilla Vengesai to be released on bail pending the determination of an appeal against her conviction and sentence hit a snag after the High Court on Monday threw out her application. Vengesai, who was arrested in 2014 after attempting to bribe a High Court judge, was sentenced to…
