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© FORMER Chitungwiza councillor Fredrick Mabamba was arraigned before the courts yesterday on fraud charges involving botched residential stands deals. He appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa and was remanded to today for bail determination. The complainants are Hawa Matuta, 50, Winnie Kadzibonde, 39, and Eleanor Takundwa, 50, of Unit A, Chitungwiza. Mabamba is the…

© A HARARE man who allegedly defrauded former Community Development minister Nyasha Chikwinya of US$140 000 after illegally selling residential stands at her housing scheme appeared in court yesterday. Moreblessing Madondo Mutsvunguma, 33, was charged with fraud when he appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa. Prosecutor Sabastian Mutizirwa opposed bail on the basis that there…

© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has mourned Zimbabwe’s first post-independence Agriculture minister Dennis Norman who died in England a few days before Christmas. In a statement, Mnangagwa hailed Norman, who died on December 20, 2019 after a long battle with cancer of the oesophagus, for being among a few white leaders who agreed to serve under…

© PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commenced his three-week annual leave, leaving the reins of power to his deputies Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi. In a statement, presidential spokesperson and acting Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet George Charamba said Mnangagwa would be vacationing within the country until end of the month….

© KWEKWE businessman Shephered Tundiya is at the centre of the disappearance of two cars that were held as exhibits after he allegedly posed as a lawyer and caused Kwekwe resident magistrate to issue orders for their release. Magistrate Story Rushambwa, 48, and clerk of court Bright Mpiyabo, 45, were released on $2 000 bail…

© DECLINING water levels in rivers, dams and other water sources are affecting the horticulture industry as farmers are failing to irrigate kitchen staples such as tomatoes, onions and green vegetables, the Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe (CFU) has said. Drought has continued to ravage most parts of the country and this has affected output…

© A 60-YEAR-OLD woman appeared in court charged with defrauding two home-seekers of R50 000 and US$12 000. Vaina Moyo, who is employed by a local construction company, allegedly pocketed the money, but did not deliver on the houses. Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Lizwe Jamela charged with two counts of fraud. Jamela remanded her…

© A MAID from Bulawayo’s Famona suburb appeared in court yesterday on charges of sexually grooming her employer’s four-year-old child. The woman, 21, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the boy, allegedly taught the boy how to caress buttocks, breasts and private parts. The matter came to light when the child fondled…