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Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A HARARE man, who was allegedly found in possession of a screenshot of a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (zimsec) November 2017 English Paper 2, was yesterday taken to court. Victor Tamanikwa (25) from Mabvuku, appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Nomsa Sabarauta facing charges of contravening the zimsec Act. He was remanded out of custody […]
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Mashudu Netsianda Bulawayo Bureau MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo and party secretary-general Hloniphani Ncube have appeared in court for allegedly holding an unsanctioned meeting in Lupane in December last year. MRP is a secessionist party based in Matabeleland which was formed to spearhead the separation of the south-western parts of the country to form the
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A Harare man who allegedly took advantage of his neighbour’s absence to sneak into his bedroom and became intimate with his unsuspecting wife who responded thinking it was her husband, appeared in court last week charged with rape. Nkosilathi Sibanda (27) tiptoed from his bedroom while naked in the wee hours and […]
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Businessman Mr Energy Mutodi has disowned the Facebook page on which two Cabinet ministers—Dr Sydney Sekeramayi and Dr David Parirenyatwa—were accused of poisoning Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying someone could have mischievously abused his name and picture to open the account. Opposing the duo’s $40 000 defamation lawsuit, Mr Mutodi said he […]
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter MDC-T legislator Trevor Saruwaka’s bid to enforce his right to freedom of conscience and religion by wearing a jacket bearing colours of the national flag has been shattered after the High Court in Harare threw out his application. Mr Saruwaka, a Member of Parliament for Mutasa Central, caused a scene when he […]
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Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter A HARARE man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly swindling $8 000 from a client in a botched car deal. Munyaradzi Chauraya (38) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine Sande facing charges of theft of trust property. He was remanded to November 23 on $100 bail. Prosecutor Linda Gadzikwa alleged that on an unknown date, […]
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Mashudu Netsianda Senior Reporter SOUTH African Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has claimed that undocumented Zimbabwean farm workers are behind a spate of robberies, among other crimes committed in the neighbouring country, drawing rebuke and sharp criticism from the Zimbabwean community. Mr Mbalula, who was responding to questions from an opposition Democratic Alliance
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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent SUSPENDED Chitungwiza mayor Phillip Mutoti’s application for discharge on allegations of fraud or alternatively criminal abuse of duty was yesterday dismissed, while fired town clerk, George Makunde, who was also facing the same charges, was acquitted. Mutoti and the town’s former housing director Kennedy Dube, whose application for discharge was also
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A HARARE man allegedly forged a Zanu-PF donation document and used it to swindle individuals and companies of an undisclosed amount of money under the guise that it was a donation to the ruling party. Edwin Shorai Musa (24) from Greendale, Harare, whose business address is mentioned in the State papers as […]
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Primrose Nyanzero Herald Reporter A 25-year-old Chitungwiza man is facing three counts of assault after he allegedly went berserk at a night club at Murisa Business Centre after he failed to get sexual favours from his estranged wife. Zaccheus Matute attacked Edgar Sambani (32), Previous Ganyiwa (20), Crispen Marembo and dogs belonging to the club owner’s brother.
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Sheillah Mapani Herald Reporter TWO senior police officers who stole over $8 000 from the force’s income-generating project, Kuyedza Women’s Club, were on Monday each sentenced to an effective nine months in prison. Senior staff officer Fortunate Chirara (39) and Inspector John Madhuku (41) were convicted of theft after a fully contested trial by magistrate Ms Josephine […]
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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent A CHITUNGWIZA teenager has been fined $150 after being convicted of cheating during this year’s Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) end of year English examination paper. Louisa Mataya (18) of Unit B, Seke, denied contravening Section 35 (1) (b) of the Zimbabwe Examinations Council Act when she appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Mrs Yeukai […]
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A prisoner, who was allegedly assisted by a senior prison officer to escape from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare in a bid to hide potentially incriminating information known by the prisoner, has been sent back to jail for an effective three years. Tawanda Chikonyora (35), who was jailed for theft, only […]
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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Three MDC-T activists who allegedly stormed a Zanu-PF councillor’s house in Chitungwiza and smashed her car’s windscreen after a heated argument over voter registration appeared in court yesterday. Clara Panganayi (62) of Unit H, Lucia Ruya (37) and Amos Kaliati (43) are facing charges of public violence.
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter CONCESSIONARY school fees charges offered to elite private schools’ workers is income and liable to taxation in terms of the law, the Supreme Court has ruled. Justice Tendai Uchena made the ruling in the tax row pitting Arundel School, Chisipite Senior School, St Johns Educational College, Gateway School, St Georges College and […]