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THE High Court has dismissed an application by Harare lawyer Tendai Biti who was seeking condonation for late filing of heads of argument in a matter in which he is being sued for US$1 million for defamation by Augur Investments’ top executives, Mr Kenneth Raydon Sharpe and Mrs Tatiana Aleshina.
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A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Harare on Friday appeared in court on allegations of forging a Police General Headquarters dispatch office date stamp to claim a car which he had lost in a court case.
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A Glen Norah man appeared in court over the weekend for allegedly stabbing a collegue three times with a screwdriver on the chest after he insulted him using obscene language.
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A suspected armed robber believed to have been part of a gang that robbed Quest Financial Services in Belgravia of US$720 000 on February 25, was shot dead along Manyame River in Southlea Park after picking up a pistol from a shrub before aiming at detectives who were escorting him.
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Prosper Dembedza Herald Correspondent The fraud trial for George Katsimberis will continue on May 16 with messrs Tafara Chirambira taking over prosecution from Mr Micheal Reza who was recently appointed Zacc chairperson. Messrs Chirambira last week notified the court that he is the one who has taken over proceedings. Katsimberis is facing fraud charges involving […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent FORMER National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Investment director Brian Murewa, who allegedly defrauded his employer of US$29 000 after being tasked to buy a guest house in Kariba in 2022, has been granted US$500 bail. Murewa (44) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei charged with fraud. He was ordered […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association(ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo, who was accused of bribing his way to the presidency of the football motherbody, has been acquitted by the courts. Regional magistrate Bianca Makwande acquitted Kamambo after a long trial as the State failed to prove its case against him. In her ruling, Mrs […]
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Dominic Walsh A forex pyramid scheme is a type of investment scam that focuses on the foreign exchange (forex) market. These schemes promise high returns with little risk but in reality rely on a continuous stream of new investors to keep the operation afloat. What is a forex pyramid scheme? A forex pyramid scheme operates […]
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Fungai Lupande Mashonaland Central Bureau A Chiweshe man, aboard a lift, was fatally shot in the hip after a loaded gun left in the backseat discharged accidentally. The deceased David Chidege was offered a lift by Simbarashe Silas Kapawu (42) from Rosa Business Centre to Chiweshe. Kapawu has appeared at Bindura Magistrate court facing murder […]
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FUGITIVE Gweru murder suspect Peter Dube, who has been on the run for nearly three years following a frenzied gun attack that left two dead and two injured in 2021, was yesterday charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder when he appeared before Gweru provincial magistrate Ms Beaulity Dube.
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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Police have intercepted a contraband of mbanje (dagga) and illegal cough syrup that was being smuggled into the country via the Beitbridge Border Post. The value of the illicit drugs which were being shipped to Bulawayo is yet to be ascertained. A source close to the investigations said the South Africa-registered […]
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Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau Gweru provincial magistrate, Ms Beaulity Dube has this afternoon charged Peter Dube with two murder counts and two attempted murder counts following a frenzied gun attack on four people including his second wife in 2021. He has been remanded in custody to 17 April 2024. Dube has been on the run […]
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Freeman Razemba–Crime Reporter At 2.05pm yesterday, a Malaysian passenger plane screeched to a halt at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, under partly cloudy weather. For scores of people who had come to welcome their relatives, friends and business partners, it was difficult to sense that something was amiss. But for airport staff, […]
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Crime Reporter At least 27 people were killed while 159 were injured in the 286 road traffic accidents recorded during this year’s Easter holiday. The death toll dropped marginally from the 29 killed last year, with the injury toll rising from the 145 last year. The number of road accidents remained almost constant, falling slightly […]
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Yeukai Karengezeka–Court Correspondent TWO lodge attendants at Kyle Recreational Park in Masvingo have each been fined US$100 for possession of five lion skulls which they intended to sell. Shelton Chibaya (36) and Benedict Mutinhima (31) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Ruth Moyo charged with contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act. They pleaded guilty. The complainant […]