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Lovemore Meya Court Correspondent Musician Tererai Mugwadi’s application for discharge was yesterday dismissed by a Chitungwiza magistrate who ruled that the musician has a case to answer. Mugwadi (32) of Mt Hampden near Harare is facing a charge of culpable homicide.
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter Musician Fungisai Zvakavapano yesterday pleaded guilty to negligent driving after her vehicle bumped into a vehicle that she was trailing too closely. Zvakavapano (36) failed to manoeuvre while overtaking and hit another vehicle in the outer lane, causing other vehicles to pile up.
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Innocent Ruwende Senior Reporter The Celebration Church has disputed the water bill presented by the Harare City Council that ranks it among Harare’s biggest church debtors arguing that the city was continuing to bill it for water when it has been relying exclusively on a borehole since the pre-dollarisation era.
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter MDC-T’s application challenging President Mugabe’s proclamation of biometric voter registration (BVR) dates is expected to be heard today in the High Court.
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Victor Maphosa Herald Reporter The body of Mutare man, Elisha Murimba, who last week killed his 46-year-old wife in unclear circumstances, was found in a decomposing state 400 metres from his home.
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter Three members of the police constabulary on Saturday appeared in court on allegations of demanding a $30 bribe from a journalist whom they had allowed to interview suspects they had arrested.
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Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter A criminal serving a five-year jail term for theft escaped from prison guards who were monitoring him and other prisoners as they performed manual work at Zimbabwe National Army’s Alphida Barracks in Chinamhora on Tuesday.
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Lovemore Kadzura Herald Correspondent A TEN-YEAR-OLD Rusape primary school pupil allegedly fatally assaulted his nine-year-old schoolmate over wild fruits last Thursday evening. The pupils were on their way home from St Luke’s Primary School in Makoni Central, in the company of other schoolmates, when they fought over wild fruits.
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A 41-year-old Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly drafting a letter purporting to be from the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe, directing Energy and Power Development Deputy Minister Tsitsi Muzenda to give him a job in the ministry.
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Fungai Lupande Court Reporter An intricate web of calls between two police officers and four civilians before and after they robbed an Indian businessman of $56 000 at a fake roadblock led to their conviction yesterday.
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive officer Frank Chitukutuku appeared in court yesterday charged with swindling $3 million from the parastatal.
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Court Reporter A local seed company allegedly lost maize seed worth over $200 000 to a suspected fraudster who later sold the seed to maize dealers.
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Blessings Chidakwa Midlands Bureau A Gokwe villager has been arrested for possessing a pangolin worth $5 000 which he intended to sell.
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Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter Dr Dish (Pvt) Limited, which recently partnered Econet Media Limited (Mauritius) to distribute Kwese TV satellite content to the Zimbabwean viewership, has filed an urgent chamber application seeking permission to operate its broadcast business, pending determination of a Supreme Court appeal by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe.
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Court Reporter A 33-year-old man was last week sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl, who had turned down his love proposal.