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Malaba opens 2020 Legal Year

January 13, 2020, 2:20 pm
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Nyore Madzianike and Yeukai Karengezeka The 2020 Legal Year opened yesterday with Chief Justice Luke Malaba leading judges in a mid-morning procession along Samora Machel Avenue, heading to the Constitutional Court where he inspected the Guard of Honour. High ranking officers from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), judges, lawyers, law enforcement agents, Government officials and […]
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Bus conductor arrested for defrauding ZUPCO

January 14, 2020, 1:39 am
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POLICE on Monday arrested a ZUPCO bus conductor for allegedly defrauding the bus company of more than $26 000 in a ticket scam.
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MARRY MUBAIWA LATEST: Accused intends to apply for refusal of further remand

January 14, 2020, 2:15 am
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Estranged wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, on Tuesday notified the State that she will apply for refusal of further remand if it fails to furnish her with a trial date when she returns to court on February 14.
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Manicaland Anglican Bishop arrested

January 14, 2020, 10:52 am
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Manicaland Diocese Anglican Bishop, Eric Ruwona, has been arrested by officers from the Anti Corruption Commission over the alleged compulsory sale of Bibles and hymn books to pupils seeking places at Anglican schools in the province. He is currently detained at  Mutare Central Police Station and is expected to appear in court tomorrow. Sources close […]
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Tapfuma trial kicks off

January 14, 2020, 2:00 pm
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Prosper Dembedza,Court Correspondent The trial of former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet Douglas Tapfuma, who is facing three counts of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly facilitated the importation of several vehicles duty-free, began yesterday, with the accused denying all the charges. He also pleaded not […]
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Former legislator wants divorce

January 14, 2020, 2:00 pm
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Yeukai Karengezeka,Court Correspondent Former Epworth legislator Zalerah Hazvineyi Makari has approached the High Court seeking to divorce her husband, Samson Tichatonga Makari, claiming that their marriage has irretrievably broken down. According to summons before the court, the two wedded on August 21, 2010 at Harare Catholic Cathedral, but have been emotionally separated for the past […]
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Chivayo back in court

January 14, 2020, 2:01 pm
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Yeukai Karengezeka, Court Correspondent Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo has approached the High Court contesting an appeal that was submitted by the State against his acquittal in a $5,6 million fraud case against Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPS). In the case, Intratek Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd and Chivayo are the applicants, while Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube and Prosecutor […]
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Anglican bishop arrested

January 14, 2020, 2:01 pm
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Manicaland Diocese Anglican Bishop Eric Ruwona has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission in connection with fraud involving $700 000.
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Man killed during cleansing ceremony

January 15, 2020, 2:03 am
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A self-styled prophet has appeared in court on allegations of causing the death of one of his clients' during a cleansing ceremony.
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Former top cop convicted of bigamy

January 15, 2020, 7:05 am
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FORMER Chief Superintendent and Police Officer Commanding  Criminal Investigation Department Drugs Section, Luckson Mukwazhi, will perform 315 hours of unpaid work at Mabelreign Police Station after he was convicted of legally marrying two wives at different occasions.
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907 illegal miners arrested in Mash Central

January 15, 2020, 7:08 am
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AT least 907 illegal miners were arrested on Tuesday in Mashonaland Central Province, as police intensifies operations to curb illegal mining in all gold rich areas.
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Prosecutor charged over bribe

January 14, 2020, 2:01 pm
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Chegutu public prosecutor Allen Chifokoyo has been arraigned on charges of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly solicited for US$1 200 and $1 200 from a fugitive from justice who was seeking bail in an attempted murder case.
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Unpaid work for former CID boss

January 15, 2020, 2:00 pm
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Nyore Madzianike,Senior Court Reporter FORMER Police Officer Commanding the Criminal Investigations Department’s Drugs Section, Luckson Mukwazhi, will perform 315 hours of community service at Mabelreign Police Station after he was convicted of bigamy. Mukwazhi, who was being charged with bigamy, was convicted on his own plea of guilty. He was initially jailed for a year […]
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Family robbed of R50k after lobola ceremony

January 15, 2020, 2:00 pm
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu,Gwanda Correspondent A family here lost over R50 000 which was part of lobola they received after four masked armed robbers pounced on them a day after the payment of the bride price. Deputy National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Blessmore Chishaka said the robbers hit the family on Sunday at around 3am in Bethel […]
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Mupfumira trial in false start

January 16, 2020, 4:56 am
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Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter THE trial of former Minister Prisca Mupfumira and former Permanant Sectretary in the Ministry  of Public Service and Social Welfare, Ngoni Masoka, today failed to start after the State failed to furnish them with some documents they had requested on their last court appearance to prepare their defence. Mupfumira and […]
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Two tonnes of Mbanje impounded at Forbes Border Post

January 16, 2020, 5:20 am
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Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Officers show part of the 92 bags of mbanje weighing 2134kg discovered in a truck coming from Malawi and impounded at Forbes Border Post. The driver of the truck fled after being intercepted. More to follow….
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School dropout up for leaking exam paper

January 16, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent An A-Level dropout on Wednesday appeared in court on allegations of selling an October-November 2019 Economics Paper 3 examination paper after it was stolen from the printing press by his father, who is a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) clerk. The accused, whose age was not given, was facing fraud charges […]
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No bail for suspects in R3 million fuel scam

January 16, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A bid for freedom by two Zimbabweans, who were recently arrested for stealing fuel worth R3 million in South Africa, hit a brick wall on Tuesday when their bail hearing was further postponed to January 21. Owen Muterede (38) and Huggins Nyamutamba (43) have been in remand prison since their arrest […]
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Police intercept 6,7 tonnes of mbanje

January 16, 2020, 2:03 pm
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Takunda Maodza and Freeman Razemba POLICE in Manicaland have separately intercepted two trucks ferrying 6,7 tonnes of marijuana (mbanje), believed to have been smuggled from neighbouring countries. A haulage truck carrying 4,7 tonnes of mbanje was intercepted along the Nyanga-Nyamapanda Road, while another with over two tonnes was stopped by alert Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) […]
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Econet, Zimra lock horns over US$3m refund

January 16, 2020, 2:03 pm
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Yeukai Karengezeka Court Correspondent Econet Wireless wants the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to refund in foreign currency a US$3 million deposit it paid in December 2013 against the resolution of a tax dispute that the mobile telecomunications giant eventually won. The firm has approached the High Court after Zimra failed to pay back the money […]
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