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77 illegal miners jailed 2 years each

January 20, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Crime Reporters SEVENTY-SEVEN illegal miners have been sentenced to two years each by a circuit court in Shamva for illegal mining, while 112 got 50 days each on charges of criminal trespass. The court remanded another 66 in custody pending trial, and fined two for illegal possession of mbanje, one $80 (or 30 days) and […]
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State drops charges against Guvamombe

January 20, 2020, 2:09 pm
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THE State yesterday dropped criminal abuse of office charges against suspended Chief Magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe before plea and will summon him for trial.
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ZACC arrests another top army officer

January 21, 2020, 4:48 am
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AN army camp commandant, who was responsible for the maintenance of the Defence House, is expected to appear in court on allegations of manufacturing fake payment invoices for cleaning services that were not rendered, which saw the Ministry of Defence losing $306 135 in the process.
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Reprieve for ex-Zinara boss

January 21, 2020, 2:01 pm
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Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Harare regional magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya has temporarily suspended the restitution of 1 800 litres of fuel to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) by its former finance director, Simon Taranhike, who was recently freed on $2 000 bail, pending his appeal. Taranhike was found guilty of abusing a Zinara fuel […]
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Chiyangwa gets reprieve

January 21, 2020, 2:02 pm
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From George Maponga in Masvingo Businessman Mr Philip Chiyangwa, who was on the verge of having his commercial stand in Masvingo’s Zimre Park repossessed by Masvingo City Council, won a reprieve after the High Court granted him a declaratory order confirming him as the legal owner of the stand and ordered a new agreement to […]
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Housing cooperative leaders in US$1m scam

January 21, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter Three leaders of Nehanda Housing Cooperative appeared in court on Monday on charges of selling land for US$1,1 million without the knowledge of the cooperative’s members and without any legal authority to do so. Andrew Marauka (60), Keri Mhute (67) and Charles Matapo (60) appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court […]
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Court reserves judgment in Mubaiwa custody case

January 21, 2020, 2:03 pm
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Fidelis Munyoro and Yeukai Karengezeka The High Court has reserved its ruling in the case in which Acting President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa are fighting for the custody of their three minor children, the matrimonial home and other assets, including top-of-the range vehicles. After her release from remand prison, Mubaiwa approached […]
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Police seal off Mazowe’s Jumbo Mine

January 21, 2020, 2:04 pm
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Police have sealed off Jumbo Mine in Mazowe, a move aimed at restoring sanity to the area which has been invaded by thousands of illegal miners from across the country.
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Landmark ruling on US$, RTGS

January 21, 2020, 2:08 pm
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Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter The Supreme Court yesterday ruled that all debts incurred before February 22 last year must be settled in the local currency at a 1:1 rate against the US dollar in line with Statutory Instrument (SI) 33 of 2019. The SI abolished the multi-currency regime and reintroduced the Zimbabwe dollar. Chief […]
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Armed robbers hit Madziwa water plant

January 22, 2020, 5:58 am
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The police have launched a manhunt for 16 armed robbers who stole copper winding cables and transformer oil at Zinwa’s Madziwa Teachers’ College Water Treatment Plant a fortnight ago.
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Ex-boss blasts Tapfuma

January 22, 2020, 2:01 pm
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Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter Former Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Dr Ray Ndhlukula, yesterday blasted former principal director of State Residences, Douglas Tapfuma, for allegedly abusing his office. He said the position held by Tapfuma, called for high professional deportment, integrity and honesty in discharging duties. Dr Ndhlukula, who […]
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Police launch manhunt for Madziwa water plant robbers

January 22, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Fungai Lupande Mash Central Bureau Police have launched a manhunt for 16 armed robbers who stole copper winding cables and transformer oil at Zinwa’s water treatment plant at Madziwa Teachers’ College a fortnight ago. The plant supplies water to Madziwa Teacher’s College and the nearby community. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the […]
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Blitz on illegal mining ops nets 60 in Gwanda

January 22, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu Bulawayo Bureau POLICE in Matabeleland South Province arrested 60 illegal gold panners during a raid at Vova mining site in Gwanda as part of an operation to fight illegal mining activities and associated violent crimes. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele said the gang was found in possession of axes […]
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Failure to return client’s car lands businessman in court

January 22, 2020, 2:03 pm
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Nyore Madzianike Senior Court Reporter Stephen Margolis, who runs the Stephen Margolis Resort along Chitungwiza Road in Harare, yesterday appeared in court facing accusations of failing to return a clients’ vehicle he took as surety for using his wedding facilities. Margolis (68) appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing theft of trust property charges. He […]
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High Court stops Gumbura prison break trial

January 23, 2020, 3:14 pm
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The High Court has blocked the magistrates’ court from prosecuting jailed cleric Robert Martin Gumbura and six others on prison break charges until it rules on their review application for discharge.
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Maid strangles employer’s son to death, court told

January 23, 2020, 3:16 pm
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A 19-year-old Harare maid yesterday appeared in court on allegations of killing her employer’s son by strangling.
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Illegal Mbare structures face demolition

January 23, 2020, 3:20 pm
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Yeukai Karengezeka, Municipal Correspondent Harare City Council wants to evict a group that illegally grabbed council land opposite Stodart Police Station two months ago and built houses They also started a tombstone-making business. The city has applied for an eviction order from the High Court that includes demolishing the illegal structures. Acting for the council, […]
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Zimra official under fire over unexplained wealth which includes cars and immovable property

January 24, 2020, 5:33 am
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Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi has approached the High Court with an application seeking an order to confiscate property belonging to a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official after she failed to explain how she accumulated her wealth.
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MACHETE GANGS: Seven arrested for supplying weapons as police swoop down on Mbare

January 24, 2020, 5:49 am
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The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested seven people, believed to be in the business of making and supplying machetes to robbers.
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Mubaiwa wins custody, VP appeals

January 24, 2020, 2:09 pm
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Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has won her High Court appeal for custody of the couple’s three minor children and access to the matrimonial home.
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