A HARARE man who is facing allegations of filing forged court documents and making claims accusing a company, New Century Productions Private Limited, of defaulting on a contract has been arraigned before a Harare court. Cleopas Majoni, 54, appeared before Harare Magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Wednesday facing a charge of fraud. He was released on…
A HARARE Polytechnic accounting student who was on attachment at Zesa Holdings head office in Harare diverted over $2 million to her own personal use, a Harare magistrate heard on Wednesday. Faith Jessica Mukome, 34, and her husband Collen Yande, 47, stand accused of creating fake supplier accounts and diverting the company’s money to the…
A FEMALE Harare municipal police officer has appeared in court after she was allegedly caught trying to accept a bribe. Priscah Mutereko, 44, who is attached to the licence inspection unit, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi recently where she was charged with extortion. Mangosi released her on a $50 000 bail before remanding her…
COMEDIENNE Felistas Murata, commonly known as Mai TT, who is currently on trial on charges of theft of trust property, yesterday denied putting up a rented car as collateral. When her defence case started before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda, Mai TT told the court that she had given Rachel Mhuka an Audi Q5 for safekeeping…
FOUR University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who have been in custody since Friday facing malicious damage to property charges in central Harare will remain in remand prison after their bail application was postponed yesterday to tomorrow. Emmanuel Sitima, 24, Comfort Mpofu, 22, Tawanda Watadza, 24 and Lionel Wadamombe — age not given — first appeared…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO HUNDREDS of villagers in Umguza, Matabeleland North, are set to benefit from the government’s long awaited revival of Phaphamani Irrigation Scheme, which is one of the largest in the dry province. The scheme had been abandoned for years owing to lack of resources by villagers to effectively get it operational. On Monday,…
A CHINESE man has been remanded in custody after he appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing kidnapping charges after a married couple disappeared in the capital three years ago. Chen Long, 34, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing an alternative murder charge. He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court and…
A STATE witness in the trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala and former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko yesterday told the court that he heard the former ordering members of the opposition party to pelt Zanu PF members with stones. Sikhala, who is in remand prison, and Maiko are on trial…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE the general increase in access to food across the country, Bulawayo, Harare and Matabeleland South provinces remain food insecure, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). According to its report released on May 19, most urbanites are reeling from the pressure of the foreign currency pricing index and the ever skyrocketing…
Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday told municipal police officers to desist from harassing vendors living with disabilities as it is a violation of their constitutional rights. This comes as the council’s law enforcement agents have been engaged in cat-and-mouse games with vendors in the central business district confiscating their wares as the…
