A SUSPECTED fraudster has found himself in the dock after he allegedly duped Eastlea Car Sales of motor vehicles worth US$86 000 in exchange for non-existent stands. Joseph Murimwa was remanded to January 24 for bail ruling when he appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on Friday last week. Murimwa pleaded not guilty to fraud charges….
Andile Tshuma A BULAWAYO man is in trouble after he was nabbed for allegedly raping his neighbour and her friend over an outstanding debt. The knife-wielding man, identified as Nkosi Gumbo, 33, from Bulawayo’s Mbundane suburb allegedly raped two neighbours after they failed to pay him for protecting one of them from an abusive ex-boyfriend….
Dionne Kanyowa A woman is currently facing trial for allegedly ill-treating her four-year old step child by assaulting her with a belt and hitting her against the wall when she visited her father. The trial will continue on January 28 before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Mhiti. The mother of the child took the witness stand to…
THE government has, through its US$75 million worth Kuvimba Mining House investment, started disbursing dividends to pensioners as compensation for the loss they incurred following the country’s 2019 monetary reforms.
SINCE the commencement of the on-going police blitz targeting unregistered and unlicensed vehicles, the police have been netting close to 2 000 motorists daily. The operation started on January 15 following concerns by the police that unregistered and plate-less vehicles were being used in committing horrendous crimes such as robbery, rape and kidnapping. In most…
The government is targeting 1 500 small holder dairy farmers for silage production this cropping season, as it seeks to increase the…
THE Zimbabwe National Army is clamping down on rogue soldiers after a court marshalled and sentenced two of its members to 40 years each in jail for armed robbery on Wednesday. Corporal Tatenda Dzimbanhete and trooper Wilfred Munesi were each sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Court Martial for armed…
FORMER Energy minister Samuel Undenge, pictured,’s bid to overturn his conviction and sentence for corruption hit a brickwall yesterday after High Court…
A LOCAL company allegedly lost US$60 000 after injecting the money as capital in a fraudulent business deal of testing chrome samples and exporting them. According to the state, in April 2018, a company called Ryan City Incorporated allegedly approached a local finance trading company, Consolidated One Capitol, with a joint venture business proposal. The…
THE government and its partners have set aside over US$1million under the Area Yield Index Crop Insurance pilot project for 30 000…
