Tarisai Machakaire

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry’s trial for assaulting a maid failed to kick off yesterday after the prosecution sought a month’s postponement to May.

THREE suspected armed robbers who survived during a police shoot-out that left five of their gang members dead last Wednesday will languish in remand prison after they were denied bail when they appeared in court.

A 65-YEAR-OLD Harare man, who allegedly raped his 15-year-old house maid, has appeared in court. Wellington Tyauripo, 65, appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa on Saturday charged with rape.

A HARARE businessman has been hauled before the courts after allegedly neglecting payment of $20 000 as maintenance for his children.

FOLLOWING last Friday’s announcement by the government that the country now had two confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Daily News reporters Tarisai Machakaire and Tinashe Nekati went out on the streets to glean people’s views on…

PUBLIC hospitals yesterday started limiting patient visits to minimise the risk of the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) after the number of confirmed cases in Zimbabwe rose to two.

MDC legislator Johanna Mamombe yesterday dared Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to come to court and justify why it has taken him over six months to decide on her indictment over subversion charges.

IN a new twist to businessman Genius Kadungure’s case, the State yesterday insisted they would be proceeding with his criminal prosecution in a matter he is jointly charged with his company Piko Trading for allegedly evading over $4 million…

FORMER Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services spokesperson Elizabeth Banda yesterday pleaded to be removed from remand in a corruption case, saying she wanted to protect herself from the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19).

A SELF-STYLED Harare prophet allegedly raped a pregnant congregant before threatening her with an abortion spell if she revealed the matter, a court heard yesterday.

THREE prisons officers, who brutally attacked an inmate over a $1 coin, were yesterday each slapped with a 13 months’ prison term.

FORMER Local Government minister, Ignatius Chombo, was yesterday removed from remand in a case he is accused of illegally facilitating the sale of a government house in Mutare to ex-Zanu PF legislator Fred Kanzama. This comes after the…

MAGUNJE Zanu PF legislator Cecil Kashiri appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly conniving with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers to evade payment of import duty for a vehicle he imported from South Africa last…

TWO suspected fraudsters who hacked people’s bank and mobile money accounts appeared in court on Friday. Simbarashe Chileya, 20, and Rutendo Monalisa Dzinzi, 20, were charged with fraud when they appeared before Harare magistrate…

FORMER Mines minister Walter Chidakwa and Civil Service Commission permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga yesterday argued that there was no recognisable complainant in their corruption case after the State relied on former Minerals Marketing…

ZUVA Petroleum (Pvt) Ltd has sued its former corporate services executive after he refused to surrender a company car, a Toyota Fortuner, at the termination of his employment contract in December 2019.

TOURISM and Hospitality minister Nqobizita Mangaliso Ndlovu has been hit with a US$114 000 lawsuit after failing to pay for consultancy services rendered during the 2012 edition of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation.

TWO Health ministry officials appeared in court yesterday after allegedly making fraudulent requests for fuel involving $28 000.

A SUSPECTED card cloner who allegedly manipulated international bank accounts to make online purchases locally has appeared in court.

SENIOR regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya, who presided over businessman Genius Kadungure’s US$4 million tax evasion case, yesterday queried why the State expressed ignorance of talks for an out-of-court settlement between the accused and the…

A SUSPECTED Harare serial rapist who reportedly lured women to secluded areas and raped them after promising them jobs appeared in court yesterday.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s former top aide Douglas Tapfuma has revealed how the State Residences department funded the Zanu PF 2018 election campaign.

A 23-year-old serial armed robber who masqueraded as a taxi driver around Avondale, Harare, and pounced on 25 women while armed with an okapi and toy gun has been slapped with a 58-year prison term.

A HARARE man allegedly attempted to force rat poison into his wife’s mouth because she had declined to reveal her phone password, a court heard yesterday.

A HARARE man was slapped with a 16-month prison term after pouring sugar into his wife’s car’s engine to fix her for banning him from collecting daily returns at their business enterprise.