‘Mentally-ill people also enjoy sex’. . .judges say as convicted ‘rapist’ released
HIGH Court judges of appeal have said mentally-ill people also enjoy sex in their own right. The court said it could not be dispelled, where there was no evidence, that the mentally-ill are incompetent to consent and appreciate the nature…
Ngarivhume loses placement on remand challenge
HARARE provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo yesterday dismissed opposition party Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s application challenging his placement on remand. Moyo dismissed the application saying Ngarivhume has to answer to the charges he is facing and should let the investigations…
Chimombe application thrown out
HARARE magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday dismissed an application challenging placement on remand by Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe on a charge of submitting fake documents when they were bidding for the US$9 million Harare streetlighting rehabilitation tender. This…
Chipinge money changer nabbed, US$16K, R80K recovered
TOP suspected Chipinge forex dealer Irene Samupindu has been arrested by the police in an operation to weed out money changers sabotaging Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency and found in possession of more than US$16 000, R80 000 and ZiG23 000….
Timba, 72 others to stand trial from jail as High Court tosses bail appeal
Seventy-three CCC activists including the former Harare senator Jameson Timba will stand trial whilst coming from prison after the Harare High Court on Wednesday threw out their appeals against the refusal of bail by a lower court. A 17-year-old boy…
Armed robbers strike Beitbridge-bound bus
FIVE suspected armed robbers posing as passengers yesterday struck a Beitbridge-bound Blue Circle bus and robbed passengers of their cash and valuables before firing a shot and disappearing into the bush. The robbery occurred at around 2:30am just after the…
Neville’s trial fails to take off
THE trial of Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa’s son, Neville, failed to take off on Wednesday, with the State saying it was yet to finalise its investigations. Neville faces charges of illegal forex currency dealings and money laundering. He is…
Courts applauded as serial rapist jailed 85 years
ZIMBABWE’S justice delivery system yesterday received plaudits after Harare regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa sentenced a serial robber and rapist to 85 years after convicting him on 11 counts of rape and robbery. Tsikwa on Wednesday this week convicted 36-year-old Crispen…
‘Rapist cops’ remanded in custody
THE three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on three different occasions last month have been remanded in custody to July 23 this year after the Attorney-General’s office failed to release…
SA police on “intensive hunt” for Zim murder suspect
POLICE in South Africa have launched an “intensive hunt” for a Zimbabwean suspect linked to a series of violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, armed robberies, house robberies, business robberies, kidnapping, assaults, stocktheft, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The…
Chimombe, Mpofu economic saboteurs: Zacc
THE investigating officer in the case of Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his business partner Moses Mpofu yesterday said the two should not be granted bail because they are economic saboteurs. Appearing before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa,…
Massive Theft Of Fertilizer Under George Guvamatanga
In an unprecedented financial scandal, over USD $2.5 billion has been siphoned off through a meticulously orchestrated scheme involving fraudulent purchases of fertilizers and agro-chemicals. This whistleblower report unveils the extensive breadth of the heist, implicating the George Guvamatanga cartel…
Developer defrauds Chiredzi councils of 1 700 stands
A LAND developing company and its directors have appeared in court for allegedly defrauding the Chiredzi Rural District Council and Chiredzi Town Council of 1 700 stands. Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje remanded Full Life Open Arms Africa (Private) Limited and…
Mutare pharmacist in US$260 000 fraud
MUTARE-BASED pharmacist Douglas Nzombe Chiutsi has landed himself in trouble after he allegedly forged invoices and stole US$258 708 from his employer. Chiutsi, represented by Johanne Zviuya, appeared before Mutare provincial magistrate Tendai Mahwe who denied him bail on Thursday. The…
No joy for CCC 78
OPPOSITION CCC official Jameson Timba and 77 fellow party activists arrested in Harare nearly two weeks ago for gathering “with intent to promote violence” have been further remanded in custody to July 10 after their bail application was shot down by magistrate Ruth…
Chimombe, Mpofu Thrown In Remand Prison
By Crime and Courts Reporter- Harare Regional Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has thrown Businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe in remanded prison in a case in which the two abused $88 million “Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme”. The two appeared at the…
US$3 million fraud suspect shoots himself dead at home of accuser
HARARE – A man shot himself dead at the Borrowdale home of businessman Felix Munyaradzi on Tuesday, hours before a court was to rule in his fraud trial involving the illegal sale of housing stands valued at US$3 million. Amos…
Chiyangwa’s ex faces murder, theft charges
Flamboyant businessman Philip Chiyangwa’s former girlfriend, Pamela Rusere is allegedly being sought in South Africa for the murder of her boyfriend and theft of a motor vehicle. Rusere, who has been at loggerheads with Chiyangwa over the maintenance of their…
Woman convicted for forcing son, aged 7, to put fingers on top of gas stove
HARARE – A 27-year-old Mutare woman forced her 7-year-old son to place his hands on top of a gas stove resulting in burns to the minor. The woman, a resident of the border city’s Dangamvura suburb, was convicted at the…
Court delays bail ruling for Timba, 78 CCC activists
HARARE – Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction leader Jameson Timba and 78 party activists will remain in custody after Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo has set Tuesday as the date to deliver ruling on their bail application. They face charges…
