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Ex-Harare town clerk acquitted over US$80 million tender scandal
Former Harare Town Clerk Tendai Mahachi has been acquitted of charges relating to the alleged prejudice of the Harare City Council of US$80 million after he hired a foreign firm, Augur Investments, to...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Kwekwe service station
Five armed robbers struck a service station in Kwekwe early Sunday morning, making off with US$799 in cash and various groceries.Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, Midlands provincial police spokesper...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:49hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF selects candidates for Mt Pleasant, Harare East
Zanu-PF has completed the primary election process for Mt Pleasant and Harare East constituencies, with Cdes George Mashavave and Kelvin Mutimbanyoka emerging victorious.Mashavave was battling...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Biti appeals against assault conviction, sentencing
Opposition figure Tendai Biti has lodged an appeal with the High Court challenging his recent conviction and sentencing.Biti, a former Finance Minister, was found guilty by Harare magistrate V...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Tendai Biti should take a break from politics'
Renowned journalist and government critic, Hopewell Chin’ono, has suggested that Tendai Biti take a hiatus from active political involvement and redirect his focus towards his roles as a lawyer, aut...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 07:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti given a wholly suspended prison sentence and fined US$300
A Harare magistrate has handed ex-finance minister Tendai Biti a wholly suspended prison sentence of 6 months and also ordered him to pay a US$300 fine for calling Tatiana Aleshina "stupid" in 2020. ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 14:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti apologises for assaulting foreign investor
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti, who was convicted on Monday for verbally assaulting Russian investor Tatiana Aleshina, has issued an apology.In his plea for leniency, Biti informed Harare...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 11:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Biti to be sentenced today
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti was yesterday found guilty of verbally assaulting a local investor Tatiana Aleshina after a full trial.Biti, who was being represented by Alec Muchadehama, ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's application for discharge dismissed
Harare magistrate Vongai Guriro Muchuchuti has rejected an application for the discharge of imprisoned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Job Sikhala, stating that Sikhala has a case to answ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Biti to submit his defence today
The trial on the assault charge of Tendai Biti will continue today with him being put to his defence.The politician is facing charges of verbally assaulting and threatening businesswoman and i...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti fails to file application
Harare Magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti was today supposed to deliver the ruling in an application for discharge at the close of the State's case in Tendai Biti's assault case but failed following ind...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:34hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's candidate, ex-minister clash in Gokwe
FORMER Cabinet minister Flora Bhuka, who is also the Zanu-PF candidate for the Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency, has been accused of threatening teachers at various schools in the constituency.Th...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Businessman drags magistrate to High Court over falsehoods
Prominent property developer Georgios Katsimberis has approached the High Court seeking a review of a magistrate's refusal to recuse herself in a matter where she is being accused of a conflict of int...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Doctor testifies in Biti assault case
Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Micheal Reza has closed the State case after leading evidence from his last witness Doctor Ushewokunze who admitted treating Mrs Tatiana Aleshina at Trauma Centre in Borro...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 20:25hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Van Blerk has no hatred for Tendai Biti
FORMER Pokugara Properties general manager Michael van Blerk yesterday said he has no hatred for Citizens Coalition for Change vice-president Tendai Biti.Van Blerk was responding to a question...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants Chamisa's candidates disqualified
THE ruling Zanu-PF wants the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to disqualify 15 parliamentary candidates of the main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo, saying they fi...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:03hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Faz destabilises Chamisa's CCC
SHADOWY Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-linked Zanu-PF group Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz), which took over the running of elections from the military in order to boost the prospects of...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
You misled the magistrate, Reza tells lawyer
Deputy Prosecutor-General Michael Reza came to the defence of a Harare magistrate who is being sued for US$170 000 by a local lawyer for alleged mischaracterisation of her application for postponement...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's trial to resume on June 12
THE trial in which opposition lawmaker Job Sikhala is accused of inciting public violence in Nyatsime area to avenge Moreblessing Ali's death will continue on June 12.This follows his request ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate accused of lying
Harare regional magistrate Vongai Guriro Muchuchuti is on Thursday expected to hear submissions by prosecutors following an application by land developer Georgios Katsimberis seeking her recusal from ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Van Blerk testifies against Tendai Biti
The third witness in politician Tendai Biti's case in which he is accused of assaulting Mrs Tatiana Aleshina yesterday told the court that he had to restrain the visibly angry legislator as he charged...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti assault victim concludes testimony
LOCAL businesswoman Tatiana Aleshina has concluded her three-month-long testimony against Citizens Coalition for Change vice- president Tendai Biti whom she accuses of verbally assaulting her....Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti left assault victim traumatised
LOCAL businesswoman Tatiana Aleshina yesterday told Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro that she was left traumatised and embarrassed when Citizens for Coalition Change vice-president Tendai ...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti moves to derail assault trial
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti yesterday filed an urgent chamber application to stop his trial in a case where he is accused of verbally assaulting local businesswoman, Tatiana Aleshina.I...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Parking bosses up for bribery
TWO City of Harare parking supervisors were on Friday arraigned before magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro for allegedly bribing a motorist.The duo, Bertha Gondo and Gabriel Mukoka were rema...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 arrested over botched fuel deal
FIVE accomplices were on Friday arraigned before Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro facing allegations of duping a prominent Harare businessman of R269 000 in a botched fuel supply deal....Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Forgery lands legal manager in court
A legal manager at the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe has appeared in court on allegations of forging documents needed by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to see if a vehicle bo...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
No joy for Biti
THE High Court yesterday dismissed Tendai Biti's review application to have his case of verbally assaulting Tatiana Aleshina in 2020 referred to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt). Biti was s...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti's application dismissed
High Court judge Justice Rodgers Manyangadze has dismissed Tendai Biti's review application for referral to the Constitutional Court of his assault matter.Justice Manyangadze only read the ope...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 19:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's judgement not ready
High Court Judge Justice Rodgers Manyangadze has deferred to tomorrow, judgement in Tendai Biti's application for his assault case to be referred to the Constitutional Court.The CCC vice presi...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Court tosses Biti bid to stop assault trial
The High Court has dismissed Tendai Biti's urgent chamber application for stay of proceedings in a matter in which the opposition lawmaker is being tried for verbal assault against Harare businesswoma...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti judgement date set
The High Court has set March 20 as the judgement day for Tendai Biti's review application for referral to the Constitutional Court of his assault case.Biti is facing charges assaulting busines...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti accused of delaying trial
Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Michael Reza has accused Tendai Biti of delaying trial by making another application for referral of his assault case to the Constitutional Court.Biti, who is faci...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer pleads for court protection against "antagonising" Ken Sharpe aide
Top lawyer Alec Muchadehama was forced to plead for court protection against controversial businessman Ken Sharpe's aide, Tatiana Aleshina who had turned abusive after he handed her a torrid time duri...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 22:29hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Biti in failed bid to stop trial
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) vice-president Tendai Biti's bid to file another application for referral to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the middle of his trial hit a snag last week....Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Biti 'assault' victim nearly fainted
The assault case for Tendai Biti continued today with Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Micheal Reza leading evidence from the complainant and witness Mrs Tatiana Aleshina.Biti is facing charges of...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti finally kicks off
The protracted assault case in which lawyer and opposition politician Tendai Biti is accused of assaulting a property investor, Mrs Tatiana Aleshina, finally kicked off in court last Friday with the R...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti assault victim testifies
BUSINESSWOMAN Tatiana Aleshina on Friday told Harare a Harare magistrate that she froze in fear as opposition CCC legislator and lawyer Tendai Biti charged towards her shouting unprintable words insid...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-based Indian millionaire acquitted
A Zimbabwe-based Indian businessman tycoon Munir Kazi is now a free man after he was acquitted by the court on charges of defrauding foreign currency traders of US$765 000.Magistrate Vongai Mu...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Zimbabwean court acquits Indian business mogul
HARARE Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro has acquitted Indian businessman Munir Kazi for allegedly swindling foreign currency dealers of US$765 000.Kazi and his co-accused Andre Hoffman ap...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti told not to waste court's time
The court yesterday told Tendai Biti not to waste it's time by submitting a long application, which it said will end up leading it into losing tracks on its meaning.Biti is accused of as...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer reprimanded for lying in court
A lawyer with Mutumbwa Law Firm, Milliscent Moyo who was standing in for Tino Chinyoka who has been representing property developer George Katsimberis was today reprimanded for lying in court by a Har...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti refuses to plead
LAWYER Tendai Biti yesterday refused to plead to assault charges and chose to make an application for the recusal of Harare Magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti.This came after Mrs Muchuc...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 19:29hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Biti files for magistrate's recusal
HARARE provincial magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro has dismissed opposition member Tendai Biti's application for his assault case to be referred to the Constitutional Court saying the application...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala 'violence' video played in court
VIDEO evidence of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice-chairperson Job Sikhala allegedly inciting public violence was yesterday played at the Harare Magistrates Court during his trial.Sikh...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti accuses businesswoman of forging Harare Airport Road documents
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has accused a controversial Harare businesswoman of forging documents that saw the construction of the incomplete Harare Airport Road being granted national project...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 17:24hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
4 top cops acquitted of criminal abuse of office
FOUR senior police officers including the deputy director (commercial crimes division), Assistant Commissioner Obeylaw Moyo have been acquitted on charges of criminal abuse of office involving bribery...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti protests
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti yesterday protested against alleged moves by a Harare land developer to run commentaries in the Press on an ongoing court case in violation of the law.Biti ...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti continues ConCourt application
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change executive Tendai Biti yesterday continued with submission of papers in a case he is seeking referral of his assault trial to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reza takes aim at Biti sideshow
Acting Deputy Prosecutor General Mr Michael Reza yesterday rubbished as irrelevant court submissions by Tendai Biti in a case of verbal assault on Ms Tatiana Aleshina that occurred in 2020. In...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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