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Lawyer sues journalist over 'falsehoods'
Prominent lawyer Tino Chinyoka has sued a journalist from a state owned publication for US$100 000 for allegedly publishing falsehoods where he claimed a magistrate stopped a lawyer from lying in cour...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Biti had motive to attack Aleshina'
Deputy Prosecutor-General Mr Michael Reza yesterday said opposition politician and lawyer Tendai Biti had the motive and opportunity to assault businesswoman Mrs Tatiana Aleshina after an altercation ...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti won't forgive Reza
OPPOSITION politician, Tendai Biti who is accused of verbally assaulting local businesswoman Tatiana Aleshina, has told Harare regional magistrate Vongai Guwuriro that he will not forgive prosec...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti alleges politicisation of his assault case
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti has accused Zanu-PF of having a hand in the verbal assault charges he is facing.Biti made the claims while submitting his defence in a case he is accused of...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti fights in Katsimberis's corner?
Politician Tendai Biti, while presenting his defence on assault charges, has introduced what he has described as an illegal action by the City of Harare in demolishing a showroom built by George Katsi...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:27hrs | | 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 | 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 | 5 | by Staff reporter
Harare town clerk acquitted of criminal abuse of office charge
HARARE town clerk Hosiah Abraham Chisango, who was facing charges of perjury and criminal abuse of office on allegations that he favoured Pokugara Properties by writing a letter authorizing the demoli...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 18:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-council building inspector trial postponed
A HARARE court has moved to July 20 the trial date of council's former chief building inspector Roy Nyabvure, who is being charged with criminal abuse of duty.The court said the docket was not...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:42hrs | 1 | 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
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
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 | | by Staff reporter
Property developer appeals to ConCourt for more time
Prominent property developer George Katsimberis has appealed to the Constitutional Court to be given more time to apply for leave to challenge a High Court ruling on his bid for a permanent stay of pa...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sharpe plots to bloc witness from testifying against him
Pokugara Properties, owned by controversial businessman Ken Sharpe, which caused the arrest of a State witness testifying against it for malicious damage to property has applied to have the same witne...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 16:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Acting Deputy prosecutor general refuses to be cross-examined under oath
Under fire, Acting Deputy Prosecutor Michael Reza has refused to be cross-examined under oath following a court application by property developer George Katsimberis to have the officer of the law...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 15:11hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Deputy prosecutor general an arrogant and biased pathetic liar - property developer
Property developer George Katsimberis wants the court to order cross-examination of Acting Deputy Prosecutor general Michael Reza in order to expose his deceit, falsehoods and subversion of just...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 18:06hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Michael Reza has vested interests in Ken Sharpe cases - lawyer
Advocate Tinomudaishe Chinyoka, the lawyer representing property developer Georgios Katsimberis in his legal battle with controversial businessmen Ken Sharpe has queried why Deputy Prosecutor general ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 08:36hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Judge slams police over arrest
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has criticised police for their involvement in the arrest of a key witness in an ongoing case of perjury and malicious damage to property. Kwenda ...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court still withholding transcript in Ken Sharpe witness case
The Harare Magistrate Court still has not released the transcript of its ruling on 18 November denying bail to the former City of Harare chief building in...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Drama marks bail ruling for witness against Ken Sharpe
Bail ruling for former chief Harare City Council housing inspector Roy Nyabvure was abandoned for 30 minutes after a court official whispered something to...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 18:59hrs | | by Paul Ndou
Reza used 'Defective letter' to arrest witness in Sharpe perjury case
It has emerged Deputy Prosecutor-General Michale Reza signed the letter he used to cause the arrest of a state witness in a case in which businessman Ken ...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 17:11hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Another challenge to July Moyo, Ken Sharpe's deed of shame
A company that was subcontracted by Augur Investments on the incomplete Airport Road has joined several companies challenging a deed of settlement that ga...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 13:33hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
NPA instrumental in Sharpe case witness' arrest
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was instrumental in the arrest of a state witness in a case where Harare businessman Ken Sharpe is facing charges...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 21:26hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-HCC building inspector remanded in custody
FORMER City of Harare chief building inspector Roy Nyabvure was yesterday remanded to November 16 for bail ruling in a case of alleged criminal abuse of office.When Nyabvure (64) appeared befo...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deputy Prosecutor-General in trouble for lying in court
A Harare property developer Georgious Katsimberis has reported prosecutor general Michael Reza to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) over what...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 20:33hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest witness testifying against Ken Sharpe
A witness testifying against Ken Sharpe has been arrested today by the police in sudden turn of events, the controversial businessman is accused of ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 20:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Biti baiting journalists with sensational but false claims'
A Harare Company West Properties Zimbabwe has exposed parliamentarian Tendai Biti's malicious attack against them after the legislator claimed that the company received 200 000 hectares of land from t...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo taken to task over Airport Road land deal
Local Government minister July Moyo has been accused of usurping the powers of the prosecutor general by signing a deed of settlement that gave away vast tracts of state land in Harare to a company wi...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Katsimberis seeks ConCourt referral
PROPERTY developer George Katsimberis has filed an application for referral of his matter in which he is accused of fraud to the Constitutional Court saying his rights were being violated.Kats...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court summons Katsimberis for civil imprisonment
CONTROVERSIAL property developer George Katsimberis has been issued with summons for civil imprisonment by the registrar of High Court after he failed to pay US$10 535 to Pokugara Properties, Po...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti 'threatens' complainant
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti has been reported to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for allegedly threatening a complainant in a matter where he is an accused person....Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court trashes businessman's lawsuit against PG and four magistrates
THE High Court has dismissed a lawsuit against four Harare magistrates and the Prosecutor General (PG) filed by controversial property developer George Katsimberis.Katsimberis had sued t...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo backs under fire tycoon
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has sprung to the defence of businessman Ken Sharpe, who is accused of manipulating the country's justice system to hang on to vast tracts of land he obtained in co...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Harare City Council worker exposed in court
FORMER Harare City Council (HCC) employee Roy Nyabvure was yesterday exposed as having caused the demolition of a showroom in Borrowdale after fraudulently approving its building plans.The cou...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Witness pins Katsimberis
THE trial of property developer George Katsimberis continued on Thursday, with witnesses insisting that he committed fraud in a case where he faces charges of building a showroom without approved buil...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti regurgitates application
CCC official Tendai Biti, who is facing charges of manhandling Russian investor Ms Tatiana Aleshina outside Harare Magistrates Court, is yet again seeking the recusal of Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai G...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:40hrs | | by Fungi Kwaramba
Magistrate blasts lawyers
Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti has blasted lawyers representing builder George Katsimberis for exhibiting unprofessional conduct saying they should put their house in order.T...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Katsimberis case struck off the roll
The High Court has struck off the roll the case in which builder George Katsimberis was seeking a review of the trial court ruling dismissing his request to refer his case to the Constitutional Court ...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama at City of Harare bosses trial
Greek property developer George Katsimberis caused a scene at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday as he insisted on testifying in his native language, saying he was not conversant with English....Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's former client wants Greek interpreter
In a bid to delay trial, builder George Katsimberis yesterday applied for his fraud trial to be conducted in his mother language (Greek) arguing that he was not familiar with court jargon.This...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti launches fresh bid to halt trial
Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti on Tuesday asked a court to delay his criminal trial pending an appeal to the Supreme Court in a matter in which he is accused of insulti...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Biti attempts to permanently stop trial'
The State has accused CCC vice president Tendai Biti of trying to permanently stop trial in his assault case through making consecutive applications.Biti is facing allegations of manhandling a...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's delaying tactics laid bare
CCC vice president Mr Tendai Biti continues with tactics to evade trial by making successive applications, the State claimed yesterday.Senior prosecutor Mr Micheal Reza yesterday accused Biti ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Katsimberis refuses to plead as trial opens
The trial for builder George Katsimberis on allegations of duping a land developer of close to USS$1 million in a joint venture to build cluster houses in Harare's Borrowdale suburb has finally kicked...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti assault trial resumes on March 28
The interrupted trial of lawyer Tendai Biti on assault charges resumes on March 28 after the High Court rejected his application for the trial to start afresh in front of a new magistrate with a new p...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$1 million fraud accused seeks prosecutor's recusal
Builder George Katsimberis has made an application for the recusal of senior prosecutor Mr Michael Reza from his case arguing that he is biased and would not give him a fair trial.Katsimberis ...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$1m fraud trial hits snag
The trial of builder George Katsimberis, who is facing allegations of defrauding a local land developer of close to US$1 million has hit another setback after his new lawyers requested for transcripts...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Biti in eighth attempt to stop assault trial
MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti has approached the High Court to stop his trial at the Magistrates Court where he is accused of verbally assaulting a Russian national, Tatiana Aleshina....Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 18:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Biti dumps Katsimberis
Building contractor, George Katsimberis, who is facing allegations of fraud has engaged the services of new lawyers after he was abandoned by MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti. Katsembir...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Katsimberis loses Supreme Court appeal
HARARE-based building contractor had a bad day in court yesterday after the Supreme Court threw out his appeal in the case in which he was seeking to stop his former business partner from selling resi...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
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