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3 arrested for forging O Level certificates
THREE Harare residents appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Wednesday facing charges of forgery after they faked Ordinary Level certificates to enter foreign universities.Cindy Muts...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:18hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko trial deferred to September
THE trial of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko in a matter in which he is being accused of illegally ordering the release of two top Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) officials has...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Bata Stadium okayed
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) have once again approved Bata Stadium to host topflight matches after Sheasham completed renovations at their gweru facility.Images circulated on social media a...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's matter deferred
Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has deferred to September 4 the matter in which former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is facing allegations of wrongly ordering the release of two top Zimbabw...Published: 31 May 2023 at 21:06hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes sister
A Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly raping his own sister at her matrimonial home. The accused aged 35 appeared before Harare regional Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje charge...Published: 30 May 2023 at 11:53hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Mother, son in cement scam
A MOTHER and her son appeared before a Harare magistrate on Friday last week for allegedly conning people of more than US$300 000 and $40 million in cement deals.Tinashe Zimunya representing h...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
6 suspected card cloners in court
SIX suspected card cloners yesterday appeared in court after they were arrested while in possession of instruments used in the commission of the offence.The suspects — Fungal Samurewo (35), ...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri trial deferred
Harare regional Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has deferred to June 23 the trial of CCC members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbid who are accused of lying that they were kidnapped and dumped in rural...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:39hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth commissar vehicles torched
TWO vehicles belonging to the Beitbridge Zanu-PF Youth political commissar Lawrence Mbanje were last night torched at his home in Dulibadzimu in a case suspected intra-party violence.This come...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:30hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Trial dates set for Chiwenga ex-wife money laundering case
Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has set 10 and 11 August as the trial dates for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa who is facing money laundering charges. ...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
12 month old's grave dug up, body 'stolen'
A 12-month-old infant's body has been stolen from its grave after the remains were reportedly dug up by unknown people. The incident came to light on Saturday May 6 in Musaonyerwa Village, Man...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:19hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Disqualified Zanu-PF candidate jailed 2 years
Disqualified candidate in the recently held Zanu-PF primary election for the Chipinge South House of Assembly seat, Robert Nyemudzo, was on Wednesday jailed an effective 18 months by a Chipinge magist...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro upgrade misses derby target
IT'S all talk and little action. Rufaro Stadium renovations, which were initially expected to be completed in time for the Harare Derby, have already missed schedule. The facility, whi...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rally disrupter gets 2 charges
The Epworth man who forced his way past security to try and disrupt President Mnangagwa who was delivering a keynote speech to the residents, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges, with a second ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Thieves steal vehicle from police station
Two suspected thieves who stole a vehicle from a police station which they had abandoned at a crime scene where they had waylaid tobacco farmers have appeared in court charged with theft of a motor ve...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 19:37hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aspiring candidate granted $300,000 bail
Zanu-PF Makoni West aspiring candidate, Moses Ruwona, was released on $300 000 bail yesterday in a case where he faces fraud charges involving US$500 000.He spent two weeks in remand pri...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe's passport application dismissed
The application by CCC Member of Parliament Joana Mamombe for the temporary release of her passport to visit Kenya for a training conference has been dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanj...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:41hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe awaits passport ruling
CCC member of Parliament Joana Mamombe, who is on bail facing allegations of faking abduction with her two accomplices, wants a temporary return of her passport to travel to Kenya.Mamombe on F...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:18hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Zanu-PF MP spends weekend in jail over money laundering
Zanu-PF Makoni West constituency aspiring candidate Moses Ruwona will spend the weekend behind bars after Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje postponed his bail ruling to tomorrow.Ruw...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:33hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Access Forex loses US$260K while 'laundering' money
HARARE - Financial services firm Access Forex was accused of money laundering in court on Thursday after it emerged the company hired an aspiring Zanu PF MP to make huge foreign payments on its behalf...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 12:32hrs | 2697 | by Staff Reporter
Bail ruling for aspiring Zanu-PF MP set for tomorrow
Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje will tomorrow deliver ruling in a bail application by Zanu-PF aspiring Member of Parliament for Makoni West Moses Ruwona and his accomplice Macmillan Ch...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 17:56hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
2 cops steal US$158,000 from suspect
TWO police officers appeared before a Harare magistrate on Wednesday facing criminal abuse of office charges after they allegedly stole US$158 000 from a suspect.Addmore Musiza (34) and Tafara...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:13hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Police detectives share US$160,000 theft loot
Two Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police officers have landed in the dock on allegations of sharing US$160,000 they had recovered while investigating a theft case.The two, Addmore Mu...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 18:20hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Drug syndicate cops jailed two years
Two Chiweshe-based cops who conspired to destroy evidence in a case where a schoolboy bought mbanje from a female drug dealer were today jailed for two years by Concession Magistrate Joshua Nembaware....Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 19:07hrs | 840 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'White commercial interests dominating Zimbabwe,' says Biti
HARARE East legislator who is a Former Finance Minister and one of the leaders of Nelson Chamisa's Citizens' Coalition for Change Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe government's land ownership structure was st...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:38hrs | 1875 | by Staff reporter
2 farmers arrested over mbanje
POLICE in Macheke, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two neighbouring farmers who allegedly cultivated more than 100 marijuana plants in their maize fields.Kudakwashe Jarasi (37) and Su...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Bus driver nabbed for $4 million mbanje
POLICE have arrested a bus driver at Dulivhadzimu Bus Terminus in Beitbridge and recovered 40kg of dagga, with a street value of $4 million.The dagga was found stashed in the boot of the bus....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
State withdraws another fraud case against Chombo
The State has withdrawn another case of corruption against former Cabinet minister, Ignatius Chombo, because of lack of evidence.Three other cases against Chombo that were investigated by the ...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:46hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP in court for rape
A former member of parliament for Kambuzuma, Tinashe Maduza, yesterday appeared in court for allegedly drugging, sexually assaulting and robbing one of his former employees and later for kidnapping hi...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:45hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP accuses Zanu-PF of fuelling drug scourge
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Zengeza East MP Goodrich Chimbaira says Zanu-PF is to blame for the increase in drug and substance abuse in the country.Chimbaira said known drug lords and ...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:51hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Cannabis production doubles in Zimbabwe
THE production of industrial hemp doubled to more than 40 tonnes last year, with the country exporting about five tonnes to Switzerland.The number of players registered with the Agricultural M...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Mbanje grower (53) convicted
A 53-YEAR-OLD Mazowe man was sentenced to one year behind bars by a Concession magistrate for cultivating dagga.Motion Mandiya (53) pleaded guilty to the charge and was lucky to escape jail af...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 14:05hrs | 277 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Stadia crisis hits Harare
THE Premier Soccer League has been forced to cram four matches at the National Sports Stadium (NSS) in three days as the eagerly-awaited 2023 soccer season kicks off this weekend.There is a St...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
2 cops nabbed in foiled robbery
TWO serving members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and their two unemployed accomplices appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Saturday facing armed robbery charges.The suspects, W...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Suspected fraudster's bail revocation ruling deferred to Monday
SUSPECTED fraudster James Landon will only get to know his fate on Monday when Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje makes a ruling on the State's bid to have his $150 000 bail revoked.The State...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:36hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Stadium dilemma for PSL newboys
PREMIERSHIP football newcomers Simba Bhora are set to adopt the National Sports Stadium for their historic Castle Lager Premier Soccer League opening match against holders FC Platinum next week....Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Stadia crisis looms in Zimbabwe
One of the ceremonial homes of football in the country Rufaro Stadium remains banned from use despite promises by the City of Harare that the facility will be fully upgraded by the start of the season...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:08hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
NSSA boss granted $500 000 bail
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) acting general manager Charles Shava, who faces criminal abuse of office charges, was yesterday granted $500 000 bail by Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje....Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
'Chombo not yet a free man'
FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo is far from being a free man as two more corruption related charges are still pending at the Harare Magistrates Court despite the State's withdrawal of his frau...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Catch and release: Chombo charges withdrawn
THE State has today withdrawn charges against former Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo who was accused of misappropriating a $14 billion Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Capital Expenditure loan which was mean...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 19:09hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Schools shut as Cyclone Freddy approaches Zimbabwe
As the fringes of Tropical Storm Freddy reached Chipinge and Chimanimani yesterday, adding to the already heavy rain and lightning that earlier in the week struck and killed one person, Zimbabwe went ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
ZBC scribe, CIO agent bail hearing today
ZIMBABWE Broadcasting Corporation journalist Tendai Munengwa and a member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Henry Kachere yesterday filed for bail in a case where they are being accused ...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 05:21hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
South Africa based Zimbabwean woman reaps R1 million in grocery con
A South Africa based Zimbabwean woman Monday appeared in court accused of fleecing grocery dealers of ZAR1 million in a botched supply deal.Helga Mlambo, 46, briefly appeared before Harare mag...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 20:37hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for 10 drug kingpins
Police are on the trail of 10 prominent drug kingpins in the capital who are understood to have been supplying large quantities of illicit narcotics to the public.In the last two weeks, law en...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:35hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pastor defrauds South Korean counterpart
A LOCAL pastor appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing a fraud charge after he allegedly sold a non-existent church stand to his South Korean counterpart who is into missionary work ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:40hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in door-to-door searches to flush out drug dealers
As the nationwide crackdown against drug suppliers and peddlers intensifies, police are now conducting door-to-door searches to flush out illegal trade in the dangerous substances.At least 636...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested in Zimbabwe's anti-drugs fight
Police have intensified their campaign against drug suppliers and peddlers under a special operation which has seen several people, including a policeman, being arrested in the past five days while pr...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 527 | 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 | 1208 | by Staff Reporter
Cop sells weed to schoolboy
A Chiweshe based cop who sold cannabis to a school boy together with her two investigating officers are in soup after they were dragged to Concession magi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 19:58hrs | 410 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-MP Maziwisa jail time begins
FORMER Highfield legislator Psychology Maziwisa on Friday started serving his effective 40-month prison term after his appeal against conviction and sentence on two counts of fraud was struck off the ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:09hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
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