adminTinopona’s assault case spills into court
Tendai RupapaCourt ReporterTHE case in which Harare socialite and Zi-FM presenter Tinopona Katsande was assaulted yesterday spilled into court with her lover facing physical abuse charges. Katsande (33) sustained a swollen and bruised face following an altercation with her boyfriend Brian Munjodzi (39), who accused her of
Mbare man assaults, robs uncle
Court ReporterA MBARE man will spend the next 22 months in prison for assaulting and robbing his uncle of personal items worth US$148. Goods valued at US$115 were recovered. Partson Mhowa (30), of Block 4 Shawasha Flats in Mbare, denied assault and robbery charges when he appeared before Chitungwiza
Mentally-ill woman raped
Court ReporterA MHONDORO man reportedly raped a 50-year-old mentally challenged woman after enticing her with US$1. Tinashe Muranda (29) of Kavhukatema Village under Chief Chivero in Mhondoro was not formally charged when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Anita Tshuma. Ms Tshuma
Drug pushers’ trial date set
Court ReporterTHE trial of two suspected drug pushers who were arrested for allegedly trying to steal a corpse stashed with over a kilogramme of heroin worth US$112 000 in Harare has been set. Tanzanian national Mlawa Jumanne Ndumbogane (33) of number 119 Scedia Street in Pretoria, South Africa, and
Faeces saga lands stepmother in jail
Farai Kuvirimirwa Court ReporterA HARARE woman who fed her stepdaughter human waste as punishment for soiling blankets has been jailed for an effective nine months. Fatima Kahari (19) of Tomlinson Depot was slapped with 12 months imprisonment before three months were suspended on condition of good behaviour in
Police probe industrial espionage
Fidelis Munyoro Assistant News EditorPOLICE yesterday confirmed that they were investigating possible industrial espionage involving more than R100 million worth of cigarettes amid revelations that a South African company, Forensic Security Services, accused of spying on local manufacturers, has a running contract with a local
Hubby loses tooth in fight over pot
Court ReporterA 54-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man lost his tooth after his wife struck him with an empty bottle at the height of a domestic altercation. Apronia Bhunya (37) had complained to her husband Shepherd Daka that police patrols in Epworth were making her business of selling sadza difficult. Agreed facts
Cop murder case: Madzore gets bail
Daniel NemukuyuSenior Court ReporterMDC-T Youth Assembly chairman Solomon Madzore — part of the Glen View 29 party activists accused of murdering a police inspector — was yesterday released on US$500 bail after spending over a year in prison. Madzore was granted bail together with Lovemore Taruvinga (alias Magaya) after the
Man rapes housemaid during wife’s absence
Court ReporterA 50-YEAR-OLD man who reportedly sexually abused their domestic worker aged 18 while his wife was away in her rural home appeared in court facing a rape charge. Tiger Felix Mushangwe of Chitungwiza denied the charge when he appeared before the town’s regional magistrate, Ms Sandra Mupindu.
Businessman loses 187 phones to burglars
Tendai Rupapa Court ReporterA Harare businessman lost 187 mobile phones and three laptops worth more than US$5 000 to three men who allegedly broke into his shop. Fanuel Chiondo (19), Priviledge Musengezi (18) and Godknows Matienga (21) — all from Epworth — allegedly used a hacksaw to break into Misheck