DUO IN COURT FOR SMUGGLING POTATO SEEDS FROM SA

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent TWO men have appeared in court after allegedly posing as directors of a seed company to smuggle potato seeds from South Africa using the firm’s registration…

Court tells magistrates: Don’t freeze when it comes to damages

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter A PEDESTRIAN injured by a council truck has won a fresh chance to recover thousands of dollars in medical and other expenses after the High…

MAN, WHO CLAIMED HE COULD ONLY PAY US$20 A MONTH TO SUPPORT HIS KID, ORDERED TO PAY MORE

Sekai Manyere Herald Reporter A HARARE man, who claimed he could only pay US$20 a month for the upkeep of his child, will now have to dig deeper into his…

Company, director in court over US$504 000 fuel scam

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent A LOCAL company and its director have appeared in court facing allegations of defrauding another company of US$504 000 in a fuel transportation deal involving consignments…

Byo deputy mayor arrested over US$52 000 extortion

Peter Matika BULAWAYO deputy mayor Councillor Edwin Ndlovu has been arrested again, this time on allegations of extorting US$52 000 from a city businessman, barely a year after he was…

Chinhoyi farmer indicted over juvenile’s murder

Conrad Mupesa Mashonaland West Bureau PROMINENT Chinhoyi farmer Daniel Brink Bosman and his alleged accomplice, Douglas Zhanero, have been indicted for murder and are set to stand trial before the…

NEW: Man fights off armed robbers, injured suspect remanded on hospital bed

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent A 26-year-old Kadoma man was remanded on his hospital bed after he was reportedly injured when a homeowner fought back during a robbery in which he…

NEW: Harare man in court for defrauding DRC national of US$19 000

Yeukai Karengezeka-Chisepo Court Correspondent A HARARE man has appeared in court for allegedly defrauding a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) national of US$19 000 in a bogus fuel tanker deal.…

Mberengwa man jailed 17 years for twice raping woman in bush attack

Midlands Bureau A 23-year-old Mberengwa man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping a 29-year-old woman twice. Nkululeko Moyo of Mapfumo Village under Chief Mutevaidze was convicted…

Judgment date set for ex-manager accused of kidnapping workmate over fraud

Court Correspondent The judgment in the case of a former corporate manager accused of kidnapping and assaulting a workmate in an alleged bid to conceal fraudulent activities has been set…