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WhatsApp Dubai Group Runner Caged Two Years For Swindling US$2.9k From A Harare Businessman A WhatsApp group Dubai runner has been slapped with a 24-month jail term after he swindled US$2 900 from a local businessman. Tapiwa Mbende had promised to bring the complainant an IPhone pro max and wrist watch from Dubai. Mbende who appeared before Harare Magistrate Barbara ...

A security guard under Blacksharbk Security Company reportedly stage-managed a robbery at Chicken Inn Chisipite while he was on duty before getting away with US$1 730 and ZW$4 000 recently. The security guard, Robson Tawanda Chiriseri, 28, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court and the matter was remanded to 13 August this year. Allegations are that on 6 August 2021, ...

A local cooperative has approached the Ministry of Local Government lodging a complaint over the conduct of two City Council employees.The letter that was written by the cooperative, Stars Housing Consortium to the Ministry of Local Government reads: Stars Housing Consortium is a registered housing scheme which consists of 13 housing Cooperatives. It is made up of home seekers from ...

A local company lost a vehicle after a former director allegedly took and sold the firm’s vehicle without authority. The suspect Alson Darikayi, 35, reportedly took a Mhuri Farming vehicle from another employee, put it up for sale and pocketed the proceeds. Darikayi pleaded not guilty to theft charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga. He was remanded ...

A businessman who made headlines last year after he was accused of raping his daughter on several occasions since 2017, was today acquitted of the rape charges by a Harare regional magistrate. Itai Wafawarova was facing rape charges as defined in Section 65 of the Criminal law (Codification and Reform) Act. He was accused of raping his then 14-year-old daughter. ...

POLICE have launched an investigations into lawyer, Runyararo Jambo, who is believed to be dealing in dangerous drugs at his law firm’s premises in Borrowdale, Harare.Sources close to the investigations revealed that the police last week obtained a warrant of search and seizure from at the Harare Magistrates Court, which gives them legal access to search Lawyer Jambo’s offices.The Warrant ...

A Harare woman has told his estranged boyfriend to drop the US$500 000 lawsuit against her so that she also drops criminal charges she had filed against him at the magistrate’s courts. Denton Leslie Boschie, 49, is facing several criminal charges that include several assaults counts. He was also accused of recording their intimate moments but the allegation was dismissed ...

A Harare magistrate has acquitted former ZPC board chairman, Stanley Kazhanje who was facing allegations of bribery. Kazhanje was jointly appearing in court with businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his company, Intratrek Zimbabwe. Magistrate Ngoni Nduna discharged Kazhanje after noting that he cannot be tried on allegations he had been previously convicted of. He said the prosecution can bring as many ...

A local firm, Globe Trot (Private) Limited has petitioned the High Court seeking to recover US$50 000 that was advanced to Probadek Investments as capital following a failed potential joint venture mining business. Through its lawyers, Masiya-Sheshe & Associates, Globe Trot (Private) Limited filed summons at the High court under case number 253/21 and cited Probadek together with its directors ...

A Harare magistrate has issued a warrant of arrest against land developer Georgios Katsimberis who is facing allegations of fraud after duping Pokugara Properties (Pvt) Limited of close to US$1 million. Magistrate Loice Mukunyadze issued the warrant of arrest after Katsimberis failed to appear in court for trial. Katsimberis, 54, is accused of defrauding Pokugara Properties of US$883 728 after ...