The bail hearing of MDC-A deputy chairperson Job Sikhala failed to kick-off at the Harare High Court due to an incomplete record of proceedings.Sikhala is appealing for the court to grant him freedom on charges of peddling falsehoods.The State led by Arthur Bosha sought postponement of the matter to tomorrow …
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By Daniel KachereThe Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage has warned against spreading of malicious falsehoods especially with matters surrounding the “death” of top ranking officials in Government and the ruling party ZANU PF due to Covid-19. This follows recent stories published implying that certain high-ranking officials had reportedly …
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The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has urged Manyame-Beatrice Rural District Council (RDC) to act against sand poachers who are “terrorising” Seke-Chitungwiza areas, causing environmental degradation.This comes amid reports of sand barons, leading to the creation of dangerous ponds and mini-lakes in most parts of Seke-Chitungwiza, which is under Manyame-Beatrice.In an …
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MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala’s bail appeal hearing at the High Court failed to kick off Friday as the State was not yet ready. The State told the court that it only received the Magistrates court record today and was not yet in a position to respond. Presiding judge …
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Our Crime & Courts Editor Daniel Kachere was this morning handed a handwritten letter by MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is appearing at the Harare High Court for his bail appeal hearing after Magistrate Ngoni Nduna remanded him in custody over charges of communicating or publishing falsehoods.Justice David …
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Child marriages continue, mostly in rural, mining and farming communities despite a landmark ruling that abolished the practice five years ago.On January 20, 2016, the Constitutional Court ruled that Section 22 of the Marriages Act was unconstitutional and “no person, girl or boy should be married before the age of …
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Days after walking out of Chikurubi Maximum Prison – Advocate Fadzayi Mahere has revealed that she has tested positive for Covid-19. The MDC Alliance spokesperson was arrested on allegations of publishing falsehoods. She was eventually granted bail by Harare magistrate Trynos Utahwashe after seven days behind bars. Soon after release, …
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Chillspot Records bosses Arnold “DJ Fantan” Kamudyariwa and Tafadzwa “Levels” Kadzimwe together with music promoter Dammer aka Simbarashe Chanachimwe have been freed on Z$10 000 bail each by the High Court. One of the Chillspot directors Tafadzwa “Rhibhe” Mandaza confirmed the development moments ago. “The news you have just heard …
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Overcrowding at prisons exposedPoor Covid-19 prevention methodsPrison conditions worsened by Covid-19ZPCS ignoring court orders By Kundai Marunya President Mnangagwa’s Government is under fire from civil rights groups, activists, human rights defenders and lawyers representing incarcerated individuals for the “inhumane treatment of prisoners” and deplorable state of prisons and police holding …
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By Daniel Kachere Magistrate Ngoni Nduna has granted Harare City town clerk Hosiah Chisango Z$50 000 bail on charges of criminal abuse of office or alternatively contravening section 4(a) and 14 (2)(b and c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act Chapter 9:16.Chisango was ordered to stay at least 100 metres …
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