Courts and Crime

20 housing cooperatives lose court caseWomen, children face harsh rainy seasonGovt supports demolitions By Kundai MarunyaCity of Harare (CoH) is ready to act on their court victory against 20 housing cooperatives that illegally sold land to unsuspecting residents, a development that will leave approximately 30 000 people without shelter. The …

The Harare City Council reportedly awarded Augur Investments, a company run by Kenneth Raydon Sharpe, over 540 000 hectares of land for construction of the yet-to-be completed Airport Road, Nhau has learnt. The alleged shady deal was exposed during a wrangle between George Katsimberis and Sharpe, who are at loggerheads …

Two top Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) executives have been hauled before the courts facing allegations of corruption and obstruction of justice. The duo, Human Resources Administrator Gilfern Moyo and Finance Director Adam Zvandasara appeared before Magistrate Ngoni Nduna. Zinara Chief Executive Nkosinathi Nyathi is also implicated in the case …

…As judge blasts police for ‘arresting to investigate’ Daniel Kachere Police investigating the gruesome murder of Tapiwa Makore (Junior) are yet to conduct searches at suspect Thanks Makore’s other house where his second wife resides due to lack resources. This emerged at Thanks Makore’s bail appeal application heard at the …

Exiled former ZANU PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere, has thrown his weight behind journalist Hopewell Chin’ono, who is currently incarcerated at Chikurubi Maximum Prison. Chin’ono was arrested and charged on allegations of defeating or obstructing the course of justice. Kasukuwere openly sympathised with Chin’ono, who has taken the Second Republic …

Deputy Chief Magistrate Bianca Makwande has postponed her ruling on whether to accede to the State’s application to have Harare West legislator Joanna Mamombe’s trial separated from her MDC Alliance colleagues. Last week, State prosecutors Messrs Whisper Mabhaudhi and Michael Reza applied for her charges to be separated from those …

Hopewell Chin’ono fears for his health following a Tuberculosis (TB) and bronchitis outbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Prison where he is currently detained after being denied bail by Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. He is facing charges of defeating or obstructing the course of justice as defined in section 184 of the …

By Daniel Kachere Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono will appear at the High Court tomorrow morning for the hearing of his bail application after it failed to kick off Tuesday, Nhau has learnt. The case was set to be heard by Justice Tawanda Chitapi who postponed it to tomorrow morning to …

By Daniel KachereGenius “Ginimbi” Kadungure’s “final party” had several mini events within it, which saw it touching almost every one’s life in Zimbabwe. Even the elderly living in far-flung rural areas found themselves asking who this Ginimbi was. Top artists like Jah Prayzah and Killer T performed at the funeral …

Hopewell Chin’ono has accused the State of persecuting and punishing him by throwing him in with convicted criminals at Chikurubi Maximum Prison. Chin’ono said this during cross examination by his lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, justifying his suitability to be granted bail on a charge of defeating or obstructing the course of …