Crime & Courts

14-year-old learner murdered in Binga

Crime Reporter A 14-year-old boy was found dead with a deep cut on the back of the head over the weekend after he had gone missing for two days in Binga. Alumbweleza Munkombwe was last seen on Thursday coming from school at around 3.30pm before he went missing. His body was discovered in a bushy […] …


Law officer Muringani jailed for inmates’ release

Senior Court Reporter  Law officer Henry Mugove Muringani has been jailed for 12 years on charges of facilitating the release of four inmates who were facing serious offences through preparing bails on their behalf. Muringani was slapped with a five year-jail term for each of the four counts of criminal abuse of office as a […] …


Key State witness exonerates former deputy minister Karoro

Senior Court Reporter  A key State witness today exonerated former Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro on charges of corruptly acquiring 700 bags of fertilisers from GMB Mushumbi Pools under the Presidential Inputs Scheme before selling them in Harare saying he had never met him or transacted with him in the alleged deal. Mr Widdorn Chiodza exonerated […] …


Katsimberis seeks stay of his proceedings

Prosper DembedzaHerald Correspondent Builder George Katsimberis on Tuesday approached the High Court seeking permanent stay of his proceedings in a matter in which he is accused of defrauding a property company of close to USS$1 million in a joint venture to build cluster houses in Borrowdale, Harare. Katsimberis is accused of bulding a show house […] …


Fraud suspects in court

Prosper Dembedza Court Correspondent Two Lanwood Trading (Pvt) Ltd Mega Save employees have appeared in court on allegations of defrauding their employer of more than US$8 000 in botched goods delivery deals. Enock Mhembere (41), who is the chief buyer and Munyaradzi Mapfumo who is the Information & Technology manager were facing fraud charges when […] The Herald…