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Elijah Makomo

Supa’s case postponed

Harare provincial magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo on Tuesday deferred the matter of former Cabinet minister Supa Mandiwanzira to August 5 following indications that the State’s application for rescission of a judgment acquitting him of criminal abuse of office charges was still pending at the High Court.

Gumbura’s fresh rape trial dropped

By Tarisai Machakaire Jailed Independent End Time Message founder Robert Martin Gumbura’s fresh rape charge has been dropped. Had he been convicted, his current 40-year jail term — imposed in 2013 over four counts of rape — could have been lengthened. He was removed from remand on the fresh rape charge yesterday that emerged following […]

Reveller killed in pub brawl

By Fungai Lupande A reveller was punched to death in a nightclub at Machipisa, Harare, in a drunken brawl, on January 17 last year. His assailant was sentenced to an effective six years in jail yesterday. Collen Ben (32) pleaded not guilty to culpable homicide, but was convicted after a full trial. Harare regional magistrate […]

Magistrate raps lax security as bank teller goes free

A Harare magistrate took a swipe at Stanbic Bank for its shambolic security system before acquitting a chief teller, Aaron Rashama, who was accused of stealing $164 000 from the bank. Regional magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo acquitted Rashama last week after ruling that he was not the sole custodian of keys to the bank’s cash […]

Division rocks anti-corruption body

HARARE – Cracks have emerged in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), with the body’s investigators coming under severe pressure to drop corruption investigations into three ministries accused of underhand dealings.