The trial date for M’diwa Chanetsa Mliswa, the daughter of politician and village head Temba Mliswa, along with her accomplice Tawanda Chigudu, has been scheduled for July 29. They are facing charges related to the possession of 1.3 grams of crystal meth. M’diwa has been released on bail, while Chigudu has been in custody since February.
Their arrest came after detectives searched a residence in Avonlea, Harare, where they discovered a sachet containing crystal meth.
In a separate legal matter, Harare businessman Neville Mutsvangwa, along with his associates Simbarashe Tichingana and Elis Majachani, who are accused of engaging in illegal foreign currency dealings and violating the Telecommunications Act, have had their trial postponed to August 28. They were granted bail of US$1,000 each back in May.
Mutsvangwa’s company, Mumba Money Transfer, which allegedly operated without registration as a money transfer agent, was central to the investigation. Police efforts resulted in the seizure of US$3,890 in cash, computers, transaction logs, and Visa cards from Mumba’s office.
In other news – Deadly Protests In Bangladesh Claim Thirteen Lives
Thirteen lives were lost in Dhaka on Thursday as clashes erupted between thousands of students wielding sticks and stones and armed police, marking the deadliest day yet in Bangladesh’s ongoing protests against a government job quota policy.
In response to the escalating unrest, authorities partially suspended mobile internet services to curb the violence, which has claimed a total of 19 lives this week. Among the casualties on Thursday were a bus driver critically injured by a gunshot to the chest, a rickshaw-puller, and three students, as confirmed by officials to Reuters. Read More
