A 36-year-old man from Mabvuku, Harare, has appeared in court facing a murder charge following the death of his five-year-old daughter in a case that has shocked the local community. The accused, Kudakwashe Monga, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with murder. He was not asked to plead.

A former employee of Central African Building Society (CABS) has been sentenced to an effective four-year prison term after the Harare Magistrates' Court found him guilty of defrauding the financial institution of US$182,758.