A 30-year-old Harare man has appeared in court for allegedly setting fire to a carpenter’s workshop in Kuwadzana, destroying property worth US$15 000.
Gift Sithole appeared before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo facing a charge of malicious damage to property.
He was remanded in custody to today for bail consideration.
Three other people jointly charged with Sithole are already on remand pending trial on September 23, 2026.
The complainant is Tawanda Luckmore Warurama, a self-employed carpenter operating from Kuwadzana 5 Home Industries.
The State alleges that on August 31, 2026, at around 5pm, Warurama was inside his iron-sheet workshop when he noticed smoke coming from one corner of the structure.
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He went outside to investigate and allegedly discovered that the workshop was on fire.
Warurama reportedly raised an alarm and, with the assistance of other people, tried to put out the fire, but their efforts were unsuccessful.
The fire spread through the workshop, destroying carpentry equipment and other property valued at US$15 000.
The court heard that Warurama later made inquiries through his employee, Davison Mapuranga, who allegedly told him that he had seen Sithole collecting twigs and starting the fire.
Mapuranga allegedly said Sithole was in the company of the other three accused persons when the fire was started.
The matter was reported to the police, leading to Sithole’s arrest.
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