Courts and Crime

Detectives Up For Stealing US$70 000

Four police detectives at Highlands Police station in Harare have been arrested on allegations of recovering a safe containing US$70 000 stolen by a maid and gardener from a house in Belvedere and subsequently stealing the money themselves. Detective Assistant Inspector Edward Mateta and Detective Constables Tinashe Matongo, Princess Mavis …

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Lawyers Redflag Mnangagwa Regime For Trashing Charter

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime has been accused of violating the constitution by denying incarcerated opposition legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole access to their legal representatives while in prison. This came after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (Zlhr) director Roselyn Hanzi was on Monday denied access to see Sikhala (Zengeza …

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Missing Cryptoqueen Joins FBI 10 Most Wanted

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged role in running a cryptocurrency scam known as OneCoin. Federal investigators accuse the fugitive of using the …

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Stunner Weeps In Court

Hip Hop artiste Desmond Chideme wept uncontrollably in court today while explaining how he missed his daughter. This forced the court to briefly adjourn to allow the urban grooves star to calm down. Chideme popularly known as Stunner is facing domestic violence charges after he allegedly assaulted his ex-wife Dione …

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Cop Witness Confesses Affection For Mamombe In Court

A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer and witness in the case of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Joana Mamombe, who stands accused of inciting public violence, Tuesday openly confessed, in court, that he admired the lawmaker. The chief witness, Tevedzera Shonhai, who is a police officer, said that he …

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Accelerate Smart Prison Concept: ED

THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) needs to accelerate the adoption of modern technological systems and applications in line with its envisaged “smart prison” concept, President Mnangagwa has said. Under the smart prison concept, ZPCS is benchmarking its services within the framework of international prison standards and management trends. …

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Sweeping Changes Drawn Up In Fight Against Corruption

An inter-ministerial anti-corruption committee has made sweeping resolutions to combat corruption as non-complex cases must be finalised within six months, while complicated matters can only stretch for a year. This emerged from a recent National Anti-Corruption Strategy Steering Committee (NACSSC) meeting which also agreed to review court processes to expedite …

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Zacc Torches Storm In Karoi

KAROI residents have petitioned Parliament to rein in members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) which they accused of unprofessional conduct and bias. The residents said the suspension of the town’s five top managers on full benefits and using official cars was draining the town’s meagre financial coffers. They alleged …

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