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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Sikhala, Sithole Suffer Setback In Bail Appeal Over Missing Court Record
The bail appeal by lawmakers Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole suffered a setback on Wednesday when a judge removed it from the roll over incomplete documents. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi said he could not proceed to hear the matter in the absence of the transcribed record of proceedings from the Magistrates …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »Illicit Trade In Minerals At The Heart Of Resource Curse
ZIMBABWE should align its legal framework that regulates gemstones with international best practice to curb the illicit trade in minerals, if the country is to benefit from natural resources in a similar manner to Botswana, mining law experts have said. There are serious gaps in policy, legal and institutional frameworks …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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