Courts and Crime

KWEKWE City Council in the Midlands has failed to account for millions of dollars poured into the local authority for the rehabilitation of roads amid revelations that  politically connected companies were contracted without following procurement procedures. A schedule obtained by this publication from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) revealed …

FOUR notorious armed robbers have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for committing a spate of cheeky robberies. Mbekezeli Brighton Sibanda (24) of Mbundani, Lindani Mpala (20) of Gwabalanda, Bhekani Ndlovu (20) and Michael Khumalo (25) of Cowdray Park appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga on Wednesday. …

TEACHERS have raised the alarm on rampant drug abuse among pupils as a crisis gains momentum in schools which have become part of a new wave of illicit substances. Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said schools have become a haven for dangerous drugs like marijuana, crystal …

Wife says music producer beat her and locked her in house HARARE – Music producer DJ Fantan was arrested on Tuesday after his wife told police he beat her and locked her up at their home. Fantan, real name Arnold Kamudyariwa, was detained at Waterfalls Police Station. Police spokesman Assistant …

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Manicaland chairperson, Proper Mutseyami has accused local government minister July Moyo of abusing devolution funds. Mutseyami said Moyo was deliberately delaying the disbursement of the funds to local authorities so as he can keep embezzling the money. The Dangamvura-Chikanga legislator said this during a constituency …

A camp opposed to Zanu PF Mashonaland West Youth League chairman, Tapiwa Masenda, is circulating a vote of no confidence petition to have him removed from the influential post. As factionalism persists within the ruling party, there are rumours detractors want Masenda booted out for making unilateral co-options of members …

A 16-year old Beitbridge boy has been arrested and is due to appear in court after he was caught in possession of snares and game meat. The boy was arrested together with one Freeman Moyo (38), and the two are being charged for contravening section 5 of Trapping of Animals …

The Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says Harare City Council (HCC) is spending at least US$3 million per month in treating water polluted by sewage effluence disposed into rivers. An estimated 383 mega litres (ML) of raw and partially treated sewage is discharged daily into the environment, according to a report …

HARARE – Two NewsDay journalists arrested on Saturday in Chitungwiza will appear in court on Monday, their lawyers said. Blessed Mhlanga and Chengeto Chidi are accused of taking of photos ​​or video within a polling station without authority from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. They deny the charges. The two journalists …

The ongoing land dispute in Budiriro between land developer Fifty Angels Company and one Hebert Senda, popularly known as Madzibaba Enock, has reached a boiling point with Senda now accused of dropping President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt. The land under dispute is at number 2254, which …