Courts and Crime

Kadoma BureauSanyati District Development Co-ordinator (DDC), Amigo Mhlanga was reportedly left nursing wounds after being assaulted by police officers clearing an unsanctioned meeting at Fitt Square, Kadoma on Monday. The DDC was caught up in the skirmishes which left several other people injured after gathering to meet him over the …

INTERNATIONAL TV news channel Al Jazeera is set to broadcast an investigation into corruption and money laundering in Zimbabwe involving government officials and their affiliates. A trailer released by the news channel features President Mnangagwa’s appointed ambassador at large, Uebert Angel. Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono wrote: “International news network Aljazeera will …

High Court judge Munamato Mutevedzi has abandoned a case in which a Gweru farmer is challenging the seizure of her farm by government saying the matter was too political to be handled by his court. Mutevedzi said courts have no jurisdiction to hear cases involving seizure of land from Zimbabweans …

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima is caught up in a US$400 000 corrupt upmarket house deal in Quinnington, Borrowdale, Harare, involving the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) — under his control — and the ministry of Finance, an investigation by The NewsHawks has revealed. Nssa, constituted …

Mbare’s alleged drug kingpin, Tinashe Chanachimwe popularly known as Dama, has been granted ZW$50 000 bail following his arrest yesterday. Dama appeared at Mbare Magistrates Court Thursday, where he was further ordered to report once every fortnight at Matapi police station as part of his bail conditions. He was dragged …

Embattled National Social Security Authority’s (NSSA) Investments Director, Brian Murewa is allegedly on the run amid fraud and corruption allegations, Nhau/Indaba has learnt. This follows a financial probe on NSSA where millions were reportedly siphoned from the State-run pension fund. Consequently, Murewa has gone dark prompting corruption watchdog, the Zimbabwe …

Robert Mugabe (Junior) walked free after a brief appearance at the Harare Magistrates Court Monday. Zimbabweans closely followed the proceedings with curiosity a day before National Youth Day, a day set aside to honour his father’s birthday. Mugabe did not apoear before any magistrate. Instead, he was later seen leaving …

Robert Mugabe (Junior) has been arrested and is currently detained at Avondale Police station in Harare on allegations of destroying cars and other properties at a place he was attending a party over the weekend. Sources said Mugabe Junior was detained yesterday and he is likely to be charged with …

A dramatic change of profession left Bindura Magistrate’s court shell-shocked after a former prosecutor there was on Monday hauled before magistrate Samantha Dhlamini accused of theft. Andrew Maigeta changed robes to allegedly steal a car battery at Chiwaridzo (Progress) Shopping Centre sometime in January this year, a bizarre act that …

By Richard Kawazi A daring man from Lowdale farm in Mazowe had a horrific death last Thursday after being allegedly beaten by a mob for presenting fake gold to illegal buyers. Police sources told Nhau/Indaba that on February 10 this year, Ananias Sasawi (33), approached illegal gold buyers Patson Mashokoli …