Courts and Crime

Four truck loads of illicit brews and substances were recovered in Harare’s oldest suburb, Mbare following an overnight raid by police Wednesday. Police confirmed the development Thursday saying that several arrests were made although the actual number was still unclear at the time of publication. The popular kuNzimbe area in …

By Bindura BureauA teenager is part of seven illegal drug dealers that were nabbed during a night time raid by the Police in Glendale last weekend, Nhau/Indaba has learnt. Of the seven, two were females and an assortment of dangerous drugs was recovered from their homes. Their arrest follows a …

Mystery remains as to the whereabouts of Dhama, who is a close associate of prominent Zimdancehall producers DJ Fantan and Levels. Dhama is said to have eluded the long arm of the law and gone into hiding after the police launched a nationwide crackdown on drug peddlers. The campaign dubbed …

By Richard KawaziTwo greedy brothers from Rushinga are in hot soup for allegedly digging up a grave where one of their sons was buried to recover US$300 according to a ‘spiritual revelation’, it has emerged. Police spokesperson for Mashonaland Central, Inspector Milton Mundembe, told Nhau/Indaba that Ranganai Magara (47) together …

HARARE – A High Court judge was unhurt after gunmen opened fire at her vehicle in Harare on Tuesday night, police said. Justice Emilia Muchawa was meters from her home in Goodhope, Westgate, when two men whose unmarked vehicle was parked close to the house jumped out and shot at …

Police have confirmed that investigations are underway following the death of an Early Child Development (ECD) school teacher who went missing last week. The lifeless body of Magdalene Mandiveyi, who reportedly left behind a three-month-old toddler was discovered in a maize field at Mufakose’s Aspindale mountain Friday. “The Zimbabwe Republic …

A Harare man, Nyasha Eusen, who was being held on allegations of killing one Nyarai Round, breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday after the state withdrew charges against him and made him a key witness in the case instead. This follows investigations pointing to serial murder suspect and former detective …

All that glitters is not gold. The adage turned out to be true for a 62-year-old Harare man in the trade of defrauding desperate and unsuspecting home seekers Wednesday. What promised to be a day of rich pickings turned out sour for Lovejoy Nyamande who was arrested soon after clutching …

Police have declared that they will not hesitate to shoot and kill all perpetrators of violent criminal activities to ensure members of the public live in a peaceful and crime-free environment. A spate of armed robberies in the last few months and the horrific fatal shooting of three people by …

Police have vowed to take action against drivers and managers of Rimbi Tours and Zebra Kiss bus companies whose buses were caught on a viral video racing each other with one of them ending up involved in a fatal road traffic accident which killed one passenger and injured seven. The …