Courts and Crime

Bindura BureauIn what appears to be a new wave of bizarre sexual abuse upon the girl child, another nine-year-old girl has been confirmed pregnant in Mashonaland Central. This comes barely 72 hours after a Tsholotsho girl of the same age became the country’s youngest mother after being raped. She gave …

Four Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) activists arrested in Chinhoyi for allegedly threatening to kill MDC Alliance leader, Douglas Mwonzora, appeared in court Tuesday. They had to spend another night in custody after Chinhoyi Magistrate, Chido Garwe, deferred bail ruling to Wednesday, November 16. The arrested quartet have been identified …

Zimbabwe has increased fees and further introduced US dollar payments for all services obtained within the country’s courts, something that continues to put access to justice beyond the reach of the poor. The Ministry of Justice and Legal and Parliamentary Affairs said the new fees will now be payable in …

A police officer has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly interrupting a Zanu-PF meeting in Bulawayo’s New Magwegwe suburb on Saturday. Eriezel Gondo (33) appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Shepherd Mjanja facing a charge of disturbing a public gathering. The court heard that Gondo allegedly showed up at a …

A director at Lanwood Private Limited, trading as Megasave, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of defeating the course of justice and assaulting Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) investigators. Stuart Alexander Irvine appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi who granted him $200 000 bail. Allegations are that on October …

Harare’s High Court has finally granted 14 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists their freedom after being incarcerated at Chikurubi Maximum Prison for the past five months. Party spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere confirmed the development through her official twitter handle. “We breathe a sigh of relief but we don’t celebrate. They …

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has paid ZW$1 million compensation to a man who was shot and injured by a constable in 2018, two years after the case was brought to the courts by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). The High Court had ordered Constable Kelvin Madzima, his …

By Richard KawaziA 47-year-old married man has been arrested in Mashonaland Central for reportedly attempting to gun down his girlfriend after she had terminated their relationship. Provincial police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha identified the assailant as Bernard Mpofu of Madziwa. His girlfriend who survived the ordeal was identified as …

Gold worth R9 million (US$506,000) which was smuggled from Zimbabwe has been forfeited to South Africa following an application by that country’s elite specialised crime investigation agency, the HAWKS. The HAWKS, in a statement on Tuesday, said the forfeiture order was granted by the Johannesburg High Court on October 26, …

A teacher has been taken to court accused of sending a false and annoying message on WhatsApp. Edith Mupondi, who works at Epworth High School in Harare, was arrested for using the social media network to complain over low salaries paid by the government. Prosecutors say her message, posted in …