Two convicted armed robbers have escaped from Chikurubi Maximum Prison – just months before their expected releases, police said. Ibrahim Mayeha and Mikia Pikirisi vanished at around 2PM on Sunday while herding cattle at the Chikurubi farm, close to the concrete fortress. Police said the escaped duo were considered ‘A …
Read More »Ex-Council Worker In Court For Forging Site Plan
By Wendy KusemaA 42-year-old former Chaminuka Rural District Council (R.D.C) worker appeared at Bindura Magistrate court last week facing allegations of crafting a fake site plan in order to dupe council of 21 stands. Leading the State, Sheila Maribha told the court that sometime in 2015, Chaminuka RDC applied for …
Read More »Man Smuggles Aeroplane Spares
Police in Beitbridge have arrested a 45-year-old man on allegations of smuggling aircraft spares through the Beitbridge Border Post. The accused identified as Charles Mutandwa of Eastview, Harare, was arrested at a roadblock at Bubi village 80 kilometres north of Beitbridge on the highway to Harare. He was arrested on …
Read More »Zacc Probes 26 Tobacco Companies
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation targeting 25 tobacco merchants, including global giants British American Tobacco and Tian Ze Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of China Tobacco, over allegations of fraudulently under-pricing tobacco exported from the country, resulting in the loss of millions of dollars. Local giant Pacific …
Read More »Judge Blocks Prisoners’ Demand For Franchise In Zimbabwe Elections
High Court Judge Munamato Mutevedzi has dismissed with costs, a case in which former opposition jailbirds Yvonne Musarurwa, Tungamirirai Madzokere and Last Maengahama sought to be afforded the right to vote in the country’s polls while still serving time. The three applicants who were still detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison …
Read More »Police Criticised For Selective Application Of The Law
Women have bemoaned the selective enforcement of the law by law enforcers and the failure to protect women involved in politics. This came out during an online meeting, Thursday, organized by the Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) on promoting peace and security of women during the electoral cycle. This …
Read More »Chinese Firms In Horrendous Labour Violations: ZCTU
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned top government officials and consultants covering up horrendous labour rights violations perpetrated by Chinese-owned companies. The union contends that since the arrival of Chinese capital in the country, a series of labour rights violations, which include murder of local workers, torture, …
Read More »New Parly Land Owner Sues Govt For Failure To Pay
Government has been sued for reportedly failing to compensate the claimed owner of the land where the country’s new Parliament building was constructed. Touted as a gift to Zimbabwe, the building US$140m building was constructed in Mt Hampden, some 18km, northwest of Harare. The imposing 650-seat structure heralds the start …
Read More »Indian National Busted Trafficking 7.7kg Of Heroin At RGMI Airport
An Indian national has been arrested with 7.7kg of heroin at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, police said on Monday. Gowada Nabin Chandra, 61, was nabbed on Sunday just before boarding an Ethiopian Airlines flight to Addis Ababa and onward to Mumbai, India. National police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul …
Read More »Six Candidates Charged For Exam Leak
By Wendy Kusema Six students from Mupfurudzi Secondary school were arrested for allegedly possessing this year’s Ordinary Level Mathematics Paper 2 (4004/2) in their cellphones, Nhau/Indaba has heard. According to Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson, Sergeant Major Chikasha, on 20 October 2022 at around 2.30pm at Mupfurudzi Secondary School, headmaster …
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