Courts and Crime

Deputy Tourism Minister, Tongai Mnangagwa was allegedly assaulted by a suspected drug dealer while attending a party in Harare’s Avenues area Tuesday night, police have said. According to a leaked internal memorandum, Antony Mwedziwendira, who is currently on the run, assaulted Mnangagwa at corner 6th and Fife Avenue while he …

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala will finally taste freedom after a Harare court sentenced him to a two year jail term which has been wholly suspended, Tuesday. The court also handed down the same sentence to his co-accused Godfrey Sithole, former Chitungwiza North lawmaker. …

Government has issued a stern warning to drug peddlers, especially those that target minors, that more deterrent measures are being lined up in addition to naming and shaming the culprits. In a statement yesterday, National Committee on Drug and Substance Abuse Chair Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who is also Defence Minister said …

The City of Harare is crafting by-laws to provide for the criminalisation of land barons wreaking havoc in the capital including parcelling out land on wetlands to desperate homeseekers. Land barons, most of whom are linked to Zanu PF, have been illegally selling council and State land to homeseekers. Some …

Zimbabwean lawyers on Tuesday condemned the police’s use of deadly force against suspected criminals, saying it violated the constitution and human rights. The lawyers’ criticism came after a spike in violent crimes during the festive season, in which police shot and killed five suspects in December 2023. “No one has …

Popular musician, Energy Chizanga, AKA Freeman, has denied links to robbery conspiracy although admitting he was once a close friend to one of the suspects who was shot dead by police in November last year. Police have charged the Zimdancehall star with “Conspiracy to Commit Robbery”. He was picked Tuesday …

An armed gang that had broken into a house in Kwekwe, Midlands Province, fled in terror when their victim suddenly opened fire on them. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson for Midlands Province Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident to the Chronicle which occurred on 22 December. He said three armed …

Harare High Court judge Esther Muremba has sentenced Pius Jamba Mukandi to 30 years in prison after his conviction for murdering Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali. Ali’s mutilated body was recovered in a well at Plot number 321 Denota Farm, Beatrice, on June 11 last year after …

Zimbabwe is facing a surge in domestic violence cases, with more men coming forward to report abuse by women. The country recorded 18,907 cases from January to October this year, an increase of 9.6% from the same period last year, according to police statistics. The police data shows that women …

President Mnangagwa has granted a new firearms amnesty to members of the public still in possession of unregistered firearms and ammunition so they can voluntarily hand these in at any police station and face no criminal charges. The amnesty is designed to bring in all unregistered firearms to prevent them …