Courts and Crime

So far 509 unregistered firearms have been surrendered to police as illegal holders of guns continue to take advantage of the amnesty granted by President Mnangagwa which is expected to end this Saturday. A total of 260 rounds of ammunition have also been surrendered. The amnesty, which opened last month …

A Survey by a group representing lawyers has flagged prosecutors as the most corrupt officials in judicial proceedings. The survey, titled Justice Delivery, conducted by the Law Society of Zimbabwe and supported by the European Union, also showed that corruption was rife at the magistrates courts. “The magistrates court was …

A Chinese-run gold mining company operating in the Odzi peri-urban area of Mutare district has been accused of ill-treating workers and flouting the country’s labour laws and regulations. Registered as Odzi Resources Zimbabwe Private Limited while trading as Ming Chang Sino Africa Investments, the company runs a number of gold …

Police have arrested former Affirmative Action Group president Mike Chimombe. Chimombe, who reportedly has close ties with President Emmerson Mnangagwa was arrested Monday morning amid allegations of fraud. He is alleged to have resisted arrest forcing detectives to storm his Borrowdale Brooke home. “Former AAG president Mike Chimombe has been …

By Denzel Nemhara Women and young girls around Bindura district are advocating for gender-based violence issues, including domestic violence to be heard at traditional chiefs’ courts than judicial courts, Nhau/Indaba has established. They allege that judicial courts are perpetuating the scourge as most cases were being treated with leniency while …

Two prisoners have escaped from correctional facilities in Lalapanzi and Mutoko, police said. Peter Sigauke, 23, escaped from a jail in Lalapanzi near Gweru on September 19, while Tinashe Rupiya, 22, broke out of prison in Mutoko. National police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said Sigauke was serving a prison …

By Denzel Nemhara Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist and boxer Amiri Njawala has been remanded in custody after he allegedly assaulted ZANU PF’s Ward 6 shadow councillor Richard Mondoka. Mondoka is also the former provincial referees chairperson for Mashonaland Central. The State led by Getrude Mayenyoso alleged that on …

The absence of statutes aimed at managing the procurement of goods and services and their issuance in times of emergency in Zimbabwe led to the country not getting value for the funds it invested towards the sprucing up and reconstruction of its fragile and collapsed healthcare system at the height …

By Bindura Bureau Two detectives from the Drugs and Narcotics section of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have been arrested for criminal abuse of office. A memo seen by Nhau/Indaba states thatDetective Constables Shinnon Mihloro (32) and Fortuna Matoma (33)were arrested after trying to extort US$1000 from a suspect they …

The High Court has barred the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from extracting blood samples from High Court judge Garainesu Mawadze’s 24-year-old son who is accused of killing a cell phone dealer in 2020. Munyaradzi Jnr Mawadze is accused of murdering Sipho Ncube and is jointly charged with Elvin Dongo Saungweme, …