Courts and Crime

Judicial Courts Letting Gender Violence Victims Down

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 …

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Inmates Escape From Prisons In Mutoko, Lalapanzi: Police

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 …

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Bindura CCC Activist ‘Amiri’ Jailed For Violence

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 …

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Quest For US$1000 Lands Detectives In Custody

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 …

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Police Blocked From Collecting Blood From Judge’s Son

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, …

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Copper Cables Earn Quartet 27 Years In Jail

By Bindura Bureau A male quartet in the art of stealing electricity transmission copper cables has been sentenced to a combined 27 years behind bars. Bindura Magistrate Esteri Chiwasa sent Frighton Moyo (42), Munyaradzi Mahereni (40), Tafadzwa Motsangabere (30) and Luckmore Honde (27) all of Wayerera Village, Chief Masembura to …

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