Courts and Crime

South African police have arrested Sam Mubaiwa on suspicion of running a cartel involved in a spate of vehicle theft and human trafficking in Pretoria. Sam, the son of former Dynamos chairman Kenny, was arrested over the weekend, after police were tipped off by residents of an estate of suspicious …

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 …

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Sunday survived what the party insists was an assassination attempt by suspected Zanu PF assailants. Occupants of a silver sedan with the licence plate AFA 1651 allegedly threw a grenade just as Chamisa’s convoy approached Gadzema Grounds, venue for the opposition chief’s …

Jailed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala has written a letter informing Zimbabweans that he has appointed lawyer Freddy Masarirevu as his family and personal spokesman with immediate effect. Sikhala said thousands of people have been contacting his wife and family about his well-being. Pindula News presents the letter: …

Bindura Bureau The Zimbabwe Republic Police(ZRP) has launched a manhunt for a gang of three unknown highway robbers targeting motorists plying the Harare Mvurwi/Centenary road in Mashonaland Central. They are allegedly robbing both motorists and passengers of their belongings and in some instances attempting to rape some of their female …

By Bindura BureauA 39-year-old Chipadze man is lucky to be alive after his wife’s ex-husband stabbed him several times for denying him access to the lady. This was heard at the Bindura magistrate court Thursday where the accused Kudzai Mvula (26) appeared before magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura facing assault charges. The …

Bindura Bureau Bindura magistrate Samantha Dhlamini yesterday remanded two men in custody for allegedly stealing three broiler chickens from Chipadze Farm. Appearing for the State, Chipo Chinoda told the court that on September 2 this year, the duo comprising of Brian Tanasi (28) and Tadiwanashe Nyakudya (38) stole three broilers …

A parliamentary public hearing on the re-introduction of the National Youth Service was abandoned in Bulawayo on Tuesday after Zanu PF activists physically attacked participants who opposed the programme. A man had his shirt torn and was left bleeding on the neck in ugly scenes which brought proceedings to an …

The son of Zimbabwe’s former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has been arrested by police in Bulawayo on rape charges. Mr Siqokoqela Mphoko is expected to appear in court this afternoon to face the rape allegations, according to national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi. “Siqokoqela Mphoko was this morning arrested …

Prisons in Zimbabwe are failing to meet the dietary scale for children staying with their incarcerated mothers contrary to the prison policy and procedures, a report compiled by a Senate Thematic Committee on Gender and Development revealed. In some cases, prison officers made some contributions to assist the children with …