Courts and Crime

Harare magistrate Stenford Mambanje has granted Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena ZWL$200 000 bail after spending last night at Harare Central Prison. His accomplices; Pius Manamike, Maxmore Njanji and Fortunate Molai of Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) together with Pierpont Moncroix director Chiedza Danha were also made to pay the …

Staff WriterA Harare magistrate has remanded Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena in custody following his arrest Tuesday for alleged fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million. His bail hearing continuation has been scheduled for Thursday after appearing in court today. Wadyajena was arrested together with three Cotton Company of Zimbabwe …

Controversial ZANU-PF legislator for Gokwe-Nembudziya Justice Mayor Wadyajena and four Cotton Company of Zimbabwe officials have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly committing fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million. ZACC announced their arrest in a brief statement on Tuesday. “The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested …

A state-owned research institute run by the Higher and Tertiary Education ministry continues to be dogged by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate mis-governance amid claims that officials from the country’s anti-corruption unit paid a blind eye to the case after being bribed. In 2021, senior management at the National …

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) on Wednesday said it was investigating two separate cases against members of the police in Limpopo involving illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe, one of whom was killed. In one case, the Ipid was investigating the fatal shooting of a Zimbabwean immigrant. He was shot dead …

ZIMBABWEAN laws are letting down vulnerable and exposed victims of rape, with the authorities failing to comply with international statutes in protecting victims, a report indicates. In 2019, 22 women were raped daily across the country and early child marriages were also on the increase due to religious and cultural …

Incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole have returned to file another court challenge against placement on remand arguing that there was no justification for their continued detention. The latest application comes after the pair’s initial protest against both remand and bail failed. Through their …

A dual citizen of Croatia and Zimbabwe who fled into the European Union (EU) embassy following a high-speed chase by suspected police officers has left the embassy under unexplained circumstances. It remains unknown if Joseph Richard Crnkovic was transferred to another safe place, but details have emerged that he is …

By Gilbert Munetsi A daring conman, posing as a Brigadier in the Zimbabwe National Army, had the audacity to dupe eight police officers into giving him US$150 each after promising them A2 pieces of land. One of the victims is the Officer-in-Charge of St Mary’s Police Station. Christopher Mukwambeni (32) …

The number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant in Zimbabwe, as the government did not convict any traffickers nor amend its anti-trafficking law to criminalise all forms of trafficking, a new report has revealed. As a result, the country remains on the United States of America’s …