Courts and Crime

A LEADING international law firm based in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) has joined the legal team representing incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member of parliament Job Sikhala. The development emerged Monday as party leader Nelson Chamisa was refused entry at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in …

A CONTROVERSIAL young Zimbabwean woman Susan Mutami, based in Australia, with high-level Zanu PF and government links, has dropped a bombshell: she has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of raping and repeatedly abusing her as a minor at only 15. The explosive revelations do not end there: Mutami makes further allegations …

Four suspects were nabbed by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) this week after a fraudulent spree targeting unsuspecting pensioners, Nhau/Indaba has learnt. The quartet comprising of Molyn Mugodi, Kirthmore Magqoka, Joseph Sigauke and John Tevera reportedly created fake nationalidentity cards through fraudulent means and managed to steal ZWL$15 000 000,00 …

High Court judge, Justice Rodgers Manyangadze, has granted Bona and Simbarashe Mutsahuni Chikore a chance to fight for their Mazowe farm by staying execution of an earlier judgement evicting them. The couple was barred from occupying part of the farm last month after a High Court judge, Munamato Mutevedzi, granted …

…report exposes massive gold leakages …key political players in dubious deals  ZANU PF-linked dealers have taken over operations in the gold mining and trading deals in Mashonaland Central provinces with those linked to the ruling party being roped in by struggling mines to avoid operational costs, statutory obligations and compliance …

A Brazilian national and two Zimbabweans linked to the discovery of 243 grams of heroin have been jailed for seven years each. Karoline Silver Mafra, 23, was snatched by detectives after disembarking from an Ethiopian Airways flight at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on April 2 last year. Waiting for …

A 17-year-old high school student died after being stabbed by another pupil in an alleged bullying incident. Victim Ngoni Tadiwa Kundishora, a Form 3 pupil at Seke 1 High School in Chitungwiza, allegedly confronted his killer while armed with stones on July 12. Kundishora allegedly grabbed his killer who then …

Bikita Rural District Council (BRDC) has been caught in a corruption storm in which officials registered in their personal names vehicles worth US$380 000 bought by the local authority, a report has revealed. The council bought six Toyota GD6 trucks for its managers at an estimated cost of US$40 000 …

Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Monday recused himself from hearing Job Sikhala’s bail application following his arrest accused of defeating the course of justice. The Zengeza West MP filed an application for Nduna’s recusal, arguing that he could be biased after he denied him bail in a similar case before. …

A nine-year-old girl from Glendale allegedly forced her colleague, an eleven-year-old boy to have sexual intercourse with her whilst holding a knife, it has emerged. This reportedly happened several times until the boy could not take it anymore, thereby reporting the matter to his class teacher. The shocking narrative is …