Courts and Crime

Police have dismissed allegations that an assortment of weapons were intercepted and recovered in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South following a story circulating on social media. In a statement, police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said they had not received any such report and police were investigating the motive behind …

CONNECTED syndicates linked to Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya (pictured) are plundering rich gold fields in Mazowe, a fresh report has revealed.  Mazowe is located about 50km from Harare in Mashonaland Central province and has largely been one of the gold-rich areas in Zimbabwe. The vast Mazowe gold fields …

HOME Affairs deputy minister Ruth Mavhunga-Maboyi has professed ignorance to the involvement of serving and ex-police and army members allegedly committing robberies and various other crimes in the country. This was after opposition legislators on Wednesday took Mavhunga-Maboyi to task over armed robbery cases involving State security agents. Mutare Central …

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into a case involving cotton farming inputs which were stocked at a warehouse linked to Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Wadyajena. Zacc spokesperson John Makamure confirmed that the matter was under probe but declined to release more details. Zacc spokesperson John Makamure “I …

The much-trending theft of US$70,000 from a maid’s loot by some Highlands police detectives has turned into a soap opera after two police officers assigned to investigate their colleagues have also landed in the dock for allegedly stealing US$8,000 from the cash. For their alleged deeds, Maxwell Chidyamudungwe (40) and …

The Supreme Court on Monday accused Zanu PF secretary for administration and former mines minister Obert Mpofu of resorting to “anarchy and chaos” in his bid to wrest control of a coveted Matabeleland North farm part-owned by a prominent rights lawyer. Mpofu, reputed to be one of the largest land …

Four police detectives at Highlands Police station in Harare have been arrested on allegations of recovering a safe containing US$70 000 stolen by a maid and gardener from a house in Belvedere and subsequently stealing the money themselves. Detective Assistant Inspector Edward Mateta and Detective Constables Tinashe Matongo, Princess Mavis …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime has been accused of violating the constitution by denying incarcerated opposition legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole access to their legal representatives while in prison. This came after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (Zlhr) director Roselyn Hanzi was on Monday denied access to see Sikhala (Zengeza …

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged role in running a cryptocurrency scam known as OneCoin. Federal investigators accuse the fugitive of using the …

Hip Hop artiste Desmond Chideme wept uncontrollably in court today while explaining how he missed his daughter. This forced the court to briefly adjourn to allow the urban grooves star to calm down. Chideme popularly known as Stunner is facing domestic violence charges after he allegedly assaulted his ex-wife Dione …