Courts and Crime

Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti has sentenced former Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister, Petronella Kagonye to 16 months imprisonment after finding her guilty of Theft Wednesday. Kagonye was convicted of converting 20 computers donated by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) to benefit schools in Goromonzi South Constituency …

At least  50 companies are deducting amounts from their employees’ salaries and wages but failing to remit  the amounts to the relevant retirement funds amid fears pension scheme members will in future receive reduced or no benefits at all. This comes as the pensions contribution arrears hit ZWL$5.3bn at the end of …

By Purity Marungisa Sheriff of the High Court of Zimbabwe, Macduff Madega has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and is facing allegations of abusing his office as a public official. A press release from the corruption watchdog states that Madega will appear in court today (Thursday). Allegations …

By Daphne NyakanyangaA syndicate purporting to be Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) officers is targeting cross border buses under the disguise of carrying out an anti-smuggling operation, Nhau has learnt. Through a statement Wednesday, the corruption watchdog warned bus operators and members of the public to be wary of this group …

For five years, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance served as a conduit for the laundering of at least $2.35 billion in illicit funds, a Reuters investigation has found. In September 2020, a North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus broke into a small Slovakian crypto exchange and stole virtual …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa on Monday said the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African President Jacob Zuma. The two countries ratified an extradition treaty in April 2021, but it was not immediately clear …

Zimbabwean journalist, Mduduzi Mathuthu, the Editor of the ZimLive news website has been summoned by the police in Bulawayo where he has been charged with undermining the authority of the President. Mathuthu arrived at the Bulawayo Central Police station just after 10 am accompanied by his lawyer, Nqobani Sithole. Police …

FRESH details have emerged in a case where acting Prosecutor-General Nelson Mutsonziwa is accused of destroying a docket in a fraud case linked to his “close links”. Last week, Mutsonziwa was given an ultimatum by local businessman Chemist Siziba to avail the missing docket pertaining to a case where he …

By Daphne Nyakanyanga A cashier employed by State-owned telecommunications giant NetOne has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly stealing millions from the entity. According to a press statement released by the corruption watchdog Thursday, Daniel Kalira (39) allegedly stole ZWL$150 000 000.00from the mobile network services …

TWENTY-FIVE years after then Local Government minister John Nkomo kicked out the entire Karoi Town Council for poor management while describing them as a bunch of jokers, the local authority has failed to shake off the clownish behaviour tag amid chaos and scandal that has seen seven out of 10 …