Courts and Crime

Zimbabwean lawyers on Tuesday condemned the police’s use of deadly force against suspected criminals, saying it violated the constitution and human rights. The lawyers’ criticism came after a spike in violent crimes during the festive season, in which police shot and killed five suspects in December 2023. “No one has …

Popular musician, Energy Chizanga, AKA Freeman, has denied links to robbery conspiracy although admitting he was once a close friend to one of the suspects who was shot dead by police in November last year. Police have charged the Zimdancehall star with “Conspiracy to Commit Robbery”. He was picked Tuesday …

An armed gang that had broken into a house in Kwekwe, Midlands Province, fled in terror when their victim suddenly opened fire on them. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson for Midlands Province Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident to the Chronicle which occurred on 22 December. He said three armed …

Harare High Court judge Esther Muremba has sentenced Pius Jamba Mukandi to 30 years in prison after his conviction for murdering Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali. Ali’s mutilated body was recovered in a well at Plot number 321 Denota Farm, Beatrice, on June 11 last year after …

Zimbabwe is facing a surge in domestic violence cases, with more men coming forward to report abuse by women. The country recorded 18,907 cases from January to October this year, an increase of 9.6% from the same period last year, according to police statistics. The police data shows that women …

President Mnangagwa has granted a new firearms amnesty to members of the public still in possession of unregistered firearms and ammunition so they can voluntarily hand these in at any police station and face no criminal charges. The amnesty is designed to bring in all unregistered firearms to prevent them …

Police yesterday urged all illegal firearm and ammunition holders to “voluntarily” surrender the weapons under the presidential amnesty. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi, said individuals and companies with unregistered or smuggled firearms should make use of the presidential amnesty to regularise the possession of the …

In a bizarre robbery incident, suspects on Tuesday discharged teargas at a Kadoma home to unsettle victims from whom they snatched US$10,500 cash and cell phones. Police said Wednesday that they were “investigating a case of armed robbery which occurred on 24 October 2023 at 7.30PM at a house in …

George Madziva, a Central Intelligence Operation agent believed to be the kingpin in the underground network involved in the smuggling of vehicles into the country was arrested last week. It is believed that Madziva, who is well-connected, played a key role in the smuggling of vehicles into the country by …

A daring Chitungwiza man is in trouble after he hacked Liquid Intelligent Technologies and stole over 1000GB of data. In a jaw-dropping tale of digital deceit, 27-year-old Nyadziso Chiyangwa was arrested for brazenly stealing customers’ data bundles right from under Liquid’s nose. Chiyangwa is facing charges of breaching the Data …