Courts and Crime

Police have launched a manhunt for robbers who are terrorising people countrywide as well as the six-armed robbers who attacked two security guards last week at a company premise in Newlands and got away with over US$22 700 cash. The Newlands robbery incident occurred last Tuesday and no arrests have …

Investigations have been instituted into the operations of the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) after many allegations have been filed with Government of corporate rot and malfeasance and complaints that the pensions offered keep the elderly in abject poverty. In a statement yesterday, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister, …

Security officials at the Beitbridge Border Post have arrested six Kenyans who attempted to enter the country from South Africa using travel documents with fake Zimbabwean immigration date stamps. The six who were travelling by road on Friday wanted to transit to their home country through Zimbabwe. The Beitbridge man …

A suspected bogus Harare businessman who allegedly duped an unsuspecting man of his 30 tonnes of fertilizer appeared in court on Saturday. Dereck Dumisani Rugedhla was facing fraud charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Yeukai Dzuda for trial. Allegations against him are that sometime in early April 2019, …

KWEKWE City Council in the Midlands has failed to account for millions of dollars poured into the local authority for the rehabilitation of roads amid revelations that  politically connected companies were contracted without following procurement procedures. A schedule obtained by this publication from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) revealed …

FOUR notorious armed robbers have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for committing a spate of cheeky robberies. Mbekezeli Brighton Sibanda (24) of Mbundani, Lindani Mpala (20) of Gwabalanda, Bhekani Ndlovu (20) and Michael Khumalo (25) of Cowdray Park appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga on Wednesday. …

TEACHERS have raised the alarm on rampant drug abuse among pupils as a crisis gains momentum in schools which have become part of a new wave of illicit substances. Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said schools have become a haven for dangerous drugs like marijuana, crystal …

Wife says music producer beat her and locked her in house HARARE – Music producer DJ Fantan was arrested on Tuesday after his wife told police he beat her and locked her up at their home. Fantan, real name Arnold Kamudyariwa, was detained at Waterfalls Police Station. Police spokesman Assistant …

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Manicaland chairperson, Proper Mutseyami has accused local government minister July Moyo of abusing devolution funds. Mutseyami said Moyo was deliberately delaying the disbursement of the funds to local authorities so as he can keep embezzling the money. The Dangamvura-Chikanga legislator said this during a constituency …

A camp opposed to Zanu PF Mashonaland West Youth League chairman, Tapiwa Masenda, is circulating a vote of no confidence petition to have him removed from the influential post. As factionalism persists within the ruling party, there are rumours detractors want Masenda booted out for making unilateral co-options of members …