Courts and Crime

Journalists Spend Weekend Detained

HARARE – Two NewsDay journalists arrested on Saturday in Chitungwiza will appear in court on Monday, their lawyers said. Blessed Mhlanga and Chengeto Chidi are accused of taking of photos ​​or video within a polling station without authority from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. They deny the charges. The two journalists …

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Mnangagwa Sucked Into Budiriro Land Dispute

The ongoing land dispute in Budiriro between land developer Fifty Angels Company and one Hebert Senda, popularly known as Madzibaba Enock, has reached a boiling point with Senda now accused of dropping President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt. The land under dispute is at number 2254, which …

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Mudenda Bemoans Lenient Corruption Punishments

SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has described penalties meted out to those found guilty of corruption as too lenient and a major hindrance to the country’s anti-corruption drive. Addressing a capacity-building workshop on corruption organised by the African Parliamentary Network against Corruption (APNAC) in Bulawayo last week, Mudenda …

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Marry Mubaiwa Jailed

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa  who was convicted on Wednesday for violating the Marriages Act after lying that her former husband had consented to solemnise their wedding while he was receiving medical care in India has been sentenced to one year imprisonment. She however escaped a custodial sentence …

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