Courts and Crime

JOHANNESBURG: Seven men have appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday afternoon in connection with the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi. “We can confirm, as the National Prosecuting Authority [NPA], that a group of seven men appeared in court in relation to the murder of Elvis Nyathi,” NPA …

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 …

The former head of a Swiss bank has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail for charges including fraud. The court in Zurich heard that Pierin Vincenz, 65, had used his company credit card to pay for strip clubs, Tinder dates, holidays and dinners. Public interest in the case …

By Purity Marungisa Embattled Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has quickly leaped to defend its failure to avail financial records requested by the Auditor General Mildred Chisi, blaming the impasse on legacy issues at the establishment. In a statement from spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure seen by Nhau, the corruption watchdog acknowledged …

IN a dramatic irony, Auditor-General Mildred Chiri says the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has failed to properly account for millions of United States dollars which could have been misappropriated as its accounting books have remained in a shambles for a decade – since 2012. Chiri warns the risk of fraud …

A TOTAL of 23 senior and junior managers plus 140 general workers have quit Vumbachikwe Gold Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, within the past two months. According to an internal memo seen by Chronicle, the resignations started soon after the company instituted investigations on February 7 following the discovery of …

THE Pietermaritzburg High Court has sentenced eight men, among them Zimbabweans, to three life sentences and a total of 120 years in prison on Wednesday for cash-in-transit (CIT)-related crimes. According to Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, on 1 September 2017, a team of Port Shepstone-based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Special Task …

SOCIO-ECONOMIC watchdog, Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has called on government to curb mineral leakages and export of raw minerals to help revive the economy. In its recent statement on mineral leakages, Zimcodd said approximately US$12 billion in potential foreign earnings was lost through export of raw minerals. …

By Purity MarungisaPresident Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has appointed Nelson Mutsonziwa as the Acting Prosecutor General following the resignation of Kumbirai Hodzi from the post due to health related issues. Hodzi assumed the position in 2018 after another resignation had been tendered by Ray Goba. Chief Secretary to the President and …

The Zimbabwe Republic Police and other security agents this morning raided the house of PHD Ministries leader Prophet Walter Magaya for alleged criminal investigations. The team raided his Mt Pleasant house in Harare as part of undisclosed criminal investigations. In an interview, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed …