Courts and Crime

The Immigration authorities at the Regional Office in Lilongwe have arrested a 29-year-old Zimbabwean national for trying to dubiously acquire a Malawian passport. Confirming the development, central region immigration public relations officer Inspector Pasqually Zulu identified the suspect as Miss Filda Sibanda who was arrested on Monday November 15, 2021. …

ZBC radio presenter Rutendo Makuti yesterday appeared in court on allegations of attempting to extort money from leader of Goodness and Mercy Ministries, “Prophet” Tapiwa Freddy, by otherwise threatening to expose their love affair to the public. Makuti, known as Ruru on Radio Zimbabwe, appeared before magistrate Mrs Judith Taruvinga …

Former ZBC CEO Happison Muchechetere, suspended by the state broadcaster in 2014 and then sacked in 2015 over corruption allegations, remains ZBC employee, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. Justices Elizabeth Gwaunza, Lavender Makoni, and Tendai Uchena upheld his appeal after the High Court ruled in ZBC’s favour, the top …

Murewa Rural District Council, Chief Executive Officer Alois Gurajena (48) has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), Nhau has learnt. Gurajena was arrested for allegedly sub-dividing a farm before allocating stands to desperate home seekers without following procedure. In a statement, ZACC spokesperson Commissioner John Makamure alleged that …

Several pupils have dropped from school  in Mandamabwe area, Masvingo Province, due to early child marriages, parents have said. “Many girl children who get into early marriages are a result of being orphans. They are being abused resulting in forced marriages,” Privilege Gurajena, a parent from Mhande village  in Ward 8 told Business …

A 56-year-old Masvingo man is believed to have been murdered by unknown assailants before his body was thrown into a 5-metre deep well, as police continue to express concern over murder cases countrywide. The incident occurred at Muungani Village under headman Ndahwi in Gutu. Police said Pianos Muungani’s body was …

Chief Justice Luke Malaba has challenged members of the bench and other supporting departments to be exemplary and shun corruption. Officiating at the ongoing annual Judicial Service Commission (JSC) conference that is being attended by officials from the Master of the High Court, the Sheriff, Superior Courts and Magistrates Courts …

POLICE commissioner-general Godwin Matanga’s name has been dragged into an unlawful entry and theft case involving US$152 000 in cash and valuables, pitting prominent corporate executive Grace Muradzikwa and flamboyant socialite Luminitsa Kimberly Jemwa, amid fears of name-dropping and obstruction of the course of justice. JONATHAN MBIRIYAMVEKA Those involved in …

Tyrant Emmerson Mnangagwa made a bizarre claim on Thursday that he was “upholding constitutionalism.” On a day 40 war veterans were taken to court later than the constitutional limit of 48-hours, the Zanu PF leader was addressing his party’s Central Committee in Harare, marking the start of an annual conference …

Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has been implicated in massive tender scandal after a company he has interests in won a lucrative tender under suspicious circumstances, it has emerged. The company, Learbridge Investments (Learbridge) was awarded the tender ahead of more reputable firms offering the service at lesser costs. The …