Courts and Crime

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 …

The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) is set to introduce a new prison garb, which reflects the organisation’s correctional activities as well as conforms to international standards. When the Zimbabwe Prisons Service (ZPS) rebranded into the ZPCS, prisons were turned into rehabilitation centres that empower multitudes of inmates with …

Rusty Labuschagne isn’t an angry man. He may have been falsely accused of murder and as a result, spent a decade behind bars in a tiny jail cell in Zimbabwe, but the 60 year old holds no grudges. “I dont have any anger in my heart. People often ask me …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is cornered in a high-stakes internal power struggle manoeuvre over his dubious legitimacy as Zanu PF leader in the aftermath of a devastating High Court application by a party member — which reflects factional strife and his faltering grip. In the explosive lawsuit, party member Sybeth Musengezi …

Chief executive officers of Zimbabwe’s banks are salting away offshore their foreign currency earnings, instead of banking with local financial institutions they head, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo ( pictured) has revealed, citing a survey her organisation conducted. The Zacc boss said bankers are salting away money offshore. …

Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. They said they recovered a knife and were not looking for anyone else in connection …

An alleged serial robber and rapist on remand for attacking almost 20 women recently escaped from Harare Remand Prison, allegedly with the help of two prison officers, but was caught, was yesterday jailed for an effective four years for escaping from lawful custody.  Sam Muropa (31) of Kuwadzana in Harare, …