Courts and Crime

South African police are closing in on the killers of musician AKA, it was revealed on Monday. Police Minister Bheki Cele told a media briefing that not only had police found vehicles used in the apparent hit on the hip hop star but they had also “located” the killer gun …

A kombi conductor has been arrested for murder after a commuter died when he was pushed out of the vehicle for paying with a torn US$1 note. Tawanda Pindu, 25, shoved 43-year-old Batsirai Chitsindi to his death at a service station at Arcadia Shopping Centre after he boarded the Toyota …

A 27-year-old man swindled 53 nurse aide students after lying that he could secure them Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to work in the United Kingdom, a court heard on Monday. Employers with a valid sponsorship licence must obtain a CoS for each employee they intend to hire from outside the …

Zimbabwe’s primary maize seed manufacturer, Seed Co, is warning farmers that counterfeit maize seed bearing the company’s name is being sold countrywide. The company has now sought help from the police to identify individuals behind the scam, and shops that are selling the fake seed. In a statement on Monday, …

By Daniel Kachere Police have swiftly springed to action solving the current mystery surrounding shocking murders of street urchins in Harare that were believed to be ritual killings by some sections of the public, Nhau/Indaba has confirmed. A statement from National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyati relates that Thandwenkosi …

Zhao Jiaotong, the suspected kingpin in the infamous E-Creator Ponzi scheme saga, appeared before a Harare magistrate on Friday facing fraud amounting to US$1 million. Jiaotong, 39, was also slapped with money laundering charges. Prosecutors said the Chinese national fleeced unsuspecting clients through operating a fake investment project. Jiaotong appeared …

Police have arrested a fugitive Chinese fraudster, Zhao Jiaotong, the director of E-Creator, a Ponzi scheme that left several Zimbabweans screaming after duping them of varying amounts of hard cash invested in his enterprise. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed his arrest Thursday. Duped individuals and corporates have …

Saviour Kasukuwere will “fight to the bitter end” to stop his name being removed from presidential candidates for the August 23 election, aides said on Wednesday after he launched an appeal against a High Court decision to disqualify him on the basis that he had been out of the country …

High Court Judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has sentenced Tapiwa Makore’s killers to death following their conviction for the crime of murder after a full trial. Tapiwa Makore Senior (60), connived to murder his seven-year-old nephew with his herd boy Tafadzwa Shamba (40) on the night of September 17, 2020 in …

Zanu PF aspiring MP for Bikita South Energy Mutodi stormed the venue of a Citizens Coalition for Change rally and discharged his gun, according to a police complaint filed by his rival John Mupanduki. The incident happened at Baradzanwa BIC in Bikita on July 6, according to the police report …