Courts and Crime

Two Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers have been arrested on allegations of interfering with the probe of suspended CID director commissioner Chrispen Charumbira, who was recently arrested on corruption-related charges. Stephen Kuwaza, 42, the officer in charge of CID Theft from the Car department and superintendent Alwis Shingirayi Chidziva, the …

A South African lecturer has been handed a life sentence for killing a Malawian academic who was his workmate. The Malawian is Gregory Kamwendo who was killed outside his home in 2018. He was the dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand. South African lecturer is …

As the battle for justice between Pokugara Properties (PVT) Ltd and Georgios Katsimberis rages on, Michael John Van Blerk in his own capacity and representing Pokugara Properties and Mandla Marlone Ndebele have been summoned before the Magistrates court once again, facing fresh charges of Malicious Damage to Property. The state …

John Sithole, who was shot dead in a dramatic shoot-out with police here last Thursday, was wanted in connection with two cases of rape, one of attempted murder and seven armed robberies. Sithole, aka Kedha, who was killed in a movie-style operation that lasted 14 hours at a house in …

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released details that show armed robbery cases are on the rise in Zimbabwe. Using their official Twitter handle ZRP posted the following cases in which a gang of armed robbers managed to rob unsuspecting citizens of their hard-earned cash or property. In Chitungwiza, on 13/10/20, …

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) will soon name the police officers involved in teargassing a bus loaded with passengers at Harare Exhibition Park this week. Commisioner General Godwin Matanga said this during a press conference held by the ministry of Home affairs and Cultural heritage in Harare, Friday. He said …

A Harare elderly woman was told to sell her posh flat in the Harare CBD having been forced to purchase in its place, one of the controversial preacher Walter Magaya’s scheme properties, a fake mansion. ZimEye today exclusively explores how the self proclaimed prophet forced the vulnerable elder, who is …

Police have picked up a traditional healer for questioning over the missing head of the seven-year-old Murehwa boy, Tapiwa Makore, suspected to have been murdered for ritual purposes. Body parts taken in a ritual murder which occurred at Makore Village under Chief Mangwende, would have to be processed in particular …

A lone gunman who held 10 people including his 10-year-old niece hostage in Beitbridge, was yesterday shot dead movie-style following a 14 hour stand-off with police.John Sithole, the gunman, believed to be between 22 and 25 years old, is suspected to hail from Chipinge. He was also known as Kedha. …

Former Zanu PF Mashonaland Central Youth chairperson Godfrey Tsenengamu has been remanded in custody by Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna pending his ruling on whether to grant him bail after the State opposed his admission to bail, Saturday. Nduna told the court that he will be able to hand down his …