Courts and Crime

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the release of 4,270 prisoners from the country’s correctional facilities under a Presidential Amnesty order meant to decongest the country’s overcrowded jails. In a statement, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) public relations officer Chief Superintendent Meya Khanyezi, said of the total number of inmates …

A Harare magistrate has issued an arrest warrant against Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi after he failed to show up for trial Tuesday. Musengezi, who came onto the limelight when he launched a bold challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy as party leader, is accused of falsifying his residential address …

The sentencing of opposition Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume (pictured) on charges of inciting violence after he called for peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations shows that Zimbabwe is a fully fledged authoritarian state, contrary to the gospel of tolerance that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been preaching since the 2017 military coup. …

Lawyers representing incarcerated opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume have announced that they have filed a notice of appeal on his behalf. The appeal is against both his conviction and sentence in the ongoing case where he was charged with incitement to commit public violence was convicted by Harare Magistrate …

Police in Masvingo have bust a mineral smuggling syndicate, arresting 17 suspects and recovering at least 3 700 tonnes of lithium ore suspected to have been stolen from Bikita Minerals and other surrounding areas. It is believed the mineral ore was ready for smuggling into Mozambique and South Africa. A …

Bindura BureauPolice in Mashonaland Central have raised concern following increased reports of robberies on commuters in recent days across the province. This follows a recent attack on an elderly couple, John Musinachirevo (60) and his wife Tabeth Musinachirevo (57) who allegedly boarded an unidentified vehicle that resembles a Honda CRV …

Political activist and Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s ambition to contest in this year’s presidential elections has been dealt a huge blow after Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka imprisoned him for 48 months for inciting public violence. This follows his conviction yesterday for the offence after organising the July 31, 2020 …

Premier Service Medical Aid Society CEO Farai Muchena and three of his senior subordinates squandered US$702,386 which was meant for drug purchases after misrepresenting facts to Fidelity Printers in a gold deal, a court heard on Thursday. Muchena, 54, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje jointly charged with Victor Chaipa, …

Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has been convicted on charges of inciting public violence following his arrest in 2020 for calling on the masses to embark on the July 31 anti-government street demonstrations. He was arrested together with outspoken journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. Harare magistrate, Feresi Chakanyuka released him into the …

A cleaner at Harare’s Eastgate Mall, Thursday morning discovered a newborn-baby boy dumped in one of the trash cans while cleaning up the complex, Nhau/Indaba heard. Alouis Fombe told The Herald he noticed a reddish liquid leaking at the bottom of a waste bin which he considered as red wine. …