Courts and Crime

FIU, Police Intensify ‘Gold Mafia’ Probe

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and law enforcement agencies have intensified the probe on eight individuals implicated in the Al Jazeera Gold Mafia documentary series to save Zimbabwe from violating strict regulations of the global money laundering and terrorist-financing watchdog. Zimbabwe has since made the necessary reforms to address its …

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Chiefs President Sexually Assaults Married Niece

President of the Chiefs Council Of Zimbabwe, Chief Fortune Charambira has embroiled himself in a sexual assault scandal where he allegedly touched his married niece’s breasts twice after luring her to two Harare Hotels in separate incidents, Nhau/Indaba has established. According to a leaked Police memorandum, Charumbira who is also …

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Extortionist Freelance Scribe Nabbed

A freelance reporter based in the small farming town of Mvurwi in Mashonaland Central was Thursday dragged to Harare magistrate court for extorting US$400. 00 from WestProp, a private property and land developing company based in Harare. Simbarashe Sithole (34) who writes for online publication Byo24 appeared before provincial magistrate …

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Lawyer, Prosecutor Row Disrupts Mubaiwa Trial

Harare Magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka was Tuesday forced to briefly adjourn court after failing to control heated exchanges between Beatrice Mtetwa, lawyer representing Marry Mubaiwa in her attempted murder trial, and prosecutor Ephraim Zinyandu. Mtetwa was cross examining state witness Sergeant Andrew Mugari when Zinyandu objected to her line of questioning. …

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Speeding Mushikashika Driver Up For Culpable Homicide

Police in Bindura have arrested 23-year-old Zachariah Kanovhedhi of Shamva for culpable homicide. According to Police Provincial spokesperson, Inspector Milton Mundembe, Kanovhedhi allegedly ran over an 11-year-old boy at Pote Store while driving to Bindura alone in his Honda Fit.The boy yet to be identified is believed to have tried …

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Zebra Kiss Driver Jailed For Reckless Driving

A Zebra Kiss bus driver who recently made headlines after one person died while several others were injured when an intercity bus rammed into a tipper truck at Bondamakara, along the Harare-Nyamapanda road, has been jailed for reckless driving. Mike Makwara (49) appeared at Mutoko magistrate court facing the charges …

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