HIGH Court judges of appeal have said mentally-ill people also enjoy sex in their own right. The court said it could not be dispelled, where there was no evidence, that the mentally-ill are incompetent to consent and appreciate the nature…
HARARE provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo yesterday dismissed opposition party Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume’s application challenging his placement on remand. Moyo dismissed the application saying Ngarivhume has to answer to the charges he is facing and should let the investigations…
HARARE magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday dismissed an application challenging placement on remand by Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe on a charge of submitting fake documents when they were bidding for the US$9 million Harare streetlighting rehabilitation tender. This…
TOP suspected Chipinge forex dealer Irene Samupindu has been arrested by the police in an operation to weed out money changers sabotaging Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency and found in possession of more than US$16 000, R80 000 and ZiG23 000….
A shocking scandal last week came to light involving Tatenda Zhoya, a UK-based Zimbabwean, who has been exposed by ZimEye for printing counterfeit Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) papers. The incident highlights the perils and profound impact of COS fraud on…
POLICE have arrested two suspected armed robbers, while one was shot during arrest and succumbed to the injuries in hospital. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of Kenneth Chiputura (50) and Jaison Munyapa…
Seventy-three CCC activists including the former Harare senator Jameson Timba will stand trial whilst coming from prison after the Harare High Court on Wednesday threw out their appeals against the refusal of bail by a lower court. A 17-year-old boy…
FIVE suspected armed robbers posing as passengers yesterday struck a Beitbridge-bound Blue Circle bus and robbed passengers of their cash and valuables before firing a shot and disappearing into the bush. The robbery occurred at around 2:30am just after the…
THE trial of Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa’s son, Neville, failed to take off on Wednesday, with the State saying it was yet to finalise its investigations. Neville faces charges of illegal forex currency dealings and money laundering. He is…
ZIMBABWE’S justice delivery system yesterday received plaudits after Harare regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa sentenced a serial robber and rapist to 85 years after convicting him on 11 counts of rape and robbery. Tsikwa on Wednesday this week convicted 36-year-old Crispen…
THE three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on three different occasions last month have been remanded in custody to July 23 this year after the Attorney-General’s office failed to release…
POLICE in South Africa have launched an “intensive hunt” for a Zimbabwean suspect linked to a series of violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, armed robberies, house robberies, business robberies, kidnapping, assaults, stocktheft, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The…
THE investigating officer in the case of Zanu PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his business partner Moses Mpofu yesterday said the two should not be granted bail because they are economic saboteurs. Appearing before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa,…
In an unprecedented financial scandal, over USD $2.5 billion has been siphoned off through a meticulously orchestrated scheme involving fraudulent purchases of fertilizers and agro-chemicals. This whistleblower report unveils the extensive breadth of the heist, implicating the George Guvamatanga cartel…
A LAND developing company and its directors have appeared in court for allegedly defrauding the Chiredzi Rural District Council and Chiredzi Town Council of 1 700 stands. Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje remanded Full Life Open Arms Africa (Private) Limited and…
MUTARE-BASED pharmacist Douglas Nzombe Chiutsi has landed himself in trouble after he allegedly forged invoices and stole US$258 708 from his employer. Chiutsi, represented by Johanne Zviuya, appeared before Mutare provincial magistrate Tendai Mahwe who denied him bail on Thursday. The…
OPPOSITION CCC official Jameson Timba and 77 fellow party activists arrested in Harare nearly two weeks ago for gathering “with intent to promote violence” have been further remanded in custody to July 10 after their bail application was shot down by magistrate Ruth…
By Crime and Courts Reporter- Harare Regional Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has thrown Businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe in remanded prison in a case in which the two abused $88 million “Presidential Goat Pass-on Scheme”. The two appeared at the…
HARARE – A man shot himself dead at the Borrowdale home of businessman Felix Munyaradzi on Tuesday, hours before a court was to rule in his fraud trial involving the illegal sale of housing stands valued at US$3 million. Amos…
Flamboyant businessman Philip Chiyangwa’s former girlfriend, Pamela Rusere is allegedly being sought in South Africa for the murder of her boyfriend and theft of a motor vehicle. Rusere, who has been at loggerheads with Chiyangwa over the maintenance of their…
HARARE – A 27-year-old Mutare woman forced her 7-year-old son to place his hands on top of a gas stove resulting in burns to the minor. The woman, a resident of the border city’s Dangamvura suburb, was convicted at the…
HARARE – Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction leader Jameson Timba and 78 party activists will remain in custody after Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo has set Tuesday as the date to deliver ruling on their bail application. They face charges…
ZANU PF linked businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu went on a merry-making spree after securing a US$88 million tender to supply goats under the presidential goat scheme, a new report has revealed,piling pressure on the embattled duo. This is…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been taken to court for failing to offer ordinary citizens an alternative platform to access foreign currency to pay for passports, petrol and rentals as well as other needs. Ordinary citizens who earn…
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday launched a campaign to digitalise all magistrates courts across the country to enable easy access of judicial information to all its stakeholders and the public. The campaign was launched in all the country’s 10…
A Supreme Court bench has reinstated five members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) who were fired from work for allegedly stealing food rations. The bench consisting of Justices Samuel Kudya, Joseph Musakwa and Susan Mavangira reinstated the five without…
THE Supreme Court has upheld a High Court decision stopping the development of a funeral parlour in Pomona following objections from other property owners. The company, Development Studio Africa (Pvt) Limited, had approached the Supreme Court challenging a High Court…
SUGAR Milling and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe president Nelson Muzamani has been acquitted on a charge of raping his brother’s daughter. Muzamani was arrested in March this year. He pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Chiredzi regional magistrate…
FOUR Zimbabweans have been jailed for an effective 49 years each for the theft of part of a railway line and rail communication equipment in South Africa. Nelson Chama (31), Artwell Chakaraya (31), Blessing Matongo (35) and Ophius Marindire (32)…
PARLIAMENT is seeking to align the country’s criminal laws with the Constitution to enhance protection of children and young persons. Speaking during the Second Reading of the Criminal Laws Amendment Bill 2024, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi…
State security departments have launched an investigation into the operations of some vehicle clearing agencies amid allegations that they are involved smuggling of stolen cars and doctoring temporal import permits.
HARARE – High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi has ordered the release of Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s Lamborghini and 22 trucks seized 2022 as proceeds of a US$5 million fraud and money laundering probe against the former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator and some accomplices…
A Marondera resident ‘Rumbidzai Samantha Matemachani’ has been apprehended on charges of cattle rustling, after allegedly pilfering an entire herd of cattle. Rumbidzai Samantha Matemachani stands accused of absconding with 18 cows, subsequently selling them for monetary gain. Inspector Simon…
A male adult and a member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were recently detained on suspicion of being involved in an unsettling sodomy event. The incident revealed a convoluted chain of events that had shook the community, and it…
A bold individual, disguised as a woman, managed to manipulate a police officer into hiring them for sexual services, successfully deceiving both the officer and court officials into treating them as a female suspect. The individual even shared a bed…
The South African Police Service announced the arrest of four Zimbabwean nationals in Centurion on charges related to the possession of counterfeit petroleum oil products valued at over R200,000. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda van Wyk stated that a team…
In a development that is set to send chills down the spines of those who are engaged in the same line of business, a woman who was found in possession of two bales, commonly known as mabhero, has been sentenced…
Two additional suspects accused of defrauding thousands of unsuspecting Zimbabweans of over US$1 million through the E-creator Ponzi scheme have been granted bail of US$1,000 each. Abraham Mutambu and Justin Kuchekenya are the new bail recipients. Due to altered circumstances,…
Zimnat Financial Services’ credit officer, Godfrey Huseni, found himself facing charges for allegedly fabricating documents on behalf of clients seeking loans from his employer, resulting in a loss of US$83,000 for the company. Godfrey Huseni, 46, appeared before Harare magistrate…
A 21-year-old man from Ruwa has been jailed for 15 years after raping an eight-year-old child. Blessing Chatambudza was convicted by Harare regional magistrate Lois Mukunyadze at the close of the State case. Prosecutor Vimbiso Rundare led evidence from the…
Police have arrested a Harare City Council senior official and two others for allegedly orchestrating a plan to unlawfully acquire derelict land worth US$400 000. Felix Chisango (48), Abel Zhawao (50) and Conwell Mutevhe (38) were released on US$150 bail…
A MARONDERA Municipality accountant yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate charged with duping Zimbabwe’s deputy ambassador to Namibia of US$40 000. Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei remanded the suspect, Tinashe Mungwena (38), out of custody to June 11 for routine…
In the small mining town of Shurugwi, fear had taken hold as residents fell victim to a wave of robberies. The culprit behind these crimes, a notorious suspect wielding machetes, had struck terror into the hearts of many. His name…
A DIRECTOR with a mining company has been arrested and arraigned before the courts facing a charge of fraudulently transferring ownership of his late partner in the firm. The fraud case according to the State involves US$5 million. Christopher Chibwana…
A 19-year-old man from Matobo is charged with murder following a brutal knife attack on a 22-year-old man. The altercation arose when the victim confronted the accused, alleging that he had been making advances towards the victim’s 15-year-old niece. The…
Two armed robbery suspects who allegedly disarmed prison guards at Khami Prison near Bulawayo on March 21, stealing an AK47 rifle, have been shot dead while in police custody. Never Moyo, aged 48, from Nkulumane 11, and Bhekimpilo Sibanda, aged…
On April 23, 2024, at around 7 pm, a tragic incident unfolded in Chemagora, Gokwe involving two siblings, Evans (25) and Elvis (21) Mpamhanga. The brothers, who had recently been released from prison, got into an argument with their parents,…
FOURTEEN suspected money changers were yesterday further remanded in custody. They are part of a group of 65 alleged illegal foreign currency deals arrested last week in Harare in a blitz on illegal foreign currency dealers. Government says the operation is meant…
EFFORTS to evict prominent Harare businessman, Tendai Mashamhanda from his Highlands home, which is at the centre of a dispute, have hit a brick wall after the High Court ruled that the eviction order was not valid because the issue…
A recent case in Harare’s courts has brought attention to allegations of fraud involving a director at Southchoice Investments and a legal clerk. Elizabeth Simpson, aged 53, and Cephas Masuka, aged 41, are accused of defrauding a Chinese businessman, Dong…
