Two cops in Harare were caught on video taking money from drivers. Now, they're off the job while their bosses investigate. The police department also wants to find all the drivers who gave them the money.
The police caught one bus driver and his helper last week and are still looking for others involved in this mess. The two police officers, James Chifamba and Trymore Mukunza had to go to court. The judge, Mrs. Gofa, kept them in jail because they broke the law while working as cops.
After the video spread around, the police grabbed two buses and arrested their workers. The top police spokesman, Paul Nyathi, says they're still working on the case. The video showed the cops taking money from drivers on the Harare-Mutare Road near...
Two top Bulawayo City officials are in hot water over bribery claims. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance Committee Chair Mpumelelo Moyo.
The officials got into trouble after they asked for money from a business that wanted to build in the city. ZACC spokesperson Simiso Mlevu says they wanted $20,000 from Labenmon Investments. The company had asked to make a cement mixing plant.
The story began last year when Labenmon tried to get land but failed. They tried again this April and got approval for 5.6 hectares. That's when the trouble started. The two officials went to Tsitsi Mapfumo from Labenmon and asked for cash. They said the money would be split among 20 city council members...
Cuthbert Mupfuki, a 37-year-old police officer from Buhera, stabbed his wife to death. He believed Brenda Manyara was seeing another man. Mupfuki used an okapi knife to stab her many times all over her body.
The courts found him guilty of murder. They sentenced him to 15 years in prison. Mupfuki worked for the Zimbabwe Republic Police. He was part of the Support Unit, Sierra Troop, Changadzi.
Justice Isaac Muzenda presided over the case at the Mutare High Court. He considered that Mupfuki had already paid the deceased's family 30 cows as an apology.
The terrible attack happened on October 10 last year. Mupfuki stabbed Manyara repeatedly with a knife. She was badly hurt and died immediately at the scene of the crime.
The Republic of Zimbabwe faces more blackouts because of problems at its biggest power plant. The power company, ZESA, says the Hwange power plant has broken down again. This old plant often has troubles because its machines are outdated.
The situation is worsening because another power plant at Kariba isn't making much electricity. The dam doesn't have enough water to make power like it usually does.
ZESA's workers are trying to fix the broken equipment at Hwange. The company says sorry to its customers for all the trouble. The same power plant had another breakdown three months ago that caused similar problems.
The power cuts are hitting people hard, especially in Harare, the capital city. Many homes there have no electricity for...
A tragic incident unfolded in Chinhoyi when a man died after being beaten over a missing phone. Three men attacked Benny Chidiwa from the Lion's Den area because they thought he had stolen a phone.
The police caught one of the attackers, Goodwill Love, who is 25 years old. The attack happened at Fairplay farm near Risheng Mine in Chikuti on November 8. Two other men named Bigboy and Brave helped in the attack but haven't been caught yet.
The three men hit Chidiwa with a shovel and wooden logs. They also burned his feet with firewood to make him admit to taking the phone. The phone belonged to the man known as Bigboy.
Police spokesman Paul Nyathi shared news about a separate case, too. Police found a dead man at a church in Dema's...
A gang of robbers in Bindura has been caught and punished. Three men who committed armed robberies will serve 38 years in jail. The robbers were Ladma Mutesa, Tapiwa Nyakudya, and Sande Saini. They are all in their 30s.
The men broke into homes and stole things from people in Nyakudya Mazarura Village. They worked with three other men who hadn't been caught yet. The gang first struck on April 21, 2024. They broke into a house at night using iron bars while six people were sleeping inside.
The robbers were mean to the people in the house. They tied up their victims with wire and took their phones. They also stole food, house items, and $350 in cash.
The very next night, they hit another house in the same village. This time, they...
The life of a young Zimbabwean man named Saymore was cut short in a tragic stabbing incident in Leeds, England. The 23-year-old was attacked around midnight on Tuesday in a ground-floor flat in the Belle Isle area of the city. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead shortly after being taken to the hospital.
Police believe three males were responsible for the attack and fled the scene. A search led to the arrest of two suspects, aged 18 and 16, in the nearby Middleton area. They were initially arrested on drug-related charges but were later taken into custody as suspects in the murder investigation.
The West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is leading the investigation and working to support Saymore's...
In a groundbreaking decision, the Zimbabwe High Court struck down a controversial law that allowed immigration officials to hold foreign suspects for up to two weeks without any court oversight. Justice Christopher Dube-Banda ruled on November 12, 2024, declaring that section 8(1) of the Immigration Act goes against the country's Constitution. The judge said this law takes away people's basic rights, like freedom, dignity, and liberty.
Tatenda Chakabva, who lives in Harare, brought the case to court with help from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). He argued that the law let officials lock people up whenever they wanted, which goes against Zimbabwe's Constitution and international agreements that the country has signed onto...
Nick Mangwana, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, has warned The Mirror, a local newspaper in Masvingo, that it will face consequences soon. The Mirror wrote an article saying ZANU PF helped Zimbabweans vote in Mozambique's disputed elections on October 9. Mangwana said the newspaper broke the law a lot and was irresponsible. He said in The Herald that ZANU PF doesn't get involved in political things in other countries. He said the party sometimes sends officials to the region for meetings, but this doesn't mean they help rig elections.
Things got worse after people from Masvingo were seen on camera saying they voted in Mozambique's elections. This made people think Zimbabwean...
