crime and courts

The illegal fuel trade has returned to Bulawayo's streets. Dealers sell smuggled petrol and diesel from South Africa and Botswana. These sellers claim their fuel works better than legal blended fuel. The Zimbabwe government made a rule in August. All fuel must mix with ethanol before anyone can...

A Zimbabwean court has granted bail to two Bulawayo city officials accused of bribery. The High Court set bail at US$100 for Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo. Justice Ngoni Nduna set strict bail terms. The officials must stay at their listed homes and give up their...

The High Court of Zimbabwe found Patrick Cheza, a senior opposition politician from Midlands Province and close ally of Nelson Chamisa, not guilty on Tuesday. Three other people were also cleared of charges. Cheza faced charges along with Magmaster Chidyawuye, Delight Zinyemba, and Courage...

Heads turned at the Harare court when Magistrate Collet Ncube let 35 political activists walk free! The bunch, including big-shot Senator Jameson Timba, got suspended sentences after a wild ride through the justice system. These folks landed in hot water after throwing a shindig at Senator...

A shocking scene unfolded in Chivhu when the famous Eat n Lick restaurant got booted from its spot! The Deputy Sheriff stormed in last Tuesday, kicking out both the popular fast-food joint and The King's Bar from their comfy home. The drama gets even juicier - Chief Musarurwa (real name Ernos...

Rich guy Peter Dube lost his marbles in court - right when he was about to face charges for killing two people! The Gweru big shot, caught after running away for years, started acting super weird during his murder trial. Would you believe it? This guy was drinking toilet water and laughing to...

A wife who ditched her hubby and moved to the UK got a big shock! Joyce Charlie wanted to grab their house after her husband Martin died, but the court said no way! She ran off to the UK back in 1999, leaving Martin behind. He didn't stay lonely though - he found a new love and had four kids...

A sneaky Zimbabwean accountant named Edward Mwanandimai is in hot water for stealing a jaw-dropping R17 million from his old job at a Johannesburg non-profit called Education and Training Unit (ETU). He pulled off this crazy heist over six long years! The juicy details came out when the ETU took...

In a jaw-dropping turn of events, cops recently nabbed a gang of five bold thieves who've been brazenly stealing fuel from the Feruka pipeline. This shocking crime spree has put the country's infrastructure and economy at serious risk. The startling revelation came out last Friday at a big event...

Folks won't believe what's cooking in Bulawayo! Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu is sitting in jail, and boy, is he mad about it! He says the whole thing smells fishy. The cops nabbed him and his buddy, Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo, saying they tried to squeeze $20,000 from some Chinese business folks who...

Jaison Muvevi, the man accused of going on a killing spree, has dropped a bombshell revelation about his personal life. He says he has not one, not two, but three wives who had no idea about each other before he allegedly went on a rampage. It turns out that Muvevi was living a triple life...

There's some shady stuff going down in Bulawayo, and it's got the land developers all riled up. They say they've been putting up with corrupt city councillors who want a piece of the action. These councillors have been demanding bribes that can be as much as 10 percent of the value of the...

A wild family feud has blown up between two sisters over claims of black magic! Eunice Mahachi had to run to court to stop her sister from spreading crazy witch tales about her. The drama ended before Judge Chipato, who had to step in and keep the peace. Poor Eunice says she can't even sleep at...

Love led a woman down a dark path when cops found stolen goods at her place. Monica Muguti, who lives in Chitungwiza, got caught up in her boyfriend Tawanda Manokore's criminal ways. The cops showed up at her door and - boy oh boy - did they find some fancy stuff! We're talking fancy watches...

The big boss, Chief Zimunya, just gave Headman Chigodora the boot! That's right - the controversial leader got kicked out of his job. Why? Well, folks were super mad about how he was running things, and he stayed too long in a job that wasn't his! Get this - Chigodora was making people see...

A scary carjacking happened at a shopping center in Bulawayo on Wednesday night. Three men with guns took a Ford Ranger truck, but luckily, they didn't hurt the driver. The good news is that the police found the stolen truck in Gwanda the next day. The car was worth $40,000. Right now, the...

The police have caught a runaway lawmaker in Zimbabwe. Emmanuel Jay Banda, MP for Petauke Central, was found hiding in Harare. He had been staying in a rented flat after running from a hospital in Zambia. Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu shared the news with reporters in Lusaka today. He told...

A gas station robbery went wrong in Kadoma on Tuesday morning when a guard shot one of the robbers. The whole thing happened at Spencer Fuel Service Station around 3 in the morning. Two men came to rob the station. They had machetes with them as weapons. When they tried to attack, the station's...

Grace Mugabe cried in court yesterday when she saw her late husband's stolen suits. The judge had to stop the court so Mrs. Mugabe could calm down. The suits belonged to Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe. Four workers are in trouble for the theft. They are Allen and Danmore...

A husband and wife team tricked job seekers in Bulawayo out of big money. The police say they ran away after promising fake jobs in far-off places. Gwendoline Ndlovu, 28, and Melusi Ndlovu, 36, told people they could get jobs in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. But it was all made up. They took...