crime and courts

Headman Chengetai Chigodora, a maverick traditional leader, is being accused of overstepping his mandate. He has been presiding over cases that are far beyond his jurisdiction. Several other headmen are also being accused of usurping the authority of chiefs. The Manica Post investigated and...

What's the process for applying for CIO jobs in Zimbabwe?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In a surprising turn of events, James Chigwende, the CEO of Dorowa Minerals, has found himself in legal trouble. He is accused of forging a contract document and now faces charges in court. Magistrate Dennis Mangosi granted Chigwende bail for US$300 but ordered him to stay away from Chemplex...

Daniel Hernandez, the rapper known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, is back in custody for alleged parole violations and due Tuesday in federal court in New York.

A pair of Sean "Diddy" Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami have reportedly been raided by law enforcement officials. The raids were conducted by Homeland Security "in connection" with an ongoing federal sex trafficking investigation.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Mayor Jacob Mafume is putting his foot down and ordering the local law enforcement body i.e., Zimbabwe Republic Police to cease and desist their harassment of business owners. In a viral video, ZRP police officers were seen confronting a businesswoman, demanding to see her...

Can y'all expagorate what the whole Dr. Nandipha Magudumana gwan is all about because your mans is out of the loop?

Canadian hip-hop artist Aubrey Drake Graham is currently facing a court order, they say he gots tah either testify under oath ("deposition") or show up in court in connection with the ongoing case 'bout the murder of wan musician XXXTentacion (Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy). The prosecutors ain't...

Gunna got out from jail but did he tell though? https://www.tmz.com/watch/2022-12-14-121422-gunna-1532829-761/

Here is a little reminder for some of y'all who may be out of the loop: let me put y'all up on the game; y'all should lend me an ear for a minute or two; I don't need much. So the thing is, there is this self-aggrandizing guy who likes to call himself "Sir" — and if the honorific address befits...

A man was arrested in Macheke for stealing a hearse belonging to a funeral company when it was delivering the body to Murehwa in Mashonaland East. Zimbabwe Republic Police Assistant Inspector Misheck Denhere, who previously held the position of police spokesperson for the Mashonaland East...

Do y'all agree or disagree with the idea of hip-hop or rap music lyrics being used by law enforcement in order to convict rappers in the courts of law when they are charged with that type of evidence?

Hey y'all, so I need a couple of synonyms for the Central Intelligence Organisation of the Republic of Zimbabwe. I was thinking of including mangonjo. What do y'all oans think?

After spending nine months in prison, outspoken MDC-Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe was eventually granted a $10 000 bail by Justice Cathrine Mzawazi of the Harare High Court on Wednesday the 29th of December 2021. In an earlier case this year, in April, Makomborero Haruzivishe was...

9lokkNine (Jacquavius Smith) a Florida rapper who pleaded guilty was sentenced to more than 87 months (seven years) in federal prison convicted on federal charges of unregistered firearm possession, aggravated identity theft, and felony possession of a firearm and ammunition. The plea deal for...