Crime & Courts

ZACC nabs Zimra official, clearing agents in bold border fraud scheme

Crime & Courts Journalist - July 16, 2025

The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has cracked down on a brazen smuggling ring at Forbes Border Post, arresting a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officer...

Man commits suicide after mum reprimands him for wasting cooking oil

Crime & Courts Reporter - July 16, 2025

A 21-year-old man from Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park suburb died after drinking rat poison in a fit of rage following a dispute with his mother...

Pangolin scales land Kezi duo in the dock

Crime & Courts Reporter - July 16, 2025

BULAWAYO- Two men from Kezi appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate on Tuesday facing charges of unlawfully possessing a specially...

Nyanga man steals cattle to settle late mother’s ‘goblin debt’

Crime & Courts Reporter - July 16, 2025

A 61-YEAR-OLD Nyanga man has been arrested for stealing seven cattle from his younger brother to settle a goblin-related...

Mzembi’s application challenging placement on remand dismissed

Crime & Courts Reporter - July 14, 2025

Twenty Four Seven Reporter Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi’s application challenging his placement on remand has been dismissed by...

Power Outage Delays ZimInd Editor Bail Ruling

Crime & Courts Reporter - July 3, 2025

Zimbabwe Independent Editor Faith Zaba is returning to remand prison tonight after magistrate Vakai Chikwekwe failed to rule on...

Mai Jeremaya Suspected Rapists Tell Court That It Was By Consent

Crime & Courts Reporter - June 13, 2025

The rape trial involving socialite Mai Jeremaya opened in Harare this Friday with her alleged assailants pleading not guilty...

Cop apprehended for ivory possession

Crime & Courts Reporter - May 22, 2025

A CHINHOYI-BASED policewoman has appeared in court after she was arrested over the unlawful possession of ivory. Gilda Chaziva (38)...