Crime and Courts

Police have made a major breakthrough in the murder of rapper, Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend, celebrity chef Tebello Tibz Motsoane. Speaking on Wednesday at an interministerial briefing, KwaZulu-Natal...

A HARARE man, who claims to be a sweets vendor, has offered to pay US$5 in maintenance. Peter Jonasi was dragged to court by his ex-wife Alice Rushinda, who accused...

In a tragic turn of events, a man has been apprehended after brutally attacking his father-in-law, resulting in the older man’s untimely death. The incident occurred on Tuesday when Soul...

A legal attempt by Zimbabwean parents to secure South African citizenship for their three children, born in South Africa, has failed. The High Court in Limpopo dismissed the application brought...

A woman from Zvishavane allegedly stabbed her 2-year-old son in the stomach, leaving him battling for his life. According to Midlands Provincial Police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko investigations are underway. “Police...

AN elderly Zvimba man has been arraigned in court for striking and seriously injuring his 27-year-old son, who had accused him of witchcraft. Obert Marongecha Nyatsanga (55) of Mabvure village,...

MUTOKO Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive officer Reason Makore and a former councillor, Robson Jembere, have been implicated in a scandal involving construction of a commercial building in a...

The case against Blessing Tladi, 19, was postponed to October 27 for further police investigation. Tladi was denied bail and would be kept in custody. He is accused of stabbing...

This is the third attack on businessmen in two weeks. The 38-year-old was found in a pool of blood outside his business premises on South Coast Road in Clairwood at...

A mentally challenged man from Chikombedzi under Chief Mpapa was recently arrested after he killed his mother over a misunderstanding involving a plate of sadza. Masvingo Provincial Acting Police Spokesperson...

Lupane State University (LSU) in Matabeleland North has been plunged into controversy after the emergence of accusations of corruption against the institution’s vice chancellor and other senior employees of the...

Fred Leparan, who worked at Nairobi's Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital, was filmed accepting $2,050 (£1,600) to sell a baby boy under the hospital's care. Leparan was charged alongside another hospital...

Amember of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Ward 4 Insiza, Augustine Gumede, is still waiting for justice and compensation for the destruction of his home by suspected Zanu...

Two men, aged 34 and 61, will be remanded in custody pending their bail application on charges of being in possession of suspected stolen property and the murder of a...

The Proud Boys' former leader Enrique Tarrio has been jailed for 22 years for orchestrating the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. It is the longest sentence...

A Free State man has been slapped with a five-year jail term for statutory rape after his relationship with a teenage girl was exposed. The 30-year-old was arrested in July...

A 19-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man fatally stabbed his friend last week following an argument over music. Mayenzewe Sibanda appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware on Friday and was not asked to...

In a startling revelation that has sent shockwaves through the community of Mogaung village, located just outside Groblersdal in Sekhukhune, Limpopo, South Africa, a woman identified as Priscilla has come...

For six years, John Philane Masilela portrayed himself as a ‘prophet of God’ and the ‘pastor’ of Good Shepherd Church in Suncity KwaMhlanga, all the while using his influence to...

Police in Harare on Monday arrested two human rights lawyers representing Citizens Coalition for Change victims of torture. Doug Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi were detained overnight accused of obstructing the...

A SUSPECTED armed robber told the police he invested part of his loot, from a pool of US$128 000, by buying a house worth US$23 000. The US$128 000 was...

A rampaging husband mercilessly assaulted his wife to death in Harare on Sunday after suspecting her of adultery. Infuriated husband Tinotenda Gudo, 34, beat Tisha Susan Munemo, 24, with wooden...