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4 arrested in US$500 extortion scam

Police in Manicaland have arrested four suspects accused of attempting to extort US$500 from a woman by promising to influence her husband's ongoing criminal case.The accused - Nigel Godwin Mukuruzado, Reginald Ndarera, Shaloom Nyamazana, …

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:33hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter

Health officials stuck in 4-year court limbo

Three former senior officials at Masvingo Provincial Hospital remain trapped in a legal battle that has dragged on for four years, highlighting long-standing concerns about Zimbabwe's sluggish justice system.The trio - accountant Helga Man…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 05:55hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe risks missing out on AfCFTA gains

Zimbabwe is at risk of missing out on the vast opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as bureaucratic delays stall the gazetting of tariffs and rules of origin needed to unlock trade under the pact.The warning ca…

Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe secures extradition of 22 fugitives

Zimbabwe is set to receive 22 suspected criminals extradited from countries including South Africa, Botswana, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in what authorities say could be the country's largest coordinated extradition effort…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter

Dexter Nduna finally graduates

Former Chegutu West legislator and Zanu-PF Central Committee member, Dexter Nduna, has officially earned his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) during the institution's 44th graduation ceremony held on Frida…

Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1726 | by Staff reporter

143 stolen luxury cars smuggled into Zimbabwe using fake documents

Authorities have impounded 143 luxury vehicles stolen since 2018 and smuggled into Zimbabwe using fake documents, in what officials describe as a major breakthrough against cross-border car theft syndicates.The seized fleet includes high-e…

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter

Bezbets loses High Court appeal against punter

The High Court has struck off Bezbets Betting Company's application for condonation, extension of time to note an appeal, and reinstatement of an appeal against local punter Prosper Dembedza, ruling the bid "fatally defective."Justice Siya…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:30hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter

Hawks get forfeiture order on cigarette smuggling truck

South Africa's elite crime-fighting unit, the Hawks, working in conjunction with the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), has secured a court order to permanently forfeit a commercial truck and two trailers used in…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:48hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean sentenced to 15 years in South Africa jail

A Zimbabwean national, Fore Brighton (33), has been convicted and sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment by the Musina Regional Court for unlawful possession of explosives.The conviction stems from an incident on 29 January 2024, whe…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 16:39hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter

Esidakeni farm dispute spills to Supreme Court

The long-running Esidakeni Farm ownership dispute has taken a fresh turn after four government-allotted beneficiaries filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging a recent High Court decision which nullified their offer letters and de…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 18:00hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa ally reported for corruption

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's business associate, Muller Conrad "Billy" Rautenbach, along with senior government ministers, has been reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for alleged fraud and corruption involving the…

Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 21:30hrs | 1434 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples

One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, reality proves stranger. That which disgusts …

Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3062 | by Edmund Kudzayi

Faith Zaba spends third night in detention

Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba will spend her third night behind bars after a power outage at the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday delayed the delivery of a crucial bail ruling.Magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe told the court that he…

Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 16:19hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge Mayor's vote of no confidence deemed invalid

The recent vote of no confidence against Beitbridge mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta by fellow councillors has been declared a non-event by town clerk Loud Ramakgapola, who stated that the process did not follow legal procedures and contravened c…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter

Prosecutors arrested in US$500 bribe scandal

Two prosecutors employed by the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) have been arrested for allegedly demanding a US$500 bribe from a traditional healer in a shocking abuse-of-office scandal that has rocked the legal fraternit…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter

Swallowfield Estates dispute reignited by EIA certificate

The long-running legal wrangle over ownership and development rights at Swallowfield Estates in Norton has taken a fresh twist following the issuance of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate by the Environmental Management A…

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:06hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter

Prophet Freddy fails to appear in court again

Self-proclaimed prophet Tapiwa Freddy has, for the tenth time, failed to appear at the Kadoma Magistrate's Court, where he is a key witness in a legal battle over a disputed land donation involving prominent property developer Kudakwashe T…

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter

King Munhumutapa's trial begins

The trial of self-styled King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, accused of undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, commenced today at the Harare Magistrates' Court.Chiminya appeared before Magistrate Winfilda Tiyatara to fa…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:43hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter

Fresh Harare mass demolitions on the cards

The City of Harare is poised to commence demolitions of illegal structures following a High Court ruling that ordered Brickstone Builders and Contractors, a land development company, to vacate a disputed piece of land in the Ridgeview area…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:14hrs | 11925 | by Staff reporter

White student found not guilty after urinating on black student's belongings

Theuns du Toit, the former Stellenbosch University student caught on camera urinating on a fellow student's belongings, has been found not guilty on all charges.Du Toit, whose actions were captured on video in May 2022 at the Huis Marais r…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:21hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter

'Spiritual Spectacles' prophet in another court no-show

Prophet Tapiwa Freddy has once again failed to appear in court in an ongoing legal dispute with Craft Properties (Pvt) Ltd over a residential plot in Kadoma. Since the case began on February 7, 2025, it has been postponed seven times due t…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:16hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter

Limpopo police nab man with stolen SUV linked to smuggling operation

Members of the Provincial Flying Squad in Limpopo have apprehended a 31-year-old man found in possession of a stolen vehicle.Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said that on May 16, while conducting routine patrols, the Limpopo P…

Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:22hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter

Man killed over missing US$1

A 36-year-old Harare man, David Jambanja, has been formally charged with murder after his colleague, Tinashe Kapfunde, died following a brutal assault during an argument over a missing US dollar.Jambanja appeared before Magistrate Ruth Moy…

Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:32hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youth kingpin's attempted hijack of Bulawayo building fails

A politically charged attempt by Milton Maposa, a self-styled Zanu-PF youth figure, to forcibly reclaim a building from which he was legally evicted has failed, sparking outrage over the abuse of political affiliations to defy court orders…

Published: 08 May 2025 at 14:08hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter

Blessed Mhlanga robbed 73 days of his life

Alpha Media journalist Blessed Mhlanga was finally granted freedom on Wednesday night after spending 73 days in pre-trial detention at Harare Central Remand Prison. Mhlanga was arrested in early January on charges of transmitting data that…

Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:54hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa dragged into messy, illegal takeover of Arlington Estate

Barely a month after President Emmerson Mnangagwa handed over 480 hectares of Arlington Estate to PPC Zimbabwe, a storm is brewing over the land's true ownership, with fresh court documents revealing that it has belonged to the Nyikavanhu …

Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 12:18hrs | 4027 | by Staff reporter

Mai Dhuterere case collapses

Harare magistrate Mr Tapiwa Banda has removed Dorcas Vambe, widely known as Mai Dhuterere and the wife of gospel musician Mambo Dhuterere, from remand on allegations of defrauding a local politician of US$16,000 in a failed car deal.The ma…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:31hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter

CIO ordered to pay employee US$132,000

A High Court judge has ordered the director-general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) to pay an employee, Tryness Kabiti, US$132,152 after her salary was unjustly reduced, marking a significant legal victory.The ruling came af…

Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:17hrs | 2414 | by Staff reporter

Prophet accidentally shoots son

Jordan Phiri (29), the son of River of Life International Church founder and leader Prophet Bothwell Phiri (57), has been discharged from hospital following a harrowing incident last month in which he was accidentally shot by his father in…

Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 17:39hrs | 3008 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean charged over 'Marry Me murders' in South Africa

A 27-year-old Zimbabwean man has been charged with murder following a violent attack at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, north of Tshwane, on March 22, which resulted in the deaths of six people.The man, who is yet to be nam…

Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter

Judge faces serious allegations of attempting to defraud Zimasco

Zimbabwe Alloys and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO) has formally lodged a complaint with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) against High Court Judge Joel Mambara, alleging judicial misconduct in a case involving control of the chromite mini…

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:28hrs | 2737 | by Staff reporter

Chirumanzu chieftainship wrangle takes unexpected turn

The ongoing Chirumanzu chieftaincy dispute has taken a dramatic turn, with opponents of Abraham Nyamande's nomination for the chiefdom filing an urgent High Court application to halt his installation. The application, which names President…

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:46hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter

Zimra manager in court

A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) manager stationed at Beitbridge, Lonto Ndlovu, appeared in court yesterday on charges of defeating the course of justice in a case involving US$27,000 worth of methanol. She was remanded in custody unti…

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:41hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter

USAID staff told to shred and burn classified documents

Staff at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been told to shred and burn classified documents and personnel files.The request raised alarm among employees and labour groups amid the ongoing dismantling of the agency.Ac…

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 10:28hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter

POSB scandalous sale deal comes under scrutiny

Despite the questionable agreement surrounding the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB), Attorney-General Virginia Mabiza's correspondence with the bank's management and a directive from President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deal to se…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:06hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter

Tshabangu's court gamble on brink of failure as Welshman Ncube exposes his lies

In a last-ditch attempt to cling to power, Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-imposed "Interim Secretary General" of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has rushed to court seeking an interdict to block his own recall from the Senate followi…

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 14:13hrs | 953 | by George Tshuma

There should never be anything criminal about criticising the president

Why is the Zimbabwe government at war with its own citizens?The recent arrest of journalist Blessed Mhlanga following his interview with war veteran and ZANU-PF Central Committee member Blessed Geza is yet another glaring example of Zimbab…

Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:16hrs | 1444 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

The weaponization of the law and relentless persecution of dissent in Zimbabwe's 'Second Republic'

THE persecution never appears to end. The recent arrest of and denial of bail to renowned journalist Blessed Mhlanga has brought a disturbing trend in Zimbabwe to the fore. Since the advent of the so-called "Second Republic" in late 2017, …

Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:09hrs | 363 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Property developer Katsimberis issued warrant of arrest'

Property developer George Katsimberis, who faces accusations of defrauding his business partner in a failed $1 million joint venture, has been issued a warrant of arrest after failing to attend trial on Monday.Katsimberis was scheduled to …

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:46hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter

3 Zimbabweans arrested in Limpopo's illegal gold processing operation

Four suspects, three Zimbabwean and one Mozambican, were arrested following the discovery of an illegal gold processing laboratory along the R71 near Tarentaalrand in the Letsitele policing area under Mopani District in Limpopo.With the am…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter

Chikanza files formal complaint against Mahere?

Simbarashe Chikanza, the publisher and founder of ZimEye, has lodged a formal complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) against Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, accusing her of abusing the legal system and engaging in harassment. In his com…

Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 16:28hrs | 3288 | by Staff reporter

ZACC, PACU Face Accusations of Complicity Over Chisango State-Witness Deal

Allegations of a high-level conspiracy are swirling around the corruption case of Harare Town Clerk Hosea Chisango who has been secretly let off the hook in the Juluka case by members of the Zimbabwe's anti-corruption agencies working with…

Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 21:52hrs | 457 | by Staff Reporter

Mnangagwa plan revealed

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies in the ruling Zanu-PF party are intensifying efforts to extend his presidency beyond the constitutional limit of two terms, using what critics are calling a backdoor strategy. The new proposal seeks to…

Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 17:25hrs | 3971 | by Staff reporter

We cannot stop Chamisa or Zanu PF rigging referendum, we can deny them legitimacy by refusing to participate

Tendai Biti has acknowledged that Mnangagwa has corrupted the opposition to make sure he will have no problem getting the 2/3 majority approval in House of Assembly and in Senate for the proposed constitutional amendment to enable Mnangagw…

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 21:35hrs | 1390 | by Wilbert Mukori

ZANU-PF, war veterans back Mnangagwa's term extension?

ZANU-PF and veterans of the liberation struggle have reaffirmed their commitment to the resolution passed at the 21st Annual National People's Conference, calling for the extension of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028 to ensu…

Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:44hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa moves to extend his rule

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's initiative to extend his rule beyond the constitutional two-term limit appears to be gathering momentum. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has taken the first steps in initiating a legal process to facilitate …

Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 11:09hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter

Suspected thief fatally assaulted by mob

A suspected thief met a fatal end after being assaulted by a mob in Budiriro, Harare, in the early hours of last Thursday. The man, identified only as Honest, allegedly broke into a house and entered the bedroom of a 19-year-old woman who …

Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:27hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter

Church secretary in court for US$21k theft

Chipo Molly Machokonera (40), the administration secretary of Apostolic Faith Mission's (AFM) Shalom Assembly in Westlea, Harare, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Saturday, facing charges of stealing more than US$21,000 by docto…

Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:18hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo hosts 2025 Legal Year

The stage is set for the official opening of the 2025 Legal Year, which will take place tomorrow at the Bulawayo High Court. Chief Justice Luke Malaba will preside over the main event, marking a significant day in Zimbabwe's legal calendar…

Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:59hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter

Ibbo Mandaza's son faces assault charges

The son of prominent academic and political commentator Professor Ibbo Mandaza appeared in court facing allegations of assaulting his ex-wife on Christmas Eve.Ibbo Mandaza Jr (33) was charged with physical abuse following an incident invol…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:17hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter

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