Crime

Senzo Meyiwa: A decade of justice delayed in South African football star’s murder

The murder trial of South African football captain Senzo Meyiwa has become a symbol of the country’s struggling justice system, as the case marks its tenth anniversary with no resolution in sight. Meyiwa, who led the national team Bafana Bafana, was shot

October 26, 2024

Crime·South Africa

IEC Disputes Claims of Destroyed Ballot Papers Amid Allegations of Election Rigging

MK Party members have discovered destroyed and burned ballot papers hidden in the bushes in Mpumalanga, specifically in Ermelo, Skapruz, ward 16. The police and local media arrived at the scene to investigate. This incident is the latest in a series of

June 3, 2024

Crime·Zimbabwe·Zimbabwe Politics

Kereke Returns to Prison After Supreme Court Upholds Conviction

Former Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke returned to prison after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction and 10-year jail term for raping a juvenile relative. He had been out on $500,000 bail pending his appeal against both the conviction and sentence. In

June 2, 2024

Africa·Crime

African Gold Smuggling to UAE Reaches Billions Annually

Gold smuggling from Africa to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen a dramatic increase over the past decade. Each year, hundreds of tonnes of gold, worth tens of billions of dollars, are illegally transported out of Africa, according to a report

May 30, 2024

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Crime·Zimbabwe

Ex-Workers Claim Grace Mugabe Gifted Them Property

Four men accused of stealing property from Mugabe’s Blue Roof mansion in Borrowdale, Harare, told the court yesterday that the items were gifts from the former First Lady, Grace Mugabe. During their bail hearing before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, Allen Chinamonya (42)

May 29, 2024

Crime·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Moves Towards Abolishing the Death Penalty

ZIMBABWE | Anti-death penalty campaigners have expressed their excitement, asserting that “the death penalty is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading form of punishment which violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” They insist that Zimbabwe

May 29, 2024

Breaking News·Crime·Zimbabwe

Rwandese Businessman Shot Dead in Harare

Armed robbers shot and killed a Rwandese national in his Harare home on Friday night, police reported. Samuel Habimana was fatally shot in the neck at his Mainway Meadows residence in Waterfalls by a four-man gang who forced their way into his

May 19, 2024

Crime·South Africa

Love Scam Costs Policewoman R500,000

SOUTH AFRICA | Joseph Hassan Yaye, a 44-year-old Congolese national, is set to appear before the Makhado Magistrate’s Court on charges of fraud and theft following his arrest. Yaye made his appearance in the Limpopo court, where authorities remanded him in custody

May 15, 2024

Crime·Featured·Zimbabwe

Public Hearing in Bulawayo Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty

Bulawayo residents actively advocated for the abolition of the death penalty during a public hearing. They cited reasons such as flawed investigations, gender discrimination, and colonial origins. The joint Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs, along with the Thematic Committee

May 10, 2024

Wadyajenas controversial Lamborghini Urus outside Parliament when the politician was still serving as MP

Crime·Featured·Zimbabwe

High Court Orders Release of Wadyajena’s Seized Lamborghini and Trucks

The High Court judge, Tawanda Chitapi, has mandated the release of Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s Lamborghini and 22 trucks, which were seized in 2022 as part of a probe into a US$5 million fraud and money laundering case involving the former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator

May 10, 2024

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