Arrest

A 39-year-old man has been arrested after driving a white Toyota Kluger SUV through the gates of the Russian Consulate General in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, injuring a police officer. The incident occurred around 8:00 AM on Monday, 1 September 2025, on Fullerton Street, Woollahra, after police responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle parked in […]

Two Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers have been arrested for allegedly extorting R8,000 from a motorist in Johannesburg. The complainant alleges the officers stopped his vehicle, accusing him of fleeing an accident scene, and demanded payment to avoid arrest. After paying the officers, the motorist reported the incident to law enforcement. JMPD’s internal affairs […]

CAPE TOWN – A man arrested for threatening President Cyril Ramaphosa and other high-profile figures will be transported to the Western Cape for a court appearance on Monday. The 28-year-old suspect was arrested by the Hawks in Germiston, Gauteng on Friday after a case was opened earlier this month. He faces charges of intimidation and […]

Zimbabwean opposition legislator HAPPYMORE Chidziva has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a minor, sources close to the matter have reported. Chidziva is expected to appear in court on Wednesday to face charges related to the alleged abuse of a 16-year-old girl who is reportedly related to him. The arrest comes after allegations surfaced […]

A Namibian woman has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, for allegedly smuggling cocaine in her stomach. Pauline Mbangula, 30, was detained on Sunday after an X-ray screening reportedly detected foreign objects in her body. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed that by Tuesday, Mbangula had […]

Kariba MP John Houghton and 12 others were arrested on Wednesday in Kariba for staging a peaceful demonstration against the incarceration of CCC faction leader Jameson Timba and 77 other party activists. Former CCC MP Ostallos Siziba confirmed the arrests, stating that the group included John Houghton, former Mayor George Masendu, and Farai Mageva. They […]

Three prominent human rights defenders, Robson Chere of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Namatai Kwekweza, and opposition councillor Samuel Gwenzi, have been arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport. This incident occurred as they were about to board a plane, according to reports from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). Robson Chere, the Secretary […]

HWEDZA, Zimbabwe – The triple homicide suspect, Jaison Muvevi, who allegedly shot and killed three people in Hwedza last Friday before fleeing the country, has been extradited back to Zimbabwe. Muvevi had skipped the border into Mozambique, where he was arrested by Mozambican police officers after creating more dramatic scenes. A source close to the […]

Budiriro Member of Parliament, Costa Machingauta, of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been arrested on charges of participating in an illegal meeting. According to the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum, Machingauta handed himself in to the police on Tuesday morning after reports that he was on the run. Machingauta is the 26th CCC […]

Six individuals have been arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe for their alleged involvement in a number of crimes, including armed robbery and possession of firearms and explosives. The suspects, Simon Katize, Aldrin Nyadzayo, Edgar Chiwashira, Steven Penzura, Jacob Gwanyagwanya, and Prince Nyamhanza, also known as Muroma, were arrested one after the other after implicating each other. […]