courts and crime

DURBAN, 3 November 2025– The daughter of former President Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma‑Sambudla will stand trial from 10 to 21 November for her purported involvement in the major civil unrest of July 2021. Zuma-Sambudla is due to appear in the Durban High Court where she faces charges of incitement to commit terrorism and incitement to […]

PRETORIA, 29 October 2025– The case involving a suspect accused of killing two young women in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, has been postponed to 19 January 2026. The matter was heard at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The accused, 38-year-old Tebogo Mnisi, appeared in court for the first time since his arrest in connection with […]

PRETORIA, South Africa- The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has secured a significant legal victory after the High Court in Pretoria granted a forfeiture order worth R144m in a stolen state land case. The order follows investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which found that several government-owned properties had been unlawfully transferred to private individuals […]

Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter Killer,” for the murder and dismemberment of nine people in 2017. The 34-year-old was hanged at the Tokyo Detention House, with the execution conducted in secrecy, as is standard in Japan, and only confirmed afterward. Shiraishi was convicted in 2020 of killing eight women, including teenagers, […]

A woman in Harare has been granted a protection order against her husband after he stole money and sold household belongings to pay for the funeral of a child he fathered outside their marriage. Sirena Mutisi brought her husband, Elliot Maruye, before the Harare Civil Court on charges of emotional and financial abuse. She claimed […]

Livhuwani Madadzhe, the comedian known as “SABC Livhu,” appeared in Thohoyandou Magistrates’ Court facing fresh charges of motor vehicle theft and fraud. The case relates to allegations he unlawfully rented multiple vehicles from car rental companies. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said Madadzhe allegedly rented a BMW X3 from Avis and vehicles from other […]

A Harare court has convicted Talent Mhembere, 33, of kidnapping after the inDrive taxi driver detained and drove off with a passenger who couldn’t provide exact change for her fare. Faith Gwena, 28, testified that Mhembere locked her in his vehicle and sped away on November 19, 2023, when she tried to pay her US$2.50 […]

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial faces a setback following the death of defense lawyer Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu, who represented accused Muzi Sibiya. Mngomezulu’s family confirmed his passing yesterday after falling ill last month, leaving his client to seek new legal representation. The High Court in Pretoria has granted Sibiya time to consult with his family […]

MHANGURA, Zimbabwe — A village head has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing a 75-year-old man during a dispute over chickens given to a traditional healer. The Chinhoyi High Court convicted Clemence Chikazhi of culpable homicide, with two years of the sentence suspended. Justice Philda Muzofa ruled that Chikazhi fatally attacked Philip Mashava […]

In the latest development of the ongoing legal proceedings, Munyaradzi Kereke, former adviser to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, found himself back in court yesterday, facing allegations related to a US$400,000 fraud case. The hearing took place before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei, who presided over the matter and subsequently postponed it to June 5 […]