SEVEN CHINESE TAKE BAIL FIGHT TO THE HIGH COURT

SEVEN Chinese nationals facing charges of illegal
possession of more than 20kg of rhino horn pieces with an estimated value of
about $1 million have approached the High Court seeking bail pending trial.

Zeng Dengui (35), Peicon Jang (35), Liu Chen…

SEVEN Chinese nationals facing charges of illegal possession of more than 20kg of rhino horn pieces with an estimated value of about $1 million have approached the High Court seeking bail pending trial. Zeng Dengui (35), Peicon Jang (35), Liu Cheng (23), Yu Xian (25), Yong Zhu (25), Chen Zhiangfu (30) and Qui Jinchang (29) have filed an application for bail pending trial at the Bulawayo High

PRISONER BOLTS OUT OF VIC FALLS PRISON

A prisoner escaped from Victoria Falls prison where he was
serving 15 months, Matabeleland North public relations officer for the Zimbabwe
Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), Assistant Principal Correctional
Officer (APCO) Gareth Nkomo has conf…

A prisoner escaped from Victoria Falls prison where he was serving 15 months, Matabeleland North public relations officer for the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), Assistant Principal Correctional Officer (APCO) Gareth Nkomo has confirmed. Noel Mwembe (33) of Victoria Falls escaped on Monday afternoon and a manhunt has since been launched. He was serving a 15-month jail

TOP COP STEALS SEVEN GUNS

A SENIOR police officer in charge of Bulawayo province’s
armoury has been arrested for allegedly stealing seven different types of guns
from the armoury in a case that has exposed illegal dealing in firearms by a
number of cops.

Manatsa Matibe (43…

A SENIOR police officer in charge of Bulawayo province’s armoury has been arrested for allegedly stealing seven different types of guns from the armoury in a case that has exposed illegal dealing in firearms by a number of cops. Manatsa Matibe (43) who is the officer in charge of the Bulawayo provincial police armoury at ZRP Ross Camp was found in possession of an 9mm FN browning pistol, 9mm

CONCOURT OUTLAWS JUDICIAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

THE Constitutional Court (Concourt) has outlawed judicial
corporal punishment, saying it amounts to inhuman and degrading punishment.

Chief Justice Luke Malaba, sitting with eight other judges
of the apex court, ruled that such inhuman treatment h…

THE Constitutional Court (Concourt) has outlawed judicial corporal punishment, saying it amounts to inhuman and degrading punishment. Chief Justice Luke Malaba, sitting with eight other judges of the apex court, ruled that such inhuman treatment had no place in a democratic society. The court struck down Section 353 of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, which provides for the caning

MANDIWANZIRA CLEARED OF ONE CHARGE

Former Minister Supa Mandiwanzira heaved a sigh of relief
yesterday after the High Court acquitted him on one of the criminal abuse of
office charges involving a $218 million auditing contract signed by NetOne and
a South African company.

Justice …

Former Minister Supa Mandiwanzira heaved a sigh of relief yesterday after the High Court acquitted him on one of the criminal abuse of office charges involving a $218 million auditing contract signed by NetOne and a South African company. Justice Nicholas Mathonsi granted the defence application for review of the trial court proceedings, in which Mandiwanzira sought to set aside the charge