Post Tagged with: "diaspora crime"

Zimbabwean held in SA over fraud

Zimbabwean held in SA over fraud

A Zimbabwean national was arrested after the man whose identity he allegedly stole tracked him down, Gauteng police said on Thursday. “The complainant was sent a reminder by the traffic department that his vehicle registration had lapsed. The complainant was not having a vehicle so he started being inquisitive,” Captain John Shwane Serato said. He [...]

Botswana police in Zim torture allegation

Botswana police in Zim torture allegation

FRANCISTOWN – Four youthful Zimbabweans, who were on Tuesday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Mokwadi Gabanagae, complained of alleged torture by Botswana police. The accused, Prince Magwezi, Mandla Ncube, Portia Ndlovu and Themba Vusi, are facing a single count of robbery. All of them are unemployed. They are charged with forcefully taking belongings of a woman [...]

SA mob stones Zimbabwean to death

SA mob stones Zimbabwean to death

RESIDENTS of Diepsloot in South Africa stoned three Zimbaweans at the weekend – killing one of them – after accusing them of committing violent robberies in the area. The attack, north of Johannesburg, took place late on Saturday afternoon after a member of the community spotted one of the men in a street in Extension1. [...]

Arrested with cocaine in private parts

Arrested with cocaine in private parts

Maputo — The Mozambican police arrested a Zimbabwean woman last week at the Machipanda border post, in the central province of Manica, in possession of 10 grams of cocaine. Police spokesperson Pedro Cossa told reporters in Maputo on Tuesday that the 29 year old woman, whose name was not revealed, was caught on Tuesday last [...]

Tots murder: Police find 'goodbye' video

Tots murder: Police find 'goodbye' video

By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter A heartbreaking video of two children saying “Goodbye mummy” before they were strangled has been discovered by police. Detectives are studying the footage of Theo Molemohi, two, and his four-year-old sister Yolanda, who were found unconscious by their mother at their home in Manchester on Wednesday. They died later the [...]

Zim women held for smuggling in SA

Zim women held for smuggling in SA

Johannesburg – Two Zimbabwean women have been arrested for smuggling counterfeit cigarettes valued at R40 000 in Musina, Limpopo police said on Sunday. Superintendent Mohale Ramatseba said police who stopped the two women during a crime prevention operation on Saturday confiscated 300 boxes containing the cigarettes and R600 000 in cash. “We suspect the money [...]

Zim man arrested for killing toddlers

Zim man arrested for killing toddlers

A Zimbabwean man Petros ‘Williams’ Mwashita has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his two children following the break-up of his relationship with their mother. The mother of the boy, aged two, and four-year-old girl discovered their bodies at their Manchester home. They were found unconscious at about 8am on Wednesday and it is believed they were [...]

Former Zim sprint champion jailed in US

Former Zim sprint champion jailed in US

DALLAS — Two Zimbabwe citizens and a Texan found guilty of defrauding the U.S. government by filing false income tax returns have been sentenced to federal prison. A statement Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas says Fabian Muyaba, Joseph Mudekunye and Nichelle Henson, of Como, Texas, were convicted in June [...]