Crimes & Courts

Former Dynamos player Nathan Ziwini (38) was arrested over the weekend in connection with a murder case the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed via their Twitter handle.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has opened a docket against Bikita South Zanu-PF aspiring candidate, Energy Mutodi for opening fire on opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members who had gathered at Baradzanwa township in Bikita last week.

Zimbabwean urban grooves singer Enock Guni, 39, known as Nox, spent the weekend in jail after being arrested for alleged credit card fraud by police in Dublin, Ireland and had his scheduled show at the Button Factory on Friday cancelled. According to a report by The Irish Sun newspaper, Nox was staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Temple Bar and when it came to paying the €787 (US$861) bill, including room service, he "paid with a shocked American woman’s credit card number."

In a shocking turn of events, a famous ZimDancehall artist, Platinum Prince, was caught trying to hijack a diesel tanker in South Africa on Thursday night. The artist, whose real name is Ian Makiwa, was part of a gang of four armed men who attacked the tanker on the N5 highway near Harrismith.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s advisor, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, allegedly moved suspect funds from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to London using fronts, false invoices and offshore financial facades, according to The Sentry and Open Secrets.