Crimes & Courts

At least 10 police officers have been arrested for allegedly prospecting for gold without a licence at David Whitehead Textiles effluent ponds in contravention of the Mines and Minerals Act.

South Africa's embattled ex-president Jacob Zuma has abandoned attempts to halt a looming corruption trial on charges related to a 1990s arms deal, his office said Wednesday.

Two Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe principal economists who allegedly leaked the institution’s document outlining the de-dollarisation roadmap, have appeared in court.

Bulawayo continues to top the number of people arrested for lockdown defiance with a total of 3 775 people having been arrested in the city since the commencement of the lockdown period on March 30.

Twenty-six illegal miners were recently arrested in Mazowe under Zimbabwe Republic Police’s “Operation Chikorokoza Ngachipere”.