BULAWAYO police have apprehended Alexandra Ngwenya, 28, of Njube, suspected of masterminding a string of armed robberies, carjackings, and thefts across several suburbs. Ngwenya, who had been evading capture, was caught on Friday with the help of a complainant and the public. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the arrest. “Sometime during the period of…

POLICE last night published a list of 290 vehicles captured on camera violating traffic light offences in Harare’s central business district (CBD) and have advised the owners to report to them within seven days. This comes as the Police Commissioner General, Stephen Mutamba, last week directed his officers to modify their checkpoint procedures in a…

HARARE regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa yesterday sentenced a foreign currency dealer to three years in prison after convicting him of defrauding a businessman, Zvataurwa Makoto, of R1 million in a botched deal. Allen Thindwa Mzamu was convicted of two counts of fraud and on the first count, he was slapped with a seven-year jail term…

HARARE provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo has sentenced Tendai Florence Muroiwa to 210 hours of community service after convicting her of forging Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) certificates. Muroiwa forged the certificates to enrol for nursing training at the Chitungwiza General Hospital. After convicting her, Moyo then sentenced Muroiwa to 12 months in prison before suspending…

POLICE in the Midlands Province have arrested a man from Cheziya Red Roof in Gokwe in connection with the suspected murder of his fourmonth-old stepdaughter. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Midlands police spokesperson, Emmanuel Mahoko, identified the accused as Last Maphosa. “The accused was staying with his 18-year-old wife, Princess Muchenje, and her…