The numbers of arrested foreign nationals for offences ranging from assault, bribery, possession of illegal firearms, theft and murder include Nigeria: 765, Congo: 104, Tanzania: 334, Mozambique: 1382, Cameroon: 140, Malawi: 420, Ethiopia: 215 and Zimbabwe: 2865. The number of foreign nationals who have been arrested by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) between 2016 and 2019 sit at 7841. The staggering figures were shared by Chief of JMPD David Tembe at the release of the department’s monthly performance results for September 2019. The Johannesburg Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Public Safety, Michael Sun, said all the arrests made were before obtaining the person’s nationality and they were not targeting anyone. &ld
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga goes through most days high on prescription drugs and suffers acute paranoia, his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa has told the High Court as both sides trade dirt in an ongoing divorce battle. Marry says in court papers that their nine-year customary marriage collapsed due to Chiwenga’s drug-fuelled instability and poor health, and his over-reliance on fortune-seeking opportunists surrounding him. She also claims the vice president harbours vaulting ambitions to be president, which he thinks he can spur by divorcing the 38-year-old former model. Chiwenga filed for divorce from Marry last December, accusing her of practising witchcraft, being a druggie and out of control. “Marrying her was the worst mistake I made,” Chiwenga said
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa, who faces charges of attempting to murder the retired army general, has sued over access to their children and home, according to court papers lodged with the courts on Friday. Marry Mubaiwa, 38, who married Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, 63, in 2011, was arrested on 14th December on allegations of attempted murder, fraud and contravening currency laws by transferring about US$1 million abroad. She was freed on bail on Monday after three weeks in jail. According to an affidavit filed Thursday, she has not seen her children, and troops have barred her from their matrimonial home. The businesswoman and former model wants the courts to urgently order the vice president to hand over their chil
Winky D’s manager has been reportedly called in for questioning by the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Journalist Maynard Manyowa, revealed this on social media adding that the album launch scheduled for tomorrow will likely be cancelled. Am told Winky D’s manager has been called in by The Zimbabwe Republic Police & is currently at CID Law and Order, at Harare Central Police Station. A senior Police source tells me he is unsure if its a detention but says this is more likely to do with Winky D’s album launch tomorrow, which maybe cancelled if clearance and permission wasn’t sought prior. The source adds that the launch maybe classified as a political gathering or a gathering to air political statements, which the senior source says means Winky ought to have
Self-exiled G40 kingpins are scheming to exploit, for political expediency, the case of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, by launching a sustained smear campaign against the Presidium.Mubaiwa is in remand prison until December 30 on charges of attempted murder, fraud, and currency externalisation. Sources close to the Mubaiwa family said one of the G40 leaders based in South Africa mobilised money for legal fees. The G40 leader is alleged to have instructed Mubaiwa to defame and politically smear President Mnangagwa and VP Chiwenga. Mubaiwa is facing charges of attempting to murder VP Chiwenga, illegally externalising US$1 033 000, laundering US$990 000 and fraudulently seeking to upgrade her customary union to a civil marriage without her hus
FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Philip Chiyangwa has been reported to the police for allegedly milking tens of thousands of dollars from the organisation, with documents showing that he ordered the broke association to meet the costs of his lavish birthday party two years ago, which was attended by Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Investigations by the Zimbabwe Independent show that Zifa, which was reeling under a US$6 million debt, paid for the expenses of the bash — also attended by Fifa secretary-general Fatma Samoura and other high-profile guests — whose bill was in excess of US$100 000.Chiyangwa was the Zifa president until December last year when he lost to Felton Kamambo in an election. When he left, the association’s debt had ballooned to
A LOCAL organisation, Trees For Zimbabwe AN is set to capacitate rural villages with various types of tree seedlings for planting in a bid to promote afforestation in Zimbabwe. Trees For Zimbabwe AN is an organisation founded by a pair of single mothers committed to giving back to the community in ways that promote afforestation and reduce the effects of climate change. One of the founding members, Ms Adrianna Denise van Biljon said the organisation intends to donate various trees to rural areas which are affected by deforestation and poverty. "Nikki Vernon is a founding member of the group and together we came up with the idea of planting any type of trees in Zimbabwe which we could find so as part of our charity work we want to start planting trees at homesteads in Ntabazin
Authorities in Harare believe that 18-year-old Angelista Charama fled the country after being detained during a police raid on a private gathering in the Waterfalls suburb. The gathering, described by police as a "gay party," led to the arrest of Charama and several others. Charama, fearing prosecution and the threat of severe penalties, left Zimbabwe shortly after her release on bail, securing a student visa to North Cyprus. The raid occurred late in the evening, with officers entering the premises, disrupting the gathering, and arresting everyone present. Witnesses reported that police officers aggressively handcuffed attendees before loading them into a police vehicle and transporting them to a local station. Among those detained were 21-year-old Tinotenda Marimbe, 19-year-
