Crime & Court Articles

Zimdancehall Artist Ras Pompy Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Illicit Cough Syrup Possession

Johnson Progress Nyasha Reginald Mano, popularly known as Ras Pompy, a prominent Zimdancehall musician, has been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the Medicines and Allied Substances Control Act. The Harare Magistrate's Court, presided over by Mr....

Mvuma Man Sets Hut on Fire With Family Inside Over Missing Chickens

Johnson Progress A 25-year-old man from Mvuma, Simbarashe Mafeta, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for setting a family's hut on fire, narrowly missing the lives of a mother and her four young children. The incident occurred on August 17, 2025, in...

Ambulance Technician, Accomplices Convicted for Stealing From Accident Victim

An ambulance technician and his two accomplices were convicted and sentenced for stealing $1,260 and airtime from a road accident victim they were supposed to assist at a accident scene. Edius Mugonegwa, 40, a Redcliff Municipality ambulance technician, along with...

Trio Arrested For Hacking RBZ Contractor In $34,500 Fraud Scheme

Three people have been arrested and brought before the Bulawayo Regional Court on charges of fraud and money laundering in connection with a sophisticated email hack that siphoned US$34,500 from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The funds were intended for an...