Crime & Court Articles

Magaya Couple’s Fraud Case Heads to High Court, as Rape Trial Looms

Self styled prophet Walter Magaya and his wife, Tendai Magaya, are set to face trial in January next year on multiple charges of Fraud. The couple's fraud case has been postponed to 26 January, with Magaya's rape trial set to begin on 16 January. According to State...

Mpofu, Chimombe Jailed 15 and 12 Years for $7m Goat Scheme Scandal

Johnson Progress Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe have been sentenced to 15 and 12 years in prison respectively, for their involvement in a US$7 million fraud scandal related to the Presidential Goat Scheme. According to a court ruling that was handed to them today,...

Mpofu and Chimombe Face 20-Year Jail Term for $7m Goat Scheme Scandal

Johnson Progress High Court Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has ruled that the presumptive starting point for sentencing Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe is 20 years imprisonment, citing aggravating circumstances surrounding the fraud case. According to Justice Kwenda, the...

Madzibaba Ishmael Convicted of Raping Minor, Faces 15-Year Prison Term

Vongai Masuka Apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa, popularly known as Madzibaba Ishmael, was convicted yesterday of raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl. This is an offense for which he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in jail. The conviction, handed...