Simon Rudland, a Zimbabwean businessman, is demanding a public apology from Al Jazeera Investigations after being named as part of the “gold mafia” and the biggest funder of smuggling activities in Zimbabwe in a recently premiered documentary. In the first episode of

HWEDZA, Zimbabwe – The triple homicide suspect, Jaison Muvevi, who allegedly shot and killed three people in Hwedza last Friday before fleeing the country, has been extradited back to Zimbabwe. Muvevi had skipped the border into Mozambique, where he was arrested by Mozambican police officers after creating more dramatic scenes. A source close to the
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Maun, Botswana – A deadly altercation between two inmates in a prison in Maun, Botswana ended in the tragic death of a Zimbabwean prisoner, Michael Phuti, 31. The incident occurred in the dead of night on Sunday and the Botswana Prison Service (BPS) has launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the brawl. According
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HARARE – Two bouncers, Gideon Sanyangore, 32, and Blessing Kumunda, 36, are facing attempted murder charges and have been denied bail by Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje. The two were arrested on New Year’s Eve and will remain in prison until January 31st after being remanded in custody. Mambanje ruled that the two were likely to
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Four police officers in Zimbabwe have been arrested and charged with criminal abuse of duty as public officers, after they allegedly aided a man named Bernard Tafadzwa Mnangagwa in the illegal removal of 84 tons of confiscated lithium ore. The ore was being held in state custody in Bulawayo while investigations were ongoing. According to
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A young couple in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe have been arrested for the alleged murder of their elderly employer, Geneva Sibanda (62). Baron Chiguru (28) and Sheila Ndlovu (29) are accused of striking Sibanda with an axe and disposing of her body in a disused mine shaft. The couple then reportedly stole various items from the victim,
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BOKSBURG, South Africa – The case against the Boksburg gas tanker driver involved in the deadly explosion on Christmas Eve has been dropped due to a lack of evidence. The 32-year-old man, who worked for Infinite Transport, was arrested on Sunday and was set to appear in court on Wednesday. However, the National Prosecuting Authority
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Four men have been arrested in connection with the gang rape and death of a 13-year-old girl on Christmas Day in Kabale District, western Uganda. The victim, Glorious Akampurira Owembabazi, was found unconscious at a trading center in Kyarugondo village after the attack and later passed away at Kabale regional referral hospital. According to ASP
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A disagreement over a bottle of whisky in Kezi, Zimbabwe ended in tragedy on Thursday, December 22, when a bar attendant allegedly stabbed a local man to death. Wilson Mugandi, 25, has been arrested in connection with the incident. According to the police, the victim, 21-year-old Mduduzi Moyo, was stabbed three times with an okapi
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In a shocking and tragic incident, a woman in Sundumbili on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast has given birth and then immediately stabbed the infant to death. The incident occurred in a toilet at a local shopping center on Wednesday. IPSS Medical Rescue, a local emergency service, was called to the scene and found the woman
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Two passengers were killed in an attack aboard a bus belonging to Copperbelt Bus Company in Limpopo, South Africa on Thursday. The bus was traveling from Pretoria to the Zimbabwean capital of Harare when it was stopped by a group of armed suspects. The suspects shot three women, killing two and critically injuring the other.
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