Crime and Courts

Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

By Associated Press Meta said Wednesday that it has taken down about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria running sexual extortion
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South African police uncover multi-million dollar meth lab

By Reuters JOHANNESBURG: South African police have uncovered an industrial scale meth manufacturing lab in one of the country’s biggest
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Botswana police concerned about alcohol, cigarettes smuggling from Zimbabwe

By mmegi.bw BOTSWANA: Police at the Dibete barrier gate have expressed concern over an increase of cases of smuggled alcohol
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SA: Fourteen arrested for kidnapping Zimbabwean businessman

By SA Media SOUTH AFRICA: The police’s anti-kidnapping task team arrested fourteen people, including three Chinese nationals and two Mozambicans
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IRELAND: ‘Juju-using’ Zim carer steals over €34k from pensioners in violent burglaries

Alhamada told the investigation team that he went along with Moyo because she was “into black magic called ‘juju’, and
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SA officials bust Zimbabwean nationals for illegal mining; team combined police and army

By dfa.co.za SOUTH AFRICA: A multi-disciplinary team in the Northern Cape executed a crackdown on illegal mining in Kleinzee, Namakwa
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SA: Suspects jailed after being caught driving stolen vehicles to Zimbabwe

By SA Media SOUTH AFRICA: Two suspects, Simphiwe Dhladhla, 32, and Siphiwe Sigasa, 31, were remanded in custody after appearing
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UK: Zimbabwean headed large scale drugs network; jailed 18 years

By Agencies UK: Zimbabweans Kudakwashe Mutanga and Dorcas Chiradza, a probation officer, were this week jailed for their roles in
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UK: Man arrested over death of ‘much-loved’ Zim mum; fundraiser for ‘final goodbye’ raises £6,000

By UK Media SOCTLAND: A BANKING graduate has appeared in court charged with murder following the death of a ‘much-loved’
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‘Joke of the year!’ quips as ZACC says to question Chivayo over $40m dodgy deal

By Staff Reporter THE country’s anti-corruption commission plans to interview controversial Harare businessman Wicknell Chivhayo over possible money laundering and
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