A 35-year-old police officer, Bhekimpilo Ncube, has appeared in court facing a murder charge following a fatal incident involving a suspect who died while in his custody. Ncube, who was the officer-in-charge at Chikukwa Police Base, is accused of fatally injuring 34-year-old Godman Mtimba during an altercation. The case is being prosecuted by the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA), which outlined the events that allegedly led to the suspect’s death.

A 75-year-old woman from Murambinda in Buhera District, Manicaland Province, has filed an urgent court application accusing a private hospital of unlawfully detaining her over an unpaid medical bill. Marita Manyore has been held at Exclusive Medcare Hospital for close to two weeks after the facility allegedly refused to discharge her until her medical bill, now said to total US$2 200, is fully paid.