Categories: Stories

Warrant of arrest for Grace Mugabe

Afrikaans rights group Afriforum says a warrant of arrest has been issued against Zimbabwe’s former First Lady Grace Mugabe in connection with the assault in August last year of South African model Gabriella Engels.

Grace Mugabe was granted diplomatic immunity at the time but the High Court in Johannesburg ruled in July this year that the decision to grant her immunity was unconstitutional.

Grace Mugabe and her husband have not been feeling well and have spent most of this year in Singapore.

The former First Lady raised a storm in South Africa after she stormed a hotel in the affluent suburb of Sandton in Johannesburg and allegedly walloped Engels with an electric cable after she found her and others with her two sons.

Grace is said to have offered Engels an undisclosed amount to drop the charges but she turned the offer down.

Engels was, however, offered a R35 000 scholarship to attend a beauty school after the assault and has since graduated and is now looking for a job in the film industry.

 

(126 VIEWS)

Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

Recent Posts

ZiG loses steam, falls against US dollar for five consecutive days

The Zimbabwe Gold fell against the United States dollar for five consecutive days from Monday…

November 22, 2024

Indian think tank says Starlink is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

An Indian think tank has described Starlink, a satellite internet service provider which recently entered…

November 18, 2024

ZiG firms against US dollar for 10 days running but people still do not have confidence in the currency

Zimbabwe’s new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), firmed against the United States dollars for 10…

November 16, 2024

Zimbabwe among the top countries with the widest gap between the rich and poor

Zimbabwe is among the top 30 countries in the world with the widest gap between…

November 14, 2024

Can the ZiG sustain its rally against the US dollar?

Zimbabwe’s battered currency, the Zimbabwe Gold, which was under attack until the central bank devalued…

November 10, 2024

Will Mnangagwa go against the trend in the region?

Plans by the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to…

October 22, 2024