cross-border crime

Zimbabwe's ruling party has characterized the arrest of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe in Johannesburg as a private matter, while former first lady Grace Mugabe reportedly expresses distress over her son's detention in connection with an attempted murder investigation.

From a fatal domestic dispute in Rivers State to a cross-border robbery targeting diaspora wealth in Zimbabwe, recent criminal incidents reveal the persistent challenges facing law enforcement across the region.

A wave of coordinated security failures across three continents reveals the persistent challenge facing law enforcement agencies battling both armed militancy and transnational criminal networks, with Zimbabwe's drug seizure operations contrasting sharply with deadly militant attacks in Pakistan and Nigeria.