Crime 27 October 2026, 23:09 via BBC News, World

Ex-wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president freed after collapse of attempted murder case

Marry Mubaiwa had been held on remand for seven years after being charged in 2019 for her then husband's attempted murder.

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