Harare Police Arrest Kuwait Embassy Official And Three Suspects Over Zimbabwean ‘Sex Slaves Scandal’

Harare Police Arrest Kuwait Embassy Official And Three Suspects Over Zimbabwean  ‘Sex Slaves Scandal’

POLICE in Harare have arrested a Kuwait embassy official and three suspects as investigations into the human trafficking saga deepen. Brenda Avril May (62), a secretary at the embassy, was re-arrested after fresh charges emerged. May has pending similar charges before the courts. She recruited Joyleen Muchengu on the pretext that she was going to work as a nurse aide for former Kuwaiti Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ahmed Al-Jeeran’s brother, Bader Khaled. On reaching Kuwait, Muchengu…

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Govt Brings Back 15 Zimbabwean Women, Over 150 Still Stranded In Kuwait

FIFTEEN local women who were stranded in Kuwait have returned home, with a senior government official yesterday saying more people than previously thought, with over 150 still  marooned in the Gulf state. Warning members of public to be wary of people offering them jobs and scholarships to work or study overseas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that they must verify the authenticity and integrity of people or organisations recruiting them before…

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Further Details Emerge About Zimbabwean Women Sold Into Prostitution In Kuwait

Further Details Emerge About Zimbabwean Women Sold Into Prostitution In Kuwait

Seven people believed to be part of a well organised human trafficking syndicate that is luring female job seekers to Kuwait, appeared in court yesterday. They allegedly enticed the women on the pretext they have secured decent employment for them in the oil rich country, when in actual fact they are selling them into prostitution and other menial jobs. It also emerged that upon arrival, the victims were placed under “house arrest” and were not…

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