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Man jailed for robbing a man while relieving himself
A man from Cowdray Park has been sentenced to effective 21 months in jail for robbing another while relieving himself.Mbongeni Nkomo (24) plea...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 07:39hrs | 3626 | by Stephen Jakes
Man in court for stealing bus
A MAN from Njube in Bulawayo has been arrested on charges of stealing a bus parked in Thorngrove after it was involved in an accident four years earli...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 19:51hrs | 1519 | by Staff Reporter
RBZ freezes accounts used for parallel market activities
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday froze the bank accounts of a Chinese construction company, China Nanchang, on suspicion of injecting mill...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 08:06hrs | 4890 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe verifies nationalities of SA cop 'murderers'
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa is verifying the nationalities of four suspects allegedly involved in the killing of a police officer in Johann...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:59hrs | 10377 | by Staff Reporter
BCC disconnects water supplies to defaulting rate payers
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said it will start disconnecting water supplies to defaulting rate payers in Ward 7 encompassing suburbs such as Makok...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:54hrs | 746 | by Staff Reporter
Makokoba teen in trouble for theft of clothes worth $9K
An 18-year old man from Makokoba in Bulawayo appeared in court on allegations of theft of property worth $9050.Vincent Ncube was not asked to ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 09:28hrs | 1100 | by Stephen Jakes
MLF supports Njube High pupils
Mthwakazi Liberation Front has come out in the open that it fully supports the Njube High School pupils for demonstrating against the deteriorating ed...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 15:03hrs | 1274 | by Stephen Jakes
Beating wife lands man in court
A Mzilikazi man has landed himself into trouble after he assaulted his wife against the court order which was granted against him.Collen Mutiz...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 10:28hrs | 1211 | by Stephen Jakes
Man in trouble for raping girl (11)
A man from Umguza appeared in court for allegedly raping a 11 year old at Umguza river.Saul Ncube (46) appeared before Bulawayo Magistra...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 07:53hrs | 2514 | by Stephen Jakes
Man up for stealing over US$2000 from car
A Bulawayo man has appeared in court facing charges of breaking into a vehicle and stealing cash amounting to US$2 300 and other valuables.W...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 07:50hrs | 2983 | by Stephen Jakes
Car break in thief appear in court
A Bulawayo man is in trouble after he broke into a car and stole cash and valuables all worth US$2 300....Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:11hrs | 222 | by Stephen Jakes
Skyz Metro bans 'yesteryear star' rapper Calvin
Bulawayo based radio station Skyz Metro has banned City rapper Calvin's music from their airwaves vowing not to work with him in any way until he deve...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 12:32hrs | 2850 | by Staff Reporter
Double sale of vehicle backfires for Bulawayo businesswoman
DOUBLE SELLING of a vehicle by a Bulawayo businesswoman backfired recently when the court ordered the reverse of the second sale.The businessw...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 12:02hrs | 5349 | by Stephen Jakes
Resident seek to rehabilitate Athlone Cemetery fence
A Bulawayo resident has undertaken to renovate the Athlone Cemetery fence, which has been vandalised many years ago.This is revealed in the la...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 11:47hrs | 651 | by Stephen Jakes
Police seek teen girl missing since December
Police in Bulawayo are appealing for information that may lead to the location of a juvenile who went missing in Bradfield in December. ...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 07:32hrs | 1789 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mother jailed for dumping newborn on unknown vendor
A 33-YEAR-OLD Harare woman was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment yesterday by a Bindura magistrate for ill-treating her baby girl by leaving her with...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:48hrs | 2454 | by Paul Ndou
BCC grants ZRP, BACFOZ free use of city hall car park
Bulawayo City Council recently granted the police and the Business Against Crime Forum of Zimbabwe (BACFOZ) free use of the city hall car park for the...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 09:45hrs | 1587 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman attempts to drink poison after busting hubby cheating
A woman from Cowdray Park left her neighbours shaken when she attempted to drink rat poison as a way of putting an end the trauma of busting her husba...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 20:03hrs | 3149 | by Staff Reporter
Man (24) sneaks in, watches his mother having sex with boyfriend
Taking voyeurism to an unprecedented level, a 24-year-old man from Bulawayo's Thorngrove suburb allegedly sneaked into his mother's bedroom to watch h...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 19:50hrs | 5960 | by Staff Reporter
Married cop offers underwear to lover's hubby
A SENIOR police officer based at Drill Hall's Traffic Section in Bulawayo has been caught having an affair with his married junior and exchanging gift...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 19:42hrs | 6694 | by Staff Reporter
Churches to hold inter denominational prayers for year 2020
Churches in Bulawayo will today as from 5:30 pm to 6:30pm hold interdenominational prayers for a blessed year 2020.This was revealed by Rev. F...Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 13:15hrs | 1560 | by Stephen Jakes
Caught panties down with married man, naked hooker escapes through kitchen window
A NAKED hooker bolted out through a kitchen window, clutching her panties and wig in her hands after she was caught having sex with a married man in a...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 17:05hrs | 7468 | by Staff Reporter
Man (25) steals perfume to please girlfriend
Security guards had to send for reinforcements to subdue a muscular 25-year-old man who tried to make off with a $29 bottle of perfume from a supermar...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 16:53hrs | 2816 | by Staff Reporter
Police shooting victim appeal for help
A victim of police shooting that occurred during the protests on the day when a Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni was jailed has appea...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 10:15hrs | 2118 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC relaxes water shedding for New Year’s day
CITY OF BULAWAYONOTICE – RELAXATION OF WATER SHEDDING DURING NEW YEAR’S DAY...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 07:43hrs | 877 | by BCC
Prophet's 'poisonous concoction' kills mother and daughter
A MOTHER and her daughter from Kensington plots on the outskirts of Bulawayo died after allegedly drinking a poisonous concoction they got from a self...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 10:16hrs | 2029 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo Mayor urges people to register to vote
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni has challenge people in Bulawayo and Matabeleland to register to vote in a ...Published: 30 Dec 2019 at 18:42hrs | 3499 | by Stephen Jakes
Man loses Pajero at girlfriend's place
A MASVINGO man is counting his losses after his car Mitsubishi Pajero valued at $141 500 was stolen while he was having quality time with his gi...Published: 30 Dec 2019 at 10:23hrs | 11653 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Bulawayo man honoured by Queen Elizabeth
A Bulawayo man has been honoured by Quuen Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom for his contribution in the education, music and relations between Zim...Published: 30 Dec 2019 at 10:20hrs | 22992 | by Staff Reporter
Man axes neighbour on the head
A MAN from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly axing his neighbour twice on the head. Mbongeni Mhlanga (29) of Hope Fountain suburb w...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 23:27hrs | 2843 | by Staff Reporter
Woman (19) dies after jumping wall at music concert in Bulawayo
A 19-YEAR-OLD woman died at the Bulawayo 2019 Shutdown concert yesterday morning when she was choked by her jacket which was caught on the razor wire ...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 23:08hrs | 8422 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa stands behind the pulpit
Whilst addressing congregates for the 2019/20 National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service at a local ch...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 20:58hrs | 5227 | by Byo24 Correspondent
Teen girl inspired by mother into philanthropy
AFTER hearing harrowing stories of a fragmented upbringing of her mother, dotted with untold suffering and endurance, a Bulawayo teenager has been mot...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:36hrs | 1713 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo man tries to burn lover to death
A MAN from Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb allegedly torched his lover's house after failing to burn her alive upon dousing her with petrol on Christmas...Published: 27 Dec 2019 at 09:45hrs | 3685 | by Staff Reporter
Shot Malayitsha's wife and children boycott burial
THE wife and three children of a murdered South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman yesterday boycotted his burial at his rural home in Phumula, Tshol...Published: 26 Dec 2019 at 09:06hrs | 10154 | by Staff Reporter
Cop 'steals wife's underwear 'for ritual purposes'
A Bulawayo-based cop was shamed for "stealing" his wife's underwear supposedly to take them to a sangoma for ritual purposes.The disgrace was ...Published: 26 Dec 2019 at 08:51hrs | 4534 | by Staff Reporter
Women and son steal chickens
A woman (35) and her son (15) are in trouble after they broke into a neighbours fowl run and stole 13 live chickens.The chickens stolen were w...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 2230 | by Stephen Jakes
Prominent Bulawayo businessman to lose property
A prominent Bulawayo businessman, who was once arrested for duping a fellow businessman of over US$380 000, is now set to lose vehicles, household pro...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 08:12hrs | 7314 | by Staff Reporter
Man rapes niece (13) several times in her sleep
A man from Umguza allegedly sneaked into his niece's blankets during the night and raped her while she was sleeping.This was heard by a Bulawa...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1648 | by Stephen Jakes
Congress for JEUZ to be held this month
Judiciary Employees Union of Zimbabwe (JEUZ) has revealed that they will be holding their first ever elective congress in Bulawayo next month....Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 07:32hrs | 173 | by Stephen Jakes
MP engages Registrar General's office to increase mobile registration
Beitbridge East Zanu PF legislator Albert Nguluvhe has revealed that he has engaged the Registrar's Department to increase the mobile registration in ...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 07:28hrs | 334 | by Stephen Jakes
Man tries to kill colleague at drinking spot
A Bulawayo man tried to kill a colleague following a dispute at a drinking spot.Kelvin Ndlovu (32) of Pumula was not asked to plead to attempt...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1561 | by Stephen Jakes
Ingutsheni Hospital getting early Christmas tomorrow
Ingutsheni mental health hospital in Bulawayo is tomorrow getting early Christimas after a group of well-wishers promised to donate goods to the insti...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 14:03hrs | 741 | by Stephen Jakes
Two teens jailed for theft of phone
TWO Bulawayo teenagers have been slapped with 15 months in jail after they stole a mobile phone worth 6000 Rands so that they sell it to buy food....Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 1078 | by Stephen Jakes
Fire burns woman and children
The fire outbreak at a house in Bulawayo left a woman and her two children nursing serious burn wounds.Bulawayo Fire Brigade official Linos Ph...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1505 | by Stephen Jakes
'Splinter group a plot to silence doctors'
A SPLINTER association of hospital doctors will be launched tomorrow amid allegations from existing groups that this is part of political "machination...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:01hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Govt intervenes on Zupco crisis
Government has stepped in to solve the shortage of Zupco buses on the streets that had withdrawn their services over the shortage of diesel.Th...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 14:24hrs | 1908 | by Staff Reporter
10 Zimra officers, agents arrested for 'smuggling vehicles into Zimbabwe'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested 10 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge Border P...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3669 | by Staff Reporter
Teen boy 'drinks brandy' to death
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a boy (13) from Bulawayo who allegedly finished an undiluted 750ml bottle of brandy in less than an hour.The br...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1073 | by Staff Reporter
Liberation mine property goes under the hummer
Liberation Mining (Pvt) Limited in Gwayi area Matabeleland North will on Saturday have numerous of its property worth millions of dollars auctioned to...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:46hrs | 745 | by Stephen Jakes
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