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Man jailed 84 years for bus armed robber
A man involved in a gang that robbed passengers on a Blue Circle bus has been sentenced to 84 years in prison. The robbery occurred on July 18, 2024, when a group, including Ashton Siziva (26)...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:14hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber gunned down in Zimbabwe
Police have arrested two suspected armed robbers, Kenneth Chiputura (50) and Jaison Munyapa (18), while Raymond Mugabe (39) was shot and killed during his arrest.The suspects are linked to a s...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:42hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
30 guns, 1 700 rounds of ammunition in cross border bus
POLICE have recovered 30 pistols, 30 empty magazines and 1 700 rounds of ammunition which were smuggled from South Africa into Zimbabwe aboard a cross border bus.Douglas Emmanuel Jekanyika (43...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbery suspects found with 9mm pistol
POLICE have arrested four armed robbery suspects following a report about patrons who were involved in a brawl at a sports bar.The incident occurred at Marondera Shopping Centre, Eastview, in ...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 robbers shot dead in Gwanda
Three robbers who were terrorising and targeting people keeping large amounts of money in Bulawayo and Matabeleland South province were on Tuesday killed after a shoot-out with police.Police s...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt for armed robbery suspect
Bulawayo police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a suspect in connection with attempted murder and armed robbery cases that occurred in Gwanda and Bulawayo in June and July 2023....Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 13:31hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops injured in shootout with armed robbers
TWO police homicide detectives were injured and admitted into hospital following a shootout with armed robbers in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, on Monday.National police spokesperson Assistant Commi...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:52hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP in court for rape
A former member of parliament for Kambuzuma, Tinashe Maduza, yesterday appeared in court for allegedly drugging, sexually assaulting and robbing one of his former employees and later for kidnapping hi...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in Mpumalanga for kidnapping, and demanding ransom
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 43-year-old undocumented Zimbabwean national, and charged him with kidnapping, extortion, armed robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition....Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans, 5 SA police crime gang nabbed
IN a sting operation this week South African Police Services (Saps) arrested two Zimbabweans and five Saps serving members over a violent crime wave in Johannesburg's Fordsburg area.In a state...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: 2 Zimbabweans; 1 SA police officer arrested for robbery
Reports coming from the neighbouring South Africa indicate that two Zimbabwean nationals team other with six South Africans with one of them being a police officer to plot committing a robbery in that...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 16:47hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man brandishes gun in Honda Fit skirmish
A Bulawayo man pointed a gun at another following a dispute over the price of a Honda Fit fuel pump.Police on Twitter, said Emmanuel Charuka (30) was arrested last Wednesday."The ZRP w...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kezi couple loses 1 000 Kgs of gold to robbers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have reported that it is investigating a case of Armed Robbery which occurred on Friday at Maphisa, Kezi, Matabeleland South.According to the police in which six u...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 14:15hrs | 32 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman loses US$20 000 to robbers
Five armed robbers attacked a 32-year-old woman after blocking her Toyota Hiace along the Harare-Mutare Highway and robbed her of US$20 000 cash and a cellphone.The attack occurred early last ...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for Choppies robbers
Security guards and staff at Bulawayo's Choppies Parklands Supermarket have been questioned by police over the armed robbery that happened last Thursday when robbers stole seven trunks full of cash, t...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
National Ballistics Arms and Security MD on the run
THE managing director at National Ballistics Arms and Security is on the run after she attempted to conceal evidence of a pistol that was used by a bottlestore owner in Chitungwiza to shoot and kill a...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 09:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna admits to killing more than once
A Zanu-PF MP once accused firing his gun during an election campaign has boasted that he has killed before.Dexter Nduna, the MP for Chegutu West, made the shock claim while threatening Norton ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 15:04hrs | 2 | by ZimLive
7 robbers arrested, 5 others on the run
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested seven suspected armed robbers who were targeting farms, service stations and business premises in Mashonaland Central Province. Five others are still ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nduna's violence case takes a new twist
THE case of Zanu PF Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna's unlawful discharging of a firearm in a public place has taken a new twist, with the legislator accusing magistrate Judith Taruvinga of using riot pol...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nduna seeks to stop trial
Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna (Zanu-PF), who is accused of unlawfully discharging a firearm in public and engaging in acts of violence, has approached the High Court seeking to stop the criminal procee...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gunshots during Zanu PF primary elections, MP opens fire at opponents
Chegutu West Member of Parliament Dexter Nduna opened fire at his opponents during Zanu PF primary elections held over the weekend. The incident happened at Chinengundu Primary School whi...Published: 02 May 2018 at 21:13hrs | 1 | by Byo24News Reporter
Gold heist gang jailed
FOUR injiva linked to an organised syndicate of armed robbers who raided shops in Bulawayo and terrorised residents, seizing about $7 200 in cash and 18 grammes of gold, were yesterday jailed for a co...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
13 bullets kill Zimbabwean woman in South Africa
A BULAWAYO woman died on the spot after she was shot 13 times by unknown suspects while on her way to catch a taxi in Pretoria, South Africa.The incident occurred on Wednesday last week....Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Challenge Mugabe's supporters to post his pictures with a gun
MDC-T supporters have challenged President Robert Mugabe's staunch supporters to post his pictures with a gun in his hand to prove hat he has liberation credentials as the (Zanu-PF supporters) always ...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 13:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Cops shut down brothel
EIGHT suspects were arrested by the Hawks in Durban North for various crimes, including prostitution and running a brothel. The cops were responding to a tip-off when they arrested the suspects aged b...Published: 05 May 2016 at 13:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Botswana authorities struggles to establish true identity of Ex Zim soldier
Botswana court authorities are struggling to establish;ish the true identity of a Zimbabwean man who was arrested for illegal possession of fire arm.Mmegi reported that the man in court for il...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 05:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe & his CIO must account for the whereabouts of Itai Dzamara
On March 10, 2015, Itai Dzamara, a courageous man who had held a one man protest for months in Harare, the capital city, to pressure President Mugabe of Zimbabwe to step down, was kidnapped by Mug...Published: 13 Mar 2015 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Maxwell Nyandoro
Zimbabwean serial escapee and armed robber appears in SA court
Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo and a co-accused pleaded guilty to a raft of charges in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday.Moyo was in the dock on Monday with Khumbulan...Published: 18 Mar 2013 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Another armed robber shot in the stomach during a shoot-out
Notorious armed robber Richard Timba's road ended on Saturday afternoon when he was nabbed after a shoot-out with detectives in Queensdale.Timba (48) failed to evade the alert detectives as th...Published: 08 Jan 2013 at 11:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
CIO murder judgement expected tomorrow
HIGH Court Judge Justice Samuel Kudya will tomorrow deliver judgment in the case in which two men are facing charges of shooting dead a Central Intelligence Organisation district head in Chiredzi in 2...Published: 25 Oct 2012 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim driver shot dead in SA
Four people were shot dead and another seriously wounded near an abandoned mine in Welkom on Thursday, police said.Sergeant Puleng Motsoeneng said the car they were travelling in was attacked...Published: 18 Oct 2012 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana frees Zimbabwean armed robber
The Botswana High Court has freed a Zimbabwean, Andrew Hlabangane, who is wanted by South African courts in connection with armed robbery charges.According to reports, Hlabangane was freed aft...Published: 22 Aug 2012 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Shoot-out at a Johannesburg shopping centre
Johannesburg - An armed robbery in a Dunkeld shopping centre ended in a shoot-out between security guards and three men on Tuesday, Johannesburg police said.Captain Pinky Tsinyane said no inju...Published: 26 Jun 2012 at 11:00hrs | | by Sapa
Manhood fight, man shot dead
Johannesburg - A man has been shot dead in the Thuthura village, near Centane, after a quarrel about who was more senior in terms of Xhosa manhood customs, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday....Published: 17 Jun 2012 at 13:06hrs | | by Sapa
Security manager guns down wife, kills self
A HARARE man shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself on Wednesday at their workplace in Glen Lorne in a suspected longstanding domestic dispute. The incident occurred at Imb...Published: 01 Jun 2012 at 04:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Security manager guns down wife at work then turn the gun on himself
A security manager in Harare shot dead his wife before turning the gun on himself on Wednesday at their workplace in Glen Lorne in a suspected longstanding domestic dispute. The incident occurred at I...Published: 01 Jun 2012 at 01:20hrs | | by Staff reprter
Movie style masked robbers pounce, get away with cash and cellphone
IN a typical movie-style robbery, a 47-year-old Kwekwe man lost cash amounting to US$260 and a cellphone to two armed robbers who were clad in old overalls and masks made of old sacks to conceal their...Published: 27 Dec 2011 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Midlands Correspondent
How was Gaddafi going to retreat
behind the deep, yawning sea, above which hovered ferocious NATO air power?As I write this piece, Gaddafi has been executed by the so-called revolution...Published: 24 Oct 2011 at 06:34hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
If Julius sings revolutionary songs, it's a headline: Malema
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema defended himself and the song "awudubhule ibhunu", or "shoot the boer", at his hate speech trial in the Equality Court on Wednesday.Under cross-examina...Published: 20 Apr 2011 at 15:35hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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