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Mugabe's son leads AK-47 armed mob at a Zimbabwe mine

A security guard is fighting for his life after a savage assault at a Mazowe mining site, allegedly orchestrated by former President Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga, and a group of men armed with AK-47 assault rifles.The violent c…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:35hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter

Police torture robbers

Police in Mashonaland Central province are being accused of torturing robbers who allegedly robbed Pfura rural district council engineer Emson Chitsungo.The robbers are Musa Gandi (42) of Buhera, Agness Kunaka (41) of Chiweshe, Raby Gwenya…

Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 10:10hrs | 15 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Another probe into AK-47 arms saga

GOVERNMENT has launched yet another investigation â€” the third one so far in as many weeks â€” into the controversial AK-47s arms import saga through Beitbridge Border Post which is now entangled in state and Zanu-PF power struggles.Secur…

Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Firearms smuggling suspect weeps in court

ARMY Colonel Leonard Matambo yesterday wept uncontrollably in the dock after a Harare magistrate said he faced a long jail sentence if convicted of trying to smuggle 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the country.Matambo's letter to the Zimbabwe…

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mysterious AK-47 assault rifles were smuggled for Zimbabwe Presidential Guard?

THE deepening mystery behind the recent botched smuggling of AK-47 assault rifles and scores of ammunition magazines through Beitbridge border post - now playing out in the courts - has been unravelled as it emerged the guns were ordered f…

Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:20hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Defence Industries defends AK-47 rifles 'smugglers'

A COURT case in which senior Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) member Colonel Leonard Matambo stands accused of smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the country has taken a new twist after the ZDI wrote another letter to the National Pro…

Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe army colonel smuggles 31 AK-47 rifles

A SENIOR member of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Colonel Leonard Matambo, has been arrested for smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles and 62 magazines into the country through the Beitbridge Border Post for unknown purposes.Matambo, who is bein…

Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

CCC youth leader arrested

Citizens Coalition for  Change Chitungwiza youth leader Ephrage Gwavava has been  arrested this morning.CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere confirmed the arrest, she said " Gwavava was picked up by armed men at 3:45am this morning, t…

Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 12:34hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo

'Cop' flees, abondons rifle in failed robbery escapade

A Gwanda man is lucky to be alive after being shot once by a suspected police officer in Gwanda at Cobra West Mine on Friday morning.Vumani Moyo was shot once on the hip by an unidentified person clad in police uniform before fleeing and l…

Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 08:25hrs | 13 | by Shelton Muchena

AK47 gunman denied bail

A BULAWAYO man, who was found in possession of an AK47 rifle, will continue to languish in remand prison after he was denied bail by a Bulawayo magistrate, who ruled that he was a flight risk.Ame Mpala (35) of Pumula East, who was represen…

Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robber arrested with AK47 rifle

POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 35-year-old suspected armed robber who was found in possession of a loaded AK47 rifle which was stolen from the Zimbabwe Republic Police Armoury. Ame Mpala of Pumula East suburb was arrested on Wednesday …

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

The weapon AK47 was invented in Africa and for Africa?

The AK 47 stands for Avtomat (Automatic) Kalashnikov: and 47 is the year in which it was invented. Mikael Kalashnikov is the sole inventor of AK47, he was at an early age obsessed with creating a sub-machine gun. At his hospital bed, he in…

Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 12:40hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata

Hopewell Chin'ono at it again: Should apologize to the women of Zimbabwe

After technically plagiarizing the 'Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant', Hopewell Chin'ono is at it again. He abused and underrated all women of Zimbabwe some few days ago when one media published his piece titled ' HOPEWELL CHIN'ONO: Time For Z…

Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:47hrs | | by Don Chigumba

Snakes have been set to Swallow Snakes to Free Zimbabwe by 2019

Snakes have been set to Swallow Snakes to Free Zimbabwe by 2019Vengeance is mine!!!! says the architect of humanity. The Law of Balance soothes all World problems in phenomenal ways. To the religious and none religious alike, life shows th…

Published: 06 May 2018 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Multiverse Dungani

Zanu belligerence, USA vs North Korea and the final Third World War

Ninety days ago, President Emerson Mnangagwa was a fugitive Dissident in Mozambique. His strength and command of the gun had proven to be nothing but vanity of vanities. Like Richard Gwesela of 1983, Mnangagwa had a moment of eye opening, …

Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Ryton Dzirimi

Mugabe and friends need to know we will change history narrative

The recent exposure of the fictional story that has made it into Zimbabwe's textbooks about Joice Mujuru downing a helicopter with an AK47 has confirmed what a lot of citizens had always been questioning about the false narrative. It is ju…

Published: 31 Oct 2014 at 15:48hrs | 2 | by Shingai Mugochi

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