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Police arrest suspected armed robber

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has confirmed the arrest of Joseph Phiri (28) in connection with a series of armed robbery cases that occurred in Mahatshula suburb, Bulawayo, between December 15, 2025 and May 13, 2026.According to police, Phi…

Published: 14 May 2026 at 17:42hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter

Robbers hit N.Richards and Mukuru

Four suspected armed robbers broke into N. Richards Wholesalers at Chivi Growth Point around 4am, tying up a security guard before blowing open a safe belonging to Mukuru Financial Services and escaping with US$31 000 and ZAR 111 000 in ca…

Published: 12 May 2026 at 20:06hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter

Lodge owner losses US$8 000, car to armed robbers

A lodge owner in Bulawayo's Famona suburb lost more than US$8 000 and a vehicle after two armed robbers allegedly posed as overnight guests before attacking the family at gunpoint.According to Zimbabwe Republic Police, the incident occurre…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 14:30hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter

Kombi crew, passengers foil armed robbery

A kombi crew and their passengers bravely teamed up to subdue an armed robbery suspect who had attacked a teenage girl in Mutare.The incident occurred on the night of May 2, 2026, as the 16-year-old was walking home from a church service a…

Published: 06 May 2026 at 11:17hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers caught on camera

Two more suspected armed robbers have been captured on CCTV footage in Harare's Marlborough suburb, intensifying investigations into a gang linked to a wave of violent crimes across the city's western neighbourhoods.The latest footage show…

Published: 01 May 2026 at 18:12hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter

Brothers face armed robbery charges

Two Harare brothers have appeared in court facing serious armed robbery charges after allegedly storming a Glen Lorne home and robbing a couple of cash, valuables and household items at gunpoint.Mike Nongwe (33) and John Nongwe (37) appear…

Published: 30 Apr 2026 at 18:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers raid six houses in four hours

Residents of Manningdale and nearby Buena Vista suburbs in Bulawayo are living in fear following a series of violent armed robberies in which a gang of suspects allegedly stormed multiple homes, assaulting occupants and stealing property w…

Published: 30 Apr 2026 at 17:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Three arrested in Zimbabwe-SA cross-border smuggling sting

Three men, including a father-and-son duo, briefly appeared in court on Wednesday following their arrest in an intelligence-driven operation targeting the alleged facilitation of illegal movement into Zimbabwe.The South African Police Serv…

Published: 19 Apr 2026 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 arrested over armed robbery spree in Masvingo

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection with a series of armed robbery incidents that occurred in Triangle, Chiredzi and Mkwasine in Masvingo Province between January and April 15, 2026.The susp…

Published: 18 Apr 2026 at 20:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers steal police rifle in Harare ambush

Armed robbers ambushed a police patrol in Harare early Friday morning, overpowering three officers and stealing a service rifle, a vehicle and mobile phones in a daring attack that left the officers hospitalised.The incident occurred at ar…

Published: 11 Apr 2026 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed gang terrorises Mabelreign

Police in Harare have issued a warning to residents of Mabelreign and surrounding suburbs about a gang of three armed and dangerous suspects allegedly behind a series of night-time robberies and violent attacks targeting homes and churches…

Published: 10 Apr 2026 at 11:15hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter

Serial armed robbers arrested

Police in Masvingo have arrested two suspected serial armed robbers linked to a string of diesel and battery thefts targeting telecommunications infrastructure in Kwekwe.Provincial police spokesperson Kuda Dhewa identified the suspects as …

Published: 25 Mar 2026 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robbery gang targets industrial areas

Authorities in Mutare are investigating a series of violent and well-coordinated armed robberies believed to have been carried out by a gang targeting businesses in the city's Nyakamete Industrial Area.The incidents, confirmed by acting Ma…

Published: 21 Mar 2026 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Suspected armed robber arrested over $1.26 million ABC Auctions heist

 A suspected armed robber, Bibience Bondamakara of Ruwa, appeared before the Harare Regional Magistrates' Court on Saturday, facing charges of robbing ABC Auctions of over US$1 million in cash and jewellery in a carefully planned heis…

Published: 16 Mar 2026 at 20:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman raped by armed intruders in church break-in

A woman from Bluffhill was sexually assaulted by suspected robbers who broke into a church residence in the early hours of Sunday morning.Sources said the incident occurred around 2am when three assailants reportedly forced their way into …

Published: 10 Mar 2026 at 18:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed men brandishing rifles storm Biti's office

The Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF) says unidentified men driving unregistered vehicles surrounded the offices of its convener, Tendai Biti, in a dramatic incident that has raised fresh concerns about the safety of opposition leaders in…

Published: 05 Mar 2026 at 21:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

How armed robbers raided Mukuru

Armed robbers targeted a Mukuru employee in Bulawayo's central business district yesterday morning, forcing her into the company's offices and making off with more than US$119,000 in cash.The robbery occurred shortly after 7am along Jason …

Published: 05 Mar 2026 at 06:43hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers loot Mukuru outlet in Bulawayo

Suspected armed robbers have struck a Mukuru outlet in Bulawayo, fleeing with more than US$70 000 and R500 000, police confirmed. Officers from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are on the scene as investigations into the heist continue.T…

Published: 04 Mar 2026 at 13:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 detectives in Zimbabwe shot dead by an armed robber

Two officers from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Harare Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Homicide Division were fatally shot by an armed robbery suspect in Zaka on Sunday morning.CID spokesperson Detective Inspector Rachael Mut…

Published: 01 Mar 2026 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers arrested after daring Mukuru heist!

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have arrested two suspected armed robbers following a bold heist at a Mukuru Money Transfer Agency in Mabelreign, Harare, on Saturday.The suspects, Tanaka Java (42) and Ronald Rupare (28), allegedly attac…

Published: 08 Feb 2026 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police probe armed robberies in Luveve and Entumbane

Police in Bulawayo are investigating two armed robbery incidents in Luveve and Entumbane in which suspects targeted shops and escaped with cash, mobile phones and other valuables.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele sai…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed men robbed Energy Park of US$12,000

Police in Mashonaland East have launched a manhunt for two armed men who raided Energy Park Service Station in Macheke, escaping with US$12 000 in cash and several cellphones.The suspects reportedly used a Toyota Aqua, which belonged to a …

Published: 27 Jan 2026 at 19:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 South African armed robbers jailed in Zimbabwe

Two South African nationals who robbed a Bulawayo fuel service station of more than US$4 000 at gunpoint have been sentenced to a combined 16 years' imprisonment.Nonjabulo Wisdom Nyoni (30) and Chrisvision Ncube, both from Johannesburg, we…

Published: 24 Jan 2026 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 South African armed robbers detained in Zimbabwe

Two South African men accused of following a Chiredzi man from South Africa to his rural homestead in Zimbabwe before violently robbing him and his wife of ZAR179 000 have been denied bail and will remain in remand prison.Timothy Jekero (4…

Published: 14 Jan 2026 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers axe man, get away with US$4 280

A 60-year-old man from Manningdale is counting his losses after armed robbers stormed his home in the early hours of New Year's Day, assaulting him with an axe and fleeing with over US$4,000 in cash.The incident occurred around 2AM on Thur…

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 10:40hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers hit Bulawayo homes in coordinated spree

Bulawayo has been hit by a wave of armed robberies after at least five incidents were recorded within a matter of days, with four of the attacks taking place in the early hours of the same night in Luveve and Old Luveve suburbs.Bulawayo Pr…

Published: 22 Dec 2025 at 21:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Robbers lay siege to Buena Vista suburb residents

Buena Vista, one of Bulawayo's upmarket suburbs, has been gripped by a spate of violent robberies, leaving residents fearful for their safety as organised gangs target homes in the dead of night.According to locals, the criminal activity h…

Published: 08 Dec 2025 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF's grip strangles city autonomy

SINCE the adoption of the 2013 Constitution, most Zimbabweans in urban areas hoped that finally they would have the desired autonomy to run affairs of their cities and towns without central government interference.They were wrong.Zanu PF w…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:05hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Opposition: Politics and Pisgah sight fallacy

A student of CultureAT heart and at soul, I am a student of culture.This is why I opted to read Literature at college, much of it drawn from the Western World.But that was to get certificated.Once I was, I wondered off beyond Western Liter…

Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 06:15hrs | | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday

Armed robbers send shockwaves abroad

A series of robberies in homes and highways in Zimbabwe have stoked fears in the diaspora community planning to return home for holidays.Local media reports say as many as 200 families in Zimbabwe have been robbed in their homes since Octo…

Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 232 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Policeman jailed for armed robbery

A 33-year-old ex-cop who was stationed at Chiredzi Central Police Station, Taurai Mujatiwa was last week imprisoned for 33 years by Chiredzi Regional Magistrate Judith Zuyu after being found guilty on three counts of armed robbery, TellZim…

Published: 08 May 2021 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

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