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Businessman robbed of US$5,000, vehicle, and valuables by armed gang
A Nyanga-based businessman, Edward Tsarwe, was severely assaulted and robbed of US$5,000 in cash, a vehicle, and various valuables by a group of five armed robbers who attacked him as he returned home...Published: 21 hrs ago | 954 | by Staff reporter
Police issue warning on WhatsApp attacks
Authorities have sounded the alarm over a spike in cyberattacks, urging the public to exercise caution when using digital platforms such as WhatsApp. Cybercriminals are deploying sophisticated tactics...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp hackers unleash havoc in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are facing an alarming surge in cybercrime as WhatsApp scams target unsuspecting users, hijacking accounts and wreaking havoc across social groups. These sophisticated cybercriminals explo...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 14:57hrs | 2808 | by Staff reporter
Khama's conditions for return revealed
Coach, Michael Nees has outlined the steps taken by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to ensure that highly-rated attacker Khama Billiat, returns to international football.The Warriors ...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:41hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone theft suspect dies in brutal attack
A man accused of stealing a cellphone tragically died in Chinhoyi after he was subjected to a brutal assault by three men, who allegedly beat him with a shovel and logs before burning his feet in an a...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
3 Chinese nationals shot in copper plant robbery
Three Chinese nationals were seriously injured in a dramatic movie-style robbery that took place early Sunday morning at the Lanyun Mining Zimbabwe copper processing plant on the outskirts of Chinhoyi...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Student murdered for identifying robber
A 23-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic student, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on Monday evening after being brutally stabbed by two robbers in Cowdray Park, following a mugging incident in w...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:58hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Bank card fraud chaos in South Africa
In 2023, card-not-present (CNP) fraud accounted for over 68% of all card fraud committed in South Africa, costing citizens over R700 million.This is according to the South African Banking Risk...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 16:31hrs | 2230 | by Staff reporter
Hackers gain access to financial information for a large number of South Africans
Attackers claiming to be from N4ughtySec, a cyber extortion gang that took responsibility for an attack on TransUnion in March 2022, have said that they have infiltrated most of South Africa's banks....Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 12:46hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Bulawayo school
In a brazen incident of armed robbery, a gang of four assailants ambushed two security guards at Greengables High School on Thursday, October 31, 2024, stealing over $2,000 in cash and various electro...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:15hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Chair's offices petrol bombed
The business offices of Zanu-PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa were petrol bombed by unknown assailants in Harare. The attack occurred at the premises housing the Zimbabwe Instit...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:38hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Man kills of ex-lover's husband
A 22-year-old man from Zvishavane, Edwin Muchekayawa, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison following his conviction for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's husband, Passmore Shumba. The verdict was ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:21hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tops Group J with hard-fought victory over Namibia
Zimbabwe's Warriors have surged to the top of Group J in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign after a gritty 1-0 win over Namibia at Orlando Stadium this afternoon. Khama Billiat's 34th-minut...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for murder suspect
Police in Zvishavane are appealing to the public for information that could lead to the arrest of Tanaka George Chitaba (19), who is wanted in connection with a murder that occurred on 3 October 2024 ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:09hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman survives murder attempt
Three men from Harare, Ronald Mpopoma (38), Trevor Chigumba (40), and Fungayi Razawu (58), have been charged with attempted murder following an alleged attack on local businessman Blessed Runesu. The ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:34hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Teenager hospitalised after brutal bar attack
A 14-year-old boy from Filabusi is fighting for his life at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after allegedly being assaulted and left in a ditch by two men. The incident occurred last Friday at...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 16:19hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
American coup plotters sentenced to death in DRC
Thirty-seven alleged coup plotters, including three Americans, were convicted and sentenced to death Friday by a Kinshasa military court in a trial against the failed coup of May 19 in the Democratic ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 12:44hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers on the prowl
An unsuspecting haulage truck driver was brutally attacked by robbers on the Harare-Mutare highway this week after offering a lift to what he believed were harmless hitch-hikers. The driver, who was s...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:05hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
3 women up for assault
Three women from Nyanga have been arrested following an investigation into a viral social media video showing them attacking another woman who was holding a baby. The attackers alleged that th...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 13:44hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
29-year-old rapes granny (92), forgets underwear at crime scene
THIS story should sicken us all!In a despicable act of sexual violence that has left the community reeling in shock, a 29-year-old man from Mathe Line in Tshotsholo, Matabeleland North Provinc...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1217 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat tipped to break 14-year record
Former South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs star player Khama Billiat has been tipped to break a record that has been standing for 14 years in Zimbabwe.Billiat has been at the centre of Yadah FC's res...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Pepper spray: New weapon of choice for robbers
And everyone became blind. In just a blink of an eye, the world went blank. It was as if everything had become a distant memory, lost in the midst of the chaos.A wave of intense discomfort was...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:10hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Gang rape victim demands GOAT! as compensation
IT'S a crazy and insane world. But you have to believe it because it is true.A woman from Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, who alleged that she was gang-raped by four men while he...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:04hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
Comprehensive Review of Solana's Network Security Measures
Overview As a critical element of its network architecture, security has been given top priority by Solana, a rapidly emerging competitor in the blockchain ...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 14:51hrs | 213 | by Staff Reporter
Biden said 'it's time to put Trump in a bullseye'
US President Joe Biden has dismissed any notion that his calling for putting Donald Trump "in a bullseye" might have incited violence. He was instead trying to shift the "focus" from his own poor TV d...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Man kills 'attacker', faces murder charge
Kelvin Kagondo, a Harare man, has been remanded in custody until July 22, 2024, on a murder charge after allegedly using deadly force in self-defense against assailants. Harare magistrate Apollonia Ma...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Camron Mpofu signs for Manchester United
Camron Mpofu, from Kirkcaldy, has made the switch after spending three years in the youth academy at Reading.A 15-year-old attacker, Mpofu made his debut for the Scotland U/15s against Spain a...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 16:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Granny, 74, survives rape by twisting attacker's privates
A 74-year-old Hwange woman survived a rape ordeal by grabbing and squeezing her 21-year-old attacker's privates, a Hwange court heard recently.The assailant was named as Mbonisi Ncube, a resid...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 13:35hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Youths take turns to rape Granny (76) for hours
Tens of thousands of rape cases are reported in Zimbabwe annually, but some are particularly harrowing. In one such case, two young men, Lungile Ndebele (23) and Musa Ndlovu (21), broke into t...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 15:36hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
African countries assisted South African independence; payback is Xenophobic actions: blacks on blacks' violence
I quote from Byo24: Former ANC MP and Abantu Batho Congress Councilor in eThekwini, Makhosi Khoza, says South African natives have been shortchanged. Close quote. This is a statement that could cause ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:55hrs | 18 | by Nomazulu Thata
Barbara Rwodzi quizzed over inconsistent statements
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbara Rwodzi was last Friday quizzed over inconsistencies in the statements she made in a case in which her political rival, Patrick Cheza, and three other ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Yadah to unveil Khama Billiat
ZIMBABWE Premier Soccer League side Yadah FC will on Thursday reveal their marquee signing, former national team attacker Khama Billiat, at their Heart Stadium in Harare.Billiat is set to beco...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kaindu gets licence
FINALLY, he gets his papers. Highlanders have revealed that coach Kelvin Kaindu has secured his work permit.The coach will resume his full duties today, the club's communications officer, Nozi...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Family dumps decomposing corpse at killer's home, demands 55 head of cattle before burial
A family in Silobela is demanding 55 head of cattle and US$8 500 as compensation before they can bury their son who was allegedly killed in a revenge attack.The family of Tinashe Manyeruke who...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 119 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
Naked woman storms Charge Office
POP-EYED police officers on duty at Entumbane Police Station reportedly scurried for cover when a naked woman stormed into the charge office.The stranger-than-fiction story occurred on Sunday,...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed for reprimanding 13-year-old girl at nightclub
A HWANGE man who is based in South Africa was fatally stabbed in Lubangwe on New Year's Day for rebuking a 13-year-old girl for patronising a nightclub as a minor.Police are investigating the ...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Lyon looking to sell Kadewere
FRENCH top-flight league side Olympique Lyon have reportedly identified a replacement for Zimbabwean striker Tino Kadewere as they look to make room for out-of-favour Paris Saint-Germain young forward...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 20:03hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party pins hope on talks with Mnangagwa
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has resolved to step up efforts towards engaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying dialogue is essential in resolving the country's crisis following the dispu...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
CID boss 'attackers' remanded in custody
FOUR individuals accused of assaulting Alexander Jachi, the head of the Criminal Investigations Department's Harare Homicide section, and robbing him of US$140 and a pistol, were remanded in custody p...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police boss assaulted and disarmed outside Harare bar
The head of the homicide division in Harare's police department was assaulted and disarmed by patrons as he left a nightclub early on Saturday, according to witnesses.Detective Inspector Alexa...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 19:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man passes out after testicles repeatedly twisted
A MAN from Nkayi in Matabeleland North province's decision not to leave the bottle store after it was closed came at a steep cost.He nearly lost his life.This was after he was brutally...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 20:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief's attacker begs for leniency in court
A 37-year-old man who attacked Chief Murinye on June 28, 2023 at a funeral, has pleaded with Masvingo Magistrate Elizabeth Hanzie to have mercy on him.Sentencing was postponed because initiall...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Lobengula's great grandson training with Bosso
THABO Zikode Khumalo, the great, great grandson of Highlanders FC founding player Albert, has his dream of playing for Bosso edging closer as he has been spotted at the club's training sessions in the...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 22:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi was planned before Zimbabwe independence'
Former Co-Minister of National Healing and Integration, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, believes the Gukurahundi genocide that killed over 20 000 people in Matebeleland and Midlands was planned before independenc...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters torch headman's home
Headman Siabbubi of Chabwidi area under Chief Siabuwa in Binga and his family reportedly cheated death by a whisker when three assailants who are suspected Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) supporte...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 16:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Youths disrupts CCC's door to door campaign in Cowdray Park
An unidentified group of rowdy youths allegedly disrupted Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party members who were conducting a door to door campaign in Cowdray Park, Friday.The opposition p...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 16:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Teens terrorise community
FEAR has gripped St Peters, on the outskirts of Bulawayo, with residents divided on whether attacks on residents by three minors are acts of robbery or satanism.The three minor brothers, aged ...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Human rights lawyer attacked by thugs, left for dead
TOP human rights lawyer Obey Shava was attacked and left for the dead by unknown assailants Wednesday evening.Shava sustained broken legs and other serious injuries.He is currently hos...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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