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3 armed robbers in court
Three men accused of carrying out armed robberies in Harare appeared before the Harare Regional Magistrate, Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa, on charges of stealing cash and valuables from multiple victims. Taf...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:21hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Harare church robbed of $54,200 in late-night heist
Police in Harare are investigating a daring robbery in which five masked men stole $54,200 from a church in Goodhope. The robbery occurred on October 31, 2024, around 11 p.m., when the suspects - each...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 16:51hrs | 1760 | by Staff reporter
Chief dies a week after being robbed his newly allocated Isuzu
Gwanda South has been plunged into mourning following the death of Chief Marupi of Dibilashaba. The 28-year-old traditional leader, born Oaheng Nare, passed away this evening at Health Point hospital ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 20:51hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
Fear grips Gwanda villagers
Residents of Gwanda South are living in fear following a daring armed robbery at the homestead of Chief Marupi last week, where gunmen made off with his newly allocated Isuzu double-cab vehicle, R2,70...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Police probe armed robbery at Chief Marupi's homestead
The Gwanda District in Matabeleland South Province is in shock following a brazen armed robbery at the homestead of Chief Marupi, where thieves made off with an Isuzu double cab motor vehicle, R2,700 ...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:28hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
US$4.4 million Ecobank heist shocks Zimbabwe
In what is believed to be the largest bank heist in Zimbabwean history, seven armed robbers made off with a staggering US$4.4 million in cash from Ecobank's Bulawayo branch at the Parkade Centre on Th...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:30hrs | 2120 | by Staff reporter
Robbers in dramatic school heist
Armed with explosives, machetes, and wearing balaclavas, a seven-member gang targeted Eureka Junior School in Banket around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, marking the second such raid in two years.The rob...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Burnside couple surrenders US$1800 after 1 hour torture
A couple from Burnside suburb in Bulawayo endured an hour of torture at the hands of two masked and armed robbers who reportedly stole US$1800 from them.The robbers, clad in balaclavas an...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers raid Fawcetts vault get away with $111,000 and R1.2 million
Armed robbers went away with US$111,000 and R1.28 million after targeting a Fawcetts Security facility in Chipinge early Wednesday, police said.Investigators believe at least five armed men we...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 11:55hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
3 robbers killed in shoot-out
THREE robbery suspects, part of a gang that raided at least three schools in and around Bulawayo, have been shot dead in a shoot-out with police in Kadoma.The suspects were shot dead on Tuesda...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police in Zimbabwe hunt for 12 robbers
POLICE in Harare yesterday said they were still looking for two gangs totalling 12 robbers who raided a company premises in Mbare and a school in Westlea last week before stealing nearly US$73 000, R4...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Burglars raid Nedbank
Burglars broke into a Nedbank building in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area where they damaged three safes before stealing over US$270 000 and about R2 million, police confirmed yesterday.The...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Dashcam gives away armed robbers
LUCK ran out on two armed robbers after the dashboard camera of a car belonging to someone they had robbed captured their images.The duo was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in prison each by H...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo armed robber wounded in shootout
AN armed robbery suspect is nursing gunshot wounds after he was shot in the leg by police in Bulawayo on Friday last week.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Pa...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Toy gun robber arrested
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Karoi on allegations of attempting to rob a shopkeeper with a toy gun on Monday."The shopkeeper had closed for the day when Tapiwa Mubondi allegedly pers...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbed businessman vows to continue shining
A Buhera-born businessman Maxwell Chikwangwani who recently survived a hair-raising kidnapping and robbery ordeal has promised to hit the ground running.Chikwangwani fell prey to four armed ro...Published: 15 Dec 2022 at 14:18hrs | 7 | by Edson Mapani
Pumula Arts Awards nominees unveiled
It is awards season and excitement among artistes is at a fever pitch as they wait with bated breath to see who will triumph. With nominees being unveiled for the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards, another aw...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
7 robbers raid funeral parlour get away with $30, embalming liquid
SEVEN armed robbers wearing balaclavas who raided a funeral parlour in Bulawayo and found nothing in the safe vented their anger on the security guard who was manning the premises when they attacked a...Published: 12 Nov 2022 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo CBZ bank robbed after 5 gunmen pose as customers
Five men posed as customers and then whipped out guns in a lightning-speed robbery of a CBZ bank in Bulawayo on Tuesday, witnesses said.Law enforcement sources said the robbers, who had been i...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 19:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
2 armed robbers run out of luck in Zimbabwe
TWO suspected armed robbers have been arrested in Plumtree, a few hours after they had attempted to rob a house in the area before the owner blew a whistle to alert some neighbours early Wednesday mor...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robbers net US$100,000 and R500,000 in Zimbabwe cash-in-transit robbery
Shots were fired as armed robbers targeted a cash-in-transit van on a busy street in Bulawayo on Monday morning.Police said US$100,000 and R500,000 was stolen as at least four armed men wearin...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in fierce battle with armed robbers
A fast-thinking and quick acting businessman and his family managed to fight off and repel a determined attack by four robbers in Dema Phase 3, Seke, on Wednesday night.The businessman put his...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gun-totting highway robbers attack businessman
SUSPECTED armed highway robbers are reportedly on the prowl along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road with their latest victim being a Lupane businessman whom they robbed of US$1 800 at gunpoint....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA-registered vehicle used in Harare shoot-out recovered
The South African registered VW Polo vehicle used as a first getaway car by two suspected armed robbers who sped off during a shootout at a service station near the Exhibition Park (formerly Harare Ag...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare woman shot dead in cold blood
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing to the public to assist with information in connection with an Armed Robbery and Murder case in which a 31-year-old woman was shot dead by an unknown male sus...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 09:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police hunts Harare killer robber
POLICE yesterday appealed for information in connection with an armed robbery and murder case in which a 31-year-old woman was shot dead by an unknown male suspect in Waterfalls, Harare, in the early ...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
KFC robbed US$50 000, R30 000
SIX armed robbers raided KFC fast food restaurant in Msasa around midnight and got away with US$50 000, R30 000 and $19 000 after manhandling a security guard at the premise.The six who were w...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 soldiers to appear in court for murder, US$40 000 robbery
TWO soldiers are due to appear in court today facing charges of murder and armed robbery after they got away with US$40 000 in heist at a Hatfield house in Harare.Lameck Kabara from the Zimbab...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gun crimes haunt Zimbabwe
ON December 6, former detective and lawyer, Joseph Nemaisa, made national news as his exploits in defending his family against armed intruders read like a page off James Kawara's thriller novel, Sajen...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo family held hostage, robbed
A BULAWAYO family was last Friday evening held hostage for two hours by armed robbers who broke into their home in the affluent suburb of Burnside.Mr Mtsheki Sibanda and his family were trauma...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Alleged Chadcombe armed robbers informer in court
AN informer, who gave armed robbers an incorrect address resulting in them attacking the home of former Central Investigations Department (CID) Homicide detective Joseph Nemaisa's residence in C...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 2 suspects from deadly robbery, recover guns at 1 Commando barracks
Two armed robbery suspects who fled from a crime scene at which three of their colleagues were shot dead by a retired detective on Monday night have been arrested, police said on Wednesday.Thi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-detective shoots dead 3 armed intruders after family held hostage during robbery
A former CID detective shot and killed three armed men who stormed his home and held his family hostage during a robbery on Monday night, police said.Joseph Nemaisa, who left law enforcement f...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers from SA injured in police shootout
FOUR habitual armed robbers operating from South Africa and strongly suspected of being behind a spate of robberies in Zimbabwe targeting cash were on Wednesday night seriously injured following a sho...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Funerals without mourners the new normal
IT WAS one cold winter evening and the streets of Corby were deserted because of the snow. As John was sleeping, a sharp ring interrupted him. He jumped out of his bed and answered with his hands trem...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:39hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Spike-throwing highway robbers terrorise motorists
A group of criminals operating along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway is robbing drivers by putting spikes on the road to puncture tyres of vehicles coming from the border town. When the drivers ...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police hunt down 10 armed notorious robbers
THE police are hunting for 10 armed notorious robbers who allegedly caused havoc, robbing a number of motorists along Beitbridge-Dite Road.In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Ny...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 motorists robbed at illegal roadblock
POLICE have launched a manhunt for 10 suspected armed robbers who terrorised eight motorists and robbed them of cash and various goods after mounting an illegal roadblock along the Beitbridge-Bite Roa...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
New emergency project to help displaced people in Zimbabwe fight COVID-19
Displaced people living in temporary settlements in Zimbabwe are to get help to protect themselves against COVID-19 in a new project led by education and sociology experts at the University of Notting...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:39hrs | | by Agencies
ZRP ropes in Interpol
POLICE have roped in the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and their counterparts in South Africa and Botswana to assist in locating four armed robbers who escaped arrest following...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Notorious robbers nabbed in Beitbridge
POLICE in Matabeleland South on Monday arrested eight notorious armed robbers, among them a serving police officer and former cop, who have been linked to a spate of heists committed in Harare and aro...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7 armed robbers hit money changer's home
A SEVEN-men gang of suspected armed robbers allegedly raided an illegal money changer at his home in Bulawayo before torturing him into revealing where he had hidden cash. The suspects alleged...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Balaclava-wearing gang ransacks factory
NINE men wearing balaclavas recently pounced on a factory in Bulawayo and stole two small safes containing R 94 923, US$11 719 and $696 bond notes. According to police, the robbers jumped over the fac...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers take money changer's cash-laden BMW
THREE gun-wielding men clad in balaclavas attacked an illegal money changer in Bulawayo's City Centre before getting away with his BMW vehicle which had R80 000, US$5000 and $ 8 000 bond notes among o...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army must not contradict itself
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces' (ZDF) stance that soldiers will remain on the streets is regrettable considering the trauma Zimbabweans have suffered in recent weeks.Over 100 people suffered guns...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 14:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora are marginalised
Since Monday January 14, Zimbabwe's diaspora were horrified watching violent events unfold, and during the Internet shutdown, were petrified unable to contact family, friends and neighbours back home....Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Pearl Matibe
Zimbabwe protests: A tale of misery, sorrow
ERUPTING like a volcano that had lain dormant for several decades, the masses in Zimbabwe this week vented their anger on any object they came across - burning tyres, as well as barricading roads - th...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | | by Gumisai Nyoni
Mnangagwa's soldiers in Boko Haram-style invasions
AT a private hospital in Harare on Wednesday, a mother lay between her two children, all writhing in pain from injuries sustained when masked soldiers attacked their home Boko Haram-style.Afte...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed, masked state agents storm MDC Youth leader's house
Armed men wearing balaclavas allegedly stormed the house of MDC Youth Assembly President Happymore Chidziva on Wednesday looking for him and beat up everyone who was at home upon failure to find...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:08hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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