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Mukuru outlet robbery gang arrested
Three armed robbers who raided a Mukuru outlet in Lower Gweru, have been arrested a few hours after committing the crime.Tapiwa Zhazha (31), Courage Bongani Moyo (31), and Gift Ncube (24) were...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors plead for mercy ahead of crackdown
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)'s ultimatum to illegal vendors and pushcart operators to vacate the city centre by Wednesday has been met with mixed feelings with some residents welcoming the move, while ...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Recalls cost State $3,7 Billion in unnecessary by-elections
QUESTIONS are arising from the rational citizens whether there is much to benefit the nation in general and Matabeleland in particular from the March 26 by- elections in which most of the seats became...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 09:34hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF ready for by-election in Matebeleland North
Zanu-PF Matebeleland North chairman, Richard Moyo, has says the revolutionary party has covered enough ground for it to win the upcoming by-elections.Moyo, who is also Matabeleland North Minis...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Biti Parly bounce-back latest
THE High Court yesterday cancelled Monday's ruling stopping by-elections in six constituencies that allowed People's Democratic Party (PDP) members to bounce back to Parliament without being subjected...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Confusion grips new/ old party
CONFUSION reigned supreme in the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party when it double fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards at yesterday's seating of the Nomination Court for by-el...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is a coffin for the dead or for the mourners?
WE are all going to die. That is the sad fact and fate that awaits us all.But our journey to the other side differs. Some are turned into ashes in a crematorium. The majority are buried six fe...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 12 | by Trisa Ray Sibanda
Prisoners freed under Presidential Amnesty
SCORES of prisoners who qualified for release under the Presidential Amnesty on Tuesday were freed from various prisons yesterday afternoon. Government gazetted the legal instrument that saw s...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Scotch cart accidents kill 3
THREE people died among them a five-year-old boy in two separate scotch cart mishaps in Matabeleland South Province.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 13:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Satanist causes stir at church service
A CHURCH service was temporarily brought to a halt after a man charged at a prophet.In fear of the man Bongani Moyo, some church members fled in different directions as if they had seen a ghos...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pair steals chickens 'to get birth certificates'
TWO men from Bulawayo have been fined for stealing nine live chickens so that they could sell the birds and attain birth certificates and national identity cards.James Mguni (40) and Njabulo N...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls 'serial robber' arrested in Zambia hide-out
A SUSPECTED serial criminal who allegedly terrorised Victoria Falls residents and tourists for four years, breaking into houses and hotels, has been arrested at his hide-out in Zambia.Since 20...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'No to a Mugabe dynasty'
President Robert Mugabe has been in power since the country attained independence in 1980 and has been at the helm for 37 years. Grace Mugabe announced on Saturday that there was nothing wrong if her ...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 10:18hrs | 2 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Neighbour' son's ghost terrorises family
THE Nkala family from Dlawa village in Nkayi is reportedly being haunted by their neighbour Shadreck Ndimande's son who died a year ago.Joram Nkala and his wife Sethulelo Ndlovu who died a few...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
7-ton truck swept away: 2 feared dead
TWO people, one of them a teacher, are feared dead while nine others narrowly escaped death when a truck they were travelling in was swept away by a flooded river in Lupane District.The in...Published: 04 Feb 2017 at 11:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
350 hours of free labour for street brawl student
A 22-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo student will perform 350 hours of community service for knocking out a teenager's teeth in a street fight on New Year's Eve.Bongani Moyo of Cowdray Park suburb appea...Published: 09 Jan 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
China builds state-of-the-art school in Lupane
"THE Chinese and Zimbabweans are excellent friends, not just today, friends that have established their friendship and our future will always be on the path of that. We are all-weather friends."...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:29hrs | | by Dumisani Sibanda
Bizarre twist in the Zimbabwean rendition saga
In a bizarre twist in the Zimbabwean rendition saga, a top police officer has taken the fall for former Hawks boss Anwa Dramat and the Gauteng head of the elite unit, Shadrack Sibiya.Lieutena...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 12:51hrs | 1 | by Sunday Independent
Man strangles, hangs neighbour
A Tsholotsho man allegedly strangled and hanged his neighbour's daughter on a tree after a foiled rape attempt in a bid to conceal the offence.Bongani Moyo, 26, of Mathula Village Line, allege...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Zim man who lost wife, three children in Australia car crash speaks
PERTH - THE husband and father of the four Australia crash victims has spoken about the unfathomable tragedy, saying it feels like "my heart has been taken out of me".Bongani Moyo was WORKING ...Published: 30 Oct 2014 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Moyo to rot in SA jail
PRETORIA - Bongani Moyo, who is known for robbing banks and escaping from custody, may not appeal against his latest sentence of a 62-year imprisonment, a High Court in Pretoria judge ruled yesterday...Published: 20 Sep 2013 at 04:16hrs | 3 | by Sapa
Serial jail escapee and bank robber, Bongani Moyo, to spend 62 years in prison
Serial escapee Bogani Moyo and a fellow bank robber were handed lengthy prison terms on Monday for robbing six banks in six weeks.The High Court in Pretoria sentenced Moyo, 30, to 62 years im...Published: 25 Mar 2013 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Sapa
Court presented with pictures of Moyo kicking and slapping bank staff
Pretoria - The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria was presented with several pictures of serial escapee Bongani Moyo kicking and slapping bank staff as he executed numerous robberies in 2011....Published: 20 Mar 2013 at 13:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Serial escapee tells SA court he had a difficult childhood in Zim
Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo had a difficult childhood in Zimbabwe, the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday.Testifying in his sentencing proceedings, Moyo, 31, told...Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Prison officials helped me escape'
Arguments in mitigation and aggravation of the sentence of serial escape artist Bongani Moyo will be made in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.Moyo appeared in the dock with ...Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 05:44hrs | | by Sapa
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
Bongani Moyo trial delayed in SA
Johannesburg - The trial of serial escape artist Bongani Moyo was delayed for a second time in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday.Judge George Webster postponed the trial of ...Published: 14 Mar 2013 at 19:54hrs | | by Sapa
Zimbabwean armed bank robber seeks plea bargain in SA
Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo is seeking a plea bargain with the State on charges resulting from a series of armed bank robberies in Gauteng and the North West in 2011.Moyo, 29, Khumb...Published: 11 Mar 2013 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
R5 000 bravery award for Zim vendor who foiled an SA jail break
Twenty-eight year-old Zimbabwean newspaper vendor in South Africa, Aaron Mhukahuru, has been awarded by South African Correctional Services for alerting prison officials that dangerous criminals were ...Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 18:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Convicted jail escapee Moyo's trial back on
Johannesburg - The trial of convicted escapee Bongani Moyo and two others was expected to resume in the Pretoria Central Prison Court on Wednesday.Moyo, Khumbulani Sibanda and Leon Ncube face...Published: 11 Jul 2012 at 05:33hrs | | by Sapa
Serial prison escapee Bongani Moyo to spend 17 years in jail
Bongani Moyo, who has escaped several times while awaiting trial, has yet to be convicted of any of the other charges against him.These include bank robbery, armed robbery, possession of unli...Published: 20 Jun 2012 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bongani Moyo guilty as charged says SA magistrate
Pretoria - The Pretoria Magistrate's Court found criminal Bongani Moyo guilty on Tuesday of escaping from custody and sentenced him to another three years in prison.Magistrate Len Miller said...Published: 19 Jun 2012 at 12:42hrs | | by Sapa
Serial prison escapee Bongani Moyo back in court
Johannesburg - Closing arguments and judgment in the case against alleged serial escapee Bongani Moyo are expected in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.At his last appearance in May,...Published: 19 Jun 2012 at 04:52hrs | | by Sapa
7 MDC-T activists jailed for assaulting Victoria Falls mayor
Seven Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) activists including three councillors have been jailed for assaulting Victoria Falls Mayor, Nkosilathi Jiyane.Jiyane who resigned from MDC-T last ...Published: 03 Jun 2012 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T activists to languish in prison
FORMER Victoria Falls resident magistrate Mr Richard Ramaboea has sentenced seven MDC-T activists including three serving municipality councillors to two months in prison for disrupting a public meeti...Published: 01 Jun 2012 at 05:11hrs | | by Victoria Falls Reporter
Bongani Moyo's robbery trial moved to high court
Pretoria - The robbery trial of serial escapee Bongani Moyo and three others has been transferred to the North Gauteng High Court.On Wednesday, Moyo appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court...Published: 16 May 2012 at 10:27hrs | | by Sapa
Serial jail escapee Bongani Moyo back in court in May
Pretoria - Serial escapee Bongani Moyo and three others appeared on charges of armed robbery in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.SABC radio reported that Moyo, Leon Ncube, Khumbula...Published: 28 Mar 2012 at 13:52hrs | | by Sapa
Bongani Moyo was never intimidated with death, court told
Pretoria - A policeman denied threatening to kill jail breaker Bongani Moyo while he was in custody, the Pretoria Magistrate's Court heard on Monday.The policeman, Frederick Erasmus, told the...Published: 19 Mar 2012 at 12:59hrs | 3 | by Sapa
SA's most wanted Zim criminal Bongani Moyo's 'rights' violated
Johannesburg - The parading of three re-arrested escapees at a media conference by the authorities was shocking and concerning, lawyers said on Friday.The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) s...Published: 16 Mar 2012 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Sapa
SA's most wanted Zim criminal - Bongani Moyo - tries to escape - again
Pretoria - Serial jail-breaker Bongani Moyo was one of the three men who allegedly tried to escape from Pretoria Central Prison on Wednesday morning, a correctional services official said.A ne...Published: 14 Mar 2012 at 10:38hrs | | by Sapa
Bongani Moyo's sore mouth delays robbery trial
Johannesburg - The trial of robbery accused and jail-breaker Bongani Moyo was postponed by the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Thursday.The trial, for escaping from custody, will resume on Mar...Published: 01 Mar 2012 at 12:22hrs | | by Sapa
Bongani Moyo's robbery case postponed
Pretoria - Escape artist Bongani Moyo and three co-accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a string of armed robbery charges.Magistrate Maryke de la Rey postponed the...Published: 27 Feb 2012 at 13:07hrs | | by Sapa
Zimbabwean robber's trial postponed in SA
Pretoria - Serial robbery accused Bongani Moyo's trial for allegedly escaping from custody was postponed again in the Pretoria Regional Court on Friday.The matter was moved to March 1 as the ...Published: 03 Feb 2012 at 11:10hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwean robber due back in a South African court
Johannesburg - Robbery accused Bongani Moyo will appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday on a charge of escaping from custody.Moyo's trial was adjourned on Tuesday to allow him ti...Published: 03 Feb 2012 at 05:36hrs | | by Sapa
Zim robber in SA escaped court to avoid being killed by police
Pretoria - Robbery accused Bongani Moyo told the Pretoria Regional Magistrate's Court on Tuesday he escaped from custody because a policeman had threatened to kill him."I am not guilty. The po...Published: 24 Jan 2012 at 17:54hrs | | by Sapa
Zimbabwean armed robber to defend himself in a South African court
Pretoria - Robbery accused Bongani Moyo will defend himself in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday when he appears on a charge of escaping from custody.Moyo told the court in November ...Published: 24 Jan 2012 at 05:13hrs | | by Sapa
Zim's most wanted criminal in SA's trial delayed, evidence being finalised
Pretoria - Bongani Moyo, who escaped from custody in August, and three co-accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on a string of armed robbery charges.Magistrate Maryke...Published: 13 Dec 2011 at 08:13hrs | | by Sapa
Most wanted Zim criminal in SA faces string of charges
Johannesburg - Bongani Moyo, who escaped from custody in August by walking out of the Pretoria Magistrate's Court, and three others will appear in the same court on Tuesday.Moyo and co-accuse...Published: 13 Dec 2011 at 05:16hrs | | by Sapa
Zimbabwean bank robber's trial postponed in SA over toothache
Pretoria - Robbery accused Bongani Moyo told a Pretoria court on Thursday that he had toothache and could not participate in the trial for his escape from the same court in August.He told the...Published: 11 Nov 2011 at 05:13hrs | | by -
4 Zimbabwean armed robbers appears in an SA court
Robbery accused Bongani Moyo, who escaped from custody in August by walking out of a Pretoria court, today asked a magistrate to have his shackles removed.He made the request when he and thre...Published: 25 Oct 2011 at 10:22hrs | | by -
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