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South Africans jailed after being caught driving stolen Toyota to Zimbabwe
Two suspects, Simphiwe Dhladhla, 32, and Siphiwe Sigasa, 31, were remanded in custody after appearing in court for possession of a stolen Toyota Fortuner and a Toyota Hilux GD-6 bakkie.The duo...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 07:06hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
SA man arrested while driving stolen Ford Ranger to Zimbabwe
A 33-year-old man is on Monday expected to appear in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court in Limpopo, facing a charge of possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle.Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, Li...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toyota Prado, hijacked in Pretoria, intercepted in Limpopo while being escorted to Zimbabwe
Limpopo police, through ongoing operations to crackdown on smuggling activities, have arrested two men and recovered a stolen vehicle worth over R1 million.The two foreign nationals were arres...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 08:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for foiled bid to smuggle Toyota Hilux stolen from SA to Zimbabwe via Beitbridge
A 33-year-old man, Vincente Sebastiao "Deco" Khoza, has appeared before the Modjadjiskloof Periodical Court after he was arrested by the Musina-based Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean jailed in South Africa over stolen car
A SOUTH AFRICAN court has jailed a Zimbabwean man Cosmos Ndou (36) for eight years after he was found in possession of a stolen car.Ndou was also charged for contravening South Africa's immigr...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:42hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed 8 years in SA
A 36-year-old Zimbabwean man has been jailed for an effective eight years by a Mokopane Regional Court in South Africa after he was found driving a stolen car that was heading to the Limpopo River....Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pledges to rid cities of opposition mess
The Government has finished a geo-technical survey for a number of irregular urban dwellings which sprouted under the watch of inept opposition led local authorities and will soon move workmen on the ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA edgy over delayed Zimbabwean Exemption Permit waivers
ZIMBABWEANS seeking to stay in South Africa have told Eyewitness News that they spent thousands of rands trying to get a waiver, but are still waiting.More than 178 000 Zimbabweans may be forc...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
R Kelly gets new 20-year jail term for child porn crimes
A US judge on Thursday handed disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly a 20-year prison term for child pornography and other charges - but he will serve most of it simultaneously with a previous sentence....Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ex-wife's Pretoria home, Range Rovers seized by South African authorities
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa's troubles continue mounting after a South African court has ordered the seizure of her Pretoria home and her two Land Rover vehicles until ...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 20:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru woman arrested for murder
A GWERU woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of her husband during an episode of domestic violence.The woman's husband allegedly fell on a glass television stand and sustained a deep...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
R Kelly gets 30 years in jail
Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans - some just children - to systematic sexual abuse.Through tears and ang...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife's R14m house seized in SA
SOUTH African authorities have seized property belonging to Zimbabwean vice-president Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa.The property includes Mubaiwa's R14m upmarket house in...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 15:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zacc salvages US$1m property in SA
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), with the assistance of South African authorities, has managed to seize and forfeit property worth US$1 million suspected to have been illegally acquired...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passion Java offering R2m to SA youngsters
In a bid to get youngsters off the streets, and away from drugs and crime, a Zimbabwean self-proclaimed 'prophet', Passion Java, is offering up to R2 million in a bible verse challenge.The cha...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 16:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Dog fight as Tuku daughter divorces
A DOG is reputed to be man or woman's best friend and this certainly seems to be the case for Samantha Mtukudzi, the daughter of the late great Tuku, who demanded that Alvin Jazz, a maltese breed that...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teenage sensation makes waves
A ZIMBABWEAN teenage sensation, Zanda Siziba, is tipped for greatness in the United Kingdom. His style of play has been compared to Liverpool and Senegalese star, Sadio Mane. At 17, Siziba has...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
New wave of African stars prepare for debut NBA seasons
There has been a consistent flow of talent coming into the NBA from Africa for more than 30 years now and the continent doesn't look to be running out of quality basketball players anytime soon. ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 7 | by Staff Writer
Greyhound bus burns. . .34 passengers, crew escape unharmed
THIRTY-FOUR people cheated death yesterday morning when a Greyhound cross-border (double decker) bus they were travelling in caught fire at the 35km peg along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Road. The...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Greyhound bus burnt to a shell
A total of 34 people cheated death when a Greyhound cross-border bus travelling from South Africa to Zimbabwe was burnt to a shell about 35 km along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo road on Monday Morning....Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 09:10hrs | 7 | by Methusi Ncube
Brooklyn bus inferno survivor wants compensation
A MBERENGWA woman who survived the Brooklyn bus inferno, which claimed over 30 lives over six months ago, is bitter after the bus operator dumped her following the tragedy which left her disabled....Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA bound bus armed robber arrested
A BEITRIDGE man, who was part of a five-men armed robber gang that robbed 32 Brooklyn Bus passengers of cash and property valued at about R200 000, $16 300 and US$340 in February, has been arrested wh...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mzansi Express bus involved in accident
A Mzansi Express bus that was on its way from Johannesburg to Bulawayo has been reported to have overturned just near Gwanda.Journalist Mdududzi Mathuthu confirmed that the accident, “h...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 07:23hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe moots stop and search roadblocks
GOVERNMENT is considering introducing stop-and-search security roadblocks on roads following a wave of armed robberies targeting cross-border buses plying the Zimbabwe-South Africa route.A num...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police seek help to identify burnt bodies
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have appealed for assistance from members of the public in identification of five bodies that were burnt beyond recognition in two separate incidents and are bein...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Brooklyn bus
About 31 passengers who were travelling in a Brooklyn bus from Bulawayo to Mussina lost valuables worth thousands of dollars when armed robbers aboard the bus pounced on them Monday night.Acco...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reels from spike in fatal accidents
MOTORISTS and other road users have been urged to exercise extra caution during the forthcoming festive season to prevent loss of lives through accidents.Three weeks ago, 33 people were burnt ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Black November
In Zimbabwe, the month of November is revered by most cultures and in traditionally considered as a sacred month.So scared is the month that traditional rituals and rain making ceremonies are ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:49hrs | | by staff reporter
Mourners fight over deceased loan sharks' loot
THE FUNERAL gathering for a Gwanda couple suspected to have been among the 30 people that perished at the West Nicholson bus accident has been turned into a war zone as two families fight over a trunk...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 14:26hrs | | by Staf reporter
'Pravin Gordhan has offshore bank account with balance of over R660m in illicit proceeds '
EFF leader Julius Malema claims that Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan holds an unlawful bank account in Canada which has a balance of more than R665m. The EFF leader says the funds are th...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 16:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
22 West Nicholson bus accident victims positively identified
There is progress in the process of identifying victims of the West Nicholson bus accident as the Department of Applied Genetic Testing Centre at the National University of Science and Technology (NUS...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 15:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
7 die, 40 injured in accidents
SEVEN Zimbabweans died yesterday in three separate accidents in Musina, South Africa and in Bulawayo as the country continues to witness a spate of road accidents that have claimed the lives of nearly...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's Post Cabinet media briefing - Full statement
The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa addressed a Post Cabinet media briefing in the Cabinet room at Munhumutapa Building today.Mutsvangwa highligh...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 15:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
It was hell, says bus inferno survivor
ONIAS Ndlovu, a survivor of the Thursday night bus inferno near West Nicholson, has described the scene as one of absolute devastation and shock. Onias Ndlovu shows his hands Since then, Ndlov...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Accident victims to be buried after two weeks
THE identification of the Brooklyn bus accident victims will take two weeks with the Government calling on families of the victims to be patient as authorities go about the meticulous process of ident...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We saw fire consume fellow passengers'
A SOMBRE atmosphere fills the air as relatives and passers-by watch in disbelief at the charred remains of a bus which has somewhat been turned into a mass grave.The remains of people that hav...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why has the West Nicholson accident not yet declared a national disaster?
President Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to families of 42 people who died on a Brooklyn Express bus which caught fire near West Nicholson in Matabeleland South Province on Thursday night ...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 20:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister visits bus burns victims
Matabeleland South Minister of State Abednico Ncube has been visiting some of the 24 people who suffered burns when a Brooklyn Express bus caught fire near West Nicholson on Thursday night.The...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 12:18hrs | | by zimlive
MDC condolence on the Zvishavane bus disaster
The MDC President Adv. Nelson Chamisa and MDC joins the nation in mourning those who lost their lives after the Musina bound Brooklyn bus they were travelling in caught fire yesterday night. A...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 17:15hrs | | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Official statement from Brooklyn Express on Gwanda bus disaster
Our heartfelt apologies go out to the relatives and families of the deceased whose lives were lost in an accident involving one of our Brooklyn express buses along the Bulawayo, Beitbridge highway. We...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 15:23hrs | | by Brooklyn Express
Mnangagwa mourns Gwanda bus disaster victims
President Emmerson has issued a condolence message mourning the victims of the bus disaster that occurred in Gwanda on Thursday night. At least 42 people were feared dead. Said Mnangagwa, "I w...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 13:33hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Bus catches fire, 40 feared dead?
Unconfirmed reports claim that a Brooklyn bus which plies the Zvishavane to Musina via Filabusi was burnet to ashes near West Nicholson yesterday evening around 2300hrs while headed towards Musina. ...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku reunites with daughter he kicked out
YEARS after he kicked her out of his home for eloping with soccer star Tinashe Nengomasha, Oliver Mtukudzi has reunited with his daughter Samantha Mtukudzi, who is now part of the Black Spirits, the m...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Minister Fikile Mbalula
Dear Minister of Police, Hon. Mr Fikile Mbalula I m penning this communique to you with the utmost bleeding-heart as a young and humbled citizen of our beloved country, South Africa. I m not d...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 09:21hrs | | by Kgothatso Ramautswa
Weakened Bosso share points with Kaindu
How Mine 0 - 0 HighlandersHOW Mine were unlucky to leave Barbourfields Stadium without maximum points, as they dominated Highlanders in yesterday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match....Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sustainable Energy for All Forum launched
The Sustainable Energy for All Forum was launched at the Duggal Greenhouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Monday.The event brought together leading experts on achieving SDG 7 (Affordable and Cle...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Thomas Mapfumo's Danger Zone album 'terrible'
Thomas Mapfumo's much hyped recent release Danger Zone has the artiste playing Russian roulette not just in the name of the album - Danger Zone - but so too the zone in which he takes his music genre ...Published: 10 Sep 2016 at 08:14hrs | | by Robert Mukondiwa
28 estate agents black listed
THE Estate Agents Council (EAC) has blacklisted 28 of its members and de-registered three more for failure to meet set standards.A total of 10 individuals have also been ordered to suspend ope...Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 07:19hrs | 7 | by Business Reporter
American democracy is rigged
In the United States presidential elections, there are two towering political parties – the Democratic and the Republican – that during the course of their "primary" elections get to choose who wi...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Hamish Dabashi
Man slathers lotion on private parts of woman sleeping next to him on flight from Dubai
A sicko passenger was arrested on an Emirates jetliner after he admitted to slathering hand lotion on the body, panties, and private parts of a woman sleeping next to him on a flight from Dubai, accor...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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