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Armed robbery charges dropped
After intense back-and-forth between the police and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), prosecutors have dropped armed robbery charges against two men previously linked to the sensational US$4 m...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 04:02hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Security guard arrested in $4 million Ecobank cash heist probe
Police have made a breakthrough in Zimbabwe's largest-ever cash heist, arresting a suspect linked to the dramatic US$4 million robbery at an Ecobank branch in central Bulawayo last year.Bulawa...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 14:32hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest suspects in Zimbabwe's biggest-ever cash heist
Police have made a significant breakthrough in the investigation into last year's US$4.4 million armed robbery at EcoBank in Bulawayo - the largest cash heist in Zimbabwean history.Bulawayo pr...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 10:48hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man jailed 10 years in US$2.7 million ZB Bank heist set free
Tendai Zuze, who was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for his alleged involvement in the 2021 US$2.7 million ZB Bank highway cash heist, has been acquitted by the High Court on appeal aft...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 08:21hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard says not informed it would be moving US$4 million before heist
Security company Safeguard says it was not informed that it would be moving US$4 million by Ecobank before armed robbers seized the cash on a busy Bulawayo street on Thursday.Police said Frida...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:07hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police overrated?
In what is being called the largest cash heist in Zimbabwe's history, seven armed robbers executed a lightning-fast robbery at Ecobank, located at the corner of Fife Street and 9th Avenue in Bulawayo....Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:33hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police dismisses arrest rumors on Bulawayo cash heist
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is actively investigating an armed robbery that took place on 3 October 2024 at a financial institution in Bulawayo. Authorities have urged the public to ref...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:11hrs | 1905 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans killed in SA shootout
TWO Zimbabweans are believed to be among 19 people killed in a shootout with police in Makhado, South Africa over the weekend.Although South African police have not released details of the inc...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Namibian president denies 'inappropriately' assisting Ramaphosa
The Namibian presidency says there is no truth in allegations that President Hage Geingob inappropriately used his office to assist his African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa in an alleged cove...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 20:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Namibians demand ombudsman investigate Geingob over Ramaphosa cover-up
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is demanding the country's ombudsman, Basilius Dyakugha, launch an investigation into claims that President Hage Geingob is implicated in an alleged cover...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers in US$300,000 cash heist
THREE armed robbers pounced on a Harare company where they stole US$300 000 Friday morning.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the matter in a Twitter post."The ZRP is investigati...Published: 07 May 2022 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA cash heist
ZIMBABWEAN Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi has called on Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country to desist from criminal activities as this tarnishes the good image of fellow hard...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zim Community in South Africa declares war on crime
The Zimbabwean Community in South Africa has condemned the criminal acts that are happening in South Africa allegedly by some elements in the migrant community. A declaration of war against cr...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 10:31hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man arrested for supplying gun used in US$2,7m heist
A man whose rifle was used in the US$2,7 million cash heist that occurred along the Harare-Chinhoyi Road, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of supplying the firearm to the gang that pretended...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 16:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$500K cash recovered in US$2.5 million heist
EIGHT more suspects in a US$2.5 million money heist were on Wednesday brought to court movie style.Police used high security vehicles in a motorcade to bring the suspects to court.Of t...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
5 robbers stage daring in-transit-cash heist
Five armed robbers yesterday, November 30, attacked a Safeguard in-transit-cash vehicle which was about to deliver cash at a Mukuru money transfer agent booth at N.Richards Wholesale and fled with a c...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cash heist probe stepped up
Police yesterday said they were still working out how much money was stolen by six armed robbers who attacked two security guards delivering Zupco's weekend cash collections at CBZ Eighth Avenue Branc...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA plans border drone patrols to keep illegal immigrants out
SA may soon turn to drones to help it to protect its porous borders from illegal immigrants.Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Sunday the country could consider using the unmanned ae...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | | by TimesLive
'Zimbabweans safe in midst of South Africa looting frenzy'
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa are safe following a spate of attacks and looting of foreign owned shops by locals in the neighbouring country this week, a senior official has said.In an in...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans 'safe' in SA looting frenzy
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa are safe following a spate of attacks and looting of foreign owned shops by locals in the neighbouring country this week, a senior official has said.In an in...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
$1,7 million Chinese company cash heist: Suspect in court
One of the suspects who allegedly robbed a Chinese company, PHI Commodities, of $1,7 million cash in Aspindale, Harare, while armed with pistols, metal bars and explosives early this year appeared in ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fingered in SA cash-in-transit heists
Police Minister Bheki Cele says Botswana nationals are well known for their expertise in the blasting of vans during cash-in-transit heists. "We have discovered that there ar...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 15:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Guard arrested for $1.8m cash heist, $32 000 recovered
A HARARE-BASED security guard, who allegedly connived with armed robbers who pounced on a Chinese firm and got away with a $1 799 960 cash heist, was arrested and found in possession of $32 000 of the...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
$2 million cash heist in Harare
ELEVEN armed robbers pounced on a Harare company and stole close to $2 million in cash stashed in sacks and boxes and went on to buy luxury vehicles and rented houses uptown.Two of the suspect...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: SA Cash heist caught on camera
#CashHeist in South Africa...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 13:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: Cash heist aftermath in SA
A cash-in-transit heist near Rustenburg left passers-by scavenging for money. G4S plans to take legal action against those positively identified, based on footage that went viral this week. ht...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 11:42hrs | | by youtube
A muppet with a whistle and an audience: Response to Fikile Mbalula
Many years ago, in her soft tone and motherly wisdom my mum once said, if you go and bathe at the river and a mad man steals your clothes, there is no point chasing him, least the towns people apprehe...Published: 27 Apr 2017 at 14:19hrs | 2 | by Prof Changamire
Zimbabwean OR Tambo heist suspects back in dock
Johannesburg – Three men allegedly involved in the multi-million rand OR Tambo International Airport heist are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for their bail...Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Broad daylight cash heist in SA
WATCH: Broad daylight cash heist in SA...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 15:58hrs | | by facebook
Zimbabwean implicated in OR Tambo cash heist
According to an article on MyBroadband,Four s...Published: 20 Mar 2017 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Online`
Zimbabwe police solved OR Tambo cash heist puzzle
Bragging and going on a spending spree is the last thing any self-respecting heist kingpin should do.The alleged heist kingpin who bought himself a R5 million Lamborghini after the OR Tamb...Published: 20 Mar 2017 at 10:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Downtown shops must pay tax
The trend in town is that unless one wants to buy from a supermarket, he has to be armed with a credit card only east of Julius Nyerere Way. Tradition has it that downtown shops trade only in hard cas...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 14:02hrs | 15 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Violent raid, 39 panners held over gold & cash heist
THIRTY-NINE gold panners have been arrested for disarming security guards, blowing up three safes and making off with $9,000 and 650 grams of gold at Peace Mine in Silobela. The suspects are s...Published: 22 Feb 2016 at 10:40hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Zimbabwean heist witness murdered in SA
Two men about to provide crucial information about the cash heists in which the infamous "Captain KGB" has been implicated have been assassinated within days of each other.Zimbabwean Phuluma...Published: 03 Sep 2013 at 17:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zim man to be extradited to SA over R4,6m cash heist
A court on Tuesday granted an extradition order for a man who was employed by a South African security firm and allegedly disappeared with part of R4,6 million meant for automated teller machines (ATM...Published: 24 Jan 2013 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
The 10 or more things I love about Zimbabwe
When Zimbabwe gets it right and opens up, you are going to wish you were hereIt's in the middle of winter in Harare, and the temperature is above 20 degrees Celsius outside. No need to wear h...Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 20:50hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Policewoman caught bonking with inmate
A policewoman was arrested and charged with corruption after she was caught having sex with a prisoner at the Scottburgh police station in South Africa, the Natal Witness reported on Wednesday....Published: 23 May 2012 at 17:46hrs | | by Sapa
Zim bank employees fake cash heist
THE alleged armed robbery that occurred at ZB Bank in Colleen Bawn has taken a new twist on the first appearance of suspects in court with revelations that two bank employees might have faked the heis...Published: 13 Jan 2012 at 04:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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