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Cattle rustlers terrorise Lower Gweru villagers

Fear and frustration have gripped villagers in Lower Gweru after a daring cattle rustling operation left them reeling from the loss of livestock - a vital source of livelihood for many rural households.Residents woke up to a rude shock aft…

Published: 12 Oct 2025 at 15:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Charamba in Court for stealing and slaughtering 6 cattle

A Bulawayo man accused of stealing six cattle and selling their meat appeared in court on Wednesday to face stock theft charges.Ignatius Charamba, 44, was represented by his lawyer, Prince Butshe of Butshe and Associates, and pleaded not g…

Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

High Court rejects cattle thief's appeal

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by convicted cattle thief Jarney Mumanyi, ruling that his bid to overturn both his conviction and sentence had "no reasonable prospect of success."Mumanyi, who was sentenced to an effective 18 years i…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Schools buy cattle for govt officials after awards ceremony

Several primary and secondary schools in Mashonaland East have come under fire from parents after contributing to the purchase of cattle for two Cabinet ministers and Primary and Secondary Education secretary Moses Mhike, following a recen…

Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

White man up for rustling cattle in Zimbabwe

A well-known safari business operator from Bulawayo, Timothy John Schultz, aged 57, has appeared in the Gwanda Magistratesâ€™ Court facing 12 counts of stock theft involving more than 500 head of cattle valued at nearly US$472,000.Schultz …

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Movie-style stock theft, as manager vanishes with 485 cattle

As the country is reeling from stock theft surge, farmers in Plumtree and surrounding Matebeleland provinces are living in severe shock following the arrest and remand of Timothy John Schultz (57) of number 3 Fitch road in Kumalo (Bulawayo…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 22:41hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree

Police smash cattle rustling syndicate

Police in Beitbridge, with vital assistance from vigilant community members, have dismantled a notorious cattle rustling syndicate that had terrorised livestock farmers in the district for over a year.Twelve suspects have been arrested in …

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Villager loses 12 cattle in traditional court ruling

A Mazowe villager, Christopher Chisango, has won a reprieve at the High Court after successfully challenging a traditional court ruling that had ordered him to compensate a fellow villager with 12 cattle for crop damages caused by his live…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Revolving fund for Gutu Central vendors launched

A new revolving fund aimed at empowering informal traders and transforming livelihoods was officially launched on Monday in Gutu Central Constituency, offering hope to many small business owners struggling to access affordable capital.The …

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Villager dies after losing 37 cattle to January disease

A villager from Senkwasi in Zhombe, Midlands Province, has tragically died from high blood pressure after losing 37 head of cattle to January disease, a tick-borne infection that continues to wreak havoc on livestock in rural Zimbabwe.The …

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Farmer loses cattle to rustlers

A Mvurwi farmer is counting losses after three of her cattle were stolen from her cattle pen before being slaughtered meters away from her house.Magret Manyika (56) of Plot 33 Prangamere farm in Mvurwi lost her cattle to unknown cattle rus…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 21:55hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Herd boy caught stealing cattle

A 25-year-old herd boy employed at Bravo Farm in Figtree appeared before the Plumtree Magistrates Court last week facing allegations of stock theft after he was allegedly caught driving five stolen cattle.The accused, Milton Moyo, stood be…

Published: 06 May 2025 at 11:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mashonaland man arrested for stealing aunt's 11 cattle

Police in Mashonaland West have arrested a man accused of stealing 11 cattle from his elderly aunt and selling them to fund his mining activities.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) provincial spokesperson, Inspector Ian Kohwera, confirmed the …

Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:50hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter

Cop steals 11 cattle

Tsholotsho police officer Traver Munyuki (31) and his accomplice Bernard Sibanda are in soup after they allegedly stole 11 cattle.The duo appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware yesterday and was remanded in custody to Februar…

Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Bulawayo hit by devastating storm

The heavy downpour that hit Bulawayo on Tuesday this week has left a trail of destruction across several suburbs, Southern Eye has established.Residents in affected areas were left in distress as violent winds accompanied the torrential ra…

Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:10hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter

Harare City Council implicated in cattle looting scandal

The Harare City Council has been embroiled in a cattle looting scandal, with allegations surfacing that approximately 100 cattle are being illicitly removed from the city's paddocks each month.This revelation came to light on Thursday duri…

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 06:50hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter

Local cattle breeder donates semen

A local stud breeder is offering free semen from his stud bulls to help improve cattle breeds in communal areas, aligning with the national effort to rebuild Zimbabwe's livestock herd. This initiative is seen as a crucial step towards enha…

Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Granny 'cattle rustler' denied bail

A daring 71-year-old woman from Ntabazinduna, Umguza District in Matabeleland North, has been denied bail after allegedly masterminding a complex cattle rustling operation involving the theft of 20 cattle valued at approximately US$16,000.…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:08hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter

Farmers demand no amnesty for cattle rustlers

Farmers in Matabeleland have called for cattle rustlers to be excluded from the Presidential amnesty and denied bail, as livestock theft devastates their communities.The call was made during a meeting organised by the Bulawayo police in pa…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:05hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South records 30% livestock deaths

Thirty percent of households in Matebeleland South reported livestock deaths this year due to the El NiÃ±o dry weather phenomenon, making it the hardest-hit province in Zimbabwe. The dry spell has severely impacted the national herd, parti…

Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:22hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

Plumtree villagers lose cattle due to damaged border fence

Villagers in Ward 16, Dombodema and Dombolefu areas of Bulilima District, Plumtree, are losing cattle due to a damaged fence on the Zimbabwe-Botswana border.The fence is believed to be compromised by both cross-border smugglers and elephan…

Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 17:29hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter

Cattle destocking frenzy in motion

A cattle destocking frenzy is in motion with a number of abattoirs getting an overwhelming supply of cattle, resulting  in some suspending slaughtering as farmers have started laying off stock in the face of a crippling drought.The si…

Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:58hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

John Nkomo's son loses 42 cattle

THE late Vice President John Landa Nkomo's son, Mr Jabulani Nkomo, lost a herd of 42 cattle in a suspected cattle rustling syndicate involving his two former workers who are now on the run.The animals were stolen at Mr Nkomo's farm in Umgu…

Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man steals 42 beasts

Police in Matabeleland North Province have launched a manhunt for Tatenda Chimombe who is on the run after  allegedly stealing 42 beasts valued at US$21000 from a  CSC's Winderblock paddock in Insuza last year.Chimombe, whose age…

Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 20:20hrs | | by Peter Matuka

Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves

AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and stole 50 head of cattle on different occas…

Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe fails to pay road contractors

SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government.Southern Eye heard that some of the contract…

Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South declares war on rustlers

LIVESTOCK farmers in Matebeleland South, operating under the Beitbridge-Gwanda Anti- Stock Theft Association (BB-GASTA) are intensifying their campaign against cattle rustlers following rampant stock theft in the province.In an interview w…

Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Suspected cattle rustler arrested in Esigodini

A MAN from Esigodini suspected to be part of a cattle rustling syndicate was arrested last week after over 18 cattle were reportedly stolen by the suspect now in police custody.One of the villagers, whose cattle were among the stolen herd …

Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cattle rustler caught slaughtering stolen cow

A cattle rustler was caught red-handed, while slaughtering a beast he had stolen from a farmer. According to the police Twitter page, the cattle thief Elson Chimupengo had stolen three oxen from two farmers. "Police in Marondera have arres…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 18:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Notorious cattle rustler arrested over 4 beasts

Notorious alleged cattle rustler Elson Chimutunga (40) from Marondera District, was arrested yesterday after being found with two slaughtered beasts, while two live animals were tied to a tree.Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperso…

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

SA registered car caught trying to ferry stolen cattle in Zimbabwe

A South African registered car has been caught trying to transport stolen cattle from Mberengwa. According to a message circulating on social media, it is believed the cattle were stolen in the Ngoma, John Dip, Shanyaugwe radius as they ha…

Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe, Botswana tighten noose on cattle rustlers

ZIMBABWE and Botswana have joined forces to deal with cross-border stocktheft.Speaking today at the mid-term review of the third session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC), Foreign Affairs ministry secretary James Manzou…

Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Cattle rustler jailed 63 years

A 38-year-old serial cattle rustler from Mashonaland Central was sentenced to 63 years in jail after he was convicted by a Bindura magistrate.Dzingai Kambanje of Marine village, Madziva pleaded guilty to seven counts of stock theft when he…

Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Cattle rustling riles Botswana, Zimbabwe

CONTINUED cattle rustling activities along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border are baffling and riling authorities despite intensive joint police operations to curb the vice.Recently the two countries formed a Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commis…

Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Esigodini villagers nab cattle rustlers

ESIGODINI villagers recently ambushed four cattle rustlers and effected a citizen's arrest on one of them, while his three accomplices fled.The rustler was arrested after being found in possession of five slaughtered beasts at Irisvale in …

Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

9 arrested for stealing 66 cattle

POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have arrested nine suspected cattle rustlers over possession of 66 stolen beasts.The cattle were stolen from different farms in, and around the Beatrice area.Police managed to recover 37 live …

Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Police recover 21 cattle stolen from Botswana

POLICE have recovered 21 cattle which were stolen from Botswana.In their twitter page police said the cattle were recovered on March 26 through a joint operation between the ZRP and Botswana police"The ZRP commends the good working relatio…

Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cattle rustler cops arrested

GOVERNMENT has launched a crackdown on police officers linked to organised cattle rustling syndicates that operate along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border leading to the arrest of some suspects and their subsequent dismissal.A number of officer…

Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Herdboys in narrow escape as lightning strike kills cattle

"We ran for our dear lives when we saw the sun falling down and suddenly our cattle were lying on the ground."These are the words of 13-year-old Thabo Ndlovu after he and his friend Andrew Mpunzi cheated death when a bolt of lightning stru…

Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe - Botswana agree on electronic tags for cattle

ZIMBABWE and Botswana have agreed to electronically tag cattle for communities living along the border and the programme is set to be pioneered at Mlambaphele border area in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South province.The latest developme…

Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe rustlers pounce on Botswana cattle

CATTLE rustlers from Zimbabwe have been accused of stealing 118 heads of cattle from Botswana's Semolale area in the past three weeks.The Botswana farmers claimed that efforts to track down the livestock were frustrated by Zimbabwean polic…

Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Hwange Units 7 and 8 to displace 636 families

THE Zimbabwe Power Company Hwange 7 and 8 electricity expansion project will affect 636 families in Ingangula township in Hwange, instead of the 90 stated earlier.Project manager Forbes Chanakira yesterday told Southern Eye that 636 famili…

Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

The rains are here but no cattle

The Heavens have signalled intention to unleash copious rains on the land. A blessed part of native Africa that we call home, the land of Ophie where gold has become emblematic and a second name. Last week thunder roared and streaks of lig…

Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 15:25hrs | | by Thomas Murisa

When dreams take one up Mt Everest

Green mealies, fresh broccoli, green beans, 'Eish'! Have just awoken from a near realistic dream where all the fresh horticultural products were coming out from our Irrigation plots at Chinehasha Irrigation Scheme by the shores of the magn…

Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | | by Thomas Tondo Murisa

A product of Rhodesia's cattle improvement scheme

In the early 1940's in Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) the Government was promoting a cattle improvement scheme whereby bulls from imported European breeds were made available to the indigenous people. The idea was to "improve" th…

Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 22:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Lightning kills 25 cattle in Chipinge

Chipinge commercial farmer Mr Dawie Joubert was left counting losses after his 25 cattle were struck by lightning on Thursday afternoon. The district's Department of Agricultural, Technical and Extension Services livestock promotion office…

Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga

Workers decimate Mugabe's cattle herd

VILLAGERS have gone on a raiding rampage on a farm belonging to the late former president Robert Mugabe in Mazowe, hunting down and slaughtering over 1 400 cattle belonging to his family, in a which has riled former first lady Grace, TheNe…

Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 17:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

No cattle no cry,-PFumvunza will weather the storm

Do the health authorities and consumers at large know that bovine mortality is finding its way into towns and cities where it is sold as choice beef cuts? The disfunctionality of cattle dip tanks due to a plethora of challenges has seen a …

Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 09:59hrs | | by Tondo

Goats, cattle will turn economy around, Cde

Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I never knew that I had such geniuses among members of my team. I should admit that I was thoroughly impressed with the idea of giving livestock a greater role to play in turning around our econo…

Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 12:21hrs | | by CZ

Bathenga ufudu ngenkomo ezimnyama ezingu 7

KULEMULI yakoMpofu eJongela eNkayi esele izidla amathambo engqondo ngemva kokuvunjululwa  kofudu obehlala exhibeni lamankazana ngenhloso yokubulala  abantwana emulini le, uMthunywa ukuzwile lokhu.ULameck Mpofu ohlala ngaphansi kw…

Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 14:46hrs | | by Ethel Ncube

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