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Man kills brother-in-law in dispute over cellphone

A 55-year-old man from Shurugwi was fatally assaulted with a hoe handle following a dispute over a cellphone in Kodobo Village under Chief Nhema. The incident occurred on September 8, 2025.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector …

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 16:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman abandons children after cellphone dispute

A domestic dispute in Sakubva, Mutare, took a dramatic turn on Saturday after a woman abandoned her two young children, aged six and one, following a confrontation with her husband over alleged infidelity.Chiedza Kamusasa (27) is said to h…

Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man steals cellphone after making a fake job promise

Patrick Chikodzi (26) from Mathendele, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware for allegedly stealing a cellphone from an unsuspecting job seeker.He was remanded in custody to 4 August.On 9 June, the court heard that at Nda…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole

Man found dead near tuckshop after cellphone dispute

Mazowe - Mystery surrounds the death of a Gokwe man who was found murdered in a trench near a tuckshop in Chiweshe Village, Jumbo, Mazowe, after a late-night visit to collect his cellphone on July 1, 2025.The victim, 45-year-old Lazarus Ma…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 18:02hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Mobile phones, beds, and hoes top Zimbabwe household ownership

Mobile phones, beds, and agricultural tools such as axes and hoes are the most commonly owned household items in Zimbabwe, according to the latest Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) for 2023â€“24.The national survey, conducted b…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:16hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Bloodshed after cellphone theft

A Bulawayo man was brutally stabbed to death in a suspected mob justice attack after being accused of stealing a cellphone from a fellow reveller at a sports bar in Nkenyane, along the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road. The gruesome incident, which occu…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police officer arrested for stealing two mobile phones

A police officer stationed at the Gweru Police Protection Unit (PPU), Thulani Sibanda (24), has been arrested for stealing two mobile phones on two separate occasions last week in Victoria Falls.Sibanda appeared before Victoria Falls resid…

Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:53hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter

Police officer jailed after phone theft spree in Victoria Falls

A police officer entrusted with maintaining law and order is now behind bars after being caught stealing cellphones in a brazen crime spree that shocked residents of the resort city.Thulani Sibanda (24), a constable stationed at the Gweru …

Published: 18 May 2025 at 11:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Duo bashes neighbour in grudge attack

Two Shamva men who pounced on their neighbour and assaulted him with motorbike brake cables in a grudge affair are in trouble.Aleck Hukuimwe (25) and Tawanda Chokuwamba (22) appeared before Shamva magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura and were sla…

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 21:45hrs | 415 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Man steals cellphone at all-night prayer

A 23-year-old Plumtree man is in trouble after he allegedly stole a cellphone during an all-night prayer session.Denis Mayisa was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts after he opened Bernard Ncube's (65) car and stole his mobile phone wh…

Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 10:59hrs | 703 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Kombi crew kidnaps woman over cellphone

A Bulawayo kombi crew has been sentenced to nine months in jail for kidnapping a 23-year-old woman after accusing her of stealing a mobile phone. Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu (35) and Proud Mpofu (24) appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate D…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trio bashes cellphone thief to death

THREE men allegedly beat a suspected cellphone thief to death using a handbrake cable and a fan belt in Zvishavane.The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) in a statement on X said, "Nyasha Zimuto (23), Tawanda Masimba (51) an…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:09hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter

Goat thief leaves cellphone on crime scene

A 38-YEAR-OLD Plumtree goat thief was sold out by his cellphone which he left in the kraal after stealing a goat in his neighbourhood.Bongani Mpofu dropped his mobile phone and his foot prints were tracked from the kraal and led the owner …

Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 13:24hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Men fight over cellphone number

Two men from Plumtree in Mphoengs faced the full wrath of law after they fought over a "cellphone number".The state, at Plumtree magistrate's court on Monday charged Thandazani Ncube (21) and Nqobani Moyo (31) all of Tshitshi area in Mphoe…

Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 17:36hrs | 3 | by Desmond Nleya/Simbarashe Sithole

Woman stripped naked, robbed

A short cut is often a wrong cut.This was at play when a woman was allegedly stripped naked and robbed of her clothes and a cellphone by an unidentified man she met while walking along a footpath.This was after the man had identified himse…

Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Where did Zanu-PF get voter cell numbers?

It is ILLEGAL for any mobile network to provide user data to third parties without the users' express authorization. 1. Govt must investigate where Zanu PF got voter cell numbers.2. It is illegal for any political party to acquire voter ce…

Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 17:18hrs | 1 | by Edmund Kudzayi

Cellphone thieves in Hillbrow and Yeoville are becoming dangerous

Cellphone thieves in Hillbrow fair price robots along Twist street and Yeoville along Raleigh street and Kenmere are becoming dangerous to the community .They usually go in half dozens or more than that.They wait for a robot to close then …

Published: 21 Jan 2017 at 17:17hrs | | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo

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