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'Cellphone thief' kidnapped in Bulawayo city centre
A woman and three men have been accused of kidnapping and assaulting a man they suspected of stealing a cellphone in Bulawayo, in a shocking incident that unfolded earlier this month.The four ...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:10hrs | 306 | 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 sai...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:09hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone thief dragged out of fowl run hide-out
THERE was drama when a man from Morningside suburb in Bulawayo, who was being pursued by a mob after he allegedly stole a cellphone, was found hiding under a fowl run.This was heard when Innoc...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cellphone thief bashed to death by three friends
Police in Inyathi have arrested three suspected murderers for allegedly assaulting and murdering a colleague over allegations of cellphone theft.The trio suspects; Kulekani Nyathi (25), Nkanyi...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 22:16hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Cellphone thief in court
A 36-year-old man from Hwange was released on summons on Friday at Hwange magistrates Court for stealing a cellphone from friend....Published: 27 Jan 2024 at 09:37hrs | | by Peter Matuka
'Devout Zimbabwean Christian' robber shot dead in SA
MIRACLE working prophet by day and a gun-toting robber by night.That's the life of a South African-based Zimbabwean church leader who was allegedly terrorising people in the neighbouring count...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 21:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Drunk cell phone thief jailed 4 years
A 37-YEAR-OLD Cellphone thief who stormed a villager's house in Chiweshe and stole 26 cell phones was today sentenced to four years behind bars by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware.Fogert...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 13:13hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cellphone thief bashed to death
Three Mutare men are in soup after they allegedly took turns to assault a cellphone thief to death yesterday.Sources close to investiga...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 05:51hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cellphone thief stoned to death
ELEVEN residents of Pumula in Bulawayo are in trouble with the law after they stoned a suspected cellphone thief to death on Saturday.He was identified by one of the residents when they were p...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone robbers jailed
TWO men who admitted to robbing a woman of her cellphone and threatened to rape and kill her, have been jailed for an effective one-year each. Marvelous Majoni (20) and Washington ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Urine ritual frees 'thief'
A popular Harare bouncer urinated on the head of a suspected cellphone thief in a ritual to free the suspect from a 'curse' yesterday.Sensei Cletus claims that Madzibaba Stephen told him to ur...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 15:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cops beat suspect to death in Bindura
Three members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) based in Bindura reportedly assaulted a suspected cellphone thief to death without officially recording the theft case in their report book on Sunda...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:33hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Cellphone thief being taken to police station by CID cops
This picture of a thief, Tawanda Dade being taken to Mvurwi police station by CID officers for unlawfully entering into OMO complex Mvurwi and stealing cell phones, was shot this morning in Mvurwi....Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 10:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cellphone thief gets 140 hours of community service
As High-fields man has been sentenced to 140 hours of community service after stealing a cellphone.Togarasei Garapo, 26, was found guilty when he appeared before Mbare magistrate Shelly ...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cellphone thief falls into storm drain, dies
A SUSPECTED cellphone thief died when he fell into a stormdrain while fleeing a group of children who chased after him after spotting him stealing the gadget from a car.Future Mkhize, 18, died...Published: 25 Nov 2015 at 05:33hrs | | by Adelaide Moyo
Cellphone thief caught hidding in toilet
A MAN from Amazon village in Filabusi who stole a cellphone from a shop attendant and went to hide in a toilet while trying to remove a SIM card from it has been fined $200 by the Filabusi magis...Published: 23 Nov 2015 at 05:38hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Photo-journalist attacked by police
Freelance photographer, Crispen Ndlovu was wrestled and beaten by members of the Police in Bulawayo over the weekend.He told Zimbabwe Union of Journalist (ZUJ) Secretary General, Foster Do...Published: 05 Jul 2015 at 09:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Angry residents assault cellphone thief
ANGRY Njube residents in Bulawayo assaulted a cellphone thief who was caught hiding in a toilet after his attempt to steal a cellphone through a window was foiled by his would-be victim he was al...Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tracker sells out cellphone thief
A CELLPHONE with a tracking system sold out a thief who thought he had hit the jackpot when he broke into the Apostolic Faith Church of Zimbabwe (AFMZ) offices in Bulawayo and stole the phone and more...Published: 28 Aug 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Cellphone thief jailed for 14 months
A 23-year-old Chitungwiza man who was in the habit of visiting his former classmates’ homes stealing cellphones from them was last week sent to jail for 14 months.Conrad Kwar...Published: 01 Apr 2013 at 09:18hrs | | by staff Reporter
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