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Police break silence on Wedza shooting incident
POLICE in Mashonaland East province have broken the silence on a shooting incident involving the officer-in-charge at Hwedza Police Station, who allegedly shot an imbiber at a local nightclub....Published: 7 hrs ago | 1391 | by Staff reporter
Fired woman police officer takes Commissioner-General Matanga to court
A JUNIOR female police detective, who was fired for allegedly extorting US$2 250 from a suspected forex dealer following an arrest, has taken Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to court for disregard...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1484 | by Staff reporter
'Plug holes in Zupco system'
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ), an association representing the commuting public, is not impressed with the goings-on at the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and is demanding act...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:30hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Man torches in-law's hut in dispute with wife
A WOMAN and her mother escaped death by a whisker when her husband set his mother-in-law's bedroom hut on fire after accusing his wife of infidelity.The court heard Ayibongwe Sibanda (34), who...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:40hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Diamond dealer stabbed 29 times
AN illegal diamond dealer who was murdered in cold blood by a teenage suspect and his fugitive accomplice in Chiadzwa two weeks ago succumbed to 29 stab wounds which were inflicted by his rabid assail...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:37hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
CID illegally arrests Chinese immigrant
TWO Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers attached to the Law and Order section at Kwekwe Central Police Station were yesterday told off by officials from the Gweru Immigration Department ...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:21hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe CID Law and Order illegally arrest Chinese immigrant
Two Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers attached to law and order section at Kwekwe Central Police station were yesterday given marching orders at Gweru immigration offices after illegal...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 09:42hrs | 2478 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Killer' cops abscond trial
TWO detectives, who are part of a group of eight police officers accused of fatally assaulting two armed robbery suspects before shooting their bodies and claiming that they were shot while flee...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1394 | by Staff reporter
Cop faces disciplinary action
A Zimbabwe Republic Police officer is facing disciplinary action after he threatened to deal with and detain a farmer in Mvurwi who was embroiled in a dispute with another farmer after purchasing some...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 11:14hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Friendly fire kills on-duty Zimbabwe cop
A POLICE officer was shot dead, allegedly mistakenly, by a colleague as a team of Bulawayo and Chivhu detectives swooped in on an armed robbery suspect in Chivhu, Mashonaland East province. Th...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:40hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Police officer fatally shot by colleague during arrest of robbery suspect
A police officer was accidentally shot and killed by a colleague while pursuing a robbery suspect on Saturday, an internal police memo reveals.The tragic officer, identified only as Detective ...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 14:47hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma granny (76) caught with 500 dagga plants
A 76-year-old traditional healer based in Chimanimani has been arrested by detectives after she was found in possession of 500 dagga plants which she was cultivating in a garden near her homestead....Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 17:41hrs | 1424 | by Staff reporter
No reprieve for Ginimbi
Businessman Genius Kadungure, who is accused of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of nearly US$58 665 after he allegedly undervalued a Bentley he imported from South Africa, was due to...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi to spend night in police cells
Businessman Genius Kadungure, who is accused of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) of nearly US$58 665 after he allegedly undervalued a Bentley he imported from South Africa, will spend...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 16:47hrs | 2732 | by Staff reporter
Gweru cop abuse of office trial postponed again
THE trial of officer-in-charge Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Gweru, Leonard Gwandu, who is facing allegations of releasing a stolen vehicle held at Gweru Central Police Station as an exhibi...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 06:09hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
CID boss trial date set
THE trial of Gweru Officer-in-Charge Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Detective Inspector Leonard Gwandu who was recently arrested on allegations of criminal abuse of office after he allegedly...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 13:09hrs | 1733 | by Staff reporter
Traffic cop trapped receiving $150 bribe
A TRAFFIC cop attached to Southerton Police Station in Harare appeared in court this week after she was entrapped while receiving a US$150 bribe.Definate Mutonya, 27, was charged with criminal...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 14:43hrs | 1585 | by Staff reporter
'Ziga Clan' members still on the run after murdering cop
Kadoma: Police here have launched a manhunt for five suspected members of the notorious machete wielding gang called the ‘Ziga clan' who are on their wanted persons' list for murder, robbery and ass...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 14:40hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean couple arrested for killing, burning girl (10) in Namibia
NAMIBIAN police have, after a two-day man-hunt, arrested a Zimbabwean couple for allegedly killing 10-year-old girl in Windhoek North before setting her body on fire. The couple, along with th...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 07:23hrs | 4385 | by Staff Reporter
10 armed robbers go berserk
A MINE worker was shot dead while several others were injured when about 10 robbers armed with a gun and machetes went on the rampage attacking people in Maphisa, Matobo District on Thursday night. ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:05hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe verifies nationalities of SA cop 'murderers'
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa is verifying the nationalities of four suspects allegedly involved in the killing of a police officer in Johannesburg's Diepsloot area. Detective Captain...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:59hrs | 10960 | by Staff Reporter
Mine worker shot dead by armed robbers
A MINE worker was shot dead while several others were injured when about 10 robbers armed with a gun and machetes went on the rampage attacking people in Maphisa, Matobo District on Thursday night. ...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1206 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans organise crime summit in South Africa
The Zimbabwe Community in South Africa is organsing a crime summit in Berea, South Africa on the 6th of February 2020 after Zimbabwean nationals have been accused of killing one Detective Captai...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 13:18hrs | 6396 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Xenophobic attacks erupt in SA after Zimbabwean man shoots cop dead
XENOPHOBIC attacks have erupted in Diepsloot, South Africa after residents stormed a police station Thursday morning demanding officers to hand over a Zimbabwean man accused of killing a cop last week...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 18:27hrs | 3178 | by Staff reporter
Masendeke brothers nabbed for machete assault, robbery
LATE notorious armed robber Edmund Edgar Masendeke's two siblings have been arrested by the police crack team targeting machete gang leaders after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a motorist of US$...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1257 | by Staff reporter
Siblings in court for double murder
TWO siblings from the Midlands province who ganged up and allegedly murdered a taxi driver in Bulawayo and a shop owner in Inyathi in Matabeleland North before stealing their property worth more than ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:23hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Police gun down smuggling kingpin
Police said yesterday they had gunned down a notorious smuggler of second hand clothes into the country at the weekend, while also arresting six other people in Mutare. This comes as governmen...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 09:22hrs | 2712 | by Staf reporter
Smuggler shot dead, 6 arrested
ONE person was shot dead, while six others were arrested after police intercepted truckloads of smuggled bales of second-hand clothes in Vumba on Saturday night. The gang, which had a fleet of...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1455 | by Staff reporter
Trainee lawyer jailed for rape
A Zimbabwean trainee lawyer in the United Kingdom has been jailed for 14 years after he dragged a student to a wooded area and sexually attacked her. Wilfred Marodza (28), from Eastbourne in E...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:39hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 18 months for stealing household property worth $37 000
A man from Bulawayo has been slapped with 18 months jail term for theft of property worth $37 000 from a house in the city.Arnold Ndlovu (19) pleaded guilty to unlawful entry into premises and...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:57hrs | 994 | by Staff Reporter
Machete-wielding gang of 12 arrested in Mashonaland Central
A GANG of 12 machete-wielding suspects linked to 16 armed robberies and two murders in Bindura and Shamva has been arrested on charges of armed robbery. One of the suspects was on bail in a ca...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 15:04hrs | 3957 | by Staff Reporter
Black market driving Zimbabwe business
The black market for foreign currency is driving business in the country, with nearly all businesses and travellers in Zimbabwe obtaining their requirements from the illegal market, a survey by the An...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3303 | by Staff reporter
'Cop bosses deal in drugs'
TWO female police detectives based in Bulawayo have approached the High Court challenging their superiors' decision to move them to other stations. The two cops, only identified as Detective S...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:08hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga detained in prison to December 30
The Harare regional court has formally placed Marry Mubaiwa on remand on the charge of attempting to kill Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. She has been remanded in custody to December 30 for routi...Published: 16 Dec 2019 at 11:12hrs | 7036 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Commotion over python at courts
THERE was commotion at Mutare Magistrates' Courts on Monday this week when hundreds of people thronged the place to see a giant python, which was brought for it to filed as an exhibit by detectives an...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:18hrs | 2281 | by Staff reporter
The Queen is coming to Netflix
Finally, Netflix is airing its first commissioned African Original and it is called Queen Sono. The giant streaming platform recently announced that the series will launch on February 28th 20...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 17:15hrs | 808 | by Staff Writer
Drug dealer arrested while hiding in toilet
A DRUG dealer has been arrested after being found in possession of dagga and 16 bottles of illegal drugs while locking himself in the toilet of a local shop, trying to evade arrest.Police, act...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:23hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
'Cops' arrested for robbery
FIVE men from Bulawayo who masqueraded as police officers before robbing several residents of more US$30 000 and R43 000 as well as an assortment of goods worth more than $200 000 have been arrested. ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:36hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Killer cops lose Supreme Court appeal
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence by three detectives serving a combined 30 years imprisonment for taking turns to fatally assault a suspect who was detained in...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Matopo Small Scale Miners tributaries beneficiaries at Logger heads With Police and Falcon Gold Proxy
According to the Matopo Small Scale Mining Trust's members, the ZRP officers are making it difficult for them to fully utilize the mining production on their tributaries. This is due to Joseph Mupasi ...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 17:29hrs | 805 | by Enos Denhere
Mnangagwa bombing investigations turning into cold case
Investigations into the White City Stadium bombing in Bulawayo is turning into a ‘cold case' as there are no leads pointing to potential arrests almost 17 months after the blast which killed three a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:11hrs | 3821 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Gweru forex dealer acquitted
A 35-YEAR-OLD Gweru man was last week acquitted on charges of illegally dealing in foreign currency.Paradzanai Hamanu of Mkoba 11 appeared before magistrate Edwin Marecha facing a charge of il...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:18hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
66 drug dealers arrested
POLICE have arrested 66 suspected drug dealers in Beitbridge and Mbare, leading to the recovery of an assortment of illicit drugs worth US$2 670. The recovered drugs included 167 sachets of methamphet...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:46hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans in SA jail break
SOUTH African police are pursuing two Zimbabweans and three South Africans who escaped from a remand prison in Limpopo province on Monday evening. It is understood that the five prisoners aged between...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for impersonating Zacc official
AN attempt to impersonate a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official has earned a 34-year-old Harare man 10 months imprisonment.Harare magistrate, Rumbidzai Mugwagwa suspended two m...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Businessman dies in hail of bullets
A PROMINENT Maphisa businessman was early yesterday morning shot dead in his home at the growth point in Matabeleland South. Tapson Ncube, who had business interests in mining, transport, reta...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 05:59hrs | 3063 | by Staff reporter
4 years in jail for python, pangolin skins possession
AN inyanga from Binga has been jailed for an effective four years for possession of pangolin and python skins. Jerry Mwembe (44) of Kabula area in Lusulu was arrested after an anti-poaching te...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
14 nabbed over Tenda bus owner smuggling case
DETECTIVES in Mutare have arrested 14 touts who were allegedly hired by prominent businessman, Ernest Mungwari, to block cops and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officials from confiscating an assortment o...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 3816 | by Staff reporter
Man in robbery spree as Masowe congregants pray
A 34-year-old man from Victoria Falls allegedly tiptoed into a Johanne Masowe shrine at night and stole cellphones and bags while congregants were in a prayer session, a court heard. Artwell M...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 15:03hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Ex-police officer fined for possessing drugs
A FORMER Bulawayo police officer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $300 after he was found in possession of dagga and unregistered medicines. Samuel Tambooneyi (30), who was ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:01hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
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