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2 arrested for possession of US$1 500 in counterfeit notes in Zimbabwe
Two Bulawayo men, Pardon Chinhengo (29) from Barharm Green suburb and Clifford Sidingani Ndlovu (49) from Nketa 7 suburb, appeared in court on Wednesday after being found in possession of US$1,500 in ...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:21hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo trio live large on fake US dollars
THREE men from Emakhandeni suburb were arrested on Saturday after they were caught in possession of fake United States dollar notes that they used to purchase items so that they get the genuine curren...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 19:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fake USD notes lands Bulawayo man in trouble
POLICE in Gweru have arrested a 23 year- old Bulawayo man who was found in possession of US$2 710 in fake notes after he tried to buy medicine from a pharmacy.The incident occurred on Saturday...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
3 Chivhu men jailed over fake US$ notes
THREE Chivhu men were on Thursday jailed for 12 months each for possessing US$30 fake notes.Tafadzwa Mudzingwa (29), Pilani Moyo (24) and Edinos Jakwi (23) pleaded guilty when they appeared be...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
RBZ photocopies Bond notes?
An image of 3 Bond Notes sharing similar serial numbers has resurfaced online. The notes with serial number AE 0600737 have generated speculation that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has resorted to mass...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 08:52hrs | 12 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fake bond notes flood Chipinge streets
COUNTERFEIT bond notes are flooding the streets of Chipinge with accusing fingers being pointed at illegal money changers targeting unsuspecting street clients.A survey revealed that the victi...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man tries to pay duty with fake US$ notes
A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for attempting to pay duty using fake United States dollar notes. Givemore Tshuma of Nketa suburb, who was supposed ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Money changer 'gives' man fake rand notes
A BEITBRIDGE "sphatheleni" has been arrested for allegedly giving a local resident fake rand notes amounting to R2 400, police have confirmed. Noel Komboni (20) of Dulibadzimu suburb fled from...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
In trouble for burning US$ notes
FLAMBOYANT club wheel-spinner, T-Fresh - real name Tapuwa Mhlanga - might have wads of US dollars to burn, but might find himself in hot water for violating the law.The youthful entertainer wa...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 15:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Khupe not boycotting Zimbabwe poll
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T yesterday described the manner in which the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is handling the forthcoming elections as catastrophic, but said boycotting the poll is a n...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake bond notes on streets
Zimbabwe's money market has been hit by counterfeit bond notes largely found on the parallel market where unscrupulous cash dealers are preying on unsuspecting cash seekers.The prevalence of t...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RBZ moves to prevent shortages: allocates forex for fuel, electricity, medicine
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is making supplementary allocations amounting to $30 million on a weekly basis to cater for critical sectors of the economy.The move comes as speculation has once ...Published: 24 Sep 2017 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF factionalism renders govt dysfunctional
CONFLICTING pronouncements by senior government officials have gone beyond policy inconsistency and are now widely seen as a manifestation of public policy paralysis. Over and above this, the policy p...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CIO' officers hassle cops
THERE was drama in Mutare's Central Business District after two bogus Central Intelligence Organisation officers – who were part of a 10-member gang that was illegally dealing in diamonds recently q...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 14:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fake US$, bond notes hits the market
FAKE United States dollars and bond notes are flooding the streets of Mutare, with the peddlers targeting unsuspecting taxi drivers, barmen shop attendants and Eco-cash agents.This has prompte...Published: 26 May 2017 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed for defrauding EcoCash
A BROTHER to Zanu-PF councillor for Runde Rural District Council, Nomore Nyoni, has been arrested for conniving with his sibling to defraud EcoCash agents of $1 650 through depositing fake notes....Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official nabbed over fake bank notes
A 36-year-old ZANU-PF Councillor for Ward 6, Runde Rural District Council, in the Midlands Province has been arrested after he allegedly deposited fake notes amounting to $505 with an EcoCash agent in...Published: 04 Dec 2016 at 21:39hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Juju man found with hyena nose in undergarments
A 34-year-old Dete man from Mansisiya Village was found in possession of a hyena nose and tail in his undergarments.The man, Ability Mhlanga claimed it was juju protecting him from any danger....Published: 26 Nov 2016 at 10:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chinamasa lied on fake bond notes, says RBZ boss
Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa misdirected the nation when he claimed that unscrupulous characters have already printed fake bond notes, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya h...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 06:12hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Man arrested with $400 fake notes
A Nkulumane 5 man in Bulawayo has been nabbed after he used a $100 note to buy clothing from a vendor at Egodini Flea Market leading to him being searched and found in possession of $400 fake notes....Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe empties jails
AS news filtered at Chikurubi Maximum Prison that President Robert Mugabe had pardoned hundreds of convicted criminals, incarcerated Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerw...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pardoned inmate caught with fake US$1,200
KHUPEKANI Sibanda, 32, is one of more than 2,000 inmates who were pardoned by President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday, but a day after he was released, he found himself in police cells for attempting to ...Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:47hrs | | by Noleen Makhurane
Cops bribed with $2,400 fake notes
THREE police officers and a member of the neighbourhood watch committee in Beitbridge have been arrested after they were bribed with $2 400 in fake notes by a suspected stockthief.The quartet ...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 11:41hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Gwanda businessman swindled $150 in fake notes Eco-cash cash in
A Gwanda Businessman identified as Siziba has been swindled of $150 through a fake fifty dollar notes cash in in which the money was discovered as fake when he wanted to use it to order some goo...Published: 12 Jan 2016 at 06:09hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bank employee loads fake notes into ATM
A South Africa bank employee accused of loading fake notes into ATMs was arrested by the Hawks in Groblersdal on Tuesday, ...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 17:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested for printing fake US dollars
THREE people were arrested in Harare for allegedly printing fake American and South African bank notes in Sunningdale.Acting on a anonymous information, police arrested Wonder Panashe (35), Ed...Published: 24 Jul 2015 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mobile network operators urged to improve security for money transfer agents
Mobile Network services that provide money transfer services through their agents have been urged to tighten their security systems so as to reduce the number of defraud cases.Since the introd...Published: 13 Mar 2015 at 11:38hrs | | by Mandlenkosi Chinula
Fake US dollar notes dealer arrested
A FAKE money dealer was last week nabbed at a local Eco-cash agent booth when he tried to use $150 fake notes.Appearing before senior Mutare magistrate Mrs Sekai Chiundura, Admire Zvidzai Sak...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 08:13hrs | | by Tinasher Hazvide
Fake dollars hit Mutare
SOME residents in Mutare have fallen prey to cunning fake money peddlers who have offloaded thousands of dollars in counterfeit notes in recent weeks, targeting mostly Ecocash agents and informal busi...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 12:30hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Counterfeit notes hit Bulawayo
A WOMAN from Nguboyenja suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested after allegedly trying to buy groceries using fake $100 notes, with police sources saying there has been a proliferation of counterfeit...Published: 22 Dec 2014 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Mbongeni Msimanga
British couple nabbed over fake US dollar notes
VICTORIA FALLS - A BRITISH couple's who had visited Zimbabwe as tourists had their dream dented when they were arrested in Victoria Falls for being in possession of $800 in fake notes.Mark ...Published: 06 Nov 2014 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police seize 20kg of $100 fake notes in Hwange
HWANGE - POLICE have reportedly seized 20kg of $100 counterfeit notes at the coal mining small town on Tuesday evening and arrested four men connected to the 'dirty' deal.The four member g...Published: 10 Oct 2014 at 08:24hrs | | by staff Reporter
Man defrauds Ecocash agents
A 26-YEAR-OLD Harare man appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Lazarus Murendo last week facing 10 counts of fraud after he allegedly deposited fake $100 notes at several Eco-cash agents' shops and f...Published: 01 Sep 2014 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman collapses in court, wakes up in a cell
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo's Njube suburb collapsed in court after the magistrate remanded her in custody. Tibora Nyamutsona woke up later and found herself in the cells. ...Published: 02 Aug 2014 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fake money conmen on the prowl
POLICE are hunting for three conmen who conned two fuel service station attendants with fake $100 notes.The three conmen who are driving a Toyota Spacio are on the prowl in Mutare targeting fu...Published: 22 Mar 2014 at 07:46hrs | | by Ngoni Dapira
'Fake dollar notes volume worrisome,' say Gono
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has urged retailers and the public to be wary of fake United States dollars and South African rand notes circulating in major cities, including Bulawayo.In ...Published: 04 Feb 2013 at 06:49hrs | | by Business Reporter
Banks to reduce charges substantially
BANK charges will soon be reduced substantially following negotiations between the banking sector and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe amid concerns that the current level of charges was against internat...Published: 01 Feb 2013 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fake notes syndicate nabbed
POLICE in Matabeleland North have arrested a fake notes syndicate, which went about buying maize and groceries in Jotsholo and Lusulu in Binga and recovered fake money with a stre...Published: 29 Sep 2012 at 04:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim cops implicated in fake cash syndicate
Members of the police force in Harare are believed to be involved in a syndicate behind the production of fake US dollar notes, which have flooded the city's cash market.Four people were rece...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 11:17hrs | | by Alex Bell I SW Radio
Fake notes flood the city
A FAKE notes syndicate is reportedly on the prowl in Bulawayo, targeting unsuspecting business people at night.The syndicate, involving four men, was reportedly spotted at Glengarry and Mahat...Published: 29 Aug 2012 at 04:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake notes flood Mupandawana Growth Point
FOUR people have been arrested for allegedly using fake notes in shops and bars at Mupandawana Growth Point in Gutu during the recent Heroes musical gala....Published: 24 Aug 2012 at 21:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prostitute exposes R25,000 fake notes
An attempt by a 22-year-old suspected criminal to impress an alert prostitute whom he was trying to hire by paying a fake note upfront backfired terribly, leading to the arrest of a five-member gang ...Published: 26 Jun 2012 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop in trouble after attempting to sell fake US$ notes
A member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Constable Daniel Mafudza, recently landed himself in trouble after he allegedly attempted to sell fake $50 notes for $30 each to an airtime vendor in the city...Published: 01 Jun 2012 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Four people arrested for printing counterfeit US dollars in Zimbabwe
Police in Harare have arrested four members of a five-man gang of criminals for printing and circulating thousands of counterfeit United States dollars.Law enforcement agents swooped on the su...Published: 19 May 2012 at 23:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prostitute rushes to the cops as client pays with fake money
A commercial sex worker in Mt Darwin is reported to have rushed to the police after being paid for her services with a fake US$100 bill, exposed a Mukumbura man who had US$37 000 in counterfeit...Published: 02 May 2012 at 22:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Byo criminal gang arrested again
THE four men who were arrested last month for circulating fake notes with which they went on a buying spree around Bulawayo have been arrested once again for theft, assault and attempted murder, stat...Published: 06 Jan 2012 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dodgy foreign currency dealer gets 2yrs behind bars
A Harare dodgy foreign currency dealer, Lloyd Kure (25) has been sentenced to two years in prison for dealing in fake notes. Kure was in the habit of targeting unsuspecting people...Published: 10 Nov 2011 at 01:37hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Fake dollar notes flood Zimbabwean shops
Con-artists using fake notes are targeting business people in Zimbabwe's rural areas and vendors along major highways in the country.The con-men reportedly drive around in unregistered vehicl...Published: 11 Jul 2011 at 04:57hrs | | by Sapa
Three Plumtree men arrested for fake R100 notes
THREE men from Plumtree town used counterfeit 100 rand notes to buy beer worth 600 rand from a bar at the border town.Amos Muzvondiwa, Khethani Ndlovu and Mandla Nare were arrested on Sunday...Published: 16 Dec 2010 at 13:17hrs | 2 | by Byo24
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