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Bulawayo councillors fear flash floods
As the rainy season approaches, Bulawayo councillors are directing Ward Retention Funds (WRF) towards improving the city's drainage systems to prevent flooding into residential areas. These funds, whi...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:47hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Inyathi cops probe mysterious death of dumped corpse
Police in Matabeleland North are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old man, Fandile Moyo, whose body was discovered on a footpath at Bucklands Farm in the Inyathi area...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 10:29hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Mazowe man sentenced to 20 years for raping neighbour's sister
In a troubling incident, a man from Mazowe discovered his neighbor assaulting his defenseless sister in the bush after hearing her desperate cries for help.The case was brought to light at the...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:01hrs | 1281 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man runs away, leaves wife being robbed
A MAN from Pumula North suburb in Bulawayo ran away leaving his wife at the mercy of robbers who stabbed her in the thigh and allegedly robbed her US$90 and a cellphone.The incident was confir...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
16-year-old rapes cousin, chops body into pieces
IN a grisly act of murder which left the community of Siamputeni Village 44, Chishizya area under Chief Sinamagonde in Binga, Matebeleland North Province shocked, a 16-year-old boy is alleged to have ...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teen fatally strikes cousin-sister with axe
Lusulu - Police in Matabeleland North Province are tracking down a juvenile suspect who allegedly axed and killed his cousin-sister in a gruesome manner on Tuesday afternoon.The suspect Romeo ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 22:30hrs | | by Peter Matuka
Tout dies while being intimate with teenager
A 37-year-old tout in Birchenough died while being intimate with a teenager in exchange for US$3 bus fare.Police have ruled out foul play in the death of Kudakwashe Ocram Magaya Mushayi....Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pedestrian demands US$74K after accident
A PEDESTRIAN, who was hit by a security company's vehicle sustained serious injuries while walking on the edge of the road has approached the court seeking US$74 000 from the reckless driver, his empl...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Intimidation, harassment galore in Seke by-election
AS widely expected the ruling Zanu-PF swept all the six parliamentary by-elections held on February 3, gaining what critics claim is its much sought-after two-thirds majority in the National Assembly....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man bashes, breaks own grandmother's tooth
A daring nephew is in soup after he allegedly assaulted his grandmother for not greeting him.The matter came to at Plumtree magistrates courts today where Adam Sibanda (30) appeared before mag...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 13:58hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Naked woman storms Charge Office
POP-EYED police officers on duty at Entumbane Police Station reportedly scurried for cover when a naked woman stormed into the charge office.The stranger-than-fiction story occurred on Sunday,...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Graves cave in at Luveve Cemetery
AN elderly woman, accompanied by two young adults walks briskly into a section of Luveve Cemetery in Bulawayo, a little bit on the edge and sombre.They continuously scan across the hundreds of...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Soldier up for US$90 robbery
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army, Arnold Nyoni (29), appeared at the Plumtree Magistrates Court yesterday charged with robbing a pedestrian of US$90.Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Soldier robs pedestrian
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army Arnold Nyoni (29) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts today after he allegedly robbed a pedestrian of his US$ 90.Nyoni appeared before Plumtree ma...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 18:51hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suicides spike in Bulawayo
AN EX-CONVICT recently released under the presidential amnesty committed suicide last week, becoming the third men to take his life in Bulawayo in a week.The man, who was recently released fro...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in bar skirmish
A 22-YEAR-OLD Shurugwi man was fatally stabbed by a fellow patron after violence erupted in a drinking spot over a missing mobile phone.The incident occurred on 2 April 2023 around 7PM at Vill...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 footp...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cop killed by lightning
A police officer stationed at Cowdray park police base in Bulawayo was struck and killed by lightning on Tuesday.Peter Gwaza (42) and her girlfriend Priority Dube (30) were walking along a foo...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park man killed by lightning...girlfriend hospitalised
Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo have reported that one Pater Gwaza, a 42 year old man from Cowdrey Park, was struck by lightning and died on the spot while his girlfriend sustained extreme ...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Robber dragged to court
A 22-YEAR OLD Bindura suspected robber was on Wednesday dragged to court after assaulting a pedestrian and allegedly robbing him of his belongings.Kudzai Chinyani of house number 805 Chipember...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 17:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
HIV+ Zimbabwe man (21) who died of HIV was neglected by healthcare staff
A 21-year-old man died due to neglect, after he was not given treatment for HIV while he was a prisoner at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Chelmsford, an inquest has determined. HIV is a "treatable" condit...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean illegal miners wreak havoc in Botswana, SA
To the residents of Matsiloje in northern Botswana, no foreigner is unwelcome unless they commit a crime.This is due to their own lives being deeply linked with their fellow clan members in Zi...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:24hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Ghost House of Sussex': £40m mansion and mausoleum unfinished since 1985; tycoon owner van Hoogstraten emigrated to Zimbabwe
Sitting in a muddy field, unloved and deteriorating by the day sits a forgotten but hugely impressive mansion that is one of the UK's greatest unfinished architectural projects. Bigger than Buckingham...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man murdered for cautioning imbibers at funeral wake
A Gokwe man was allegedly fatally stabbed while his two brothers are battling for life at Gokwe General Hospital after they were attacked for cautioning siblings who were drinking beer during a funera...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops arrest rape, robbery, theft suspect
A man aged 32 has been arrested while hiding at a disused building near Magwegwe shopping centre for cases of rape, robbery and theft of copper cables.This was confirmed by Bulawayo police spo...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 16:37hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Blood-thirsty robbers rampage in Bulawayo
THREE blood-thirsty thieves went on a rampage in Bulawayo axing two people in a space of two days while also attacking anyone they met with a knobkerrie and knives, among other dangerous weapons....Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records three murders in one day
WALKING in Pelandaba West suburb in Bulawayo after 6PM is a dangerous gamble as the new neighbourhood has marauding armed criminals who axe or stab and sometimes kill their robbery victims. Th...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo School girl gang raped
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two rape suspects while four others are on the run after gang raping a secondary school student in the city.Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspe...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally assaults father with hammer
A Plumtree man has gone into hiding after he fatally assaulted his 68-year-old father with a two-pound hammer over an undisclosed matter, as more murder cases are reported countrywide.The Plum...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man stabbed while cuddling in a bush
A MAN who was caught cuddling with his lover in a bushy area in Mahatshula South suburb is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed on the chest with a screwdriver.Two unidentified men pounced o...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man Killed with his own knobkerrie
A man from Bulawayo suffered the indignity of being killed by his own weapon after a man waylaid him as he headed home, snatched his knobkerrie and hit him on the head with it, resulting in his death....Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Girl (15) murdered over boyfriend
A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death with a knife following an argument with a colleague over a boyfriend while they were on their way from school in Gwelutshena area in Matabeleland North Province...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nehanda shrine under siege from illegal gold miners
SITUATED 30km north of Harare is an area of rocky hillsides overlooking the Mazowe River.The area boasts several botanical interests.However, Gomba, as the area is also known, is...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Book on Mugabe set for launch
LEADERS for Africa Network (LAN) in partnership with renowned academic Ibbo Mandaza's regional think-tank, the Southern African Political-Economy Series (Sapes) Trust, will today launch a book tracing...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 arrested for robbing Nkulumane residents
POLICE have arrested three suspects for robbing residents of Nkulumane suburb of cash, laptops and cellphones.In their twitter page police said Sunboy Moyo (27), Mxolisi Ncube (24) and John Mh...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Book on Mugabe's political career set for launch next week
Leaders for Africa Network (LAN) in partnership with the Southern African Political-Economy Series (SAPES) Trust, is set to launch a book on the late former president Robert Gabriel Mugabe's political...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 19:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Serial rapist in court
A KNIFE-WIELDING man who raped and robbed several women in Harare was arraigned before the courts yesterday.The rapist, Bessam Mahosi alias Kudzanai Gwaze Ambewe (37) appeared before magistrat...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robberies on the rise… police sets up specialised crack teams
AT least six robberies are being committed in Zimbabwe daily, highlighting the threats that citizens face from brutal criminals and thugs, latest statistics from the police have revealed.In re...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers bounce back with new routes
Scores of smugglers who were lying low in the last four months following the deployment of more security personnel along the Limpopo River, have resumed their illegal operations and are using new rout...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police in manhunt for Gwanda reign of terror armed robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four suspected armed robbers that have been terrorising Gwanda residents.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thaban...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man found dead, relatives sought
AN unidentified man was found dead in Bulawayo's Pumula North suburb.Police have called on members of the public with missing male relatives to come forward and assist in identifying the body....Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police launch crime curbing initiatives
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a number of crime-curbing initiatives that have started to bear fruit, with community engagement strategies paying off.After a rise in criminal activities in t...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Couple savagely attacked, husband dies
A COUPLE from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo was attacked by robbers, leading to the death of the husband in a case that brings to the fore an alarming rise in crime and the collapse of the city's emerg...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge robbers jailed
TWO notorious robbers who targeted border jumpers and smugglers at illegal border crossing points along the Limpopo River have been jailed for an effective six years each.Admore Sangore (32), ...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman stoned to death
Police in Gweru are investigating a murder case in which a 52 year-old woman was found dead along a footpath near Gweru' Megawat complex.Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emma...Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ganja farmer jailed 3 years
A 39-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi Cannabis farmer was sentenced to 3 years for cultivating dagga by a Guruve resident magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa last week....Published: 02 May 2021 at 10:47hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teenager rapes, kills woman (53)
A 16-year-old boy from Beitbridge East allegedly attacked a 53-year-old woman from his village on Friday with a log, then raped her while she lay dying, bleeding from the head, and then stole R1 700. ...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border security intercepts R230k cigarette contraband
Security officials have intercepted cigarette contraband worth an estimated R230 000 that was being smuggled into South Africa through an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River. It is ...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Girl (6) shouts for help in pedophile's kitchen
A 22-YEAR-OLD Bindura man who lured a six-year-old girl to his house through a footpath in a bid to rape her has been jailed.Ndangariro Bhurasho was sentenced to 12 months in jail by magistrat...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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