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Cross-border robber jailed for 10 years after South Africa heist
A 31-year-old man, part of an armed robbery gang targeting cross-border travelers in South Africa, has been sentenced to an effective 10 years in jail by the Beitbridge Regional Court.Nomore S...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:38hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean among zama zamas who resurfaced at Stilfontein mine
TEN undocumented zama zamas resurfaced in the Stilfontein mine in the North West on Saturday.National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said nine of the illegal miners are Mozambic...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:23hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers heighten patrols along South Africa-Zimbabwe border
The South African Defence Forces (SADF) have ramped up security measures along the Malaladrift area, which borders Zimbabwe, as part of a heightened effort to curb cross-border smuggling and prevent i...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:07hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
'Let us root our corruption,' said Mnangagwa. Never happen now Zanu PF and CCC are partners in crime
When he assumed power following the 2017 military coup Mnangagwa promised "zero tolerance of corruption" and we all know that corruption has gone into overdrive since then. Every so often he has admit...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 15:04hrs | 271 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chaos at Mazowe mine
The situation at Mazowe Jumbo Mine is complex and marred by corruption, violence, and illegal activities. At the center of the controversy is a man named Knowledge Rutavi, who claims to be a represent...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:22hrs | 1164 | by Jumbo resident
Honda Fit gangs stage flash protest at City Hall
A convoy of seven Honda Fit vehicles disrupted normalcy outside City Hall this afternoon as unidentified youths staged a flash demonstration to denounce alleged corruption by city councillors and the ...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 19:09hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Robber arrested at sangoma's house
One of eight suspected armed robbers accused of targeting residents, churches, and businesses in Harare has been arrested while allegedly receiving spiritual assistance from a traditional healer at a ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:38hrs | 2300 | by Staff reporter
Land barons fund ED2030 sloganeering campaign
Most of the land barons dominating Harare, Masvingo and Midlands provinces have spent their loot towards funding an exercise to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's foiled unconstitutional term ext...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:01hrs | 626 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo residents petition Mnangagwa over police corruption
Bulawayo residents have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the alleged corruption involving police officers at two local stations, Queens Park and Khumalo, where they claim police...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 16:03hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF MP, G40's Mashayamombe co-ordinate machete gangs, ready to kill
ZANU-PF legislator for Harare South constituency, Trymore Kanopula and a current secretly serving member of the Generation40 faction, Shadreck Mashayamomb...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 23:49hrs | 2623 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chivayo washes hands of Chimombe fraud case
In a shocking case of retribution, a suspected armed robber from Zimbabwe was found with both feet chopped off along the banks of the Limpopo River, where he reportedly targeted smugglers crossing to ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
'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 | 308 | by Staff reporter
Why does Zimbabwe attract rogue Chinese investors?
Last night, I had the honor of being one of those invited for the launch of a report, in Harare, by the Center for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) titled, 'Chinese Investments in Zimbabwe'....Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 22:57hrs | 4974 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
William Ruto visits Germany: German press rebukes his claims about labour contracts.
It does not matter how one looks at this story; it is not only shameful to Kenya: it must shame all Africans equally. Recently, President Willian Ruto was on a state visit to Germany, and was proud to...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 22:06hrs | 795 | by Nomazulu Thata
Crime rate drops in Bulawayo
Bulawayo has seen a significant decrease in crime from January to July 2024, with notable reductions in serious offences like armed robbery, rape, and murder compared to the same period in 2023. The Z...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is presiding over a mobster regime!
It has been confirmed.So, the ruling ZANU PF party can, after all, have its opponents arrested and thrown in jail on trumped-up charges.This shocking revelation was made by none other ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 644 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
State withdraws charges against Zanu-PF bigwig
The State withdrew charges against prominent Mutare businessman and Zanu-PF bigwig Isau Mupfumi yesterday due to insufficient evidence connecting him to recent violent clashes in Mutare's central busi...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:25hrs | 4646 | by Staff reporter
Sanyatwe effectively confirmed ZANU PF can't win free and fair elections!
The recent utterances by ZNA (Zimbabwe National Army) Commander General Anselem Sanyatwe were quite troubling on many fronts.The most obvious, of course, was the flagrant disregard for the sup...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:29hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Kenya's Ruto eats humble pie
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest ...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 09:58hrs | 5 | by Associated Press
ZACC accused of shielding Wicknell Chivayo
Zimbabwe police launch blitz on rowdy toutsThe Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a nationwide crackdown on touts in an effort to restore order and protect travellers. Police spokesperson...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ANC members set to picket in protest against possible ANC-DA deal
ANC supporters who voted for the party "in good faith" in the general election on 29 May are expected to picket in Johannesburg on Thursday morning, demanding its leaders reject going into a coalition...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig arrested
ZANU PF central committee member and transport mogul Esau Mupfumi was over the weekend arrested in Mutare following violent clashes involving rank marshals that rocked the city at Old Harare rank in t...Published: 27 May 2024 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Justice Minister part of drug cartels
In a clear sign for miscarriage of justice and security institutions porosity, Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi has been fingered by one of his close associates, L...Published: 17 May 2024 at 11:42hrs | 50 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
'You see skeletons' - the deadly migrant Limpopo crossing
The men who raped Portie Murevesi did not care that she was visibly pregnant. They attacked her with glass bottles too, she told us, pointing to a large and jagged scar on her forearm.Now, her...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets pile pressure on Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) is under growing pressure from a section of war veterans, who say their fight is no longer about the welfare of neglected former liberation war fighters, but to...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
How did things get so bad in Haiti? Here's what to Know
Things in Haiti have gotten so bad that Ariel Henry, the unelected Prime Minister, resigned and called for the installation of a tra...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Gangstar escapes jail term
A 33-YEAR-OLD gangster who severely assaulted his neighbour on New Year escaped a jail term yesterday at Plumtree magistrates courts.Praise Moyo was sentenced to six months in jail by magistra...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:02hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Filabusi senior cops bribed by Zinyama
TENSION remains high in Matebeleland South's Insiza district after marauding machete gangs invaded villages last week where they attacked people over a mining claim dispute.A numbe...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Filabusi gold wars turn ugly
IN a harrowing ordeal that shook Filabusi District, Prosper Ncube, a young miner, recently became a victim of a vicious assault. Under the cloak of night, he was ambushed and mercilessly beaten by a g...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Shona-speaking youths invade Insiza, abuse locals
VIOLENCE has erupted in Theleka area in Insiza, Matebeleland South province, after a machete-wielding gangs reportedly from Mashonaland and Midlands provinces, notoriously known as Mashurugwi or Mabha...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 18:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons fail to correct behaviour
Top lawyer Tererai Mafukidze has said the continuity of criminal activities across Zimbabwe's provinces was a reflection of how the country's prisons have failed to rehabilitate prisoners.He a...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A generation of EDiots
THE politicians keep fiddling while Zimbabwe is burning. The opposition is at sixes and sevens, while Zanu-PF is at sea when the education system is now in comatose and the peril of having a generatio...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Hooker and boyfriend rob client
IN a sort of Bonnie and Clyde remake, a sex worker and her boyfriend allegedly connived to rob a client in Sauerstown.Bonnie and Clyde were an American gangster couple that became notorious ou...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Freeman questioned over links to robbers
Zimdancehall musician Freeman, real name Emegy Sylvester Chizanga, was yesterday questioned and released by police over allegations of associating with armed robbers accounted for last month after a g...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Why is Welshman Ncube being ethnically targeted and bullied?
I repeat and for good reasons, no matter what it takes, Shona ethnic majoritarianism, Gukurahundism and imperialism has to be fought in the following spheres: culture and language , education, healthc...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Bekithemba Sibhalwa Jnr
United Kingdom gets tough on foreigners, … to ship them to Rwanda
In a recent press statement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted significant progress in addressing illegal immigration, particularly focusing on reducing small boat crossings to the UK. Since outl...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 06:49hrs | 9 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Add Cyber awareness, security studies to school curriculum
Do you know your neighbour? Criminals like armed robbers, murderers, rapists, pedophiles, etc live within our communities in Zimbabwe. There is nothing frustrating like waking up to a sitting room whe...Published: 09 Dec 2023 at 10:33hrs | 8 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa main beneficiary of 'Gold Mafia' deals
INVESTIGATIVE journalists who worked on Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary say whistleblowers and an accountant for one of Africa's most notorious gold dealers confirm...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:43hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Gold mafia paid Mnangagwa
Investigative journalists who worked on Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary say whistleblowers and an accountant for one of Africa's most notorious gold dealers confirm...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa connections spared Rushwaya jail
A FORTNIGHT ago, we boldly declared "Rushwaya exhausts nine lives" in one of our headlines. How wrong we were!At the time, it seemed the chickens had finally come home to roost for Henrietta R...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police declares war on armed robbers
Police have activated crack teams countrywide as well as adequate human resources to deal with criminal syndicates.This comes after most members of two robbery gangs were arrested, with two of...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs terrorise Esigodini villagers
Villagers in the Esigodini area of Umzingwane district, Matebeleland South province, are living in fear due to the presence of machete-wielding artisanal miners who are terrorizing the communities....Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Illegal firearms holders given 3 weeks' amnesty to surrender guns
POLICE in Beitbridge have given a three-week amnesty to illegal firearm holders to surrender them by the end of this month.The move follows a series of incidents where gangs or robbers have be...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 21:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO raises alarm over illicit army gold mining
ZIMBABWE'S state security agency, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has raised serious national security fears over an illicit gold mining operation run by an army-owned company, Rusununguk...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:50hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco smuggling between Zimbabwe - SA now security threat
SOUTH Africa is drowning in illicit cigarette smuggling which has seen the neighbouring country losing at least R50 million (US$2.6 million) daily in potential revenue from well-coordinated syndicates...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police in Zimbabwe hunt for 12 robbers
POLICE in Harare yesterday said they were still looking for two gangs totalling 12 robbers who raided a company premises in Mbare and a school in Westlea last week before stealing nearly US$73 000, R4...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police redflags rampant armed robberies at schools
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has expressed alarm regarding a series of robberies that transpired at three schools in Harare and Goromonzi. Armed gangs targeted security personnel and absconded with su...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 20:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man slits his father and mother's throats
A man from Lupane in Matebeleland North is currently evading law enforcement after allegedly brutally murdering his parents during a family gathering last week. Clever Ngwenga (35), a resident...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
SADC condemnation of Zimbabwe elections drives ZANU PF into panic mode!
A week ago, I penned an article entitled, 'Peace isn't the only standard for free, fair and credible elections'.These words could not have been truer and more relevant than today. No ...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:52hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Armed robbers seize US$122,000 from cash-in-transit security in Zimbabwe
Two armed robbers pounced on a cash-in transit security company in Bulawayo's Thorngrove suburb where they seized US$122,598 cash.According to police, the suspects were armed with a pistol whi...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 18:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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