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Senator Mupfumira's car seized at gunpoint in Harare
A vehicle belonging to Mashonaland West senator and former cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira was hijacked at gunpoint in Harare's Avondale West on December 11, police have confirmed.The incide...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:46hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Armed hijackers strike in Bulawayo
A dramatic carjacking occurred in Bulawayo on Wednesday night when three armed men hijacked a white Ford Ranger Twin Cab at gunpoint. The vehicle, valued at over US$40,000, was stolen at Chigumira Sho...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 803 | by Sgtaff reporter
Zimbabwe content creator found murdered following a hijacking in Delft
A digital content creator and pastor who graduated just days ago has been found murdered following a hijacking in Delft.Marshall Ganyau, 30, was pictured smiling in his graduation gear after c...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Is your Zimbabwe property safe from property hijackers
This is a follow up article of title deeds fraud which I wrote in January 2022 that went viral. There is now a new fraud trend called Property Hijacking happening in South Africa. Property hijacking i...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 22:32hrs | 766 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Nelson Chamisa is Zimbabwe's political antbear (Isambane)
It takes a few seconds for an animal called an antbear (Isambane) to dig a barrow and abandon it in seconds to start a fresh one. Like a controversial antibear, Nelson Chamisa has mesmerized Zimbabwea...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 09:36hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
'Car jackers' turn tables on ‘robbed' taxi driver in court
IN a shocking turn of events, one of the three suspects on trial for allegedly stealing a Honda Fit claimed that the taxi driver's accusations that they robbed him of the vehicle were false because th...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala detention, a serious violation of rights'
HUMAN rights defenders have expressed concern over alleged weaponisation of the police, Judiciary and prison services, citing the continued detention of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator ...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stolen Zim truck recovered near Mozambique border
LUCK ran out for three carjackers after police in Chipinge intercepted a Nissan UD truck stolen at Birchenough Bridge recently which they were attempting to smuggle into Mozambique.The trio ha...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:51hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF chair jailed for carjacking
Zanu-PF Filabusi district chairperson Arthur Nhliziyo from Lobela village has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for hijacking at gunpoint two Zambia-registered haulage trucks carrying copper....Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car hijackers jailed
TWO serial Concession car hijackers were sentenced to an effective five year jail term each by Bindura magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura on Friday....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Truck driver vanishes
A TRUCK driver, Masimba Murombo (48) working for Biltrans Transport, went missing last Friday while transporting a consignment of copper from Chirundu to Harare.Preliminary investigations indi...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA car jackers arrested in Bulawayo
THREE men believed to be carjackers have been arrested in Bulawayo on allegations of stealing three vehicles — a Toyota Prado, Toyota Fortuner and a Toyota Hilux — from South Africa before smuggli...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate arrested for criminal abuse of office
A Bulawayo magistrate has been arrested for allegedly ordering the unprocedural release of a car that was an exhibit in a car theft case.Stephen Ndlovu, who was based at Tredgold Magistrate Co...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe true liberation heroes need to finally unshackle themselves from those who hijacked the struggle
This past week has been a most painful one for all of us who respect and honour the history of our beloved country, its legacy, and the struggle that brought about its liberation.Firstly, ther...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 17:55hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man carjacked and stuffed in boot of his car
A man in Bulawayo was on Tuesday night carjacked by three armed robbers who stuffed him into the boot of his car, after dropping off a woman along old Khami Road. The robbery happened at around 8.30PM...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Carjacker hospitalised after shootout with police
TWO suspected carjackers, one of them injured in a shootout with Chinhoyi Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers, were apprehended last Thursday after a high speed chase. Elvis Muze...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 17:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Carjacking syndicate busted
SEVEN suspected car jackers, including four employees of a local car sale, believed to be part of a syndicate that has been targeting and stealing vehicles parked at houses and business premises in an...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Carjackers' kill woman after a high speed chase
A HIGH speed chase involving three suspected carjackers and the police from Vehicle Theft Squad resulted in the death of a woman and the injury of her daughter after they were hit by the "flying" vehi...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 13:46hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Godwin Matanga lifts the police bar higher as the the new dispensation shines
Since the second republic ED has brought in faces which change things. ED has allied people in different aspects of economy to hit the ground running. One department he made a difference is the Police...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:49hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
6 armed robbers, carjackers nabbed after shoot-out
Six suspected armed robbers and carjackers were arrested on Thursday after a shoot-out near Mabvuku turn-off along Mutare Road on the eastern outskirts of Harare.One of the suspects was shot a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Emergence of 5th Columnists in Matebeleland
Matebeleland has come a long way and still has a long way to go before any realistic arrival at the station of real freedom for its own people. It is a long winding mountainous road to freedom that is...Published: 14 May 2021 at 13:24hrs | | by Thembani Dube
Notorious car hijacker nabbed
Two notorious machete wielding car hijackers who were elusive to the police after allegedly robbing a Mazowe man of his Toyota Runx were nabbed and dragge...Published: 04 May 2021 at 11:26hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Dabengwa, Tongogara, Nkomo, Chitepo why did you leave us - as Zimbabwe's hijackers even more determined to crush our country?
In life we always have individuals whom we wished could have had the marvellous opportunity to have met, and even got to know on a personal level - and, certainly I am not to be left out, since I am a...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 16:27hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gold buyer dismisses gun crime claims
THE Bulawayo gold dealer who stands accused of pulling out a gun in a dispute over a Honda Fit has claimed that he did not do such a thing but instead was robbed of US$30 000. Police in Bulawa...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police descend on illegal transport operators
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded more than 80 vehicles for illegally transporting people in violation of lockdown regulations. The mushikashika vehicles as they are known, have topped the lis...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police warn of car-jackers
Police have warned motorists in Harare to be wary of a group of car-jackers operating at traffic lights around the city, especially at night. Motorists have been falling prey to criminals smas...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police still to account for Fawcett cash-in-transit hijackers
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday said they were still investigating a robbery case involving a Fawcett Security cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle which was hijacked by armed robbers on Monday while it was tra...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car hijackers jailed 5 years
TWO car hijackers, who stole a Toyota Wish in Rusape intending to break it and sell its parts, were yesterday jailed five years each by Rusape magistrate Ruth Moyo.Jabulani Shereni (23) and Sh...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Car hijackers jailed
Two car hijackers who stole a Toyota Wish in Rusape intending to break the parts for resale were jailed five years each by Rusape magistrate Ruth Moyo yes...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 21:02hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Notorious car hijackers nabbed in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Bulawayo Metropolitan Province have arrested five suspected members of a notorious car theft syndicate suspected to have been hijacking and breaking into parked moto...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 20:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car thief crashes into 3 vehicles
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly stole a Honda Fit and crashed it into three other vehicles as its owner precariously hung onto it. Wilbaw Gundane of Iminyela s...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 hijackings in Bulawayo
TWO pirate taxi operators lost their Honda Fit vehicles to unknown carjackers in separate incidents in Bulawayo on Wednesday night. The first incident involved four unknown men who carjacked a...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean couple hijacked in Durban, wife missing since Monday
A Zimbabwean businessman who travelled to Durban with his wife might have to return home alone after they were allegedly hijacked and the criminals made off with her in their bakkie.She has be...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bogus security agents hijack vehicle
A 36-year-old man lost his Ford Ranger double cab to two suspected car-jackers who were masquerading as members of the security services, who accused him of not stopping at a police roadblock in Beitb...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver murdered in cold blood
A TAXI driver was murdered in cold blood allegedly by three suspected carjackers who had hired him from the Central Business District (CBD) in Gweru pretending to be going to Woodlands suburb. ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Carjackers pounce on motorist
NOTORIOUS carjackers recently pounced on an unsuspecting Zvishavane motorist and stabbed him several times before leaving him undressed along the Zvishavane-Gweru Highway.The victim has been i...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Undertaker scares the hell out of would-be robbers
The CEO of Thabelo Funerals and Tombstones company, Humbulani Aubrey Bvumbi, put the fear of death into would-be hijackers who he sent fleeing for their lives as they pounced in his driveway in Johann...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 11:47hrs | | by TimeLive
Zapu Firebrand Moyo lights up Zapu Europe AGM
Zapu Europe Province held its annual general meeting last Saturday in Leicester in the United Kingdom. All the existing districts were represented. The highlight was the guest speaker, Dr Edwin Moyo, ...Published: 22 May 2018 at 10:09hrs | | by Samkelo Nkomo
3 SA-bound Zimbabwe buses hijacked
A Bulawayo man was shot on the ear after he withheld R10 from highway robbers who hijacked buses, omalayitsha and two private motorists between Musina and Kranskop along Musina- Johannesburg Highway o...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police bust criminal syndicates
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested more than 20 criminals, including armed robbers and recovered 58 vehicles, most of which were used to commit armed robberies countrywide.The sus...Published: 12 May 2018 at 13:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel tankers used for drugs, ivory, arms smuggling operations across Zimbabwe - South Africa
Modified tanker trucks are at the center of a new wave of drug smuggling into and through South Africa as well as movement of illegal arms and ivory from and out of Zimbabwe, a ...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 08:49hrs | 3 | by Tapiwa Vhurundiya (Khuluma Reporter)
Hitch hikers turn out to be hijackers
A Good Samaritan lost his vehicle to three carjackers he had given a lift from Lower Gweru to Gweru.One of the suspects Brian Mukomazi (32) of Mbaya Village under Chief Bunina, Lower Gweru app...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
321 years jail for 9-week robbery, carjacking spree
SEVEN armed robbers who were involved in a spate of carjacking and robbery cases in the southern region of the country were yesterday jailed for a combined 321 years.The septet stole property ...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car stolen in Bulawayo recovered in Masvingo
A VEHICLE that was stolen by three unidentified carjackers in Bulawayo on Wednesday last week was recovered in Masvingo on Tuesday.The robbers, who are still on the run, attacked, blindfolded,...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Carjackers on the run, rob and torture taxi driver
THREE unidentified carjackers are on the run after they attacked, blindfolded, robbed and carjacked a 24-year-old taxi driver in Richmond suburb in Bulawayo.The trio allegedly hired Mr Collet ...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 taxis hijacked, drivers robbed
TWO car-jackers were yesterday jailed for 29 years each for robbing five taxi drivers of their cars, cellphones and money.Brian Masawi (24) and Mzingaye Clement Moyo (21) both from Nketa 8 sub...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government and local authorities must respect rights of informal workers
The government and local authorities are not only violating the rights of human beings involved in informal work, but are also committing a state crime through the continued brazen, arbitrary and unwa...Published: 01 May 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights
24 years in jail for taxi hijack pair
TWO serial carjackers from Bulawayo who ganged up with three others still at large and hijacked a taxi which they later dumped in a bush were yesterday each sentenced to 12 years in jail.F...Published: 07 Feb 2017 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers carjack, burn cars
TWO motorists from Bulawayo were this week carjacked by unknown hitchhikers who went on to burn their vehicles.The carjackers boarded lifts from Bulawayo to Esigodini, later tied up and gagged...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Yvonne Chaka Chaka survives shootout
Yvonne Chaka Chaka survived a near death experience when she was caught in the crossfire between cops and hijackers in Midrand yesterday. The legendary singer tweeted a picture of the scene wi...Published: 28 Sep 2016 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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