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Married man kidnaps girlfriend and child

An outing turned into a harrowing ordeal after a married man allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend and her three-year-old child before assaulting her. Marvelous Baro (30) appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira facing two coun…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter

ZRP arrests 6 for assault and kidnapping police officers

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting police involvement in land-related disturbances at Lea Farm in Nyabira, clarifying that the matter is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Detective Kedha' convicted of kidnapping Harare woman

Notorious private investigator Tafadzwa Chidawa, widely known as "Detective Kedha," has been convicted of kidnapping a Harare woman in a dramatic case that unfolded last year. The conviction came after a full trial before Harare magistrate…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter

Stranger tricks mother, kidnaps 11-month-old baby

Panic and heartbreak have spread through the Budiriro suburb of Harare following the suspected abduction of an 11-month-old baby boy over the weekend, in a case that has left residents stunned and the family devastated.The incident, which …

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 12:59hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter

Girl kidnapped at Zimbabwe hospital, kidnappers demand US$2,000 ransom

A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from Sally Mugabe Central Hospital on Saturday in a shocking abduction that has left her family distraught and police scrambling to track down the suspects. The kidnappers are now demanding US$2,000 for her…

Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:49hrs | 1481 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora slams Mnangagwa third term bid,

MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has issued a stern warning against attempts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally permitted two terms, saying the move would drain an estimated US$40 million from the nation…

Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Woman kidnapped, detained for 4 days

A 30-year-old woman from Ushewokunze was allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and held captive for four days in Mutorashanga after boarding an illegal commuter vehicle (mushikashika) in Harare, police have confirmed.The incident occurred on April…

Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:03hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean national kidnaps Portuguese businessman in South Africa

A 26-year-old Zimbabwean national has been arrested in connection with the March 11 kidnapping of a Portuguese businessman in South Africa, police have confirmed.In a statement released on Saturday, the South African Police Service (SAPS) …

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 16:12hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF's Marapira distances self from kidnap storm

Zanu-PF information director Farai Marapira has distanced himself from allegations linking him to the reported abduction of environmental activist and farmer Nadia Vongai Mabvirakare.Mabvirakare was allegedly taken from her home in Chitung…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:17hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter

3 Zimbabweans in court for kidnapping Cape Town man

Three Zimbabwean nationals accused of kidnapping a Cape Town man and demanding R5m ransom appeared in the Stellenbosch Regional court on Monday.Luckmore Tawanda Muzhira, Takudzwa Trust Nzounhenda and Itai Elvis Takawira face charges of ass…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 20:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean businessman threatened with death, kidnapping of children

A Harare businessman, Musa Muteteli, is reportedly living in fear after a bouncer from Dzivarasekwa allegedly threatened to kill him and kidnap his children. The accused, Malcom Sikitara (42), appeared before Harare magistrate Ms. Ethel Ch…

Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 10:04hrs | 2013 | by Staff reporter

inDrive taxi driver kidnaps client in Zimbabwe

A 33-year-old taxi driver from Harare, Talent Mhembere, has been convicted of kidnapping a woman following a payment disagreement. The ruling was delivered by Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki, who found overwhelming evidence against the …

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kombi crew kidnaps woman over cellphone

A Bulawayo kombi crew has been sentenced to nine months in jail for kidnapping a 23-year-old woman after accusing her of stealing a mobile phone. Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu (35) and Proud Mpofu (24) appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate D…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter

Kombi crew in court for kidnapping woman

A kombi crew from Bulawayo, accused of kidnapping and assaulting a 23-year-old woman over an alleged cellphone theft, appeared before the regional magistrate's court yesterday.Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu (35) and Proud Mpofu (20), both of Queens …

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:51hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter

Businessman fingered in kidnapping juvenile for ritual purposes

In a shocking incident, a Muzarabani businessman is being accused of sending a villager to kidnap and kill a juvenile for ritual purposes in Mashonaland Central province.The businessman Josiah Hungwe (68) was implicated by Richard Million …

Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:45hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Man kidnaps minor for ritual purposes

A  Bulawayo man kidnapped a three year old girl and confessed in court that he wanted to rape her for ritual purposes.The suspect Tawanda Maronze (23) was convicted and jailed four years when he appeared at the Western Commonage magis…

Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:18hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter

Cellphones reveal incriminating evidence in kidnapping plot

Five suspected hitmen, accused of plotting to kidnap a Zimbabwean businessman, have been linked to incriminating evidence found on their mobile phones, a court hearing revealed on Wednesday.The suspects, based in South Africa, are alleged …

Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Man kidnaps City Parking officers

A 23-year-old Harare motorist, Gift Nyadzawo, appeared in court on Tuesday facing charges of kidnapping two City Parking officers and inciting public violence. He was remanded in custody by magistrate Patricia Kamwanda, with a bail ruling …

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:11hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter

Girl lures teacher into kidnap ordeal

A Chitungwiza woman, Rumbidzai Tauro (40), has been arrested for kidnapping and extorting over US$5,000 from Gerald Madamombe, a 52-year-old former teacher. Tauro is accused of holding Madamombe captive for five days after her 15-year-old …

Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

South African jailed 30 years for kidnapping Zimbabwean in Uganda

A South African national, Joachim Ugochukwu Onyeako has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for kidnapping a Zimbabwean national with the intention to procure a ransom.Onyeako was sentenced by a panel of three Court of Appeal justices; depu…

Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:12hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Former Police Commissioner's wife jailed

Sakhile Tanyanyiwa aged 34 (wife to former Commissioner Mekia Tanyanyiwa) appeared before the Gweru Magistrates Court today facing charges of kidnapping an infant aged two months. She was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment of which 6 mont…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 06:40hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Ex-top cop, wife in court for kidnapping

A FORMER senior police officer and his wife appeared in court yesterday after a two-month-old baby girl was allegedly kidnapped in Southview suburb in Gweru on Friday.Mekia Tanyanyiwa, who headed the ZRP Support Unit, and his wife, Sakhile…

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

3 boys in miraculous escape from abductors in Zimbabwe

THREE boys from Chinhoyi narrowly escaped danger and managed to survive an abduction ordeal. The minors, aged between 11 and 13, were seized in a bush on the outskirts of Rusununguko suburb while collecting grass feed for rabbits.As reveal…

Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

CCC activist, kidnapped, tortured

THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says one of its members, Sylvester Chiundiza, was abducted in Epworth and forced to drink "poison" on Wednesday.The CCC said Chiundiza was snatched by unknown persons around 5pm, detained …

Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:37hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean women kidnap man and rape him over two days

POLICE in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, are investigating a case in which a man was held hostage for two days, and sexually exploited by two women who had given him a lift from Zvishavane to Sandawana.The man, who could not be named on et…

Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 20:43hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

CCC polling agent kidnapped, released

Zanu-PF activists allegedly "kidnapped" a Binga Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) polling agent last week, and released him after holding him hostage for hours.A message that circulated among the CCC members claimed that Fanuel Madimba w…

Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Woman grabs car steering wheel to survives kidnapping attempt

A 21-year-old Bulawayo woman survived a scary kidnapping attempt by a private motorist Thursday when she seized the steering wheel of the moving vehicle and forced it into crashing stop outside the road.The unnamed woman, police said, was …

Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:39hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Girl kidnapped, drugged and dumped at cemetery

A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Old Luveve suburb was kidnapped by two women and a man who were driving a white commuter omnibus on 16 March.The juvenile had left her home at around 5PM going to Chigumira shops.Bulawayo police spokesperson, Inspec…

Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Minister Chitando stranded as Qatar Airways plane grounded in Zambia

Dozens of travellers from Harare including Zimbabwe's mines minister Winston Chitando were left stranded in Lusaka, Zambia, on Sunday night after a Qatar Airways plane developed a technical fault.The aircraft declared an emergency on appro…

Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:25hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean sangoma kidnapped and forced to say he is 'a fake healer'

Zimbabwe-born and South Africa-based traditional healer Khokhovula Gandabaloyi has opened a case of kidnapping and extortion against who he believes are people responsible for his kidnapping in January.He said he now feared for his life af…

Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Man 'kidnaps' baby during car hijack

A HARARE man has been charged with theft and kidnapping after he stole a vehicle which had a child on board.Kudakwashe Lee Moyo (21) was yesterday remanded in custody to today, when he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi.It is…

Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa accused of kidnapping and bribery

South Africa's former spy chief has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of kidnapping and bribery in a case he has registered with the police.Arthur Fraser said the case related to the alleged attempted theft of $4m (Â£3.2m) in 2020 at one o…

Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 19:57hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Man kidnaps cop, plunges vehicle into ditch

THERE was drama when a daring man from Bulawayo allegedly kidnapped a police officer who was escorting him to the police station following his arrest for public violence intentionally swerved his vehicle and landed in a ditch, in a foiled …

Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Kidnapped Nkayi boy to be repatriated from Kenya

Authorities from Zimbabwe and Kenya are working on paperwork to repatriate a seven-year-old boy from Nkayi who was kidnapped and taken to Kenya in 2016 in a case of human trafficking.The boy, Awakhiwe Ackim Ncube was abducted while playing…

Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 robbers up for kidnapping

TWO suspected armed robbers were arrested in Kadoma on New Year's Eve, a few minutes after they had kidnapped a 27-year-old man at Waverly Bus Stop and robbed him of US$82 cash while another man was arrested in Mt Darwin for attacking a po…

Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter

Man kidnaps wife's boyfriend

A MAN from Odzi, Manicaland province, who held his wife's alleged boyfriend hostage for a night before demanding ransom from his family for his release, appeared in court yesterday charged with kidnapping.Nesbert Musariri (28) and three ot…

Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter

Prophet 'kidnaps' baby for prayer session

A GWANDA self-proclaimed prophet has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping his neighbour's two-month-old baby and using him for prayer sessions. Charlton Nyamande (23) of Colleen Bawn was not asked to plead when he appeared before Gwanda …

Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Cop acquitted on kidnap charges

A POLICE officer from Bulawayo who allegedly kidnapped and brutally assaulted a 16-year-old boy who was suspected to have stolen a mobile cellphone at his uncle's car wash has been acquitted. Constable Munashe Shumba (30) allegedly went to…

Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:19hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Police arrest kidnap & rape couple

POLICE in Shurugwi have arrested a couple that allegedly kidnapped a 14-year-old girl before the wife assisted her husband to rape the minor. The couple gave the girl 50 cents and wild fruits to buy her silence. Daniso Sibanda (52) and Von…

Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Cop 'kidnaps, brutally assaults' teen suspect

A POLICE officer allegedly kidnapped and brutally assaulted a 16-year-old boy who was suspected to have stolen a mobile cell phone at his uncle's car wash premises to force him to admit he had taken the gadget.Constable Munashe Shumba (30)…

Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:04hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter

Kidnapping claim hits killing probe

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a retired army colonel who was allegedly abducted from his home on Sunday afternoon by masked men - amid claims that he was due to testify before the official probe looking into the August 1 post-electi…

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa - A case of paranoia

MDC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's claim of an abduction attempt on his person by alleged State agents last Saturday as he made his way from a rally in Marondera is a diversionary tactic to shift from the mounting pressure in his own backyard …

Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:51hrs | 14 | by Nduduzo Tshuma

Hillside Primary School girl kidnapped?

A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has gone missing in Bulawayo while police are searching for a woman (19) who is suspected to have been kidnapped in Kwekwe.Ropafadzo Samson (10), a pupil at Hillside Primary School was last seen on Monday around 5PM.Her …

Published: 26 May 2018 at 15:45hrs | 3948 | by Staff reporter

Army boss kidnaps resident at gunpoint

A ZIMBABWE National Army boss has appeared before a Beitbridge magistrate court facing charges of kidnapping and threatening his victim with a fire arm.Colonel Dalton Muleya (56) of Dulibadzimo Township who is in charge of army training, p…

Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 16:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Attempted kidnap drama, kombi operator fingered

THERE was drama in Mutare's Dangamvura high-density suburb last Friday morning after a 25-year old woman was mobbed and assaulted by local residents who accused her of attempting to kidnap a five-year-old girl for ritual purposes.Tinotenda…

Published: 26 May 2017 at 10:49hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF supporters 'kidnapped' Tsvangirai's supporter

FOUR Zanu PF supporters in Makoni have been arrested on allegations of kidnapping an MDC-T supporter before dumping him in a drain.Lovemore Mutanhaurwa (30), Benedict Kondongwe, (49) Jephita Matanda (44) and Farai Matsika (23), who are bei…

Published: 09 Sep 2016 at 08:12hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter

Woman kidnaps girl, 6, demands $2,000 ransom

A WOMAN from Kensington on the outskirts of Bulawayo has been arrested after she allegedly kidnapped a six-year-old girl before demanding a $2,000 ransom from the child's family.Nontokozo Moyo, 24, allegedly kidnapped the minor (name suppl…

Published: 07 Jun 2016 at 06:45hrs | 16 | by Nqobile Tshili

Trio arrested for kidnapping and robbing a taxi driver

THREE Bulawayo men allegedly assaulted a taxi driver and robbed him of $65 at knife point before dumping him at Kelvin industrial area and driving off in his vehicle.Thulani Ndlovu, 25, of Makokoba, Greatman Moyo, 31, and Xolani Gwebu, 24,…

Published: 12 Feb 2015 at 05:40hrs | | by Thubelihle Mabhena

SA girl kidnapped and held hostage in Zimbabwe over dad's debt

Johannesburg - A four-year-old girl from Limpopo was kidnapped and held hostage in Zimbabwe for seven months - because her parents could not settle a R1 550 debt.After months of trying to get the police involved, the girl's neighbours came…

Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 18:25hrs | 15 | by Sizwe sama Yende, City Press

Policeman kidnaps fellow cop at roadblock

A POLICE officer from Chivhu who was pirating while off-duty allegedly sped off with a traffic cop who had stopped him at a roadblock in Lalapanzi, a magistrate heard yesterday.The police officer, Constable Innocent Chihumbu, 23, of number…

Published: 18 Nov 2014 at 08:02hrs | 3358 | by Timoth Makohliso

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