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Motorist loses car, cash to armed robbers
Two armed robbers stole a Mercedes Benz, US$900, $110 and cellphones after blocking a vehicle last Thursday night along Amalinda Road near Churu Farm in the south-west of Harare. The robbers, ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 458 | by Staff reporter
Woman gang raped
A FOUR-MAN gang travelling in a silver Honda Fit in Bulawayo robbed a Cowdray Park man and woman before taking turns to rape the woman at Nkulumane Heroes Acre.The two victims aged 51 and 32, ...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Juveniles languish in remand prison
TWO Plumtree juveniles accused of murder are languishing in remand prison for a crime allegedly committed over a year ago as their case has been stalling at the courts. This was revealed...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 16:57hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national robbed at gunpoint
Four armed robbers allegedly pounced on a Chinese national at Dore Green mine, Zhombe on Saturday and robbed him of his cash and gold.According to the police, Wang Zim (39) was robbed of his c...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 10:47hrs | 2744 | by Tarisai Mudahondo/ Simbarashe Sithole
Man batters wife to death
A HARARE man was arrested yesterday for savagely attacking his wife, who later succumbed to the injuries, following a domestic dispute.Sharon Munhenga (22) of Budiriro high-density suburb was ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:11hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
ZRP red flags spike in cop attacks
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised concern over an increase in attacks and murder cases involving police officers.In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Assistant Co...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:59hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
3 robbed at knife point during visit to cemetery
THREE Bulawayo residents were on Saturday robbed at knife point by two men and two women at West Park Cemetery.The robbers, who are still at large, went away with US$90, cellphones and a lapto...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
2 police officers killed in line of duty
TWO police officers died in separate incidents after they were attacked by people in Bulawayo and Gokwe while a suspected armed robber was shot and killed after resisting arrest in Kwekwe. In ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:36hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Lobola row murderer challenges sentence
AN illegal gold panner who was in 2018 sentenced to death for fatally stabbing his wife 27 times following a row with his in-laws over payment of lobola, has approached the Supreme Court challenging h...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1112 | by Staff reporter
Peacemaker fatally stabbed
A 20-year-old man from Silobela in Kwekwe died on the spot while another man from the same area is battling for life after the two were stabbed with knives while trying to restrain people from fightin...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 10:56hrs | 2052 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans escape Botswana prison
Two Zimbabweans, one from Bulawayo and the other from Masvingo are on the run after they escaped from a Botswana prison yesterday morning, alongside a Motswana murderer.According to a statemen...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1950 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has reformed security services
Security Sector Reform (SSR) aims to enhance Security Sector Governance (SSG) through the effective and efficient delivery of security under conditions of democratic oversight and control. SSR...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | 653 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Man stabbed for thinking he's better
DO nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.This Biblical verse will be apparently a living philosophy for a Bulawayo man after he was...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:08hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gold panner stabs friend to death
AN illegal gold panner from West Nicholson allegedly fatally stabbed his colleague for mocking him for ditching his wife and cohabiting with a sex worker. Linos Nsingo (30) and the late Mr Cab...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs man found enjoying sex with his wife
A GOKWE man allegedly frenziedly stabbed a man he found enjoying sex with his wife, leading to his death.Oscar Mazorodze (27) of Chirindagomo Village, Chief Chireya in Gokwe North, was arraign...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 15:30hrs | 6614 | by Staff reporter
Man 'gangs up' against rival
A Plumtree man allegedly ganged up with a friend who is still at large and stabbed his rival five times using a knife for allegedly dating his ex-girlfriend. Innocent Moyo (25) of Madlambuzi a...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Top MDC Alliance leader left for dead
MDC Alliance national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo was attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into her Bulawayo home yesterday and severely assaulted her using a knobkerrie before stabbing her....Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:51hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
Thabitha Khumalo attacked at her home
MDC Alliance National Chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo, was, Saturday morning, attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into Saurcestown home in Bulawayo, severely beat her knees, head using a ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 13:56hrs | 6012 | by Staff reporter
Meet Khami's longest serving inmate
HE was condemned at birth to a life of hardship after being christened Mhlupheki, which is Ndebele for "the one who struggles". True to his name, Mhlupheki Ngwenya (47) has suffered, living a ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:29hrs | 2303 | by Staff reporter
Fatal end to exorcism session
POLICE in Gweru have arrested two brothers on murder charges after turned violent during an exorcism session at a shrine, resulting in one of them fatally stabbing a son of a self-styled prophetess th...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 22:49hrs | 2386 | by Staff reporter
Woman knives neighbour's son over a trespassing quarrel
A 13-year-old boy from Mupata suburb in Chinhoyi is battling for life at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after a quarrel with his parents' neighbour over trespassing turned bloody today.Provin...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:20hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Brothers kill Good Samaritan in infidelity fight
TWO brothers who were fighting each other at a shrine after the elder brother accused his sibling of having an affair with his wife allegedly turned on a Good Samaritan who had tried to stop the fight...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Suspected serial armed robber out on $20 000 bail
ONE of the suspects allegedly linked to a series of armed robberies in Bulawayo during which they raided several homes in the city and went away with more than US$45 000 and R300 000, has been release...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Man fights for life after assault over goats
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Kamativi in Hwange district is battling for life in hospital after a neighbour assaulted him with a metal bar in a fight over goats that strayed into a maize field.Mr Bo...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Beer binge ends tragically
A 22 year-old Mwenezi man paid a heavy price for violating lockdown rules and joining other villagers to drink mukumbi traditional brew after he was fatally stabbed with a home-made knife by his cousi...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 15:04hrs | 1866 | by Staff reporter
Gabriel Nyoni to go under the knife
FORMER Highlanders and Caps United winger Gabriel Nyoni is expected to undergo surgery today after sustaining a nasty injury during Cape Umoya's Glad Africa Championship match against Richards Bay on ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 15:04hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
The ultimate checklist for the winter adventure of your dreams
Bears sure have it easy. At the very least, they get to hibernate all winter without a worry in the world. After all, sleeping in and doing nothing during cold winter days is a dream for a lot of peop...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 11:34hrs | 290 | by Staff writer
Man kills drinking mate for 'snatching' wife
AN imbiber at a shebeen in Bulawayo allegedly ganged up with a friend and fatally stabbed their drinking mate for allegedly having an adulterous affair with his wife. Peter Moyo (37) of Cowdra...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:40hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Judge overturns soldier's 15-year rape sentence
THE High Court has overturned the conviction and sentence of a soldier who was serving 15 years in jail for allegedly raping a sex worker and robbing her of $180 as well as her cellphone. Nkos...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
Man kills friend over girlfriend
The love of women cost the life of one Guruve man who was allegedly fatally stabbed by his friend.The matter came to light at Guruve magistrates courts on Friday where Tichaona Gengezha (27) w...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1489 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man (24) deflowers three minor girls including his sister
A Bulawayo man has been arrested for allegedly defiling three minor girls including his sister after he tied each girl's hands and legs with a shoelace and placed them on his bed where he took turns t...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:48hrs | 2561 | by Staff reporter
Cop bashed by wife hides at station
A HAPLESS COP sprinted to a police station to ask the law to protect him from his wife who had turned him into a punching bag for allegedly cheating on her with his colleague. Sophia Mazhindu (27) got...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:46hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs friend to death over a girl
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old friend to death following a dispute over a woman. Bongani Ngulube of Mpopoma suburb allegedly stabbed ...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Wife stabs hubby
A Harare man is battling for life at Parirenyatwa Hospital after he was severely stabbed several times with a kitchen knife by his wife, who accused him of failing to fend for the family, the court he...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Man knifed to death for stealing phone during beer drink
A 25 year-old Zaka man paid a heavy price for violating lockdown regulations and joining two friends on a drinking binge late into the night after the friends turned on him and allegedly killed him fo...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 18:54hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
4 people drown in flooded rivers
Four people drowned in two separate incidents last week while either trying to cross or fish in flooded rivers following heavy rains.Three minors drowned in the Gwayi River on Wednesday during...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:48hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Man demands lobola back as a ransom to 'release' wife
A Bulawayo man demanded his lobola back as ransom to "release" his wife from their matrimonial home after she threatened to divorce him for being violent.Prosper Mshangwe (26) from Sunnyside s...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Grandpa (73) slices privates in suicide bid
THE word suicide or death is not just scary, but too morbid to even imagine or think about.Having been a widower for the past 19 years and depending on his 34-year-old son and daughter-in-law ...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:10hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Police nab suspected armed robbers
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested three men who were caught with machetes, axes, a knife, catapults in a Honda Fit that had no number plates. Parked in the middle of the road in Cowdray Park, X...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealer 'killers' in court
THREE suspects, who allegedly killed an illegal fuel dealer from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo for intervening in a street fight, have appeared in court. Clifford Sibanda (24) of New Lobengu...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:05hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
'Cops' gun down Rusape man
A 35-year-old Rusape man died after being shot five times on Saturday by three armed robbers masquerading as police officers. The robbers had raided the man's house along Gopal Avenue. One of ...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:01hrs | 3292 | by Staff reporter
Businessman 'divorces' wife over witchcraft
A Bulawayo businessman is embroiled in a bitter marital battle which has all elements of a soap opera after his wife sensationally claimed her marriage had been turbulent and fraught with fights, quar...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 13:59hrs | 1432 | by Staff reporter
Woman lives in fear of being bewitched by hubby's mistress
A Bulawayo woman is living in fear of being bewitched by her husband's mistress after the latter allegedly stole her nightdress from their matrimonial home supposedly to take it to a sangoma for ritua...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 13:58hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Zaka minors who killed a soldier receive death threats
THREE Zaka minors, who allegedly killed a 37-year-old soldier in October, have been taken to a safe house after they received threats on their lives from unknown men.The soldier, Aaron Bhasopa...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Cops disarm enraged axe-wielding woman
POLICE in Bulawayo rescued a man who feared for his life at the hands of his wife by confiscating an axe that she was threatening to use on him for wanting out of their marriage.This came to l...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:50hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Can the South African Rand Hold its Position Against the Greenback?
The South African rand remains one of the poster boys for emerging currencies across the globe, and like many of its contemporaries it has experienced a highly turbulent 2020.For example, the ...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 17:22hrs | 1735 | by Staff writer
Zanu-PF official killed at a 'shebeen'
A LOSING Zanu-PF council candidate in the 2018 elections in Mbizo, Kwekwe, was recently killed at a 'shebeen' in the suburb following an altercation over vehicle parking space.Allison Stambuli...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:39hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Woman bludgeoned to death by hubby over plate of isitshwala
A 45-year-old Hurungwe woman was earlier this month stabbed to death by her husband following a misunderstanding over a meal, raising concerns over the increase of gender-based violence in the distric...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 17:46hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis ravages Bulawayo
Women carry the burden of collecting water for households...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1032 | by Brezhnev Malaba
Teacher kills Zanu-PF official
A school teacher in Mwenezi East allegedly stabbed and killed a Zanu-PF official on Friday for being loud and disturbing his rest while discussing ballot papers in the just-ended Zanu-PF District Coor...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
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