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Duo in soup for housebreaking, theft
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects for theft of property worth over $1,5 million.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday said Cuthbert Mnyandi (18) and Gamuc...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:46hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Dumb criminals: US$20 000 watch sold for 30 bond
TWO youths from Bulawayo allegedly stole a US$20 000 wristwatch from a house in Montrose suburb and sold it for $30 (about US50 cents on the streets). The watch was part of the $1,5 million loot the d...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Chief, residents sue over State brutality
A GWERU chief and two Bulawayo residents have filed notices of intention to sue the police and the army for damages after brutalisation by the security officers during lockdown. Trymore Nhari,...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Ugly fight for MDC property ensues
AN ugly fight for control of MDC Alliance assets has erupted in Mashonaland East after officials aligned to party leader Nelson Chamisa allegedly seized property at the party's provincial offices in M...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
NUST student defrauds CIMAS
A MOBILE banking transaction alert message gave away a National University of Science and Technology (NUST) student who had allegedly stolen more than US$6 000 from Cimas Medical Aid Society which hol...Published: 07 May 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1315 | by Staff reporter
'Robber' arrested in high-speed chase
A 33-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Bulawayo following a high-speed chase after he stole cash and other valuables amounting to more than $27 000 from a car in the city centre. Arnold Kuzakwenham...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:35hrs | 2594 | by Staff reporter
'We don't enjoy arresting lockdown offenders'
BULAWAYO police have said they do not take joy in arresting COVID-19 lockdown offenders as they appealed to locals to observe regulations aimed at slowing the spread of the disease.The city re...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:11hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Ban on second-hand clothes to be enforced
The ban on second-hand clothes imports must be strictly enforced after Cabinet was briefed on smuggling rackets in south-eastern Zimbabwe that could see more Covid-19 cases as a result. ...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Soldier arrested over US$60,000 robbery
A SOLDIER attached to One Commando Regiment allegedly led an armed robbery gang that pounced on a Madokero family in Harare last week and stole US$60 000 as well as various gadgets, a court heard yest...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:18hrs | 3106 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Thieves break into Zodwa Wabantu's house
Unknown robbers broke into the home of Zodwa Rebecca Libram, a South African media personality socialite and dancer, and stole clothes, a laptop, her grass machines, and stocks of perfume bottles she ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 20:45hrs | 3727 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Audit exposes massive scam at National Microbiology Reference Laboratory
AN explosive internal audit into the Ministry of Health and Child Care has lifted the lid on poor financial controls and gross corporate governance failures at the National Microbiology Reference Labo...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:38hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Student bodies say e-learning is unaffordable and elitist
The adoption of e-learning as an innovative means to continue teaching and learning during the national lockdowns affecting many African countries has been rejected by a number of student organisation...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 11:07hrs | 857 | by universityworldnews.com
Mugabe guard jailed for theft
A security guard at the late former president Robert Mugabe's Gushungo Dairy in Mazowe has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for stealing a laptop and a solar battery from his employer....Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 08:37hrs | 3674 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's under paid guard jailed
Under paid former president Robert Mugabe's Gushungo Dairy security guard was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by Concession resident magis...Published: 16 Apr 2020 at 23:05hrs | 3821 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zimbabwean in SA arrested for 'selling fake permits to non-essential businesses'
A Zimbabwean man has been arrested after he was allegedly found to have been manufacturing and selling fake permits to informal business owners for R300.The 22-year-old man's victims were alle...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 16:27hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
CIO operative robbed at gunpoint
A Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) based in Concession, Mashonaland Central province was allegedly robbed at gunpoint by Harare robbers....Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 16:26hrs | 3673 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
An opportunity for organizations to improve customer experience through digital technologies
Zimbabwe, as indeed the rest of the world, is currently shrouded in uncertainty emanating from the effects and potential after-effects of the COVID-19 disease which has been declared a global pandemic...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 10:38hrs | 214 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
Lockdown break-ins worry cops
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have raised concern over cases of unlawful entry and theft from business premises which have become rampant during the prevailing lockdown resulting in loss of go...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:42hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Thieving manager crashes after high speed 100km chase
THERE was drama in Masvingo recently when an N Richards Retail and Operations Manager was allegedly involved in a high speed chase with Fawcett security guards for more than 100 km before being involv...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
What people are doing to pass lockdown time
BULAWAYO residents are using the 21-day total lockdown declared by the Government to combat the spread of Covid-19 to engage in yesteryear activities and revive hidden talents to kill time. Th...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Businessman challenges auctioning of property
PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman Ismail Moosa Lunat has approached the High Court challenging the auctioning of his property over a debt of more than US$384 000 that he owes fellow businessman Mr Mohamm...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:11hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
What is educational technology and how it helps in student learning
Ever since the emergence of educational technology, it has brought developments in teaching and learning methods. According to the study of ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:07hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Town clerk buys laptop, mobile phone for $150,000
SUSPENDED Gweru town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza is in the eye of a storm after an audit showed that she bought herself a mobile phone and a laptop for $150 000 using council funds.Gwatipedza w...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:35hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Computers boost for Zanu-PF structures
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has donated 40 computers to war collaborators, war veterans and the Zanu-PF Women's League, to speed up the process of capturing data for party members. The donation was pr...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
South African armed robbers killed by Zimbabwe police in shoot-out
Two of the five armed robbers killed in a shoot-out with police along Glenara Avenue in Harare yesterday were South Africans, while the other three who were captured alive were Zimbabweans; but the ga...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:44hrs | 3647 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ban on large gathering take effect today
President Mnangagwa took the war on coronavirus to Nyanga, where he said the ban on large gatherings would take effect tomorrow. "There is an outbreak of the coronavirus disease worldwide, whi...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:12hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda warns youths
ZANU-PF political commissar and deputy Defence Minister Victor Matemadanda has warned youths risked being tormented by avenging spirits if they offered themselves as tools of violence by power-hungry ...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:58hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Human rights lawyer, trade unionists charge with plot to foment civil disobedience
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Wednesday accused a human rights lawyer and some trade unionists of plotting to foment civil disobedience in the country after they were allegedly caught in possession of a b...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 08:57hrs | 625 | by Stephen Jakes
Cops 'mastermind' US$20 000 theft
TWO police officers and their civilian accomplice were yesterday dragged to court charged with theft.The trio of Kelvin Gwai 29, Simbarashe Sibanda, 38, and Tonderai Shenje 36, was not asked t...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 09:27hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
11 homes raided for stolen $55 000 property
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men who went on a housebreaking spree and stole property worth more than $55 000 from eleven houses. Brandon Sibanda (20) and Kelvin Ndlovu (23), were arre...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:03hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Energy minister Fortune Chasi
Dear Fortune ChasiI have known you as the man who reaches out. Your humour and personality projected through your social media posts is simply outstanding. Your public relations record must be...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:59hrs | 302 | by Jairos Saunyama
Thieves target parked vehicles
Police have expressed concern over a surge in cases of theft from parked vehicles countrywide. This follows a video circulating on social media in which some unidentified men are seen stealing cellpho...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:28hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers get away with $20
A Southdowns family in Gweru was left terrified after armed robbers raided their home on Tuesday evening and got away with $20, and two cellphones. Reporter visited the terrified couple at the...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:36hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
CUT database hacker gets nod to attend international hackathon
A CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) computer whizkid, who is out on bail on charges of hacking into the university's examination results database and altering his results and those of seven othe...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:28hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Pay by phone slots UK
As the global online casino industry continues to grow, so does the business of online payment technology. Nowadays it is possible to pay using a variety of methods, with conventional options like deb...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:08hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Alternatives for Matebeleland
After the signing of the Unity Accord, Zimbabwe had a semblance of National peace and calm. At face value one would think that the country was now poised towards true peace and national development. H...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:26hrs | 428 | by Mthulisi Gaja Masumbilka Hanana
Zim firm awards laptop to top Zimbabwean exams achiever in SA
A Zimbabwean firm, Zororo-Phumulani insurance company based in South Africa has awarded a laptop to Triphin Mudzvengi, a top achiever in the 2019 National Senior Certificate examinations in the North ...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1259 | by Stephen Jakes
Sick Mavhunga misses First lady's visit
Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs minister Monica Mavhunga missed First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's visit in Rushinga yesterday due to sickness.Highly placed sources told Bulawayo24 news th...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 13:38hrs | 2171 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Girlfriend paid R10 000 for businessman robbery
FIVE armed robbers have been arrested for allegedly robbing a Filabusi businessman of US$19 000, R72 000, RTGS$14 000 and electrical gadgets worth $10 000 after his girlfriend supplied the suspects wi...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 09:33hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Trio rob man at knifepoint
THREE men from Bulawayo have appeared in court for robbing a man after threatening to stab him with a knife.The robbers allegedly got a...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:26hrs | 986 | by Stephen Jakes
Can anyone please assist Chinehasha Health Centre in Mash. Central?
Imagine handling three new born baby deliveries at night using a phone light during an extended power outage, what a nightmare it must be? Chinehasha Health Centre is said to be the first of i...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 18:39hrs | 518 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Zimbabwean tech entrepreneur's design is turning trees into educational Wi-fi hubs
You've seen the meme: "If only trees supplied wi-fi – we'd all be planting like crazy. Pity they only give us the oxygen we breathe."Well, Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti this week publ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:06hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Teen arrested for charging gadgets directly from a Zesa substation
A TEENAGER from Bulawayo who allegedly broke into Luveve High School and stole two laptops was arrested after he was caught charging the gadgets directly from a Zesa substation through illegal connect...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 06:27hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean entrepreneur invents open-sourced technology to improve access to education in Africa
Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti, CEO of UK-based start-up Academy of Robotics (www.AcademyofRobotics.co.uk) has today published an open-source technology known as 'Trees of Knowledge' to improve ...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 09:43hrs | 1513 | by APO
Married 'hooker rapist' seeks bail at High Court
A MARRIED Bulawayo man who allegedly tricked a prostitute into accompanying him to his purported younger brother's house before allegedly raping and robbing her of a cellphone at knifepoint has approa...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:16hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Siblings in court for double murder
TWO siblings from the Midlands province who ganged up and allegedly murdered a taxi driver in Bulawayo and a shop owner in Inyathi in Matabeleland North before stealing their property worth more than ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:23hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Fake cop rapes prostitute
A MAN who impersonated a police officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a prostitute he had hired for sex at a Bulawayo hotel. Desire Siaponda (30) allegedly hired the services of a pro...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1132 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 18 months for stealing household property worth $37 000
A man from Bulawayo has been slapped with 18 months jail term for theft of property worth $37 000 from a house in the city.Arnold Ndlovu (19) pleaded guilty to unlawful entry into premises and...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:57hrs | 1009 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa comes out of leave to make key CIO appointments
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) on Wednesday, despite being on leave.The appointment of Gatsha Mazithulela, the for...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa clears air on Presidency
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has continued to execute his official duties, has declared that he is still on his three-week leave and the man in charge remains his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga....Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
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