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Bulawayo teen in ritual wealth scam
A bizarre and unsettling incident has unfolded in Lobengula West, Bulawayo, where a 16-year-old Form Four student allegedly stole R1 000 and US$230 from his parents to pay a self-proclaimed "godfather...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:19hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen in ritual wealth scam
A bizarre and unsettling incident has unfolded in Lobengula West, Bulawayo, where a 16-year-old Form Four student allegedly stole R1 000 and US$230 from his parents to pay a self-proclaimed "godfather...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:14hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sued RG over wrong passport IsiNdebele words
Back in 2020 a Bulawayo-based lawyer Mr Nqobani Sithole is suing the Registrar-General over errors and misspellings of IsiNdebele words on the Zimbabwe passport but we have not heard about the ruling ...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 12:40hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Cop charged with interrupting Zanu-PF meeting
A BULAWAYO police officer was Tuesday dragged before a city magistrate for allegedly interrupting a Zanu-PF meeting in New Magwegwe suburb on Saturday.Eriezel Gondo (33) was charged with "dist...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Real' Zimbabwe heroes struggling to survive
AS the country celebrates Heroes Day Monday, former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) instructor, Grace Ethel Noko remains one of the unsung liberation struggle heroines despite having play...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Peeping tom arrested
AN intoxicated man from Magwegwe North suburb has been arrested for voyeurism after he was caught watching his aunt indulging in sex with her lover. A family member, who requested not to be na...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:21hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police stop MDC Alliance clean-up exercise in Bulawayo
POLICE on Sunday dispersed and threatened with arrests, dozens of MDC Alliance supporters who were conducting a clean-up exercise in the city's Magwegwe high density suburb.Party provincial sp...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Couple savagely attacked, husband dies
A COUPLE from Pelandaba suburb in Bulawayo was attacked by robbers, leading to the death of the husband in a case that brings to the fore an alarming rise in crime and the collapse of the city's emerg...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Popular money changer on the run
A POPULAR money changer Henry "Harare" Gondowe is on the run after he violated a court order and went to his lover's place and allegedly insulted her saying she was a prostitute.When Harare vi...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:53hrs | 3 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Money changer runs berserk after finding lover with ex-husband
IN a dramatic incident a man ran berserk, beat his girlfriend and destroyed property after he found her with her ex-husband at her home in Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo.A source said Henry...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brave lawyer goes after RG over wrong passport IsiNdebele words
A BULAWAYO-based lawyer Mr Nqobani Sithole is suing the Registrar-General over errors and misspellings of IsiNdebele words on the Zimbabwe passport. Mr Sithole, who filed the application at th...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland police apologise over wrong Magwegwe spelling
POLICE in Bulawayo have issued an apology to members of the public after they erected a sign post at Magwegwe Police Station with a wrong spelling which has since been corrected. Messages star...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
MRP Officials confront Magwegwe Police over misspelt station name
This morning, Mthwakazi Republic Party officials comprising mainly youths, descended on Magwegwe Police Station over a banner with a wrongly spelt name of one of the prominent Ndebele chiefs "Magwegwe...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 13:07hrs | | by MRP
Cop arrested for breaking woman's arm
A POLICE officer stationed at Magwegwe Police Station in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly breaking a woman's arm after accusing her of habouring a suspected fugitive in her house. It i...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop breaks woman's arm
A POLICE officer stationed at Magwegwe Police Station was dragged to the dock for allegedly assaulting a woman for "hiding" a fugitive.It is alleged that on 31 May 2019, Brian Mugandi, a polic...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Church dispute rages on
THE United Pentecostal Church in Zimbabwe (UPCZ) has approached the High Court seeking an order interdicting a breakaway group from disrupting church activities and harassing congregants pending an ap...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man gambles away cash, shoes, phone
PLAY, play and you will win the next game.A Tshabalala man fell for the above when he gambled in a game called fejafeja and before he knew it, he had lost all his money, shoes and cellphone....Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magwegwe gets cop shop
POLICE in Bulawayo have opened a new police station in New Magwegwe suburb.The officer commanding Bulawayo province, Senior Assistant Commissioner Stephen Mutamba officially opened New Magwegw...Published: 03 Jun 2017 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Residents slam police over roadblocks
Bulawayo residents have once again slammed police for setting up too many roadblocks where they allegedly demand bribes to let vehicles pass.On Wednesday, they told the officer commanding Bula...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop escapes from lawful custody
A POLICE officer, who is resident at Ross Camp in Bulawayo but stationed at Magwegwe Police Station, was recently arraigned before the court on allegations of escaping from lawful custody.The ...Published: 09 May 2017 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash bribe cops: prosecutor fails to turn up in court
The matter involving three Bulawayo police officers who allegedly solicited a $200 bribe from a man they accused of producing fake Ordinary Level certificates did not go ahead as scheduled after t...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash nails bribe cops
THREE Bulawayo police officers who allegedly solicited a $200 bribe from a man they accused of producing fake Ordinary Level certificates have appeared in court after confirmation from EcoCash tha...Published: 19 Jan 2017 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pair beats up rival church member
TWO members of the 12 Apostolic Church of Christ in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb appeared in court yesterday for assaulting a church mate belonging to a rival faction.The church has be...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Whatsapp message from small house sparks wife murder
A MAN from New Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife following a row over WhatsApp messages he received from his small house, police confirmed yesterday....Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
15-year-old stabs mate 8 times with Okapi
A 15-YEAR-OLD pupil from Bulawayo's Njube High School was arrested for brutally stabbing a classmate eight times with an okapi knife.The juvenile, whose name cannot be disclosed for ethical re...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 06:50hrs | | by Melody Baya
HIV infection man out on bail
AN HIV-positive Gwanda man who was jailed for eight years in August last year for deliberately infecting his wife with HIV has been granted $100 bail pending appeal by the Bulawayo High Court....Published: 21 Jan 2016 at 05:35hrs | | by Richard Muponde
Cop beats up woman under interrogation
A POLICE officer in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts facing charges of assaulting a Magwegwe woman while interrogating her over a stolen mobile phone allegation.Tenson Mike (33), ...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 08:23hrs | | by Tatenda Gapare
Woman stabbed for snatching a teenager's boyfriend
A BULAWAYO woman was stabbed once on the left shoulder after being accused of snatching a teenager's boyfriend.Sheron Gumbo, 18, appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Sibongile Msipa-Ma...Published: 05 Jun 2015 at 06:42hrs | | by Emily Mbewe
Family in robbery, car hijack ordeal
A BULAWAYO man cheated death when a gang of armed robbers blocked his vehicle, opened fire, hit the heel of his shoe, forced him and his relatives out and made off with his car.Maxwell Gondo, ...Published: 04 May 2015 at 07:13hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
Zipra heroines were never rewarded
Thirty years on - the heroines of the liberation struggle live in abject poverty, while their male counterparts live in luxury.Former Zipra instructor Grace Ethel Noko (56) remains an unsung h...Published: 04 Mar 2015 at 21:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thieves break into Choppies, get away with $15K
DARING thieves yesterday broke into Choppies Supermarket in New Lobengula suburb in Bulawayo and got away with about $15,000. Officials at the supermarket said the break-in through the roof which occu...Published: 25 Dec 2014 at 06:49hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
'Zim courts won't tolerate sodomy,' says Magistrate
A 19-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sodomy.Nkosentsha Ndlovu from Lobengula, who was being charged with indecent assault, pleaded not guilty to the charg...Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 07:28hrs | 4 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Man in court for sodomising boy (12) in school toilet
A BULAWAYO man has been arraigned for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old pupil in a school toilet. Nkosentsha King Ndlovu, 19, of Lobengula West, appeared before regional magistrate Crispen Ja...Published: 06 Jun 2014 at 08:06hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Pastor snatches man's wife, dragged to the police
A MAN from Lobengula West, Bulawayo, yesterday dragged a cleric to the police, accusing him of snatching his wife.Never Chakanaka (65), of the African Apostolic Church, dragged a Pastor Machin...Published: 29 Apr 2014 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Undressed stranger found in man's bedroom
A MAN from Bulawayo's New Lobengula suburb got the shock of his life when he found an undressed man sleeping on his bed. To add to the drama, the intruder - when awoken from his alcohol-induce...Published: 31 Dec 2013 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Six police officers arrested over extortion
SIX police officers in Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly extorting $63 from a truck driver. The six are Paul Haisoswi (51), Samuel Ndongwe (38), Sailas Murove Mudengu (28), Benjamin Ma...Published: 26 Oct 2013 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sangoma in court for murder
THE inyanga from Bulawayo's Magwegwe North suburb who allegedly beat his wife to death accusing her of having an affair with her cousin brother has appeared in court. He is being charged with...Published: 24 Oct 2013 at 05:22hrs | 2 | by Court Reporter
Woman found half-naked early in the morning at a market place
A firewood vendor was found half-naked in New Lobengula in Bulawayo early yesterday morning allegedly sprinkling water at a market place in what residents suspect is an act of juju (magical powe...Published: 27 Jan 2013 at 21:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man impregnates wife and wife's young sister, within one month
WHAT a brace! A Magwegwe man is alleged to have scored a brace when he impregnated his wife and her visiting younger sister within a month's interval.Mayford Shereni allegedly impregn...Published: 02 Sep 2011 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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