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Man steals cellphone after making a fake job promise
Patrick Chikodzi (26) from Mathendele, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware for allegedly stealing a cellphone from an unsuspecting job seeker.He was remanded in custody to ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 309 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Woman steals US$5k, uses loot to pay sangoma in bid to avoid arrest
A 33-year-old woman from Penhalonga has been convicted of stealing US$5,000 from her employer and using part of the stolen cash to pay a traditional healer in a desperate attempt to avoid arrest throu...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:13hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Man steals wife's money, TV, fridge to bury love child
A Harare woman has been granted a protection order against her husband after he stole household property and cash to fund the funeral of a child he fathered outside their marriage.Sirena Mutis...Published: 21 May 2025 at 09:17hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Man steals cellphone at all-night prayer
A 23-year-old Plumtree man is in trouble after he allegedly stole a cellphone during an all-night prayer session.Denis Mayisa was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts after he opened Bernard...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 10:59hrs | 702 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals irrigation scheme solar panels
Bulawayo-based Mthulisi Moyo is in trouble after he allegedly stole 21 solar panels and installed them at his rural home.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday where...Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 14:17hrs | 872 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals goat, sells the meat to owner
A Hwange man has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing a goat from his neighbor, slaughtering it, and then selling the meat back to its owner.The convict, Shylock Zulu (28) from ...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:41hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Man steals from brother-in-law
A 23-year-old man from Beitbridge, Nigel Masona, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after he broke into his brother-in-law's house and stole ZAR 4,900 from a safe. Initially handed a 24-month p...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Woman steals US$24 000 from employer
A 35-year-old woman from Barham Green, Bulawayo, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of stealing US$24,000 from a steel manufacturing company where she worked. The accused, Nothando Banana, all...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Man steals US$900 from girlfriend
A Bulawayo man, Nqabutho Ncube, 34, was sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing US$900 from his girlfriend, Nyasha Nyamasakura, 41. Ncube's theft and subsequent flight to Sout...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:15hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Man steals US$7 259, R10 000 blows it on cleansing ritual
A 51-year-old Bulawayo man, Bongani Matshazi, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of stealing US$7,259 and R10,000 from his employer to pay for a spiritual cleansing ritua...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 15:22hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Harare man steals sister-in-law's car
A Harare man is facing charges for allegedly stealing his sister-in-law's car after being entrusted with its sale.Tawanda Danford Bondamakara, 40, from Unit A in Chitungwiza, appeared before M...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:22hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Man steals neighbours' cow, wife helps him slaughter it
A 44-year-old man from Chinonge, Binga, Nephias Mwembe, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing and slaughtering a cow. Mwembe, with his wife's assistance, took the cow from grazing l...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:17hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man steals R1 million in South Africa
Kruger National Park, South Africa: The Hawks are on the hunt for a former Mugg & Bean manager accused of stealing nearly R1 million from the franchise.Amos Tineyi Kampinya, a 44-year-old ...Published: 27 Jul 2024 at 09:34hrs | 3345 | by Staff Reporter
Zim man steals 78 cattle from Botswana
A number of Botswana citizens filled the gallery to capacity at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Sibangiswani Ncube (49) appeared before magistrate Arafat Kozanai on stock theft charges....Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:46hrs | 106 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals prisons' goat
A man from Beitbridge has been sentenced to nine months in jail for allegedly stealing a boer goat belonging to the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS). Wellington Mukonde (39) p...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Hungry man steals bags of maize
A hungry man from Plumtree is in soup after he allegedly stole two bags of maize from his neighbour.Makarena Moyo was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where he appeared before ...Published: 26 May 2024 at 11:46hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals farm CCTV cameras
A 19-year-old individual from Mangwe in Matabeleland South has been handed a two-month prison sentence for the theft of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras valued at US$400 from Stockstown Farm....Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:50hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Man steals battery from Botswana
A 44-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man is in soup after an alleged stolen lithium battery sold him out.Ozious Dube was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts on Thursday where he appeared before magistr...Published: 17 May 2024 at 11:35hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals cow to pay 10 rand debt
Failure to pay a 10 rand debt in time caused a Plumtree man to steal a cow and pay the debt in kind.Mqondisi Mayisa (38) ended up in pr...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 21 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals car, arrested while about to repaint it
A 22-YEAR-OLD Silobela man has been arrested for stealing a Toyota Hiace vehicle from a house in Mkoba 9 Suburb in Gweru on Sunday last week.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector E...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man steals 42 beasts
Police in Matabeleland North Province have launched a manhunt for Tatenda Chimombe who is on the run after allegedly stealing 42 beasts valued at US...Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 20:20hrs | 12 | by Peter Matuka
Man steals car to impress girlfriend
ONE should be courageous and fear God to resist certain temptations, especially when one steals to impress girlfriends.The advice came following the arrest of a man who was caught sleeping hal...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man steals police car in leg irons
A Harare based man allegedly stole a police car in leg irons and sped off from the police in a movie style in Plumtree.Kundai Chinhoro ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 06:58hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals US$2,500 mine detector
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly being found in possession of a stolen mining detector.Brian Gumbo was not asked to plead when...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man steals auntie's cattle
A 53-YEAR-OLD is in trouble after he stole his auntie's two cattle and sold them to a businessman.Victor Ndlovu failed to manage his de...Published: 22 Nov 2023 at 12:33hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals from MP's farm
Three individuals appeared before a Kezi magistrate after they were apprehended for the theft of scrap metal from a farm owned by a Member of Parliament's spouse.Shelton Nyathi (20), Thulani N...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 21:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man steals US$12k mining detector
Last week, a 35-year-old resident of Emakhandeni found himself in court facing accusations of stealing a mining detector valued at US$12,000. Johnson Mungombwe, on the other hand, pleaded not guilty w...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman steals from burial society
A woman from Bulawayo, Sheila Bhunu (51) of Mzilikazi, has been fined US$200 for stealing money from a burial society that she had been entrusted to safeguard.The case was heard by Bulawayo ma...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man steals cash from hair saloon
A Plumtree man was on Monday arraigned before Plumtree magistrate's court Mr Joshua Nembaware facing charges of stealing money from a local hair saloon.Thandolwenkosi Ndlovu (20), of Dingimuzi...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 18:34hrs | 4 | by Desmond Nleya/ Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals father's goat
A 37 year old Plumtree man is in trouble after he was caught skinning his grandfather's goat in his bedroom hut.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts last Thursday when Mbaki...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man steals groceries to feed girlfriends
A Harare woman on Thursday accused her ‘ex-husband' of stealing groceries to go and feed his three girlfriends.Rumbidzayi Makanjena told Harare magistrate, Tamara Chibindi, that Tendai Liche...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Broke man steals neighbour's ox
A 26-YEAR-OLD Mudzi broke man had to steal his neighbour's ox to raise transport money to go and fetch his child from his estranged wife....Published: 14 May 2023 at 18:27hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals pain killer tablets worth US$3 000
A 23-year-old Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of teaming up with his two accomplices to defraud a drug supplier of pain killer tablets worth US$3000.Simbarashe Kaminga was faci...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 18:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF vice chairman steals fertilizer
ZANU PF Mazowe chairperson for ward 21 allegedly stole seven bags of Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer which were meant for Pfumvudza program.Brack Mazenge (63) was dragged to Concession magistrate ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 17:19hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals US$76,000 church funds
A HARARE man employed as finance manager at Evangelical and Pentecostal Churches in Zimbabwe was yesterday arraigned before magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure on a charge of stealing US$76 758 from the chu...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:26hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Man steals car from church
A 22-year-old Bulawayo man has been arrested after he stole a vehicle that was parked in front of a church before being involved in an accident.The suspect identified as Tatenda Mudonhi allege...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 15:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman steals ex-boyfriend's money
A 27-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman is in soup after she stole her ex-boyfriend's US$110 which she forcibly took on the petext of safe keeping....Published: 28 May 2022 at 19:05hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals car to impress girlfriend
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Mutoko yesterday appeared in court for stealing a car to impress his "high-class" girlfriend.Tinashe Nyambuya (29) of Mungate village under Chief Chinamhora appeared bef...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man steals firearm, knocked down by a car in a botched robbery
THE trial of a 33-year-old man from Gutu, Masvingo who was recently arrested in Beitbridge after allegedly breaking into two houses and stealing an assortment of goods among them an AK-47 rifle belong...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Man steals AK47 rifle
A 33-year-old man from Gutu has been arrested in Beitbridge for breaking into two houses and stealing an assortment of goods, including an AK47 rifle belonging to a member of the President's Departmen...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man steals national flag
A student on attachment at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been arrested after he stole a Zimbabwe national flag.Munyaradzi Chingowo (25), a student at Bulawayo Polytechnic College...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman steals 41 pairs of shoes
A 21-year-old woman employed at a flea market in Bulawayo's city centre has appeared in court for allegedly stealing 41 pairs of shoes from her employer worth $25 000.Dengrade Sibahle Ndlovu o...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 19:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man steals corporate ATM card buys Honda Fit
A 38-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man who stole a Nedbank corporate ATM card and withdrew $441 742 before purchasing a Honda Fit has been incarcerated by a Guruve magi...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 22:10hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZUJ blasts Mliswa over threats against media
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has blasted the legislator for Norton Temba Mliswa for issuing threats against journalists and the media after the expose of his bitter fight with his estranged...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Man steals, leaks O-Level exam papers
Police are hunting down buyers of Zimsec Mathematics and English examination papers stolen by a worker at the Zimsec printing works who was arrested and brought to court on Saturday. The 22-ye...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man steals cow to pay medical bills
A 32-YEAR-OLD Muzarabani man told Guruve resident magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa that he stole his neighbour's cow in a bid to pay medical bills for his other child with mental illness.Patnus K...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 20:38hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man steals in-law’s donkey to please girlfriend
A BUHERA man is lucky to escape a prison term after he stole a donkey from his brother-in-law before selling it to raise money to entertain his girlfriend.Proud Kuzipa (25), of Gadzai village ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man steals to fund-raise for mentally-ill wife
A POLYGAMOUS Buhera man who claimed to have broken into two houses and stole clothes worth over $1 600 to raise money to treat one of his two wives who has a mental problem has been jailed for an effe...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man steals car at fuel queue
A 34-year-old Harare man appeared in court on Tuesday on allegations of stealing a motor vehicle from a fuel queue in Harare's Central Business District.Brian Sixpence appeared before Harare m...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man steals cellphone to pay for sex
LOVE for sex gets man into trouble!A man from Lupane has been arrested after he allegedly stole a cellphone and used it to pay for sexual services.The incident happened last week on We...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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