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Hwange show resilience in relegation battle
Hwange 2 - 2 FC PlatinumRelegation-threatened Hwange displayed immense fighting spirit as they came from behind to secure a crucial 2-2 draw with former champions FC Platinum at the Colliery Stadi...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for foiled bid to smuggle Toyota Hilux stolen from SA to Zimbabwe via Beitbridge
A 33-year-old man, Vincente Sebastiao "Deco" Khoza, has appeared before the Modjadjiskloof Periodical Court after he was arrested by the Musina-based Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Whites on Zimbabwe farms are entitled to be there,' says Minister
MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Richard Moyo yesterday said Government will decisively deal with criminals who are in the habit of illegally occupying private land in vio...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:05hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
CID officers arrested for digging up hidden treasure
THREE senior police officers from the Asset Forfeiture Unit in Harare were on Christmas Day arrested for digging a Nyanyadzi homestead in search of an undisclosed hidden treasure.Shepherd Tach...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF suspends five over land
Zanu-PF has suspended five Mutare District Coordination Committee members for alleged indiscipline and illegal parcelling out of land in the Gimboki area of Mutare under the cover of the ruling party'...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:49hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu strikes again
elf-imposed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has ordered further recalls on Harare mayor Ian Makone, his deputy Kudzai Kadzombe and seven other city councillors ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless CCC are mile-stone round nation's neck. Alas! Povo still don't know it!
You can count on MDC/CCC leaders to fight each other like wild cats. If it is not one thing it over half a dozen of the other - all trivial and irrelevant to the long suffering voters who elected them...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:08hrs | 9 | by Wilbert Mukori
Tshabangu recalls Harare Mayor, deputy
EMBATTLED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has once again been thrown into a political tailspin as self-imposed secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has recalled Harare Mayor Ian Makone and his depu...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 06:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border vehicle smuggling mastermind arrested
SOUTH Africa's specialised police investigations unit, the Hawks, have re-arrested a 28-year-old man who is believed to be the mastermind of a series of cross-border motor vehicle and smuggling racket...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabweans killed in Limpopo cash-in-transit shoot-out
Hawks have identified 16 of the 19 people killed in the recent Limpopo cash-in-transit (CIT) gang shoot-out. Guns were blazing at a luxury home in Makhado on Friday when the Hawks raided the p...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean owned house where 19 cash-in-transit robbers were killed
A 19th body has been found inside the lavish house in Makhado (formerly Louis Trichardt) were alleged cash-in-transit robbers were killed during a shootout with different police units on Friday....Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean explosives smuggling convict jailed 15 years
A SOUTH African court has sent to jail for 15 years a 43-year-old Zimbabwean who was recently arrested for smuggling an assortment of explosives worth thousands of rand into that country.Josep...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 23:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum plucks Chicken Inn
FC Platinum 2 - 0 Chicken InnTWO goals in the either half was all FC Platinum needed to condemn visiting Chicken Inn to their second defeat of the season in a match played at Mandava Stadium...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 17:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
R30 million cigarettes smugglers bust
SOUTH Africa's crack police team, The Hawks, have arrested five suspects in connection with R30 million worth of cigarettes smuggled from Zimbabwe.Manuel Mphephu (44) Gibson Machaha (37) Moses...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed 15 years for dealing in explosives in SA
A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man has been jailed for an effective 15 years for illegally dealing in explosives in South Africa.Luckmore Harunashe was sentenced to imprisonment at the Musina ...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean driver fined R1 million by South African court
A 28-year-old Zimbabwean man has been fined R1 million by a South African court for smuggling a contraband of cigarettes worth R1,7 million in a commercial truck last year.The accused, Pathisa...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe truck driver arrested in South Africa
A 37-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean truck driver has been arrested in South Africa for illegally transporting chrome worth R650 000 in Limpopo Province.The truck driver, Brighton Mutandani, was arrested ...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri declares no interest in any post at MDC-T Congress
FORMER Energy and Power Development minister, Elias Mudzuri, has confirmed he is not contesting for any position in the upcoming ‘flawed' MDC-T Congress set for this weekend.Mudzuri served as En...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA man jailed for stealing 6 cars from Ford dealership and trying to smuggle them into Zimbabwe
A 36-year-old Limpopo man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for breaking into a Ford dealership and stealing six new vehicles valued at more than R3 million.Tsununu Ahmad Maphosa, 36, w...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police bust Fake passport ring
Four home affairs officials in Tzaneen, Limpopo, have been arrested in connection with a fake passport ring.Provincial Hawks spokesperson Cpt Matimba Maluleke said SA citizens were allegedly r...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora outfoxes rivals for MDC presidency
MDC-ALLIANCE leader Douglas Mwonzora appears to have outfoxed his competition ahead of the party congress as he emerged the sole candidate for the presidency the opposition party's national council me...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean truck driver sentenced to 15 years for smuggling explosives into SA
A truck driver who smuggled explosives into South Africa has been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by the Musina Magistrate's Court.Alois Kamwaza was arrested in July at Beitbridge while tr...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 11:30hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Family of US$2,7m heist mastermind arrested
The family of Shadreck Njowa, the mastermind behind the ZB Bank US$2,7 million and $43 000 heist which occurred in January last year at Gwebi River Bridge along the Harare-Chirundu Road has been arres...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested trying to smuggle explosives in SA
SOUTH AFRICA: A 33-year-old suspect was arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post on Saturday 23 July 2022 for attempting to smuggle commercial explosives into the country.The suspect was arreste...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 06:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man jailed 15 years for smuggling explosives into South Africa
A 44-year-old Zimbabwean man has been jailed for 15 years by a Musina Magistrate Court in South Africa for smuggling explosives worth R110 000 into the neighbouring country.Wilfred Nhamo...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimbabweans jailed for illegal mining in South Africa
TEN Zimbabwean men have been jailed for two years by a South African court after they were arrested for illegal mining activities in the Giyani area in Limpopo province. They were arrested by ...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Boterekwa road dualisation in limbo
THE planned US$7million Boterekwa escarpment road dualisation is in limbo after the contractor, Transit Homes Contractors, allegedly failed to come up with a design for the project.The Boterek...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents challenge bid to stop by-elections
TWO Harare residents have jointly challenged a Constitutional Court application by opposition MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora's legal adviser Tapera Sengweni, who is seeking to stop the holding o...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mapeza wants more firepower
FC PLATINUM gaffer Norman Mapeza wants to add more offensive players in his squad before the transfer window closes at the end of next month.The platinum miners let go of top striker Rodwell C...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman fined R20 000 in SA over illicit cigarettes
A South African Magistrate's court has fined a 34-year-old Zimbabwean woman R20 000 or 12 months in prison after she was found guilty for possessing illicit cigarettes in the neighbouring countr...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:07hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Player exodus hits FC Platinum
BARELY a month after the departure of Silas Songani, Ralph Kawondera and Stanley Ngala, FC Platinum looks set to lose another senior player as defender Donald Dzvinyai has been linked with a move to H...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga were not present at the formation of the Patriotic Front in 1976
The People of Zimbabwe were united under the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Z.A.P.U).When Z.A.P.U. was banned, the party leadership decided that it will not form another political party, aga...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 16:41hrs | 10 | by Report Phelekezela Mphoko
Chadcombe shootout: 2 fugitive robbers nabbed
Police yesterday arrested the two armed robbers who escaped during the Monday night raid on the Chadcombe home of retired CID Homicide detective Mr Joseph Nemaisa, during which their three fellow gang...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Eskom warns of more load shedding
Just as South Africans had some sight of relief, power utility Eskom yesterday warned of load shedding at short notice after five units failed, losing over 16000MW of power.The power utility i...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Eighth SA soldier in court for smuggling stolen vehicles to Zimbabwe
South Africa's special crime unit, the Hawks have arrested the eighth soldier involved in the smuggling of stolen vehicles into Zimbabwe via the Limpopo River. The Hawks, and other members of ...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Female pilot makes history
For the first time in the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) history, the Sword of Honour, an award for exceptional performance in flying training was yesterday presented to a female officer graduate Air Lie...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
7th SA soldier arrested for car smuggling
South Africa's organised crime police, the Hawks have arrested a seventh soldier linked to a syndicate that has in the last four years been facilitating the smuggling of stolen vehicles into Zimbabwe ...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man's R1,6 million cigarettes deal goes wrong in SA
A 37-year-old Zimbabwean man believed to be part of a cigarette smuggling racket has been arrested in Musina with a contraband worth R1,6 million rand.The man was also found in possession of a...Published: 21 May 2021 at 19:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man jailed 15 years for explosives smuggling in SA
A Zimbabwean man (27) was today jailed for an effective 15 years at a Musina magistrate court under Limpopo province for smuggling a contraband of explosives worth R95 000 into South Africa.Br...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean border jumpers busted with illegal firearm in SA
South Africa's organized crime unit, the Hawks, have arrested four Zimbabwean border jumpers in Giyani, Limpopo province for illegal possession of a firearm.The quartet aged between 18 and 35 ...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 14:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$2,7m heist suspect killed in shoot-out, three still on the run
A suspect in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank cash-in-transit heist died in Zaka on Thursday in a shoot-out with detectives, while three others appeared in court yesterday. So far, police have arres...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman jailed 15 years for smuggling explosives
A 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman was on Wednesday jailed for an affective 15 years by a Musina Regional Court for smuggling explosives worth R168 00 into South Africa.Mercy Rifundo was arrested ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$2,7m heist: 8 more suspects appear in court
Over US$456 000 has been recovered from the US$2,7 million that was robbed from a security company last week, together with cars that had been bought by the suspects. Eleven suspects have been...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T candidates' election agents condemn 'farcical' Congress
THE six chief election agents representing losing candidates at the just ended MDC-T extraordinary congress (EOC) are supporting the decision of former acting president Thokozani Khupe to cancel the c...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man fined R40 000 for smuggling cigarettes into SA
A 25-year-old Zimbabwean man has been fined R40 000 by a Polokwane Magistrate Court for smuggling into South Africa 330 cartons of Remington Gold Cigarettes worth R87 000.Walter Madhongi was a...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean hearse driver jailed 15 years for smuggling explosives
A 38-year-old Zimbabwean man employed by a South Africa parlour as a hearse driver, was on Thursday jailed 15 years for smuggling explosives worth R420 000 into the neighbouring country through Beitbr...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans jailed 15 years for smuggling explosives into SA
A Musina magistrate on Tuesday jailed two Zimbabwean men for 15 years for smuggling explosives worth R470 000 into South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post.Patson Banda (25) and Life Mb...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 10:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man kills self over daughter's lobola
A CHINHOYI man hanged himself after receiving news that his daughter had died before her husband paid lobola.Mashonaland West provincial police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara conf...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man loses eye in fight over beer
Police have arrested two machete-wielding brothers from Shurugwi, who are part of a four-member gang that teamed up and allegedly assaulted three siblings, resulting in one of them losing an eye durin...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
No joy for Zimbabwe drug dealer in SA
The 38-year-old Zimbabwean woman, who arrested by South African authorities recently in connection with the smuggling of drugs worth R2 million into that country via Beitbridge Border Post, has been d...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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