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11 cars stolen in single day in Zimbabwe
At least 11 vehicles were stolen in Zimbabwe in a single day, prompting police to issue a warning to motorists over the growing trend of vehicle thefts, some involving cars left unlocked or with keys ...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:45hrs | 13384 | by Staff reporter
Car thefts surge across Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a warning to the public over a sharp increase in motor vehicle thefts across the country, calling on motorists to exercise greater caution and take proact...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:50hrs | 2558 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council under fire for US$155,000 mayoral vehicle purchase
The cash-strapped Gweru City Council (GCC) has ignited outrage among residents and ratepayers by purchasing a US$155,000 mayoral luxury vehicle, a Land Cruiser Prado, amid pressing service delivery is...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:57hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Chinese mine robbed US$120,000
A man accused of participating in a syndicate that allegedly robbed Dahwe Chrome Mine of $120,000 appeared in court yesterday, facing charges of armed robbery. Taurai Pangai, 33, was brought before Ha...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 06:51hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Nicholas Zakaria told to go and see Victor by Chivayo
Legendary Sungura musician Nicholas "Madzibaba" Zakaria is the latest artiste to receive a car gift from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo. Posting on his social media pages from Duba...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:45hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
6 people killed as haulage truck ploughs into Mazda BT50
On Friday afternoon, a tragic road accident claimed the lives of six individuals at the 35-kilometre mark along the Mutare-Marange Road. Additionally, 12 others sustained injuries in the collision inv...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 19:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor to purchase car for US$9 000
BULAWAYO Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni will buy his mayoral vehicle at a discounted price of about US$9 000 after the Government gave local authorities the greenlight to dispose of vehicles to all ou...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Government okays disposal of mayoral vehicles
THE Government has given the greenlight to local authorities, that can afford, to have their outgoing mayors and chairpersons buy vehicles that have been allocated to them.A few months ago, Bu...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor prepares for life outside council
BULAWAYO mayor councillor Solomon Nguni is preparing for life outside council as he has already requested to purchase the mayoral pool vehicle at a give-away price of US$16 494 as his exit package....Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
How high-level corruption at ZESA plunged Zimbabwe into darkness!
The reason Zimbabwe is suffering by daily 20-hour electricity cuts is not necessarily due to antiquated equipment, neither can it ever be a so-called 'growing economy' - but, had everything to do with...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:39hrs | 21 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What is Gata even still doing at ZESA?
As Zimbabwe continues to sink deeper into an economic abyss - exacerbated by recurrent crippling electricity shortages - one is baffled as to why heads at the power utility are not rolling.No ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 11:43hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ex-police chief to perform community service
FORMER officer Commanding CID Vehicle Theft Squad (VTS) at Southerton Police Station in Harare, Chief Superintendent Kirispen Mutsengi, has been ordered to perform 315 hours of community service after...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:07hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Gushungo properties up for grabs
THE late former President Robert Mugabe could be turning in his grave with properties running into several millions of United States dollars from two of his farms going under the hammer as the busines...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
NPA targets US$50m ill-gotten properties
THE Asset Forfeiture Unit at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has lodged six High Court applications to seize assets from individuals who allegedly acquired them through proceeds of crime....Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mental patient' torches vehicles at carpark
A SUSPECTED mental patient went berserk and allegedly stoned four cars at an overnight carpark in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb before torching two of them, reducing them to shells while security guards w...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Top cop arrested for abusing exhibit vehicle
A TOP cop has appeared in court after he was allegedly involved in an accident while driving an exhibit vehicle.Chief Superintendent Kirisipen Mutsengi (55), who is officer commanding Vehicle ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Malunga farm invader's car 'likely smuggled' - report
A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) lecturer accused of trying to grab a Nyamandlovu farm may be driving a stolen car, ZimLive reported.Dumisani Madzivanyathi stormed Esidak...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbers, carjackers nabbed after shoot-out
Six suspected armed robbers and carjackers were arrested on Thursday after a shoot-out near Mabvuku turn-off along Mutare Road on the eastern outskirts of Harare.One of the suspects was shot a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in car accident along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
THREE men were killed in an accident when a Mazda BT50 twin cab they were travelling in side-swiped with a haulage truck at the 37 km peg along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road.Zephania Moyo (...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
RBZ 'officials' arrested
Police in Midlands have arrested two Harare men driving around the country with fake Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe identity cards, swindling businesses after accusing them of using the wrong foreign exchan...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mystery of the Mberengwa 'ambula-cart'
AS Zimbabweans wallowed over the weekend in the boredom induced by the second coronavirus lockdown, an unusual but interesting picture went viral on social media.The image featured an ordinary...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:57hrs | 21 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Chiwenga's wife living in fear
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged and ailing wife Marry Mubaiwa yesterday claimed she is living in fear as unknown people were frequenting her offices and stalking her and some of her re...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZBC ex-boss trial kicks off
The trial of three former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation executives including former Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Mavhura kicked off in Harare this Monday.Mavhura and former ZBC Head Fi...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 21:11hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Manager suspended over sex sleaze
A CHINHOYI-BASED Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ZETDC) senior human resources manager, Christopher Mundembe has been suspended from duty pending internal disciplinary hearing over...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra couple ordered to explain source of wealth
THE High Court has given a Harare couple employed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 30 days to explain the source of their wealth, failing which their properties valued at $762 000 will be for...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Officials arrested for failing lifestyle audit
Police have arrested two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority employees after they failed a lifestyle audit initiated by the Special Prosecuting Unit in the Office of the President and Cabinet.After com...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 09:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa spoils his Cabinet with top-of-the-range Land Rover Discovery vehicles
With the majority of the citizenry getting poorer by the day owing to the biting economic crisis, the cash-strapped government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has splurged over $2 million on top-of-th...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents complain over MDC mayoral perks
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has questioned the city council's decision to award former mayor Martin Moyo a mayoral car as part of his exit package.BPRA yesterday said the...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Free' car for outgoing MDC Alliance mayor
THE Bulawayo City Council recently mooted plans to have former mayor, Alderman Martin Moyo awarded one of the mayoral cars for free or a paltry $3 000, as part of his exit package, it has emerged....Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 12:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministers, MPs' cars suspended
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday suspended plans to buy new vehicles for the new Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament and channelled the money towards fighting the cholera ep...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere ordered to reinstate Kombayi
THE High Court has directed the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Saviour Kasukuwere, to immediately reinstate fired Gweru Mayor Mr Hamutendi Kombayi and Councillor Kenn...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Upsurge in cases of Politically motivated Violence alarming in Zimbabwe
Heal Zimbabwe has condemned the organized acts of politically motivated violence that have continued to disturb the prevalence of peace as the 2018 elections loom.The trust said on the night o...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 16:03hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe buys 300 top cars for army chiefs
THE cash-strapped government has splashed millions of dollars on more than 300 top-of-the-range vehicles, which include Toyota Fortuners, Ford Rangers and Toyota Corollas to appease security bosses ah...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking the nefarious/ corrupt activities at Bindura University
Thank you for publishing that letter that exposed the corrupt activities at Bindura University of Science Education. Please find, below, parts of what is found in the Forensic Report that I believe th...Published: 25 May 2017 at 21:19hrs | 4 | by Kudakwashe Ncube
Minister cheats death in car accident
DEPUTY Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Win Mlambo reportedly cheated death by a whisker when a TelOne owned vehicle he was driving was b...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tajamuka trial faces collapse
LAWYERS representing 22 Tajamuka members accused of burning ZBC and police vehicles during a protest last year, have threatened to apply for refusal of remand if the State continues to dither....Published: 20 Mar 2017 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombayi appeals at High Court
FIRED Gweru mayor, Hamutendi Kombayi, who was recently fired by Local Government minister, Saviour Kasukuwere will appeal against the decision at the High Court, the Southern Eye has established....Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'BCC's MDC-T councillors engaging in a wealth accumulation rush'
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents' Association (BPRA) has accused councillors of engaging in a wealth accumulation rush before leaving council, following reports that the local authority has purchase...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mayor gets a Mercedes Benz GLE 250 class
THE Bulawayo City Council spent US$118 000 in buying a top-of the-range vehicle for its Mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo.The cost is almost double what the local authority spent when they bou...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor gets $118k car
THE Bulawayo City Council spent US$118 000 in buying a top-of the-range vehicle for its Mayor, Councillor Martin Moyo.The cost is almost double what the local authority spent when they bought ...Published: 12 Feb 2017 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Taxi 'thief' remanded in custody
A MAN from Gwanda allegedly hired a Plumtree taxi driver in the middle of the night and connived with two other men along the way to rob him of his car.Zibusiso Ndlovu (28) from Zhukwe Wes...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
13 protesters in court for burning police van
Thirteen of the protesters aligned to MDC-T who allegedly ran amok in Harare Central Business District and destroyed property before setting ablaze a police van and a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 07:48hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Bullets smugglers remanded in custody
THE four omalayitsha from Bulawayo who were arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post on Thursday morning for trying to smuggle bullets worth R42 855 from South Africa were yesterday dragged to court cha...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 18:05hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
130kg bullets smuggle bid foiled at Beitbridge
FOUR omalayitsha from Bulawayo have been arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post for allegedly trying to smuggle bullets worth R42,855 from South Africa.The Ferret squad arrested the quartet, w...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 09:22hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Hwarare withdraws donated vehicle
Former Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Workers Union (ZISMIWU), Admore Hwarare has withdrawn a vehicle which he says he personally donated to the Sugar Industry National Emplo...Published: 13 Jun 2016 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Shumba withdraws party car from Mnangagwa allies as factionalism heightens
Zanu PF MP for Masvingo Urban Daniel Shumba is understood to have withdrawn a party motor vehicle from a war veteran who is aligned to Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and handed it over to a G40 mem...Published: 20 May 2016 at 15:39hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Misfortune hits Mnangagwa faction
Conspiracy theories are flying thick and fast within the Zanu-PF faction rallying behind embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa after a number of party stalwarts associated with the camp perished...Published: 16 May 2016 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's foe dies in horror crash
SUSPENDED Zanu-PF women's league top official, Espinah Nhari died in a horrific accident involving three cars on Friday, with a senior ruling party official yesterday saying the Midlands politician wa...Published: 15 May 2016 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital buys $88,000 Jeep Cherokee for CEO
Mpilo Central Hospital has reportedly bought a brand new $88,000 Jeep Cherokee for its acting chief executive officer.The vehicle was allegedly bought at the behest of the Mpilo board although...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 07:30hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Fake roadblock police officer appears in court
A police officer from the Police Protection Unit (PPU) who was arrested for mounting a fake roadblock and extorting $142 from an unsuspecting motorist, has appeared in court facing charges of crimin...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 07:46hrs | | by Fungai Lupande and Nqobile Tshili
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