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ZBC licence Inspector loses cash in office break-In
A Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) licence inspector lost more than US$7,000 to thieves who broke into his office over the weekend.The inspector, identified as 30-year-old Tinashe Musho...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Scottland FC employee caught in VVIP ticket fraud
Six individuals were arrested on Sunday at Rufaro Stadium for allegedly attempting to enter a Premier Soccer League (PSL) match between Scottland FC and Caps United using counterfeit VVIP access cards...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:04hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Vendor in court on attempted murder charges
A vendor was arraigned before the court this week facing charges of attempted murder after allegedly pushing a municipal policeman from a moving vehicle during an arrest.Farai Yobe, a vendor, ...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:29hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt female cops arrested
TWO female police members stationed at Mbare Police Station in Harare were caught collecting bribes from motorists who wanted their impounded vehicles released.Victoria Shoriwa (36) and Naume ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CID officers up for torture
A HARARE man was left passing blood-stained urine after he was severely tortured by two Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers in a bid to force him to admit to theft charges.The CI...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF abusing Mupedzanhamo'
HARARE Residents Trust (HRT) has berated the ongoing abuse of Mupedzanhamo flea market by alleged Zanu-PF-related space barons, saying the ruling party lacks the will to discipline the rogue elements....Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Love betrayal lands couple in court
A Harare man has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting and pointing a firearm at his extirlfriend after they had a misunderstanding. He also assaulted her, causing her to miscarry the baby she wa...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party claims police disrupting campaigns with arbitrary arrests
OPPOSITION Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has bemoaned disruption of its campaigns by the police and arbitrary arrest of its members and civic groups that are conducting voter education campaign...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guards brutalise motorist
Soldiers that were part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's escort yesterday assaulted a Harare motorist and later detained him on charges of intercepting his long motorcade.The incident happene...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 12:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gay syndicate targets schoolboys
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has unearthed a syndicate of gay male child molestors targeting school boys and assaulting them.Investigations have revealed that the syndicate, which involves bus...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ boss loses US$100k to armed robbers
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) national chairman and businessman, Tafadzwa Musarara has lost US$108 000 to armed robbers.According to one of Musarara's employees who rushed to th...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family collects wrong corpse, discovers mix-up shortly before burial
A HARARE family last week mistakenly processed a burial order and organised funeral rites for an unidentified man whom they mistook for their presumed dead relative, Enock Foya.The family only...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man killed at girlfriend's place
Unwanted visit resulted in tragedy when Benard Chiwanza (37) was struck dead with an iron bar by another man Maxwell Tapera at his girlfriend Petronella Makuvatsine's place in Stoneridge on Saturday n...Published: 18 May 2021 at 15:05hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Nurses protests: 10 acquitted
TEN of the 11 nurses, who were arrested in June for allegedly contravening COVID-19 lockdown regulations after they gathered at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (formerly Harare Central Hospital) in Hara...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Nurses deny violating lockdown regulations
THE 11 nurses arrested for contravening national lockdown regulations after they allegedly gathered at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare to protest over poor salaries and working conditions have...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top cop walks free in kombi case
Former officer-in-charge of Mbare Police Station, Violet Sigauke, who was accused of taking bribes from commuter omnibus operators in return for safe passage, walked out of court free this week after ...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Army killings shock details
Fresh harrowing evidence of people shot by the army during the August 1 protests in Harare has surfaced amid claims that the commission set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored the majority of t...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reportwr
General Sibanda's testimony disputed
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) rarely admits to wrongdoing, officials from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) told a Commission of Inquiry probing the August 1 post-election violence that...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 20:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa divides police, military
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reportedly suspended 16 top police officers, accusing them of allowing MDC Alliance activists to freely demonstrate in Harare's central business district on Wedn...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sheriff attach Harare Council property over storm drain accident
The Sheriff from the Harare office a Mr Karasa has successfully carried out an attachment in execution in a case of Sihle Ncube (the Forum's client) and the Harare City Council for council negligence....Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zvorwadza cornered, assaulted in Mbare
NATIONAL Vendors' Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) leader Sten Zvorwadza has claimed that he was assaulted by Zanu-PF youths in Mbare on Saturday, on accusations of disrespecting President Robert Mugabe....Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T activist assaulted by Zanu PF youths for wearing party T-Shirt
An MDC-T activist Byron Zuze was recently assaulted by Zanu-PF youths after he was spotted wearing MDC-T regalia in Mbare, ward 3.Zimbabwe Peace Project claimed Zuze was stopped on his way to ...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 07:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF terror gangs resurface
Communities in some of the country's major towns are living in fear of ruling party youths who are operating terror gangs that are extorting money from informal and formal traders while harassing resi...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 16:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bribe-swallowing cop latest
Former Mbare officer-in-charge, Violet Sigauke - who attempted to swallow $60 bribe money - has made a Constitutional Court (Con-Court) application challenging the disciplinary proceedings instituted ...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 18:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police Act no longer applies to me, says ex-cop
Former officer-in-charge of Mbare Police Station Violet Sigauke, accused of taking bribes from commuter omnibus operators in return for safe passage, is now challenging the constitutionality of a disc...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Abduction, disappearance and torture of UZ student abominable
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) strongly condemns the abominable treatment of Fanuel Kaseke, a student activist who was abducted and disappeared by some unidentified people on Thursday 29 Jun...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 09:58hrs | 2 | by ZLHR
State witness turns hostile
A State witness in the case in which the officer-in-charge at Mbare Police Station is accused of demanding $60 per week from commuter omnibus operators yesterday turned "hostile" in court and distance...Published: 24 May 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bribe money-swallowing' cop trial deferred
The trial of a Mbare police officer-in-charge, who allegedly attempted to swallow bribe money after being trapped, has been deferred to April 6 because the magistrate was not available.Vio...Published: 25 Mar 2017 at 14:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Cops demand bribes for kombis' safe passage'
Commuter omnibus operators have to pay bribes to the police for safe passage even if they have proper documents, failure to do so results in them being arrested and prevented from operating, the c...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 10:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bribe cop trial stalled as lawyer falls sick
The trial of the officer-in-charge at Mbare Police Station, who was arrested for demanding $60 per week from commuter omnibus operators, failed to start yesterday after her lawyer fell ill. ...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cornered cop tries to SWALLOW bribe
What do you do if you're a traffic cop caught demanding a bribe?One option may be to try to swallow the cash - though it didn't work for a high-ranking officer in the Zimbabwe capital of H...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bribery cop claims 'indecent assault'
The officer-in-charge of Mbare Police Station, who was arrested last week, used to demand $60 per week from commuter omnibus operators for free passage of their fleets in her policing jurisdiction...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rogue traffic cop arrested
A junior member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police stationed at Dzivaresekwa Police Station in Harare was arrested by members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly stealing over $2...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top cop nabbed over $60 bribe
The officer-in-charge of Mbare Police Station was yesterday trapped and arrested after she allegedly demanded a $60 bribe from a motorist to facilitate the release of his vehicle that had been imp...Published: 10 Feb 2017 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police explain road block policy
The motoring public is not happy with the frequency and spacing of police road blocks.In our continuing campaign to bring the spotlight on traffic policing, we this week give you responses by ...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 08:46hrs | | by Garikai Mazara
'Criminalised for driving in Harare'
It was a routine journey, the usual 15km or so drive from Glen Norah to Harare's central business district. All things being equal, this is a 30-minuter for me, from stepping into the car to walking i...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nurses protest over CEO's vehicle
Harare Central Hospital security guards yesterday assaulted several nurses who were demonstrating against chief executive officer Mrs Peggy Zvavamwe's purchasing of her service vehicle, ahead of the h...Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile Gang: How the name came about
LAST week, Comrade Shadreck Musari Gatula, born 16 February 1940 narrated his early days as a youth in the National Democratic Party, moving to Zapu and eventually to Zanu in the early 1960s. He narra...Published: 03 Jan 2016 at 09:59hrs | 10 | by SM
Transporter clashes with wife over small house
A transporter clashed with his wife after he was caught in the company of an alleged small house at Mbare Musika in Harare on Christmas Day.H. Metro reported that Luckmore Bere wrestled with h...Published: 28 Dec 2015 at 12:00hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Head count for police officers begins
The Public Service Commission has reportedly begun an audit of police officers in Harare Province to get rid of ghost workers. Police sources said an order was issued last week that office...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai - the only hope for Zimbabwe
MORGAN TSVANGIRAI; my President in waiting; our President; the People's Choice. If there is one perennial truth about my President Morgan Tsvangirai's character, it is the fact that he has typically ...Published: 28 Dec 2014 at 21:40hrs | | by Tapiwa Diamond Chadya
Zanu-PF Youth boss bashed for supporting Grace Mugabe
Zanu-PF Harare province Youth League vice chair Edson Takataka was yesterday allegedly severely assaulted by party youths in Mbare for supporting First Lady Grace Mugabe's endorsement for the post of ...Published: 24 Aug 2014 at 11:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders, Dynamos in ball war
HIGHLANDERS Football Club are livid over the behaviour of two Dynamos players, George Chigova and Murape Murape after the duo kicked the Bulawayo giants' soccer balls to their fans during the Bob90 S...Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Sports reporter
Pair arrested for offering police officers bribes
Police have arrested two men for allegedly offering police officers bribes, the national police spokesperson Charity Charamba said Tuesday.The two, Danisa Chikondere and Gerald Mashambanhaka,...Published: 12 Mar 2014 at 06:55hrs | | by Xolisani Ncube
Cop drags Chihuri to court
A Harare traffic cop accused of accepting a bribe has dragged police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri to the High Court to stop the police chief from sacking him from the force.Brighton ...Published: 19 Jun 2013 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Sex scandal rocks ZBC
Radio Zimbabwe producer and presenter Cain Chikosha was last week arraigned before the Mbare Magistrates' Court to answer to charges of indecently assaulting a female workmate.Chikosha (49) i...Published: 09 Jun 2013 at 07:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Illegal sale of puppies at traffic intersections
Veterinarians for Animal Welfare (VAWZ) Inspectors last week managed to apprehend the notorious puppy vendor, Rickson Madanhire. Reacting to a report from a member of the public, Senior Inspector Taka...Published: 05 Feb 2013 at 11:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver strangle a policewoman to evade arrest
A kombi driver who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a policewoman who was trying to arrest him for driving without a licence has been remanded in custody. Ian Magwidi (26) allegedly strangled...Published: 09 Nov 2012 at 04:39hrs | | by Court reporter
We use the name prophet to deceive people
A self styled prophet is in police custody amid shocking allegations that he was sent to kill daughter of a late prominent businessman.Prophet Jacob Chigando (31) was Monday detained at Mbare ...Published: 22 Aug 2012 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC member murdered by Chipangano in Mbare claims MDC-T
Shepherd Bandau, an MDC-T branch treasurer in Mbare, Harare was on Friday murdered by known Zanu PF youths operating under the notorious Chipangano wing, claimed MDC-T.Bandau was the branch tr...Published: 13 Feb 2012 at 12:55hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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