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EXCLUSIVE: Town Clerk threatens Councillors with arrest over bus terminus dispute day before Deputy Mayor Ndlovu is arrested
Retired Major Christopher Dube, the Town Clerk of the City of Bulawayo, has come under fire after allegedly threatening elected Councillors with arrest if they failed to reverse their decision to relo...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 20:00hrs | 1625 | by George Tshuma
'I was sent by the Town Clerk to the police station' Jailed Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu says
The recent arrest of Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu over allegations of demanding a US$20,000 facilitation fee from a cemetery factory investor has sent shockwaves through the city. However, an af...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 14:57hrs | 966 | by George Tshuma
Bulawayo deputy mayor challenges 'strange arrest'
Incarcerated Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu has formally challenged his arrest on bribery allegations, calling the circumstances surrounding his detention "strange" and his arrest "illegal."...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:19hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Deputy Mayor arrested for bribery
The Deputy Mayor of Bulawayo, Edwin Ndlovu, and Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo, who chairs the Finance and Development Committee, have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on all...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:27hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Juice picked up from Renkini kills toddler
Tragedy struck the Makokoba family in Bulawayo on Tuesday when three-year-old Avuyile Mpengesi suddenly fell ill and died after drinking a beverage given to him by his grandfather, Shepherd Mhlanga....Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Pastor bashes naked female sangoma
A pastor from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo shocked residents when he beat up his tenant who is a traditional healer while she was naked as punishment for playing music too loudly while he was conductin...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:24hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Landlord steals from tenant
A BULAWAYO landlord allegedly broke into his tenant's room and stole US$300, R20 000 and a laptop, a magistrate heard.Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Nomalanga Maphosa heard this when Nhlanhla Ndlovu ...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crew and passengers foil robbery
A 48-YEAR-OLD commuter omnibus driver and his passengers survived a robbery attempt when a four-member gang allegedly blocked their vehicle before damaging the windscreen with an axe.This was ...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mubobobo man rubs manhood against woman in bank queue
A WOMAN who was queuing at a bank in the city centre nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt something hard and slimy sliding up and down her back.To her horror, when she turned to check, ...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate jailed 3 years for abuse of office
BULAWAYO magistrate Stephen Ndlovu has been jailed three years for criminal abuse of office.Ndlovu (48) of Thorngrove in Bulawayo unlawfully issued a court order to release an exhibit held by ...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Kuda Mahachi in the news again for wrong reasons
TROUBLED winger Kudakwashe Mahachi allegedly snatched and smashed his sister's iPhone XR yesterday afternoon as part of concerted efforts to destroy evidence nailing him for purportedly scalding his f...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate in court for abuse of power
BULAWAYO magistrate Stephen Ndlovu (47) was at the receiving end of the law on Monday when he was arraigned before the courts facing abuse of office charges.Ndlovu of Thorngrove in Bulawayo re...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Escape of 3 prisoners probed
THREE inmates that were serving a combined 30 years in prison escaped from police cells in Bulawayo after being brought in for indications to answer for other crimes.Pardon Makuni (19), Menard...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
3 suspected rapists escape from Bulawayo police station, officers charged
Three men charged with rape, unlawful entry and robbery have escaped from a police station in Bulawayo.Pardon Makuni, 19, Mernard Gwatiedza, 22, and Ashley Moses, 21, all of Gweru, sprang free...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate arrested for criminal abuse of office
A Bulawayo magistrate has been arrested for allegedly ordering the unprocedural release of a car that was an exhibit in a car theft case.Stephen Ndlovu, who was based at Tredgold Magistrate Co...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Schoolgirl shot after police officer discharges gun to break up fight
A 16-year-old Bulawayo girl was shot on the cheek after a police officer discharged his firearm to stop a fight, her family alleges.The bullet went through one cheek and exited on the other....Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police boss arrested for stealing impounded Kombi
A POLICE boss in Bulawayo has been arrested after he allegedly muscled his way into Ross Camp impound yard and stole a commuter omnibus that had been impounded by his colleagues for flouting Covid-19 ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators 'bash cop, smash phone'
A KOMBI driver and a conductor as well as a woman from Bulawayo who allegedly assaulted a police officer on duty and smashed his mobile phone have appeared in court. Thembani Moyo (41), Xola S...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
3 robbed at knife point during visit to cemetery
THREE Bulawayo residents were on Saturday robbed at knife point by two men and two women at West Park Cemetery.The robbers, who are still at large, went away with US$90, cellphones and a lapto...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Man calls out 'wrong name' during sex with wife
A MAN from Bulawayo's high density suburb of Nguboyenja battered his wife for asking him why he had called out another woman's name while they were having sex.The court heard that on 08 Decemb...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Policewoman beaten by drunk hubby in front of visitors
A drunk man is an unpredictable man!Sharon Ncube's Christmas Day turned from a blissful day to a miserable one after her intoxicated husband battered her while demanding to know what visitors ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman 'assaulted' by police, sustain broken arms and legs
A 20-year-old Bulawayo woman was last week hospitalised at Mpilo Central Hospital after sustaining broken arms and legs while being assaulted by Nkulumane police for allegedly trying to escape from th...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 15:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt petitioned over police harassment on taxis
MATABELELAND secessionist group Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has petitioned Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga over harassment of commuter omnibus o...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate lashes out at rogue cop
A Bulawayo magistrate lashed out at a police officer who stabbed his friend with a kitchen knife on the cheek for drinking his hot stuff describing him as a "monster and rogue" cop who has dragged the...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
MRP petitions govt over police harassment
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has petitioned government to register its displeasure over harassment and physical abuse of Bulawayo residents by State security agents, particularly at roa...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prices shock!
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday woke up to more retail shops charging in US dollars, with government joining in the bandwagon, amid shortages of basic commodities such as cooking oil and sugar.The devel...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on Bulawayo business entity
TWO knife-brandishing robbers last week pounced on a business entity in Pelandaba, Bulawayo, and made away with $134 and two mobile phones belonging to a female employee.Bulawayo acting police...Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop subjects woman to 9-hour rape ordeal
A POLICE officer stationed at Sauerstown Police Station in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman and forcing her to pose for indecent pictures during a nine-hour ordeal. The ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Woman cries rape after falling pregnant
A Bulawayo woman told police she became pregnant after her visually impaired roommate sneaked into her blankets at night and pulled down her underwear before he allegedly forced himself on her....Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for 'insulting Mnangagwa'
In a case reminiscent of the former president Robert Mugabe era, where several citizens where dragged to court for undermining his authority, a commuter omnibus driver here, David Ndlovu, has been arr...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ongoings about 2018 Elections
Rigging has started in all police stations and not only in Bulawayo. How can voting of this magnitude be done without the knowledge of ZEC? Who was officiating the voting process? Voting under t...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Clement Moyo
Woman beats child with charger cord, arrested
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has been arrested for physically abusing her four-year-old niece.The woman (33) from Makokoba suburb, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, allegedly ...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested for serial rape
A POLICE officer stationed at Mzilikazi Police Station in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly raping two women on separate occasions after assaulting and threatening to kill them.Crispen ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Married man 'rapes' girlfriend
A MARRIED man from Bulawayo allegedly raped his girlfriend while promising to marry her, but later dumped her.Pride Tapson Mapurisa (29) from Ross camp driving school quarters lured the girl (...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai assaulted over 6-year-old grudge
A BULAWAYO man who held a six-year-old grudge against a police officer who investigated his case in 2012 for allegedly dealing in fake money has appeared in court for assaulting the cop in an act of r...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops run for dear life as mbanje smoker goes haywire
TWO police officers from Bulawayo ran for dear life after a man they found smoking mbanje turned violent and set upon them with a baton.Constable Marshall Chigwida and Const Brighton Mutasa, b...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop up for theft of $148 funeral funds
A POLICE officer based at Westgate Support Unit in Bulawayo has appeared in court on allegations of theft after he failed to submit $148 collected as recreational and funeral funds pooled together by ...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women 'rapists' freed by court
TWO women from Bulawayo who were being accused of trying to rape a man after discovering he had a big penis have been acquitted.Nomthandazo Ndlovu (30) of Old Pumula and Shylet Phiri (31) of M...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women try to rape 'well endowed' man
TWO women from Bulawayo allegedly tried to rape a man that they had undressed with the intention of robbing him in broad daylight, after discovering he had a big manhood.Nomthandazo Ndlovu (30...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex work is 'profitable' brags prostitute in court
A SEX worker in Bulawayo has told a court that she earns $600 monthly and will quit the trade when her eight-year-old twins finish their Ordinary Level eight years from now.Cynthia Adams (26) ...Published: 09 Sep 2017 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Man bashes daughter (10) badly, demands her to tell him identity of her real father
A GIRL (10) was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after her father allegedly brutally assaulted her, demanding that she reveals the "identity of her real father."Trymore Musavengana (33) of M...Published: 09 Sep 2017 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman tortures, murders minor
A 42-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman, Gladys Sibanda, appeared in court yesterday charged with killing a minor child through torture and burying the body in a shallow grave behind her Pumula South house....Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Married ex-cop kills self over lover
A married ex-police officer residing at Ross Camp in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide in Beitbridge after finding his girlfriend in bed with another man.Walter Musakaruka allegedly drank p...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 14:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheating lover drives married ex-cop to suicide
A married ex-police officer residing at Ross Camp in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide in Beitbridge Town after finding his girlfriend in bed with another man.Walter Musakaruka allegedly dr...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman raped for turning down proposal
A MZILIKAZI man raped a woman for turning down his love proposal.Philip Nsimbi (30) allegedly proposed love to a 23-year-old woman at Emagumeni Sports Bar where she was having drinks with a fr...Published: 19 May 2017 at 15:31hrs | | 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
Sodomites attack Zanu PF Commissar
Alleged sodomites at Bulawayo Prisons battled with caged ZANU-PF Bulawayo Provincial Youth Deputy Commissar Tichaona Chikwava for about three hours at the cell last week, a court heard. C...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 03:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Community service for office sex with wife
A MAN from Bulawayo who was arrested for allegedly breaking into a safe-house for victims of domestic violence and had sex with his wife in an office, has been ordered to perform 315 hours of comm...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hit and run driver nabbed
A MAN who hit a pedestrian and fled from the scene was arrested two weeks after the accident when the deceased's friends led a spirited manhunt.When Muchinyenya Mazorodze (28) was finally ...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 12:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Fake' boy soldier freed on illegal possession of army uniform
A boy (17) from Old Luveve in Bulawayo caught wearing an army camouflage uniform at the Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo was freed after the court refused further remanding him since the state seemed ...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 10:47hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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