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Traffic cop implicates bosses in fake fines book scam
A theft-accused Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer openly told a court that spot fines that he collected from motorists during highway patrols were pocketed by their bosses instead of going to Sta...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:28hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter
'Cops seize rich gold mine'
THE situation is tense at a gold mine in Inyathi where a person has died after police called to restore order allegedly took over operations.More than 300 illegal panners had allegedly invaded...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
'Bus operators must scan passengers for arms'
CROSS-BORDER bus operators have been urged to scan passengers for arms as on-board robberies spike on the N1 highway linking Johannesburg and Beitbridge Border Post.It is understood the robber...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:53hrs | 714 | by Staff rpeorter
Soldier in court over Mugabe laptops
A SENIOR member of the Presidential Guard allegedly broke into Zimbabwe House early this month and stole over 119 computers and accessories belonging to former President Robert Mugabe.Corporal...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:22hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Man steals $50 000 Mugabe property
A Chitungwiza man appeared in court yesterday on allegations of stealing property worth $49 982 belonging to former President Robert Mugabe.Mr Mugabe is being represented by Enoch Nyamurima (5...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Matanga challenges cops to maintain peace
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has challenged police officers to ensure peace and tranquillity before, during and after the forthcoming elections.He said officers also needed to go...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 06:54hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Cops refuse to go on street patrols
Junior police officers, unhappy with a recent decision to drastically reduce the number of roadblocks across the country, are resisting new duties such as foot patrols, NewZimbabwe.com reported....Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 10:57hrs | 5123 | 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 | 455 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zimra boss forced to leave with nothing
Former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner-general Gershem Pasi was sent on forced leave in May 2016 to pave way for investigations into allegations of corruption and poor corporate govern...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 07:53hrs | 1992 | by Staff Reporter
Rapist 'Satanist' 's reign of terror
ALMOST a month after serial rapist and murderer Charles Matanga Magombedze was jailed for 72 years following a brief trial, villagers in Masvingo still live in fear as some do not believe his reign of...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:03hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers demand free sex for Mugabe ouster
Zimbabwe National Army officers across the country are reportedly demanding free services from sex workers as a show of appreciation for the role the military played in Operation Restore Legacy last N...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 17:51hrs | 9383 | by Staff reporter
'Make Zimbabwe a crime-free nation'
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been urged to increase visibility by increasing patrols across the country in order to guarantee a crime-free environment.Speaking at the launch of the M...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:30hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Police out in full force during Easter holiday
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has deployed adequate manpower on the country's roads, and to monitor criminal activities countrywide during this Easter holiday.In a statement, chief police spoke...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:11hrs | 517 | by Staff Reporter
Pardoned convict arrested for theft
A Bulawayo man who was released from jail on the Presidential pardon on Monday was arrested hours later for allegedly stealing property worth $670 in Tshabalala suburb.On his way home from jai...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:03hrs | 773 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe a 'deeply conflicted zealot'
In 2017, the Daily Maverick published a series of articles based on Stuart Doran's monumental history of Zanu-PF and Robert Mugabe, titled Kingdom, Power, Glory. In this major review of the book, form...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 13:59hrs | 1682 | by David Owen, British politician
Ex-convicts under surveillance
Police in Masvingo will put more than 220 pardoned inmates from Mutimurefu Prison under surveillance as part of measures to reduce crime during and after the Easter holiday. President Mnangagw...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 07:05hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Police are on a reformation drive, give them a chance
The new dispensation, under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa ushered in a new era of collectiveness, unity and aspiration towards growing the Zimbabwean economy and upholding peace and s...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 13:49hrs | 1270 | by Tatenda Gono
'Security guards more visible than police'
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has bemoaned the absence of police officers on the streets, saying the law enforcement agents should resume their traditional street patrols and reduce the c...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:28hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Cops told to respect civilians and suspects
ACTING Officer Commanding Police in Midlands Province Assistant Commissioner Charles Ndoro has warned police officers to be professional and humane when dealing with civilians and suspects.Add...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:14hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to remove State House curfew
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to remove the restriction of passing through Chancellor Avenue between State House and Zimbabwe House in Harare between 6PM and 6AM to allow free passage at a...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 09:16hrs | 2812 | by Staff reporter
24-hour police patrols introduced
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga said the recently launched Harare Province Patrol Unit was aimed at preventing and reducing crime in and around the city, and warned officers deployed to per...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 05:45hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa haven't met Mugabe
The dispute between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor Robert Mugabe has dominated the headlines since the 94-year-old celebrated his birthday last month.The new Zanu-PF leader h...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 09:04hrs | 840 | by Bernard Mpofu
Mnangagwa: Why I haven't met Mugabe
The dispute between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his predecessor Robert Mugabe has dominated the headlines since the 94-year-old celebrated his birthday last month.The new Zanu PF leader h...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:55hrs | 2447 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra surpasses February revenue target
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has surpassed its gross revenue target of $322.53 million in February by 5.1 percent to $339.09 million.In a statement yesterday, Zimra Head of Corporate...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:12hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe coup can be corrected'
Armed soldiers directtraffic at the intersection of Samora Machel and Sam Nujoma Street a road leads to Mugabe Buildin called Munhu Mutapa. Soldiers last night started patrolling the streets of Harare...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 06:10hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge now 'a haven of crime'
Beitbridge residents have called on the police to act decisively on reducing crime here.In separate interviews yesterday, the residents said the town was fast becoming a haven for criminals....Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
BCC to unleash night municipal cops on vendors
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is contemplating unleashing municipal police on night patrol duties to flush out vendors, who avoid paying vending fees by selling their wares at undesignated sites after h...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:46hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Marist Brothers bullies 'expelled' from school
MARIST Brothers Secondary School in Dete, Hwange District, has excluded from the institution 16 Form Four pupils who last month ganged up to torture some Form Two boys at the school.In the edu...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:25hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
ZRP pledges improved service delivery
We publish opening remarks by the Commissioner General of Police Tandabantu Godwin Matanga at a meeting between Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Obert Mpofu and senior police officers last ...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:39hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Man killed for stealing tomatoes
A MARONDERA farmer was arrested following the death of a suspected thief he allegedly tied to a tree, before assaulting him to death with a fan belt, after catching him red-handed stealing tomatoes....Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 06:33hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
New police chief faces tough task
He is a career cop who walked the beat over the past 23 years before assuming the post of police commissioner-general.He graduated as a patrol officer in October 1982, and is a police veteran ...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 10:02hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Kombis ban turns violent
AT LEAST one person was killed and two others were seriously injured yesterday evening in Harare when police clashed with the commuting public in the Central Business District.Two vehicles wer...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:58hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
Army uniform land duo in trouble
Two Chitungwiza men yesterday appeared in court after they were caught with army fatigues.Cosmas Gwanzura (23) and Spencer Tembo (23) appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Mr Oliver Mudzongac...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 05:36hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard responds to increased number of break-ins in Harare
Safeguard, one of the country's leading security firms, is increasing the number of rapid response vehicles it has in Harare in response to an increase in the frequency of break-ins and thefts through...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 07:58hrs | 1576 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa shuffles 16 top cops
President Mnangagwa has appointed Tandabantu Godwin Matanga as the substantive Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police.The announcemnet was made by Police Service Commission Chair...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:32hrs | 1918 | by Staff reporter
Matanga replaces Chihuri
President Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, appointed Deputy Commissioner-General Tandabantu Godwin Matanga as substantive Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).The an...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:27hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Police to increase patrols
POLICE acting Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has challenged police officers to enhance visibility while executing their duties by increasing public patrols to court public trust and ensure people...Published: 12 Feb 2018 at 15:15hrs | 3791 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa security beefed up
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Guruve district has put a strong force ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Siyalima Farm in Guruve South tomorrow.An insider told Bulawayo24.co...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 17:53hrs | 16517 | by Staff Reporter
Zuma 'rejects ANC request' to stand down
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports.He and senior members of the African National Congress (ANC) held talks on Sunday ...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:37hrs | 4951 | by BBC
Siblings jailed for incest
An incestuous relationship that resulted in the birth of two children has earned Chitungwiza siblings an 18-month prison stint. Never Chitisiga (27) and Christine Mudyanengava (21) from Seke, ...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 04:17hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Six arrested for cattle rustling
SIX men have been arrested for stealing cattle from farms in Beatrice and Featherstone and selling the meat to unsuspecting customers in Harare. Canaan Kanyota, Fidelis Kachere (33), Peter Wad...Published: 30 Jan 2018 at 05:16hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi diaries of ucuku olwenziwa ngopasi
I remember that it was a Sunday, January 16 1983 when these murderers first arrived at Sipepa in Tsholotsho. Earlier in the afternoon we had gone down to visit the Gwayi Station just a few kilometres ...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 06:53hrs | 1508 | by Velempini Veap Thuthani Ndlovu
Mob kills 'dog thief'
POLICE have arrested two men while two others are on the run for allegedly beating their neighbour to death, accusing him of stealing a dog and satchel in Filabusi.Mthokozisi Ndlovu (23) of De...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 05:00hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Bloodbath in ZRP, more than 3,000 fired?
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's nephew and Deputy Police Commissioner-General (administration) Innocent Matibiri and hordes of other top police commanders were yesterday fired from the force....Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 06:04hrs | 12532 | by Staff reporter
ZRP regularly conduct lifestyle audits
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) regularly conducts lifestyle audits among its officers to curb corruption within its rank and file, a senior police officer has said.Speaking at the 100-Day ...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 05:46hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Unidentified woman found dead with multiple stab wounds in Gweru
Gweru residents were left shell shocked this morning when the body of an unidentified woman was found with multiple stab wounds in a maize field between Ascot suburb and Clairmont Park.The wom...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 16:13hrs | 3111 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo's untapped tourism potential
With dozens of tourist attractions, each having a rich history and remarkable diversity of culture, Bulawayo — Zimbabwe's second largest city — as well as its hinterland should have no problem att...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:24hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up in police force
THE country's police force is set for a major shake-up as the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Affairs has come up with a new roadmap which contains a raft of measures that will see some police o...Published: 07 Jan 2018 at 14:31hrs | 11664 | by Staff Reporter
Man killed over a game of pool
A dispute over a game of pool led a 23-year-old Masvingo man to fatally stab a fellow villager on Christmas Day, police have confirmed.Liberty Mutekuro (23) of Chitiami Village allegedly stabb...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 22:58hrs | 1920 | by Staff Reporter
Magwegwe teen crashes stolen car
A TEENAGER from Magwegwe West suburb in Bulawayo allegedly crashed a car that he stole from a car park after panicking when he saw police officers.After stealing Mr Partson Tshalibe's Mazda 26...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 23:18hrs | 2870 | by Staff Reporter
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