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Zimbabwe security firms rope in Police Support Unit
In response to a recent spike in nationwide robberies, security companies are partnering with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support Unit to enhance protection for cash-in-transit (CIT) deliveries...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:58hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Emakhandeni-Luveve MP concerned over rising housebreaking cases
Emakhandeni-Luveve Constituency lawmaker Discent Bajila has urged the government to create jobs to help reduce the rising cases of housebreaking in his constituency and Bulawayo as a whole.He ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 20:37hrs | 354 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe scales up fight against fraudulent vehicle imports
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has enlisted the help of the police in a new operation to track down fraudulently imported vehicles in the capital. The exercise, which runs from October to Dece...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 16:27hrs | 4172 | by Staff reporter
Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Flying Squad arrests suspect in stolen vehicle on N1 to Zimbabwe
A 54-year-old suspect has been arrested by the Flying Squad team from both Waterberg and Capricorn districts for possession of a suspected hijacked vehicle. The arrest took place on Sunday, October 13...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 14:53hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge man gets six months jail term for poaching
A 23-year-old man from Ndambe Village, Beitbridge has been slapped with a six-month jail term after he was caught hunting in the park.Emmanuel Moyo (23) appeared before Beitbridge Magistrates'...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 09:37hrs | 458 | by Stephen Jakes
Villager, conservation clash overshooting of dogs
Chief Chundu, born Abel Mbasera, has urged constructive dialogue between Nyamakate villagers and Akashinga, a wildlife conservation organisation, following a disturbing incident involving the alleged ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 14:53hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demand action over Ecobank heist
Bulawayo residents are voicing their concerns over safety in the city following a brazen daylight robbery at Ecobank last week, in which suspects allegedly made off with approximately US$4 million. Th...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:02hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Army deployment causes alarm in Lupane
Tshongogwe villagers in Lupane, Matabeleland North, were gripped by fear after the unexpected deployment of a large contingent of soldiers to their area.Villagers have expressed alarm at the h...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:32hrs | 2683 | by Staff reporter
Bus crew, passengers arrested for possessing mbanje
Police have arrested the crew and two passengers of an Inter Africa bus after discovering 62 kilograms of dagga (cannabis) in their possession at a security roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Roa...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean goats and sheep smuggled into South Africa
Police have arrested two suspects in possession of 22 goats and eight sheep, which they allegedly intended to smuggle into South Africa via an illegal crossing point near Beitbridge. The suspects were...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 14455 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for attempted murder of police officer over bar closure
A 43-year-old man from Fairbridge, Bulawayo, appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges of attempted murder after allegedly striking a police officer with an axe. The accused, Dumisani Lindani Mpof...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 13:52hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers torment Bulawayo CBD residents
Residents in Bulawayo's central business district (CBD) are expressing growing concern over the disruptive behavior of commercial sex workers in the area, particularly along Fort Street, Second Avenue...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:22hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles commemorate Mzilikazi Day
Ndebele people in Bulawayo, as well as those across Zimbabwe and abroad, are commemorating the 156th anniversary of the death of King Mzilikazi Khumalo, the founder of the Ndebele nation. The commemor...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:53hrs | 3309 | by Staff reporter
Armed gang wears security company uniforms to hijack patrol vehicle
Five armed suspects allegedly hijacked a security company's patrol vehicle in Chipinge, forcing the guards to hand over their uniforms before stealing approximately USD 1.1 million and R1.2 million....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 14:39hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Duo nabbed for possession of giraffe meat
Two individuals from Dete in Matabeleland North province have been apprehended for violating the Parks and Wildlife Act after being discovered with giraffe meat.Thulani Dube (28) and Smart Ban...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:38hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Insider hand in US$114k, R1,2m heist exposed
Preliminary investigations into the armed robbery at Fawcett Security Company in Chipinge, where US$114,411 and R1,281,320 were stolen, suggest the heist was facilitated by an insider, police confirme...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:08hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prison officer ropes in inmates for illegal mining
Imagine a scene where one man, dressed in the distinctive green uniform of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS), stands out among three others in stark white prison garb. This ZPCS of...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:03hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
Duo nabbed for possession of firearm
Two individuals from Beitbridge have been sentenced to 12 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm used to threaten others.Nathaniel Maphosa (30) and Anyway Ndou (38) appeared befor...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:59hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Masaraure, 15 teachers off the hook
Obert Masaraure, president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), along with 15 other teachers, was acquitted by a Harare magistrate on charges related to an alleged unlawful gat...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 15:23hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Stop & search police patrols in and around Harare
Police in and around Harare have intensified their crackdown on dissent ahead of today's Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit, preventing public transport from entering the city center and c...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
100 illegal gold panners arrested in Esigodini, Umzingwane
A recent joint operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and the police has led to the arrest of 100 illegal gold panners in the Umzingwane catchment area, which supplies much of the city’s water...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:36hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema: Absolute power corrupts absolutely
I could not believe what I was hearing. I tried to reassure myself that I was only dreaming. For the third time, I played the video and listened gravely. Again, the words fell like stones into the roo...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 11:38hrs | 1023 | by Dr. Field Ruwe
'Zimbabwe jails are not based on partisan matters'
ZANU PF's Director of Information, Farai Marapira, has emphasized that jails are meant for anyone who commits crimes, including members of his own party, not just opposition activists. This statement ...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 08:44hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimra bemoans Chirundu border porosity
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has expressed concerns over significant revenue losses due to the porosity of Chirundu Border Post, a key crossing point between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The border,...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 08:38hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Rugeje caught up in bar CIO hunt for rights activist
Days before a summit of regional leaders, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shock troops armed with AK47s stormed a bar where a retired top general and Zanu-PF politburo member was drinking on Wednesday,...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 3473 | by Staff reportrer
Zimra warehouses full of smuggled goods
State warehouses at Beitbridge Border Post are overflowing with intercepted goods as security officials continue to crackdown on smugglers along the border.The use of drones, commercial and ba...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:31hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt deploys soldiers for Sadc summit
The government has deployed soldiers in residential areas to maintain peace and order ahead of the 44th session of the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit, scheduled to be hosted by Harare ...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:52hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
ZiG manipulators face stiff sentences
Cabinet considered the report on basic commodities prices and availability and issues constraining local industry as presented by the Honourable Vice President Gen (Rtd) Dr CGDN Chiwenga. On m...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:24hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Coltart courts police over illegal mining
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart has urged the police to increase patrols to stop illegal mining along rivers that supply the city's dams. The Bulawayo City Council has deployed municipal police, but thei...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:01hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Mashonisa kills three family members
On Sunday evening in Ivory Park near Midrand, a well-known loan shark, or mashonisa, allegedly entered a family's home, shot them dead, and fled. The victims were 16-year-old Tshepang Mong...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:33hrs | 2273 | by Staff reporter
Zapu's soldier and child symbol individuals are still alive
The ZPRA soldier, Seven Dube, who became the face of the armed wing as "Isotsha eliphethe umntwana" (the soldier cradling the baby) is still alive 44 years after independence, and the baby has become ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:26hrs | 2405 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council seeks 249 contract guards
The Bulawayo City Council is looking to hire 249 contract security guards aged 18 to 45. These guards will work under the Chamber Secretary's department. Applicants need to have at least an Or...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 20:48hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Truck impounded in cement smuggling racket
A duo employed by Mamvura Investments in Chipinge, working as a driver and assistant, have been charged with smuggling cement.The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) reported tha...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:46hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Reveller stabbed to death at Harare night club
In a tragic incident at Club Royale Bar in Harare's Budiriro 2 suburb, two young men, Alec Ruvhere (22) and Tadiwanashe Murerwa (20), lost their lives after being fatally stabbed during an altercation...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:30hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Street kids terrorise pedestrians in CBD
The Harare central business district has been plagued by a group of street children, aged between 10 and 20, who are involved in snatching wigs, jewelry, cell phones, purses, and other valuables from ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reportyer
Over US$2 000 collected as BCC, police raid gold panners
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported that it collected over US$2,000 in fines for environmental violations across its jurisdiction and water catchment areas, according to its latest minutes addres...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden has entered the twilight zone!
The debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump has revealed a terrible secret Democrats have been hiding from American citizens for the last three years. London'...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:42hrs | 3 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Bulawayo blames Apostolic churches for erratic rainfall patterns
WHILE changes in climate patterns are blamed for altering local weather patterns and potentially contributing to changes in rainfall across the country, a revelation about what specifically affects ra...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Event security essential to foil robberies and protect guests
Event security has always been important but never more so than at the present time when thefts and robberies have become so common. Targets at events may be the gate takings at the event or the cash ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:28hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Bulawayo council worried about mushrooming shrines
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is increasingly concerned about the rise of apostolic sects conducting open-air worship in bushes, prompting a blitz to remove these illegal shrines. The Mthwakazi Repu...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Roman Catholic Priest fires gun in church
A Bulawayo man suspected to be part of a gang of robbers that has terrorised Roman Catholic churches in the city was reportedly sold out by a priest's finger ring that was stolen in one of the churche...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 12:13hrs | 45 | by Erick Matotoba
'Thievocracy' thriving in rural areas.
Wanton thieving, villages are under siege. It's so bad that no one trusts anyone anymore. The 'gold fingers', call them thieves, are striking almost every week. The treasure hunters move nocturnally l...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:34hrs | 2 | by Murisa Chiweshe
Vendor assaults council cop
Simon Makoni, a street vendor in Harare, appeared in court on Tuesday, accused of assaulting a council patrol officer. Makoni, aged 21, was granted US$50 bail and is scheduled to appear in court again...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC, police operation nets 44 gold panners
A joint operation by Bulawayo City Council rangers and police in the Umzingwane water catchment and Greater Bulawayo area has led to the arrest of 44 illegal gold panners and the collection of US$2,72...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Introduce highway patrols to curb accidents'
THE Manicaland Transport Association (MTA) has called on authorities to introduce police highway patrols in a move meant to curb road traffic accidents along the Harare-Mutare Highway.The call...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 13:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police officers terrorised by goblins at night
The Gwambe police base in Bulilima, Matabeleland South has been deserted by officers who claimed they were being terrorised by goblins at night.Ward 2 Councillor, Mabed Ngulani, confirmed the ...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 13:50hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Drones to be deployed at Plumtree, Victoria Falls border posts
The Government is set to deploy drones at the Plumtree Border Post, followed by Victoria Falls, in an effort to curb smuggling and enhance security at ports of entry. This initiative aims to boost rev...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
3 ex-cops convicted for armed robbery
Three police officers stationed at Beitbridge Rural Police Station have been found guilty of armed robbery after they allegedly stole a Prado vehicle from a man traveling to Harare. Admore Nyamaropa (...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Illicit cigarettes seized after being smuggled from Zimbabwe to Limpopo
A multidisciplinary team managed to seize illicit cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country in Limpopo.The provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said the h...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:25hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
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