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Anti-smuggling blitz nets 200 luxury vehicles
So far 200 top-of-the-range vehicles, all probably stolen and smuggled into Zimbabwe, have been impounded under a joint operation between the Zimbabwe Republic Police and Interpol targeting vehicles s...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:19hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Blitz targets top-of-the-range cars
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is conducting a joint operation with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) targeting top-of-the-range vehicles believed to have been stolen in ne...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:55hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested smuggling R3, 5 million vehicle into Zimbabwe
A 36-year-old man from Beitbridge has been arrested for trying to smuggle into the country a Mercedes Benz worth R3,5 million.Sicelo Ndlovu was busted by border authorities on Monday after he ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:03hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Activist sues Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and police commissioner general Godwin Matanga have been dragged to the High Court after police impounded a vehicle belonging to human rights defender Melania Chiponda....Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:16hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Murky Zupco deal backfires
GOVERNMENT'S army-backed populist decision to re-establish Zupco's public transport monopoly, while banning commuter omnibuses has spectacularly backfired, leading to a severe crisis that has seen tho...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 10 000 motorists in blitz
At least 10 400 motorists have so far been arrested in the ongoing police operation named "Respect other Road Users", which is targeting those who continue flouting traffic rules and regulations....Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Police warn drivers of unregistered vehicles
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has reiterated that all unregistered vehicles whether Government-owned or belonging to any political will be impounded during the ongoing operation aimed at restoring orde...Published: 05 May 2022 at 21:14hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Gun-totting highway robbers attack businessman
SUSPECTED armed highway robbers are reportedly on the prowl along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road with their latest victim being a Lupane businessman whom they robbed of US$1 800 at gunpoint....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:48hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Car hijackers jailed
TWO serial Concession car hijackers were sentenced to an effective five year jail term each by Bindura magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura on Friday....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 488 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cops arrested for conning ICT perm sec
TWO former police officers and two other serving members of the force were arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda after conning the acting Information Communication Technology ministry secret...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:35hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's mob saves CCC activist from abduction?
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Makomborero Haruziviishe on Monday narrowly survived abduction after six unidentified men pretending to be police officers pounced on him in Kuwadzana 2, H...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:07hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Police on manhunt for fake US$ conmen
CONMEN dealing in fake United States dollars were last Thursday forced to flee in a getaway vehicle in Karoi, which they later dumped during a chase by the police.The fraudsters are still on t...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa aide convicted over fake number plates
CCC leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa's security aide was recently convicted and fined for driving a Toyota Fortuner that was displaying a Mercedes Benz registration plate as well as a third number plate belo...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding robbers jailed 10 years
THREE machete wielding robbers who robbed a Bindura cellphone dealer of his car and belongings were sentenced to 10 years each in jail by Bindura Re...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 18:56hrs | 740 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chinamsa and friend steals Government car
TWO men appeared in court yesterday on allegations of conniving to steal a car from the Office of the President and Cabinet after the driver parked it in Harare's city centre to buy a pair of shoes....Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:06hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Blitz nets 45 000 unregistered cars
MORE than 45 100 motorists have so far been arrested for driving unregistered cars during the ongoing operation while over 1,6 million people were also nabbed countrywide for violating Covid-19 regula...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:35hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers attack friend's wife
BULAWAYO police have arrested four pistol-wielding brothers who robbed their friend's wife of R15 000 after overhearing that she had won a sports bet.Lungisani Nyathi overheard his friend shar...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Police blitz nets 43 000 plate-less vehicles
POLICE yesterday warned politicians and prominent figures using plate-less vehicles that the long arm of the law would soon catch up with them in the ongoing blitz which has so far netted 43 000 unreg...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Car with stolen chickens lands in ditch
A BULAWAYO man has lost over 200 chickens to thieves over the past two months and a man who fled police while driving a car ferrying some of the birds has been arrested.The suspect Tawanda Kas...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fire worker for Sikhonjwa links
HIGHLANDERS Football Club has fired its entities manager following allegations that he was electioneering for losing vice chairperson candidate, Babongile Sikhonjwa.The entities manager, Dalub...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:43hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust luxury vehicles smuggling racket
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday busted a vehicle smuggling racket, arresting three suspects and recovering three luxury vehicles, which were smuggled into Zimbabwe via Limpopo River.The three sus...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown on unregistered cars continues
Police this week arrested more than 640 drivers of unregistered, plate-less and unlicensed vehicles, and impounded 784 vehicles, as the ongoing operation continues to round up criminal elements and ma...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:30hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
CVR to change drivers license discs
The Central Vehicle Registry (CRV) is in the process of changing the driver's license metal disc to a plastic disc by end of June this year.The development was announced by the ministry of tra...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 12:30hrs | 3367 | by Simbarashe Sithole
25 Govt officials arrested in one week
Twenty-five Government officials have been arrested over the past week on allegations of criminal abuse of office, or fraud and stealing large quantities of bitumen meant for the rehabilitation of the...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga threatens to 'crush' Chamisa's CCC
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday issued chilling threats against the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) saying the ruling party was ready to "crush the party like lice" to pre...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:38hrs | 3155 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC says Mnangagwa in panic mode
THE opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will soon convene an elective congress to choose a leadership amid reports of a tussle for positions as senior ...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 19:29hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA stalls change of vehicle ownership
Motorists seeking to change ownership of their vehicles are crying foul over delays by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) in processing their papers, as officers take up to three weeks to respond ...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Gweru Ex-Mayor holds on to US$170 000 Prado
FORMER Gweru Mayor Josiah Makombe has come under scrutiny for allegedly abusing a council vehicle which was allocated to him when he assumed office.Makombe, who was recalled by MDC-T leader Do...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:23hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aspiring MP arrested
POLICE have arrested Zanu-PF aspiring candidate for Binga North National Assembly constituency, Kuda Mavula Munsaka after he led a 25-man gang which stormed a fishing camp in Binga demanding release o...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 16:26hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
Biti says Mangudya is a fool
FORMER finance minister Tendai Biti has described the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor as a fool, saying his monetary policies are insufficient to tame inflation.Biti said this in a scathing ...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:44hrs | 4578 | by Staff reporter
ZACC swoops on CVR middlemen
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is setting up a makeshift office outside the Central Vehicle Registry in Harare to receive reports of possible corruption and get rid of middlemen and co...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Matanga not responsible for impounding vehicles
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said his department should not be held responsible for the unregistered vehicles which were impounded recently, as they were simply implementing a direct...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
CVR issues 7 700 number plates
The Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) has issued over 7 000 number plates since the beginning of the ongoing police operation targeting unregistered vehicles.Transport and Infrastructural Develop...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:48hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Zacc targets 250 State entities, departments
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) wants all Auditor General reports implemented in full for 250 departments, parastatals and other public entities to enhance public finance management sys...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Decline in crimes involving unregistered vehicles
THERE has been a 75 percent reduction in crimes associated with unregistered motor vehicles and those without number plates such as armed robbery, rape and kidnapping in Bulawayo since a blitz was lau...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
10k arrested weekly over number plates
OVER 10 000 motorists are arrested weekly around the country for driving unlicensed and unregistered vehicles under an ongoing operation that has nabbed 21 886 since it started on January 15.O...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:42hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zacc camps at CVR
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has deployed its officers to "camp" at the Central Vehicle Registry offices around the country to conduct investigations over the corrupt issuing of number plat...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:15hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Number plates now available at border posts
Permanent number plates are now available at Zimra border posts, so anyone importing a vehicle now buys the permanent plates as they clear their car through customs with temporary plates no longer iss...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:35hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
11 000 motorists arrested in blitz
POLICE arrested over 11 000 motorists during the first week of the ongoing blitz targeting unregistered, unlicensed and uninsured motor vehicles on the country's roads.This comes as the Govern...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Police warn against unchanged vehicle ownership
POLICE have threatened to descend heavily on motorists who fail to change ownership of their vehicles within the stipulated 14-day period after completing a sale.National police spokespe...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:36hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Blitz nets 7 700 motorists in 5 days
The blitz on unregistered or plateless vehicles and illegal public transport operations continues with police in the first five days arresting more than 7 700 motorists between Saturday and Wednesday....Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
ZACC in vehicle registry spot checks
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday engaged the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) to inquire into corruption allegations and delays in the issuance of number plates and driver's lice...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Can the CVR stop impounding imported vehicles and put their house inorder
The basic solution to Zimbabwe's number plate system is to computerise the whole system and issue plates at the port of entry into Zimbabwe. In this age and time we are still running around with piece...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 09:50hrs | 1326 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Court throws out challenge to exchange control ammendments
THE High Court has dismissed an application by human rights lawyer Obert Shava, challenging the constitutionality of Statutory Instrument (SI) 127 of 2021 which imposes civil penalties on those found ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
No going back on unregistered, plateless vehicle blitz - police
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned motorists against driving unregistered vehicles, which face being impounded.The police say unregistered vehicles were being used to commit crimes ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
'No storage fees on impounded vehicles'
Police have said they don't charge storage fees on cars that are being impounded during the ongoing blitz that has netted 6 000 cars.The operation is targeting unlicensed, uninsured, unregiste...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Minister exposes rot at CVR
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona yesterday said corruption at the Central Vehicle Registry (CRV) had created an unnecessary backlog in the issuance of registration plates...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Fake number plates scam exposed
POLICE have said some motorists are using fake temporary vehicle number plates to avoid being arrested during the ongoing blitz on unregistered vehicles.Unregistered vehicles and those without...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Stinking corruption at CVR
Corruption and a poor work ethic by some officials at the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) in Harare have been cited following motorists' failure to acquire number plates since last year.Althoug...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle number plates distribution decentralised
Twelve post offices and seven Zimra tax offices will today start distributing the bulk of the 12 183 sets of number plates now available, with just a small batch going through the Central Vehicle Regi...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:29hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
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