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Bulawayo residents acquire vehicle for neighbourhood watch patrol
Residents of Sunninghill suburb in Bulawayo have come together to add a fifth vehicle to their crime patrol fleet, in response to growing concerns over safety and security in the area. The collaborati...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:36hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man found dead
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo was stoned and stabbed to death allegedly by a group of unknown assailants. Edward Hlanganani from Old Magwegwe suburb was found by a passerby lying in blood on...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Vuzu parties trigger storm
TEACHERS' unions have added their voice to the proliferation of Vuzu parties in the second city, saying there is a real danger that the country may lose a whole generation to drug and alcohol abuse if...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Boy (13) missing after running away from home
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for a 13-year-old boy from Nkulumane suburb who is suspected to have run away from home last month leaving his family traumatised.Qiniso Ndiweni, a pupil at Mand...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 18:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
40 rowdy youths arrested after drinking spree in CBD
POLICE have arrested 40 rowdy youths who went on the rampage in Bulawayo's CBD following a drinking binge over the weekend.Scores of under-age children flocked to various drinking spots in the...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers choke baby
FIVE robbers armed with a pistol and iron bars allegedly pretended to be police officers, handcuffed a woman who was breastfeeding and put her in leg irons before choking her baby while demanding cash...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman raped & murdered
AN unknown woman from Bulawayo was allegedly raped and killed in a bushy pathway between Richmond and Mzilikazi suburbs. A passerby called police after stumbling on the body on Tuesday afterno...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
14 year old girl goes missing
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that can lead to the location of a missing14-year-old girl.Sarah Mbuzva, a Form Two pupil at Montrose Girls High School, was last seen on Febru...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teenage armed robber killed over loot sharing
A TEENAGER from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo who was stabbed to death in an incident that left his friend hospitalised, was part of a syndicate of armed robbers who turned on each other after rowing ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders fan dies, 5 others injured in car crash
A HIGHLANDERS Football Club supporter coming from watching the Bosso and Caps United match at Barbourfields Stadium died on the spot while five other people were injured after the vehicles they were t...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on Bulawayo firm, 2 seriously injured
TWO Chinese businessmen were seriously injured on Thursday night after they were attacked by robbers brandishing a pistol and machetes.The robbers stormed Naizonel Investments in Bulawayo's Ke...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops raid Pumula, 81 arrests recorded
A MAJOR police operation in Bulawayo's Pumula suburb targeting shebeens and drug peddlers has resulted in the arrest of one murder suspect and 80 others for various offences. The crackdown fol...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stabbings leave 2 dead, one battles for life in hospital
TWO people from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo died within a 300 metre radius in two separate incidents of knife crime yesterday while a teenager is battling for life in hospital after being stabbed. ...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fraudster bags US$70 000, 1 million rand
A BULAWAYO businessman lost 1,3 million rands while another businessman based in the United States of America lost US$70 000 to a city fraudster who disappeared after swindling the two in two separate...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete murder at Bulawayo nightclub
A gold panner (17) from Cowdray Park suburb was brutally hacked to death with a machete at a night club in Bulawayo. Bornwell Ndlovu allegedly attacked Talent Sibanda with the machete a few me...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Beer binge victim' murdered, says family
THE FAMILY of a man, who was previously reported to have died from an alcohol binge, is seeking justice, as it has emerged that he could have been murdered under unclear circumstances.Police h...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman fights off second-time 'rapist'
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo allegedly fought off and bit an alleged rapist who was targeting her for the second time, police confirmed yesterday. Bulawayo police spok...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo school bullies arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested three Hamilton High School Upper Six pupils for allegedly assaulting three Lower Sixth new comers as part of the school's alleged "initiation" programme. The i...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Burglars raid Nkulumane family
A RESIDENT of Nkulumane in Bulawayo escaped death by a whisker after being hit with an iron bar by burglars as he entered his house in the early hours of yesterday morning.According to a polic...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bribe bid kombi crew arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a kombi crew for allegedly trying to bribe four cops with $10 bond notes after the duo were arrested for operating an unregistered commuter omnibus. The incide...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman dies in Bulawayo CBD street
A WOMAN suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes collapsed and died outside a food outlet in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon, the second such sudden death in the city within a week. The in...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers take money changer's cash-laden BMW
THREE gun-wielding men clad in balaclavas attacked an illegal money changer in Bulawayo's City Centre before getting away with his BMW vehicle which had R80 000, US$5000 and $ 8 000 bond notes among o...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rape victim's baby in mystery death
A 13-year-old girl, who fell pregnant as a result of sexual abuse, gave birth last month only for the child to die 20 days later under mysterious circumstances. The girl, who was sexually abus...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Abducted boy dies in hospital
A FAMILY from Matshobana suburb in Bulawayo was plunged into mourning after their 18-year-old son was abducted by unknown men who severely beat him and he later died at a hospital. A dejected ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police hunt 4 armed, masked robbers
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for four armed robbers who attacked a family in Mahatshula on Sunday, and got away with some money and goods.Bulawayo police spokesperson Chief Inspe...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman collapses, dies in city shop
A WOMAN collapsed and died in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon while attending to a customer at a local fabric retail shop where she worked. The incident occurred at a shop along Herbert Chitepo, ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gang of robbers subjects Bulawayo family to torture
FOUR masked men armed with iron bars and an axe subjected a family from Mahatshula North suburb in Bulawayo to a horrifying ordeal, torturing them before getting away with R18 000 and $400 in bond not...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldiers bash Bulawayo kombi staff for overcharging
Kombi operators in Bulawayo yesterday reported their staff being bashed by soldiers for charging $2 bus fare.The soldiers were allegedly demanding that the kombis reduce their fares to $1 or p...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man 'axes' wife, hangs self
A SILOBELA man fatally struck his sleeping wife with an axe on the head before committing suicide after discovering she was taking contraceptive pills without his knowledge. Busani Mandava (35...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Theft at Bosso offices
HIGHLANDERS chief executive officer Nhlanhla Dube reportedly lost R20 000 he had left at the club offices over the Christmas holiday.The club's head of secretariat had reportedly left over R30...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bodies found floating in dams
TWO bodies were found floating in dams in Bulawayo and Umguza on Thursday, one of which is suspected to have been dumped in one of the water bodies after a brutal murder. The body of an uniden...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fleeing robber breaks leg, hospitalised
A MEMBER of a four-man gang of robbers from Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb allegedly broke his leg while escaping from police officers after a robbery in the city and law enforcement agents ended up t...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man who killed girlfriend in cold blood arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man from Tshabalala suburb who has been on the run for more than two months after he allegedly killed his girlfriend in cold blood following an infidelity dispute. ...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Form 3 pupil dies in Bulawayo gang violence
A FORM Three pupil at Founders High School in Bulawayo died during suspected teenage gang violence after an alcohol binge and his assailants dumped his body in a bushy area near Nketa High School in N...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:39hrs | 1 | 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 | | by Staff reporter
'SA robber' shot, killed in Nkulumane
THE body of a suspected South African armed robber, who was shot and killed after he tried to rob a Nkulumane man who had sold his house last month has been repatriated to that country.Bulaway...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare man arrested for stealing over $50K in Bulawayo
A SUSPECTED serial house breaker who claimed he had a magical calabash that directed him to homes where there was cash has been arrested for stealing more than US$50 000 from nine houses in the leafy ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chief Gampu's vehicle stolen
CHIEF Gampu (54) of Tsholotsho allegedly had his motor vehicle stolen on Wednesday night in Bulawayo's Nketa 6 suburb.According to a police internal memorandum, the traditional leader - born A...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man drinks self to death
POLICE in Bulawayo have released three men who had been arrested for allegedly killing a man from Mpopoma suburb after a post- mortem report revealed that he died due to excessive alcohol consumption....Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police block 'Ndebele king’ coronation
BULAWAYO police have barred self-imposed Ndebele king, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, from holding an enrobing ceremony – a cultural event where a king's heir is officially presented with the royal regali...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for raping wife and infecting her with HIV
A MAN from Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb has been arrested for allegedly raping his wife over an eight year period and infecting her with HIV. The 32 year old man who cannot be named for ethical...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 20:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police foil Gukurahundi march
BULAWAYO police yesterday foiled a march to the High Court by Gukurahundi survivors who intended to petition for the setting up of a special commission to address the 1980's mass killings. The march w...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police foil Gukurahundi march
BULAWAYO police yesterday foiled a march to the High Court by Gukurahundi survivors who intended to petition for the setting up of a special commission to address the 1980's mass killings. The march w...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Stolen receipts storm rocks Zesa
SOME Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) officials have flown into the eye of a storm after receipts mysteriously disappeared from a banking hall in the Southern Region....Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passerby killed as cars collide
FIVE people were injured yesterday when a Bulawayo-bound Extra City Bus from Victoria Falls veered off the road and overturned while a pedestrian died in Bulawayo when two cars collided at an intersec...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo men arrested for murder
TWO men from Bulawayo who allegedly fatally stabbed a man in Gokwe following a row over a woman, were dramatically arrested in a bus hours later. Kudzai Magumura (41) of Magumura village under...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man suffers heart attack after sex with pig
A sixty-year-old man from Worringham on the outskirts of Bulawayo reportedly suffered a heart attack and died last Thursday after he allegedly had sex with a pig.The body of Mr Elias Ndlovu wa...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman disarms three robbers
A BULAWAYO woman bravely fought three armed robbers, disarmed them of a gun but they later regrouped and overpowered her, getting away with $3 000 and R8 000. When the dust settled, the woman realised...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide in love triangle
A 26-YEAR-old man, from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo, last week committed suicide in a suspected love triangle, after his alleged lover reportedly accused him of rape.Qhakathela Ndlovu alle...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Activist arrested over Gukurahundi
A Bulawayo activist was on Friday forced to beg former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe to save him from "abduction" by police after speaking about Gukuruhundi during hearings into the August...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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