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Bogus ZNA recruitment agents on the prowl
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has warned the public of individuals masquerading as army officers who are fleecing prospective army recruits on the false promise of securing jobs for them.In...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:01hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Mshika-shika robbers on the prowl
POLICE in Gweru have launched a manhunt for three suspects who are reportedly driving around in a silver Honda Fit vehicle targeting commuters and robbing them of cash, cellphones and other gadgets....Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:58hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Fake MSU 'sex workers' on the prowl
IT was on a Friday when Mr Trust Dengu (not his real name) who had just relocated to Gweru from Masvingo decided to go out and treat himself to some beers and braai at a popular night spot in the cent...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Fake driver's licence syndicate on the prowl
A syndicate of fake driver's licence fraudsters claiming to be working for and with Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) officials are on the prowl and are using digital platforms to dupe people of mon...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
4 female armed robbers on the prowl
POLICE in Marondera, Mashonaland East province, are pursuing four female armed robbers who last week pounced on a shop at a farm outside the town and stole various goods and money.The female s...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:15hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Armed female rapists' on the prowl in Zimbabwe
POLICE in Marondera, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for three female suspects who allegedly took turns to‘rape' a man at gunpoint near Chihota.The suspects, allegedly dri...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:07hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Valentine's Day turned nasty for lovebirds
IT was a nasty end to a seemingly perfect Valentine's Day celebrations for Dereck Moyo (27) and his lover Tanya Maraire (23).Things turned horribly wrong while they were heading home when thre...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:52hrs | 2132 | by Staff reporter
CIO spooks on the prowl
A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoe...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:19hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
CIO spooks on the prowl at Trevor Ncube's AMH?
A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoe...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:42hrs | 4170 | by Staff reporter
Haulage truck robbers on the loose in Zimbabwe
POLICE have warned haulage truck drivers on Harare-Chirundu highway to be on the lookout for dangerous criminals who are on the prowl targeting trucks during the night.In a statement, national...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:48hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | 1143 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Seed scammers on the prowl
SEED producers have urged government to put in place measures to curb the sale of fake seed to farmers.Findings of a recent study carried out by The African Seed Access Index (Tasai) in partne...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Bogus soil testing companies on the prowl
THE Lands and Agriculture ministry has warned farmers to be wary of unscrupulous soil testing companies on the market ahead of the rainy season.Speaking during a campaign on soil testing in Go...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
'Fake lawyers on the prowl'
THE Zimbabwe Law Society has warned the public against hiring "touts" masquerading as lawyers as cases of people being conned by fake lawyers increase."The public is being warned to desist fro...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:23hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
ZNA warns of bogus recruitment agents
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has warned the public against bogus recruitment agents masquerading as soldiers facilitating recruitment into the army, fleecing people of their money.This com...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:19hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aspiring candidates warned against unsanctioned campaigns
Zanu-PF has warned aspiring candidates eyeing the party nomination in next year's national harmonised elections for Parliament local councils against being involved in unsanctioned campaigns which are...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Bogus Zimra officials on the prowl
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has said a group of people masquerading as its officials and purporting to be conducting audits are on the prowl.In a notice on Thursday, the revenue aut...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Machete now a weapon of choice for armed robbers
THE emergence of machete gangs in Zimbabwe's mining towns has given birth to a new breed of armed robbers who use machetes as a weapon of choice since the broad blade, which is traditionally used as a...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:22hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
De Jongh to bounce back at Highlanders?
DUTCHMAN Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh's resignation as Somalia national team coach has fuelled speculation that he could be on his way back to Highlanders, who are on the prowl for a new coach.De...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:24hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Fake e-passport agents on the prowl
THE Registrar-General's Office has warned the public to be wary of a fake website used by fraudsters to swindle online passport applicants of their hard-earned cash.The account claims to be th...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:53hrs | 158 | 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 | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Wanted robber gunned down
A notorious robber, who has been on the police's most wanted list, was shot and killed last Thursday in Glen View 1, Harare, where he was hiding at his girlfriend's house.Decide Rice (52) had ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:55hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
'There is room for Thokozani Khupe in CCC' Chamisa lawyer says
Advocate Thabani Mpofu, the CCC President Nelson Chamisa's legal representative, says the newly formed political party is open to welcome MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and former G40 Kingpins to be par...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 10:02hrs | 3191 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Juju thieves on the prowl in Bulawayo
A NEW breed of thieves that use juju to rob victims of their money and goods has emerged in Bulawayo. According to two women whose chats have gone viral on WhatsApp, the juju made them blackou...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1792 | by Staff reporter
e-passports fraudsters on the prowl
Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans living outside the country and needing to apply online for the recently introduced e-passport should be wary of fraudsters masquerading as employees or agents of the R...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Scramble for Rhodes' estate
Groups of people are scrambling for the multi-million-dollar estate left behind by a descendant of former colonialist Cecil John Rhodes amid reports that the Registrar of Companies has so far nullifie...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:33hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Police raise concern over landlords rape cases
POLICE have raised concern over an increase of rape cases countrywide where women and girls are being sexually abused by known relatives, friends and landlords.Police also urged members of the...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:30hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
When electricity is a visitor, not a resident
Electricity where are you? Shall I say Zesa or who? Chinehasha Business Centre and the learning institutions adjacent to the Centre have been without power for about four months now. Indeed fa...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 18:12hrs | 380 | by Tincuts Chinehasha
Title deed fraudsters on the prowl, Check if you still own your property
If you own a vacant or an unoccupied property in Zimbabwe my suggestion is verify if you still own that property. With the Zimbabwean property market being dominated by absent buyers, due to over four...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 23:34hrs | 387 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Traders face uncertain future as demolitions surge
AROUND mid-day at a shopping strip called Gazaland in Harare's Highfield high-density suburb, a mustard yellow tractor roars through a warren of small businesses, razing everything in its path....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:34hrs | 56 | by Linda Mujuru/Evidence Chenjerai
Fake army procurement officer on the prowl
A man posing as a military procurement officer robbed 12 companies of Z$6.3 million (about US$60,000) in an elaborate fraud, police said on Monday.Claiming to be a Sergeant Muriro from Lookout...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 06:00hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Currency manipulators on the prowl
CURRENCY manipulation by businesses setting their Zimbabwe dollar prices to black-market exchange rates, has reached levels where some shops are pricing their goods and services using illegal rates ra...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
'G40 members on prowl'
SOME members of the dumped Generation 40 (G40) are tactically positioning themselves to weaken and topple President Mnangagwa and the Second Republic, Zanu-PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi said on ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers unleash reign of terror
Armed robbers are on the prowl in Masvingo where they have been on a warpath over the past week.A security guard was left for dead after being shot in the abdomen at Neshuro Growth point...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer bashes colleague for bedding his wife
In a dramatic incident a prison officer assaulted his colleague for allegedly having an affair with his wife. While Philmon Mkombwe (39) and his colleague Bernard Takura (42) were boozing at a...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Electric gate motor thieves on the prowl
One of Zimbabwe's leading security companies has warned that there has been a spate of electric gate motor thefts in parts of Harare and urged householders with electric gates to ensure that their gat...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 19:32hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
'Land barons hiding behind Mnangagwa's name'
A HARARE resident, Samuel Mutete, has written to Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) calling for invest...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:51hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions ZRP vehicles
President Mnangagwa has today commissioned 82 different vehicles to the Zimbabwe Republic Police as part of efforts by the Second Republic to capacitate law enforcement agencies in combating crime in ...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 17:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ecocash fraudsters on the prowl
ECOCASH has reported that some of its clients have lost money to criminals who illegally withdraw money from accounts without customers' consent.The mobile money agent dismissed claims that it...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
'Uniformed' robbers on the prowl
POLICE yesterday expressed concern over increase in armed robbery cases involving criminals wearing police and army uniforms.In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Assistant Commissione...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth league rocked by indiscipline
ACTING deputy secretary for youth affairs in the Zanu-PF politburo, Tendai Chirau has accused some members of the ruling party's youth league of acting in a manner detrimental to the moral standing of...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fake soldiers on the prowl, says ZNA
ARMED criminals masquerading as soldiers and police officers are on the prowl across the country where they are carrying out well-co-ordinated armed robberies.In a statement yesterday, Zimbabw...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Be wary of bogus soldiers, says ZNA
A group of armed robbers masquerading as members of the Zimbabwe National Army and Criminal Investigation Department detectives is on the prowl, robbing people using fake search warrants. The ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Farmers do not be a sitting duck to fraudsters
Harvest time is upon us, a time of plenty. Fraudsters are on the prowl looking for who to con, taking your agricultural produce without paying a dime for it. A colleague nearly lost a tonne of...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 13:11hrs | 3 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
ZNA warns of fraudsters
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has warned members of the public especially the business community to be wary of fraudsters masquerading as ZNA procurement officers.These fraudsters allegedly...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:42hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Private players will open path for counterfeit vaccines
Counterfeit drugs are a menace and a definite threat to global peace and stability. Inert drugs are being peddled on the drug market to an unassuming market with dire consequences. Entire communities ...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 8 | by Sapien Sapien
Hackers fleece supermarket of $22m
TM Pick n Pay lost $22 million to e-mail hacking fraudsters suspected to be targeting huge businesses in the country, police have said. The retail group was deceived through a contrived e-mail...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:13hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccines scammers on the prowl
The majority of sellers came from France, Germany, the UK, and the USA, and the prices per dose ranged from $250 to $1,200, with an average cost of about $500 Never buy products including vaccine dose...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
VID 'inspectors' dupe job seekers
FAKE Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) officials have been on the prowl in the Midlands Province where they targeted and duped desperate jobseekers of money after promising them jobs. Severa...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:14hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Social media driving us to doomsday
Bishop Lazi is convinced that nostalgia is a timeless disease.It is normally associated with selective amnesia and the romanticisation of cherished memories.This is why it is unsurpris...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Bishop Lazarue
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