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Raw deal for Air Zimbabwe creditors
HUNDREDS of Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) creditors, including over 300 ex-workers will be paid various debts accrued by the airline before it plunged into administration in Zimbabwe dollars at a rate of US$1...Published: 14 hrs ago | 374 | by Staff reporter
Notorious robber rearrested
One of Zimbabwe's most wanted armed robbery suspects believed to be part of Musa Taj Abdul's gang, Conwell Junior Kasambarare (26) has been rearrested on allegations of committing a spate of heists co...Published: 14 hrs ago | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official house raided, wife, kids beaten
Daring machete-wielding robbers raided a house belonging to a Zanu-PF official and former Member of Parliament for Mbizo, Vongaishe Mpereri in broad daylight over the weekend.The robbers beat ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 15:03hrs | 1814 | by Staff reporter
Police blitz nets 9 000 illegal miners
ABOUT 9 000 illegal gold miners have been arrested in a police blitz against gold panning across the country.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi exp...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 514 | 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 | 816 | 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 | 319 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa okays amnesty request
President Mnangagwa has approved the amnesty on prisoners serving lighter sentences or who have served over one-third of their sentences, following a request by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional S...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
2 Bulawayo men up for robbery
TWO Bulawayo men allegedly raided a tuckshop armed with a machete, threatened to kill a woman before stealing property worth more than US$600.Prosper Moyo (24) of Mahatshula suburb and Obvious...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:18hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Rogue security agents warned
GOVERNMENT is dealing with armed robbery cases involving members of the security sector and has said those who resist arrest will be shot. Increasing armed robberies, mainly targeting banks an...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Motorist loses car, cash to armed robbers
Two armed robbers stole a Mercedes Benz, US$900, $110 and cellphones after blocking a vehicle last Thursday night along Amalinda Road near Churu Farm in the south-west of Harare. The robbers, ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
'Nail corrupt police'
AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts against graft within the police force, with Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe urging citizens to use technology to help nail rogue cops.This comes...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:35hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
'Security officers leading most armed robberies in Zimbabwe'
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe on Thursday admitted before the Senate that serving and former police officers and soldiers were involved in the majority of armed robberies recorded throughout t...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang tortures top Zanu-PF official's wife
THE wife and two children of a senior Zanu-PF official in Kwekwe were last week tortured by machete-armed robbers at the family's home demanding gold.After failing to secure the gold the unide...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:56hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Woman gang raped
A FOUR-MAN gang travelling in a silver Honda Fit in Bulawayo robbed a Cowdray Park man and woman before taking turns to rape the woman at Nkulumane Heroes Acre.The two victims aged 51 and 32, ...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers in daylight raid
A GANG of armed robbers yesterday stormed wholesale outlet, Bulk Cash and Carry, located on Basch Street and Khami Road in Bulawayo, and viciously assaulted staff and customers before getting away wit...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Former MP's family narrates armed robbery ordeal
A gang of about five robbers armed with machetes, axes, iron bars and knobkerries allegedly pounced on former Mbizo legislator, Vongaiishe Mupereri's house in Golden Acres in Kwekwe where they got awa...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:41hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Police net 25 mshika shika vehicles
POLICE in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, impounded 25 illegal taxi operators popularly known as mshika shika during the Easter holidays. The police launched an operation code-named "Oper...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:55hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for escaped prisoner
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a suspected robbery suspect, who escaped from the holding cells at Western Commonage Courts at the weekend. Provincial police spokesperson ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor freed on bail
Law officer Tapiwa Kasema, who is facing allegations of consenting bail to suspected notorious armed robbery Musa Taj Abdul, has been freed on $20 000 bail.Kasema was released this morning by ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 15:01hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses hand in foiled armed robbery
A WOMAN from Kensington plots on the outskirts of Bulawayo lost her left hand after being shot during a botched armed robbery at her house.Cathrine Chingono was shot on her left hand and thigh...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 15:01hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding robbers get away with US$900
THREE machete-wielding robbers allegedly pounced on a Mt Darwin man and robbed him of US$900 on Sunday.Paul Gata (40) was assaulted with machetes all over the body by the unknown assailants wh...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:47hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Good Samaritan loses car, valuables to robbers
A GOOD Samaritan was robbed of a car, money and other valuables after offering a lift to two unknown robbers, who are on the run.Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Luxon Chananda confirm...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:47hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding robbers rob Mt Darwin man
THREE machete wielding robbers allegedly pounced on a Mt Darwin man on Sunday and robbed him of his US$900.Paul Gata (40) was ass...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 20:34hrs | 1014 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suspected armed robber freed
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has released on bail a suspected armed robber, Brian Mubaiwa, accused of robbing a Chinese national of gold worth US$50 000. Justice Chitapi granted Mu...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:22hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Border security intercepts R230k cigarette contraband
Security officials have intercepted cigarette contraband worth an estimated R230 000 that was being smuggled into South Africa through an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River. It is ...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:50hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zupco conductor gang-raped, robbed
A ZUPCO bus conductor was gang-raped and robbed of her belongings while on her way to work in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Bulawayo. The 23-year-old woman was waylaid by four perpetrato...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:50hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders more than a football entity
HIGHLANDERS FC is more than a football entity. It is life and everything to some and leaving Bosso in 1976 would have seen club legend Douglas Mloyi disowned by his own family. The decision no...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Female artisanal miner robbed at gunpoint
A 34-YEAR-OLD Shamva artisanal miner was robbed of her US$3500 by three armed robbers last Friday.Mashonaland Central police spokespers...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 08:52hrs | 2528 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suspected robber killed
A BULAWAYO man suspected to be a robber died in hospital while another believed to be his relative is battling for life after they were assaulted by armed unknown men at a mine compound in Inyathi, Bu...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:41hrs | 3037 | by Staff reporter
Cops implicated in spate of robberies
THREE Harare police officers have been implicated in a spate of robberies which occurred in Nyanga where they allegedly robbed and assaulted several people involved in timber business.An inter...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1509 | by Staff reporter
Police intensify hunt for school robbers
Police have intensified investigations into the case in which eight armed robbers raided Gateway High School in Harare over the weekend and used explosives to blow open the safe to steal over US$250 0...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:30hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Motorist stripped naked, car robbed
POLICE in Mashonaland Central province are looking for Agent Kavhundu's silver Toyota Runx registration number AEQ 5620 which was robbed over the weekend at Amatola farm, Mazowe.Mashonaland Ce...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:15hrs | 2741 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robbers hit Harare school, get away with US$250,000
Eight armed robbers raided Gateway High School in Harare over the weekend and used explosives to blow open the safe to steal more than US$250 000 cash. No one was injured and police have launc...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Trucker shot in SA border queue
A 38-year-old Malawian truck driver is battling for life at Musina General Hospital in South Africa after he was shot in the head early on Monday by two gunmen who pounced on his vehicle along the N1 ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:11hrs | 1498 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national robbed at gunpoint
Four armed robbers allegedly pounced on a Chinese national at Dore Green mine, Zhombe on Saturday and robbed him of his cash and gold.According to the police, Wang Zim (39) was robbed of his c...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 10:47hrs | 2746 | by Tarisai Mudahondo/ Simbarashe Sithole
Violent death in Emganwini
AN unidentified man, who appeared to have been brutally assaulted was found dead in front of a house in Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo yesterday morning, ratcheting up distress in a community that says ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:47hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Female armed robber shot dead, 7 nabbed
A suspected female armed robber who was part of an eight-member gang that has been terrorising people in Harare, Mutoko and Macheke, was shot and killed following a shoot-out with police in Kuwadzana ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 08:34hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
Police deploy at crime hotspots
POLICE have been deployed at different crime hotspots across the country to deal with escalating cases of armed robbery, assault and suicide, Home Affairs deputy minister Ruth Maboyi has said....Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:26hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
ZRP red flags spike in cop attacks
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised concern over an increase in attacks and murder cases involving police officers.In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Assistant Co...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:59hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
3 robbed at knife point during visit to cemetery
THREE Bulawayo residents were on Saturday robbed at knife point by two men and two women at West Park Cemetery.The robbers, who are still at large, went away with US$90, cellphones and a lapto...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
2 police officers killed in line of duty
TWO police officers died in separate incidents after they were attacked by people in Bulawayo and Gokwe while a suspected armed robber was shot and killed after resisting arrest in Kwekwe. In ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:36hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans escape Botswana prison
Two Zimbabweans, one from Bulawayo and the other from Masvingo are on the run after they escaped from a Botswana prison yesterday morning, alongside a Motswana murderer.According to a statemen...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1951 | by Staff reporter
Police warn against mob violence
Police have warned members of the public against mob violence on any suspects they apprehend for committing crimes countrywide, as murder cases continue to increase. According to police, the p...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 05:56hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Amnesty to decongest prisons
Cabinet received an update on the Covid-19 Outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs as chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force on the Covid-19 Outbreak. ...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi dismisses Judge's call for return to law school
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi says he had no reason to return to law school as recently advised by High Court judge Tawanda Chitapi who had accused the public official of bungling a bail applicati...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | 2044 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants State assisted funeral for late actress 'Vimbai'
LATE former Studio 263 actress, Anne Nhira will receive a state assisted funeral, government has said.Nhira died last Tuesday from injuries sustained in a home robbery in Johannesburg's posh B...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 20:41hrs | 1570 | by Staff reporter
Robbers break into ZACC boss' office
UNKNOWN people broke into the office of Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission chairperson Justice Loice Matanda Moyo over the weekend at Mt Pleasant Business Park.Investigations are now underway...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 12:49hrs | 2853 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Rise in armed robberies worries police
POLICE have expressed concern over numerous cases of armed robberies that have been reported in the country since the beginning of the year. Syndicates of armed robbers are terrorising financi...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid lodge, make off with US$11,000
ARMED robbers stormed a Bulawayo lodge last Wednesday night and made off with cash and property worth US$11 630, including US$9 050 belonging to an Ethiopian gold dealer.The Ethiopian and a co...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 1312 | by Staff reporter
Go back to law school, judge tells PG Hodzi
THE glaring legal deficiencies in Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi, who was preferred for the job despite faring poorly in public interviews held in 2019, were exposed on Thursday when High Court jud...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:55hrs | 5286 | by Staff reporter
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