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Spike in armed robberies hits Bulawayo transport operators

A worrying surge in armed robberies targeting transport operators, including pirate taxis, has gripped Bulawayo, with police issuing a stern warning to drivers to exercise caution - especially when picking up passengers late at night or in…

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man arrested in Bulawayo over series of armed robberies

A 36-year-old man from Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place across the city during March 2025. The police have linked Nhlanhla Ncube to multiple criminal incidents inv…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:47hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter

Trio in soup for stealing city council property

Three men appeared before Mutare Magistrates Court charged with multiple counts of theft and unlawful entry involving property belonging to Mutare City Council.Tinashe Makonese, 22, together with two juveniles aged 17, all from Mutare, wer…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers hit Gain Cash and Carry Wholesale

A group of armed robbers struck Gains Cash and Carry Wholesale in Murambinda on May 24, 2025, making off with a total of US$11,187 and R31,300 in a well-coordinated heist. Authorities have revealed that part of the stolen funds belonged to…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:51hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter

Surge in robberies necessitates extra measures to secure properties

With the surge in armed robberies throughout the country, Safeguard Security has urged its clients and members of the public to minimise the amount of cash they keep on their premises and ensure all entry points on their property are secur…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 11:37hrs | 457 | by Agencies

4 suspects arrested over Mukuru Booth robberies

Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies targeting Mukuru money transfer booths across Harare and nearby areas.The suspects, Joseph Bilson Makoni (30), Tatenda Madhirize (28), Ggies Siziba, and E…

Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:47hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter

Robberies, muggings escalate in Bulawayo's dark suburb

The ongoing shortage of tower lights in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb has become a significant contributor to the surge in criminal activities, particularly muggings and robberies, leaving residents in fear for their safety. The suburb, w…

Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 arrested for spate of robberies

POLICE in Gweru have arrested five suspects that had been terrorising residents through armed robbery, and unlawful entry and theft cases.The five, according to the Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, were ar…

Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Armed robbers send shockwaves abroad

A series of robberies in homes and highways in Zimbabwe have stoked fears in the diaspora community planning to return home for holidays.Local media reports say as many as 200 families in Zimbabwe have been robbed in their homes since Octo…

Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Armed robbery cases increased in 2021

Cases of armed robberies increased countrywide this year with criminals targeting cash-in transit vehicles, individuals and business people with large amounts of cash.Schools and cross-border buses also became regular targets for the perpe…

Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Are sangomas really 'linked' to armed robberies?

Armed robbery in criminal law is an aggravated form of theft that involves the use of a lethal weapon a victim typically motivated by the desire to obtain money.Cases of armed robbery have reached an epidemic level in Zimbabwe. A thought-p…

Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 4 | by Blessing Mandabva

Zimbabwe bus robberies in South Africa

time to reflect on ways of doing businessRecently a number of Zimbabwean buses bound to South Africa carrying mostly small to medium business people and cross border traders were robbed of their cash and other valuables. If you closely ana…

Published: 11 Jun 2015 at 15:17hrs | | by Collen Maenda

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