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Bail bid flops for terror gang member
A BID to secure freedom through the High Court by police officer Tapiwa Mangoma, 27, who harboured Zimbabwe's most wanted seven-member terror gang at his residence in Beitbridge supplying them with am...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 14:20hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
'Robber' shot dead in Esigodini
A suspected armed robber was shot dead on Friday night in Esigodini after attempting to attack police details who were effecting an arrest on him.The suspected robber, identified as Mbekezeli ...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter
Man loses forex, gun to thieves
A 39-year-old Harare man lost over US$3 200 and a pistol to unknown thieves who broke into his car which he had parked at a shop in the Graniteside area of Harare. The theft comes at a time po...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:24hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge gunman death leads to five gangsters' arrest
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested five men suspected to have been part of a gang of armed robbers that was terrorising Beitbridge residents together with the notorious John Sithole alias Kedha who wa...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 14:52hrs | 4645 | by Staff Repoter
Rising crime worries govt
THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media.This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed rob...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:23hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Police gun down armed robber after 14 hour standoff
Zimbabwe's southern border town, Beitbridge was at a standstill, Thursday, when a suspected armed robber held 10 people hostage at a house in Dulivhadzimu suburb forcing the police to gun him down aft...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:23hrs | 6364 | by Staff reporter
Illegal guns worry government
POLICE admitted yesterday that they were concerned by the proliferation of unlicensed firearms in public hands, which were being used to commit violent crimes.However, police said it was too e...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 18:50hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in fresh ouster fears
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday alleged a plot by Zanu-PF insiders to oust him from office after agreeing to pay white commercial farmers US$3,5 billion in compensation for land expropriated by...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 07:15hrs | 17760 | by Staff reporter
'Mashurugwi' lord minister cannot speak against violence, says MDC
MDC Alliance says State Security Minister Owen Mudha Ncube's links to a violent vigilante group in his Kwekwe backyard placed him in an awkward position when he starts making utterances of an intended...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders worry over COVID-19 testing costs
CROSS-border traders have expressed readiness to jump into action when borders re-open this Thursday and are ready to undergo Covid-19 testing in line with health and safety guidelines. Govern...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:37hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Cop, Zanu-PF youths in nocturnal shop raids
A JUNIOR officer stationed at Karoi urban dog section allegedly teamed up with Zanu-PF youths early this week to conduct night raids on shops in the farming town, demanding trading licences and bribes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:09hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
No passage for unregistered cars at tollgates
ALL unregistered vehicles are with immediate effect not allowed to pass through tollgates as the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) launches a blitz to ensure motorists heed the law. So far, ZRP h...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:45hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge-Harare Highway robbers nabbed
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, last week arrested four Mbare men linked to a spate of robberies targeting trucks along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway.Ngonidzashe Jeke (36), Sile...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Robbers strike in Beitbridge again
Police are looking for three men who fatally struck a 29-year-old man with stones and robbed him of four cell phones and money last Thursday afternoon. The attack occurred after Andy Culkin Ma...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
High noon for Zimbabwe's most wanted criminals
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police is actively pursuing criminals that have been evading the clutches of the long arm of the law for a long time.Their latest mission involved a joint operation with ...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:02hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
ZRP ropes in Interpol
POLICE have roped in the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and their counterparts in South Africa and Botswana to assist in locating four armed robbers who escaped arrest following...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 15:34hrs | 2477 | by Staff reporter
Notorious robbers nabbed in Beitbridge
POLICE in Matabeleland South on Monday arrested eight notorious armed robbers, among them a serving police officer and former cop, who have been linked to a spate of heists committed in Harare and aro...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:14hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
4 robbery suspects arrested in Gwanda
POLICE in Matabeleland South province have arrested four suspects who are alleged to have committed a series of robberies in Gwanda.Provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani Nd...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 21:47hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
Daring suspect tries to disarm detectives
A BULAWAYO man was shot dead after he allegedly tried to disarm detectives arresting him for a spate of robberies and theft cases.According to a police internal memorandum dated July 17, Webst...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:06hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Criminals pounce on desperate commuters
POLICE have warned Bulawayo commuters against boarding private vehicles after it emerged that criminals were now driving around offering transport to desperate commuters and robbing them.Last ...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:21hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs resurface
ARMED robbery cases involving machete-wielding gangs have resurfaced in Matabeleland South province, invoking memories of terror-filled moments linked to the thugs that traumatised communities....Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:01hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe murder suspect escapes from SA prison
SOUTH African police are looking for a 25 year-old Zimbabwean man who escaped from a prison in Limpopo Province on Wednesday morning.Knowledge Lucky Mashava, reportedly escaped from remand pri...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 12:27hrs | 2252 | by Staff reporter
Police name most wanted criminals
The police criminal investigations department (CID) has launched a manhunt for 13 armed robbers, who are on their most wanted list for committing a spate of robberies in and around Harare and for skip...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers demand prosecution of abusive cops
LAWYERS representing a Beitbridge man alleging police brutality have bemoaned the inordinate delays in taking the officers to court.Jabulani Mzinyathi of Garikayi and Company acting on behalf ...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 09:02hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans escape from South Africa jail
FOUR prisoners, among them three Zimbabweans awaiting trial, are on the run after escaping from their remand holding cells at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Services facility in Pretoria, South Afr...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:54hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Deported convicts wreak havoc in quarantine centres
Four returnees from South Africa, believed to have been recently released from prison, are now quarantined for an unspecified period in remand prison cells after their arrest for theft and violence wh...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:51hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Guard loses pistol to robbers
AN illegal gold panner allegedly teamed up with three accomplices and raided a gold mine in Inyathi where they attacked a security guard before disarming him of his service pistol, which they later us...Published: 06 May 2020 at 15:20hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
Horror as man rips open ex-wife's abdomen
A BULAWAYO woman is reportedly living in fear of her cheeky ex-husband, who recently ripped open her abdomen following a domestic dispute.Nhlanhla Ndlovu (30) of Gwabalanda is said to have sur...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 22:35hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang strikes, arrested
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested a 12-member machete gang involved in a spate of armed robberies in Matebeleland South. They were arrested after they pounced on a man at Thandindaba ...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 08:50hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Crime rate declines during lockdown
POLICE recorded a decline in criminal cases in the first 17 days of the national lockdown, a development attributed to heavy presence of security personnel across the country. Between March 30...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
No independence for Africans: Their children will play on sewage drainages and will not recognize or smell it
There are numerous themes to talk about Zimbabwe that is celebrating 40 years of wasted opportunities for decades. It is difficult to ignore what White Former Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith prophesi...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1896 | by Nomazulu Thata
Armed robber loses bail application
THE High Court has dismissed an application for bail pending trial by one of the eight armed robbers who allegedly raided a Chinese-owned mine and several houses in Bulawayo, robbing their victims of ...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 07:57hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
3 armed robbers arrested
Police have arrested three other members of a gang of armed robbers that raided a Chinese-owned mine in Lalapanzi and several houses in Bulawayo, stealing a total of US$20 000, bringing the total arre...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:40hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Police to enforce Covid-19 regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have said they will arrest any persons who violate new regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Government has come up with a number of measures, including the gazettin...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Army disowns robbery gang 'soldier'
THE Zimbabwe National Army has said one of the six notorious masked armed robbers, arrested in Gweru last week facing over 30 robbery cases involving over $500 000 in the Midlands capital, Value Mutiz...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 06:00hrs | 2721 | by Staff reporter
South African armed robbers killed by Zimbabwe police in shoot-out
Two of the five armed robbers killed in a shoot-out with police along Glenara Avenue in Harare yesterday were South Africans, while the other three who were captured alive were Zimbabweans; but the ga...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:44hrs | 3760 | by Staff reporter
5 armed robbers killed in shoot-out
FIVE armed robbers accused of robbing two Harare businessmen - Messrs Tawanda Nyambirai and Rodney Dangarembizi - of over US$220 000, were yesterday killed in a shoot-out with detectives. Two ...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:36hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers killed in shoot-out with
FIVE armed robbers accused of robbing two Harare businessmen - Messrs Tawanda Nyambirai and Rodney Dangarembizi - of over US$220 000, were yesterday killed in a shoot-out with detectives.Two o...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 17:42hrs | 2044 | by Staff Reporter
Sangoma, gang in gold heist
A robbery syndicate coordinated by a traditional healer, whose role was reportedly to provide lucky charms to the criminals, has been arrested over a 1,8kg gold heist. Persuade Maponga (45) of Epworth...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:15hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Police, Zanu-PF clash over gold claims
Zanu-PF was last week forced to dispatch a high-powered delegation on a fact-finding mission to Mudzi district after illegal miners, who are its members, were driven out of gold-rich Makaha area under...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 06:40hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Failure to provide vehicle number plates places citizens at risk
Zimbabwe is increasingly becoming a country where the absurd is becoming the norm. The cliché of normalising the abnormal is becoming the hallmark of Zimbabwean life. The level of deterioration in ec...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:36hrs | 917 | by Learnmore Zuze
Govt admits police incapacitation
Government has admitted that the Zimbabwe Republic Police do not have vehicles to carryout their duties and sometimes fail to visit crime or accident scenes on time.Deputy Home Affairs Ministe...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 19:14hrs | 2154 | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest 3 for selling gun
THREE people have been nabbed by police in the capital while trying to sell a pistol to potential buyers, the police have said.This comes after a series of armed robberies have been recorded c...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:24hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
27 machete killings in Silobela alone
HOME Affairs deputy minister Mike Madiro on Thursday told Senate that machete-wielding gangsters committed 27 murders in Silobela alone from January 2019 to date.He was responding to a questio...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:08hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
MaShurugwi kill 35, rape 15
AT least 35 people were killed while 15 women were raped in the last 13 months by infamous machete wielding gangs commonly known as MaShurugwi, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Deputy Minister Micha...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 07:25hrs | 1288 | by Staff Reporter
'Nyambirai robbers had inside info'
THE eight armed robbers, who on Wednesday robbed two Harare businessmen Mr Tawanda Nyambirai and Mr Rodney Dangarembizi of more than US$220 000, had inside knowledge of the business premises.&...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:30hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Robbers ransack Tawanda Nyambirai's premises
ROBBERS yesterday pounced movie-style on the business premises of two top Harare businessmen, Tawanda Nyambirai and Rodney Dangarembizi, getting away with more than US$200 000, cellphones and jeweller...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 3467 | by Staff reporter
35 killed by machete wielding gangs
THE government has intensified efforts to bring sanity to the mining sector, amid revelations that a total number of 35 people have been killed by machete gangs since the beginning of the year....Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 18:16hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Thieves target parked vehicles
Police have expressed concern over a surge in cases of theft from parked vehicles countrywide. This follows a video circulating on social media in which some unidentified men are seen stealing cellpho...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:28hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Two-in-one got a double dosage of his own medicine
He hides in his stature, big frame and roving eyes but his inner self is as scared as a rodent. The diminutive lower Form school boy was trembling like a reed in water, his shorts 'flooded' el...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:20hrs | 112 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
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