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CCC's shameful politicisation of crime
THE arrest of a machete gang behind the death of Lobengula West businessman Langelihle Dube early this month and a spate of robberies around the city has brought relief to residents who had long suffe...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Notorious machete gang caged
POLICE in Bulawayo have tracked down and arrested three armed robbery suspects who have been terrorising residents and have been linked to the robbery and murder of a Lobengula West businessman early ...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
4 machete robbers arrested
FOUR robbers who were part of a six-member machete gang which has been terrorising people in Gweru's Mkoba and Woodlands areas have been arrested.The machete robbers stole cash and many other ...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:39hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police advised businesses to tighten security
MIDLANDS police have advised businesses to tighten security at their premises following a surge in robberies.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday said daring robb...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers terrorise haulage truckers
POLICE in Mashonaland West have raised concern over the rise in robberies targeting haulage truck drivers.Confirming the upsurge of such cases, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) provincial spokespers...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:35hrs | 1982 | 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 | 71 | by Staff reporter
'We have criminals among us,' says Bulawayo police boss
POLICE Officer Commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Patton Mbangwa has said the first step towards ending the scourge of crime in Bulawayo was for residents to accept that "we have criminals amo...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:24hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Police capture 8 machete gangsters
BULAWAYO police have arrested eight members of a 13-member machete gang that has been terrorising residents and committing robberies in the city.Confirming the arrest yesterday, Bulawayo polic...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Pistol lands couple in court
A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Emganwini suburb and his girlfriend have been dragged to court for illegal possession of a firearm.Simelweyinkosi Dube (27) and his girlfriend Carl Ncube were on Tuesday...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:48hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records 15 armed robberies in two weeks
Although the cases are being recorded citywide, the majority of them are reported in Western suburbs.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube yesterday said the robber...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Jerrycan links Taj Abdul gang to spate of robberies
A victim of armed robbery yesterday positively identified a jerry can which had his initials at the bottom, as the High Court murder trial of suspected armed robber Musa Taj Abdul and his eight co-acc...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa agonises over murders, armed robberies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday expressed concern over rising cases of ritual murders, armed robberies and traffic accidents and implored the justice system to curb thevices.Mnangag...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sounds death knell on armed robbers and ritual murderers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday sounded the death knell on armed robbers and ritual murderers, calling on law enforcement agents to decisively deal with the violent criminals.Speaking at the bur...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:44hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika robberies increase
Five sets of passengers accepting lifts from what they thought were mushikashika lost cash and phones on Friday and Saturday last week in Harare, while a man who offered three men a lift last week los...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for stealing over 30 cars
A-22 year old, Atipaishe Sibanda from Harare was Friday taken to court answering to 30 counts of car theft and robbery.Sibanda was remanded from his hospital bed after he was shot while trying...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:53hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
Cheeky armed robbers jailed 10 years each
FOUR notorious armed robbers have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for committing a spate of cheeky robberies.Mbekezeli Brighton Sibanda (24) of Mbundani, Lindani Mpala (20) of Gwabal...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe blames police corruption on citizens
Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has a plan to deal with police corruption: Zimbabweans must stop paying bribes, he told the Senate on Thursday.Kazembe admitted corruption was rampant in ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 18:59hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over rise in brothels
Residents have called on the Municipality of Gwanda and police to act on illegal activities which have resulted in the increase in crime in the mining town.Residents said they were being terro...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Activist sues Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and police commissioner general Godwin Matanga have been dragged to the High Court after police impounded a vehicle belonging to human rights defender Melania Chiponda....Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:16hrs | 1734 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans jailed 32 years for Limpopo armed robberies
Three Beitbridge men from Makaphile village, who are part of a syndicate that has been robbing border jumpers, smugglers, and ordinary motorists in Beitbridge East, have each been imprisoned for an ef...Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:42hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Police launch another blitz
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launched another operation code-named ‘Respect Other Road Users', targeting motorists who continue violating the traffic rules and regulations countrywide.So...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:55hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Police impound 1 600 pirate taxis
Over 1 600 illegal pirate taxis (popularly known as mushikashika) and unregistered vehicles have been impounded in an operation launched by police on Thursday to bring order to towns and cities....Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:09hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Police crackdown on pirate taxis nets 600
NEARLY 600 pirate taxis usually called mushikashika, unregistered cars, street kids controlling traffic and vendors operating at intersections were arrested in Harare yesterday on the first day of a m...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:55hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Notorious robber arrested
NOTORIOUS robber Aaron Francisco Machona (37) was arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing four counts of murder, attempted robbery, armed robbery and money laundering charges.He...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nephews in court on robbery, gun charges
Two nephews of President Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared in court on Saturday charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and possession of illegal firearms.Tawanda Munangagwa, 36, a squadron ...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:17hrs | 2447 | by Staff reporter
Poor remuneration pushing soldiers to crime, Parliament told
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been blamed for the rise in armed crimes by members of the military.MDC Alliance MP Peter Moyo said government's failure to adequately remunerate them was pus...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:04hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Dear Zimbabweans, time for brutal conversation about xenophobia in South Africa
I AM a Zimbabwean, so this is difficult to write, and I stand to lose a lot. But I will do it anyway.Anti-immigrant sentiments, or much simply xenophobia is difficult to write about because no...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 864 | by Maynard Manyowa
Aaron Motsoaledi tells Zimbabwean man to leave very peacefully
A man was thrown out of the meeting between the government and residents of Diepsloot as tempers flared soon after he introduced himself as a Zimbabwean communist party representative.Emotions...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 19:34hrs | 1418 | by Staff reporter
Arms of war discovered
MANGWE police today said they discovered ammunition hidden near Lydeard Primary School in the district.In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders and FBC Bank enter into partnership
THE Cross-Border Traders Association (CBTA) and the FBC Bank have entered into a deal that will see the financial institution issuing MasterCards to infor...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 00:30hrs | 877 | by Staff Reporter
Judge castigates police in journalist arrest
HIGH Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa has slammed arresting officers in the case where journalist Xolisani Ncube is facing armed robbery charges for failing to provide evidenc...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:39hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans jailed 50 years for robberies in SA
TWO Zimbabweans have been jailed for a total of 50 years for a series of armed robberies in Limpopo province, South Africa.Thabang Moyo (26) and Steven Matamba (29) were tried separately by th...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 07:14hrs | 1519 | 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 | 246 | by Staff reporter
Blitz nets 45 000 unregistered cars
MORE than 45 100 motorists have so far been arrested for driving unregistered cars during the ongoing operation while over 1,6 million people were also nabbed countrywide for violating Covid-19 regula...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:35hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans shot dead by SA police
FOUR Zimbabweans were shot dead in a shootout with South African police after they tried to rob a shop at Stoneridge Mall in Johannesburg. One of the armed robbers killed is 27-year-old Everjo...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 4387 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers Taj Abdul, Lundu jailed
Notorious armed robbers, Musa Taj Abdul and Charles Lundu, were this week each jailed for eight years for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, which police suspected were being used in vario...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:17hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Residents forced to be indoors by escalating crime rate
Residents from some parts of Bulawayo are now forced to be indoors before the sunset due to the increase in violent crime rate such as mugging, robbery and theft which have befallen a number of them....Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 07:19hrs | 2751 | by Stephen Jakes
Exploring the rise of the online casino
The brick-and-mortar traditional casino dates to Italy in the early1600s. Evidence shows Venice's Ridotto was in full operation in 1638. Of course, gambling goes back much further to the Old Stone Age...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 12:56hrs | 329 | by Staff Writer
Hijacked Toyota Prado recovered in Harare
A Toyota Prado that was recently hijacked in Banket has been recovered dumped in Epworth as more cases of carjacking, armed robberies and theft continue to increase countrywide.The vehicle was...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Sprouting shebeens rile Makokoba residents
MAKOKOBA residents in Bulawayo have raised concern over an increase in shebeens and drug peddling which they say could be behind a recent spike in criminal activities in the area.Makokoba high...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:41hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Guns found in journalist's house taken for testing
The five guns recovered following the arrest of one of the country's notorious armed robbers, Clever Mununudzi Nengomasha, who was shot and seriously injured in a skirmish with police in Harare, have ...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Newsroom Africa linked journalist in Zimbabwe court for robbery
NEWSROOM Africa correspondent Xolisani Ncube appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda yesterday charged with armed robbery and possession of firearms.Ncube (35) was arrested last week af...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:04hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Habitual robber, journalist arrested
One of the country's notorious armed robbers, Clever Mununudzi Nengomasha, was shot and seriously injured following a skirmish with police in Harare, leading to the recovery five guns and ammunition h...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Presidential Guard soldiers arrested in Beatrice gun robbery
Two soldiers from the Presidential Guard have been arrested after a family was robbed at gunpoint at a farm in Beatrice, Mashonaland East.Police are also holding a third man, who retired from ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:28hrs | 3330 | by Staff reporter
Car robberies worry Midlands police
MIDLANDS police have expressed concern over the increasing number of carjacking incidents in the city.They said the criminals had become daring and were using machetes to rob motorists, adding...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
South Africa set to upgrade Beitbridge Border Post
SOUTH Africa has announced plans to upgrade its side of the Beitbridge Border Post, a development the transport and shipping industry said was a positive step towards achieving a one-top border post f...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
Blood-thirsty robbers rampage in Bulawayo
THREE blood-thirsty thieves went on a rampage in Bulawayo axing two people in a space of two days while also attacking anyone they met with a knobkerrie and knives, among other dangerous weapons....Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:31hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabwe robbers nabbed following shoot out in SA
South African police in Musina shot dead a Zimbabwean and arrested four more suspected to be part of a gang that was terrorising people around that town and along the border.The four men were ...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:22hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed during shoot-out with cops in Musina
A 31-year-old man was fatally wounded during an alleged shoot-out with the police in Mmatswale township on the outskirts of Musina in Limpopo.Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mo...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 09:06hrs | 3548 | by Staff reporter
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
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