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Gilbert Mushangazhike surfaces in division 2
Former Orlando Pirates striker Gilbert Mushangazhike has started coaching in the second division in Zimbabwe.The 42-year-old took up a coaching role at the newly formed Golden Eagles club in D...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2338 | by Staff reporter
Why should I go to church when it is full of hypocrites?
THIS week, by the grace of God, we will answer a question that I am sure we have all asked ourselves before at some point: Why should I go to church when it is full of hypocrites?A quick Googl...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 364 | by Ashley Thaba
White farmers divide ZANU PF Youths
The announcement by the government that it will compensate white commercial farmers has created a sharp division of opinions from the ZANU PF Youth League.Secretary for Youth Lewis Matutu who ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 16:49hrs | 4842 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa faces internal revolt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces an internal revolt from Zanu-PF youths who are angry over his recent announcement that his government will follow constitutional provisions and compensate white form...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 18:40hrs | 11857 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers choke baby
FIVE robbers armed with a pistol and iron bars allegedly pretended to be police officers, handcuffed a woman who was breastfeeding and put her in leg irons before choking her baby while demanding cash...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youth leader clashes with Mnangagwa
ZANU PF Youth League Organising Secretary Godfrey Tsenengamu has clashed with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's policy to compensate white commercial farmers who were disposed of their land in the turn o...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 09:43hrs | 21553 | by Mandla Ndlovu
4 up for stealing diamonds
FOUR suspected rifle-wielding armed robbers appeared in court facing accusations of stealing diamond ore in Chiadzwa where Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is operating. Foaster Mu...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
SA bound bus armed robber arrested
A BEITRIDGE man, who was part of a five-men armed robber gang that robbed 32 Brooklyn Bus passengers of cash and property valued at about R200 000, $16 300 and US$340 in February, has been arrested wh...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:01hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
Terror leader arrested
Police in Marondera have arrested a leader of a suspected gun-totting gang which was terrorising residents in the town and nearby areas, getting away with cash and cellphones, among other things....Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Couple robbed at knife point
A CHIPINGE man was arrested over the weekend for breaking into a house and robbing a couple of ZWR$3 000 at knife point.Aaron Danger (26), from Mahachi village in Checheche, Chipinge, was arre...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Teenage armed robber killed over loot sharing
A TEENAGER from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo who was stabbed to death in an incident that left his friend hospitalised, was part of a syndicate of armed robbers who turned on each other after rowing ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on Bulawayo firm, 2 seriously injured
TWO Chinese businessmen were seriously injured on Thursday night after they were attacked by robbers brandishing a pistol and machetes.The robbers stormed Naizonel Investments in Bulawayo's Ke...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1629 | by Staff reporter
Movie-style diamond mine robbery in Zimbabwe
AN armed gang of robbers, suspected to comprise members of Zimbabwe security forces and some artisanal miners, raided the Chiadzwa diamond fields on Sunday night and got away with tonnes of precious o...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:01hrs | 2306 | by Staff reporter
Robbers steal diamond ore in Zimbabwe, arrested
A gang of suspected robbers on Monday morning sneaked into Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company's operating areas in Chiadzwa and entered a pit with ore that had been exposed earlier in the day....Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 18:13hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Why Xenophobia attacks in South Africa always happens during election time?
Unity stands for peace in the presence of conflict, love in the presence of hatred, and forgiveness in the presence of injury. Unity stands for peace in our lifetime, harmony /agreement, freedom, happ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 13:28hrs | 2860 | by Enos Denhere
Armed robbery gang gets forex, jewellery & guns in farm raid
EIGHT suspected armed robbers pounced on a farm in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North and got away with US$15 000, R140 000, RTGS10 000, jewellery, two guns and two cellphones, police confirmed yesterday...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:56hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Club owner bashes DJ over payment
Milton Park Bowling Club owner Joseph Chinguwo allegedly bashed DJ Torne (real name Tawanda Nduna) over unpaid performance fees Saturday evening. DJ Torne had charged RTGS $80 for his services...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on Buyanga's gold-carrying sports utility in South Africa
African Medallion Group founder Frank Buyanga has condemned the shooting of two guards after 10 robbers pounced on his Toyota Land Cruiser in an attempt to steal gold in Boksburg, South Africa....Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 18:50hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers terrorise Marondera residents
Daring armed robbers have besieged Marondera, with the gun-totting gang reportedly terrorising residents, money changers and businesspeople, a local businessperson has said.The gang is reporte...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Of old folktales ...
A story has been told of how an old man came back to Zimbabwe rich from 'Mzansi' after years of sojourn in the streets of Johannesburg .He started a business in Zim but the business could not be susta...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 08:55hrs | 838 | by AT Kadada
Zimbabwean woman shot seven times in SA
A Beitbridge woman (35) who was based in Johannesburg, South Africa, was shot seven times at her house in Cosmos City in a horrific murder which was witnessed by her son (10). The incident, wh...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:04hrs | 2351 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Lupane bank
SIX gun-wielding robbers raided a bank and shop in Lupane in two separate incidents and got away with more than $1 200 and undisclosed groceries. Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North, Ch...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 22:47hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Police moves to ban machete gangs
POLICE in Matabeleland South have banned the public from carrying an assortment of material deemed dangerous that include machetes, okapi knives, swords, daggers, catapults, knobkerries and spears....Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:15hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Balaclava-wearing gang ransacks factory
NINE men wearing balaclavas recently pounced on a factory in Bulawayo and stole two small safes containing R 94 923, US$11 719 and $696 bond notes. According to police, the robbers jumped over the fac...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding robbers attack travellers
A GANG of eight machete-wielding robbers attacked and robbed six travellers along the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road. Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North Province Chief Inspector Siphiwe Makonese ...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang terrorises travellers along Bulawayo-Nkayi road
AN eight-man gang of machete-wielding robbers allegedly attacked and robbed six travellers along the Bulawayo-Nkayi road. Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North Province Chief Inspector Si...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:11hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wants Mugabe stripped of honours
ZANU-PF youth league has escalated its attacks on former leader Robert Mugabe whom it now wants stripped of all honours bestowed on him during his disastrous 37 years at the helm of the country....Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:48hrs | 2514 | by Staff reporter
Rogue police, soldiers turn to crime
More and more members of the security services are being arraigned before the courts for playing a major role in perpetrating blue-collar and violent crime.Analysts attribute the breakdown of ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:25hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
Burglars raid Nkulumane family
A RESIDENT of Nkulumane in Bulawayo escaped death by a whisker after being hit with an iron bar by burglars as he entered his house in the early hours of yesterday morning.According to a polic...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
Jailed robbers face fresh charges
THREE armed robbers recently jailed to 35 years for robbing buses were last week back in court, charged with another two counts of robbery.Jobson Shonhe (39) of Gokwe, Samuel Moyo (29) of Chip...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:28hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers in army uniform arrested
FOUR suspected armed robbers who allegedly targeted businesses in Harare, Chegutu and Chinhoyi and made off with more than $200 000 cash, appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court on Friday charged wi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:03hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers flood Mnangagwa's NPA
The number of soldiers at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has increased amid indications that civilian prosecutors are being relegated do to minor tasks, raising fears of the militarisation o...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:12hrs | 2124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moots stop and search roadblocks
GOVERNMENT is considering introducing stop-and-search security roadblocks on roads following a wave of armed robberies targeting cross-border buses plying the Zimbabwe-South Africa route.A num...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:13hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
NPA declines to prosecute CIO, MI, police 'armed robbers'
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday declined to prosecute a team of police officers, Military Intelligence and Central Intelligence Organisation agents arrested for armed robbery....Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 09:16hrs | 2433 | by ZimLive
Armed robbers take money changer's cash-laden BMW
THREE gun-wielding men clad in balaclavas attacked an illegal money changer in Bulawayo's City Centre before getting away with his BMW vehicle which had R80 000, US$5000 and $ 8 000 bond notes among o...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:39hrs | 2614 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Brooklyn bus
About 31 passengers who were travelling in a Brooklyn bus from Bulawayo to Mussina lost valuables worth thousands of dollars when armed robbers aboard the bus pounced on them Monday night.Acco...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 10:36hrs | 3643 | by Staff reporter
Bus robbers jailed 51 years
THREE HIGHWAY armed robbers who targetted long distance buses have been jailed for a combined 51 years.Jabson Shonhe (39) of Chief Mkoka's area near Manoti, in Gokwe South and his accomplice F...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:57hrs | 1348 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed for life for killing SA doctor
A 29-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man was on Wednesday condemned to life imprisonment by a Lephalale High Court in Limpopo province for killing a South African doctor.Petrus Standford Moyo, was also se...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 12:21hrs | 2673 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police hunt 4 armed, masked robbers
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for four armed robbers who attacked a family in Mahatshula on Sunday, and got away with some money and goods.Bulawayo police spokesperson Chief Inspe...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
3 airtime robbers jailed
THREE Dzivarasekwa men, who robbed a local businessman of Econet airtime worth $20 000, a laptop and mobile phone during the recent stayaway, were yesterday sentenced to five years each by Harare magi...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
2 long-distance bus robbers arrested
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested two suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a five-man gang linked to a spate of robberies targeting long-distance and cross-border buses.In one of th...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter
Rifle theft at police base
A gang of six suspected armed robbers allegedly broke into a police base in Matobo area outside Gweru before stealing a gun and rounds of ammunition worth about $496. Israel Chamatungwa (25) a...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:04hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Gang of robbers subjects Bulawayo family to torture
FOUR masked men armed with iron bars and an axe subjected a family from Mahatshula North suburb in Bulawayo to a horrifying ordeal, torturing them before getting away with R18 000 and $400 in bond not...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers steal 250kgs of gold ore
HAIG A Mine located at Odzi Farm, Manicaland reportedly lost 250 kilogrammes of gold ore to ten suspected armed robbers who broke into its storeroom in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 1...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 15:30hrs | 2166 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers on the loose
Police have launched a manhunt for 15 armed robbers who are masquerading as members of the uniformed forces after stealing uniforms from law enforcement agencies and soldiers, the Daily News reported....Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 11:37hrs | 2115 | by Staff reporter
Mine robbery gang members denied bail
The trial of eight Zvishavane men, who allegedly raided a Chinese mining company in Zvishavane recently failed to kick off in Gweru on Friday as the State is waiting for documents from their court of ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:58hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Robbers shoot two in bus heist
Two passengers travelling in a Zambia-bound Kabor Bus were last night shot and injured by robbers at Lion's Den near Chinhoyi.Police say the robbery involved four suspects all of whom were par...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:58hrs | 4189 | by Staff reporter
Fake soldiers, cops on the rampage
Police have launched a manhunt for 15 suspected army and police impostors who have launched a reign of terror in Chegutu and surrounding areas. According to information from the ZRP in Chegutu...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Rampant use of guns, machetes worries police
Police in Mashonaland West have expressed concern over the rampant use of dangerous weapons by robbers in the province. The police are particularly worried about the use of machetes and guns. ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:33hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver murdered in cold blood
A TAXI driver was murdered in cold blood allegedly by three suspected carjackers who had hired him from the Central Business District (CBD) in Gweru pretending to be going to Woodlands suburb. ...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:04hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
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