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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: 13 hrs ago | 369 | 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
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
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 | 1022 | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Man kills girl, steals her groceries
A HURUNGWE man was yesterday arrested for allegedly killing a 15-year-old girl and stealing groceries she had bought from nearby shops.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul ...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
Judge orders freedom for armed robbery suspect Musa Taj Abdul
A judge on Thursday said Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi must read more about the law before mounting incompetent appeals as he ordered the release on bail of armed robbery suspect Musa Taj Abdul....Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2691 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers shoot police officers
TWO Gweru police officers are battling for life at a local private hospital after they were allegedly shot by a gang of six gunmen, while responding to a robbery at a businessman's house. Foll...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang leader arrested
A suspected machete gang leader has been arrested in Kwekwe for committing a spate of armed robberies in and around the area. Police impounded his getaway vehicle a Toyota Mark X and recovered an axe ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Former Studio 263 actress Anne Nhira dies after robbery in SA
Former Studio 263 actress Anne Nhira who acted as Vimbai Jari in the soap has died. She was 38 years old. Her brother Juan Nhira confirmed the news. "She sustained injuries on ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 3124 | by Staff reporter
225 bullets recovered
Police are investigating a case in which 225 bullets were recovered at a house in Chinhoyi last week.The bullets, believed to be those of a 7,62mm pistol, were found stashed at a house in Ruvi...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 15:28hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for West Nicholson armed robbers
Police in West Nicholson are appealing for information leading to the arrest of four unknown suspects in connection with a case of robbery which occurred on March 2 at a certain homestead in the area....Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 15:29hrs | 1971 | by Staff reporter
Top MDC Alliance leader left for dead
MDC Alliance national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo was attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into her Bulawayo home yesterday and severely assaulted her using a knobkerrie before stabbing her....Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:51hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
Thabitha Khumalo attacked at her home
MDC Alliance National Chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo, was, Saturday morning, attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into Saurcestown home in Bulawayo, severely beat her knees, head using a ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 13:56hrs | 6013 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers tie up staff, sell fuel for 3 hours
ARMED robbers raided two service stations in Bulawayo, tied attendants' hands before getting away with cash in dramatic incidents that occurred within two days. In the first one on Monday at a...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | 3430 | by Staff reporter
Travellers warned over spike in robberies
More passengers are being robbed of cash and valuables by criminals offering lifts, with four such robberies occurring on a single day last week in Harare. This has prompted police to urged tr...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
9 guards turned robbers in custody
NINE security guards employed by Northern Deep Security, allegedly caught red-handed while robbing a truck driver near Maruta Shopping Centre along Seke Road in Harare after robbing a motorist earlier...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Pair arrested on four counts of robbery
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested two men last week for four counts of robbery.Alois Ndoro (22) and Blessing Ngwenya (29) helped police with investigations leading to the recovery of some stolen ite...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit menace worries residents
BULAWAYO residents have expressed concern over an increase in robbery cases by Honda Fit gangs who go around suburbs snatching mobile phones and handbags from hapless women.The method has been...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:28hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Cops nab 11 armed robbers
POLICE in Harare have arrested 11 suspected armed robbers after foiling a major heist at Maruta Shopping Centre in Hatfield along the Harare-Chitungwiza Road in the early hours of Thursday.Nat...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 18:35hrs | 2374 | by Staff reporter
No bail for two ZB Bank heist suspects
Two suspects in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank cash-in-transit truck heist case, Gerald Rutizira and Neverson Mwamuka, have been denied bail at the High Court after the court ruled that evidence linking t...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:05hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Habitual thief rearrested
Police have rearrested a habitual car thief on allegations of breaking into a parked vehicle in Bulawayo and stealing a cellphone, just a few days after he was released from prison. The latest...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for 4 armed robbers
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for four armed robbers who broke into a house in Parklands and stole a number of goods and a vehicle which they later dumped in the neighbourhood.Pro...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | 942 | by Staff reporter
Robber on bail survives city shoot-out
One of the armed robbers arrested following a shoot-out with police on Friday night after robbing a Harare businessman of US$10 000 had just been released in jail on bail pending appeal. Bless...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1994 | by Staff reporter
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