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Give Us Confidence Cde President
Dear Cde President, I know chances of you reading this letter are next to zero but all the same I write to you on the basis of you being "a listening President". Cde President it is crystal cl...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 18:24hrs | 3364 | by Munya Shumba
Killer arrested after staging suicide
A GWANDA miner has been arrested for allegedly strangling his workmate before dumping the body on a railway line, where it was crushed by a train to conceal the murder. The matter was initiall...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 16:52hrs | 3985 | by Staff reporter
Man tries to disarm 2 soldiers
A BEITBRIDGE man has appeared in court for allegedly attacking two soldiers controlling traffic at the border post before trying to disarm them in separate incidents.This was heard by Beitbrid...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 08:19hrs | 2794 | by Staff reporter
'Ethanol is making Zimbabwe petrol expensive while destroying engines'
Former legislator Norman Mpofu has questioned the rationale behind Ethanol being added into fuel if it makes the fuel so expensive as it is in Zimbabwe."Zimbabweans there are questions asked a...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 09:40hrs | 2097 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe economy run by master criminals fleecing the poor
Ordinary Zimbabweans have suffered for years as a result of currency manipulation and corruption by the elites who have siphoned US dollars away into their overseas bank accounts. Now, a recent ruling...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1461 | by Thandekile Moyo
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 | 392 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers offer $15 bribe to police
An attempt to bribe police detectives by four armed robbers landed them in soup.The matter came to light at Guruve magistrates courts o...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 13:29hrs | 3141 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robbery syndicate hit Bulawayo
Parking in Bulawayo's city centre has turned into a nightmare for motorists who risk having their cars broken into or being robbed at gunpoint. A robbery syndicate is targeting unattended cars parked ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:55hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
A skeletal cow 'knocking at the butcher's door'
They will stumble those who hurry, true to that saying, the tobacco farmers who rushed to the auction floors hoping to be the early birds catching the fattest worms are now regretting the decision. ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 2105 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
When govt steals your car and gives you back only one wheel - the charade of civil servants' 'salary increments'
Whenever I hear the Zimbabwe government announce a civil servants' salary increment, I can not help being thoroughly perplexed, if not downright bewildered, by the proud and self-congratulatory manner...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 16:37hrs | 1587 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man jailed 25 years for killed security guard
A BULAWAYO man who ganged up with two accomplices and choked a security guard to death at a flea market in the city centre in 2013, was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in jail. Ignatius Mehlul...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 07:44hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Cops bash Gwanda magistrate
GWANDA magistrate, Ndumiso Khumalo, who was battered by police in April following his arrest over suspected robbery, has lodged a complaint for the violation of his rights.Khumalo filed his compla...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:38hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean trio gets bail in SA armed robbery case
A Sekhukhune Magistrate Court has granted bail to three Zimbabweans accused of teaming up with six South Africans to rob a post office in Atok under Apel policing area on Wednesday last week. ...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:12hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
The children of politicians should not be judged on their parents' actions
Political leaders are always under the eyes of the nation. Moreso in politics politicians are constantly watched by those who wish them bad so that they can faulter, they are equally watched by those ...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 08:36hrs | 2773 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Prison inmate up for guard's murder
A BULAWAYO man who was about to be released from prison appeared in court for allegedly participating in the gruesome killing of a security guard at a flea market in the city centre in 2013. I...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers fire warning shots,rob gold dealer
A 45-YEAR-OLD Harare based man has appeared before the Bindura Magistrate Maria Msika yesterday facing charges of robbery involving property and cash in e...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 21:46hrs | 2477 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Duo up for armed robbery
Two Bulawayo men have appeared in court facing charges of armed robbery involving 1170 grams of gold at gunpoint. Thandazani Dube and Zamani Moyo whose ages are not stated on the court papers ...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 13:16hrs | 772 | by Stephen Jakes
6-man robbery gang released on bail
THE High Court has released on bail a gang of six men that allegedly attacked five small-scale miners with machetes and metal bars before robbing them of gold and over $23 000, all in one day. ...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:13hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Magwegwe murderer jailed for life
A MAN who waylaid two lovers in Bulawayo while they were out for an evening stroll before striking them with a brick resulting in one the victims succumbing to the injuries has been sentenced to life ...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:12hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Miners' boundary dispute escalates into armed conflict
A Penhalonga gold concession boundary deteriorated into an armed underground gold ore heist after a rival miner burrowed through an underground tunnel into a neighbour's claim taking away 92 sacks wor...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 1258 | by Ngoni Shumba
Mnangagwa-linked company’s govt tenders cancelled
The government has cancelled corrupt procurement deals worth up to US$60 million signed with a company linked to one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons.The cancellation follows an investig...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 10:48hrs | 7197 | by Staff reporter
Jilted man robs and rapes ex-girlfriend
A 38-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after he allegedly raped and robbed his 19-year-old girlfriend at her workplace in 'revenge' after she decided to dump him. The man who cannot be named to p...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans arrested in foiled SA robbery
POLICE in South Africa have arrested three men believed to be Zimbabweans and six South Africans for attempting to rob a post office in Limpopo Province. The suspects are reported to be part o...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
'Army; police will join Zimbabweans to remove Mnangagwa'
South African based academic Dinizulu Macaphulana (real name Dr. William Mpofu) has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that Zimbabweans will join hands with the country's security forces to rem...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 09:41hrs | 24635 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 1698 | by Staff reporter
Teen drops cap at crime scene, arrested
AN 18-year-old teenager from Filabusi has been arrested for allegedly robbing a 44-year-old woman who was with her daughter at her homestead before attempting to rape them, before dropping his cap as ...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:00hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Notorious Beitbridge robbers arrested
BEITBRIDGE police have arrested five of the six suspected armed robbers that early last week allegedly stripped an ex-soldier Dogeni Patsika of R53 000 in a violent pre-dawn robbery.Reacting s...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 10:08hrs | 2879 | by Staff reporter
Bid to disarm soldier lands border jumper in soup
Police have arrested a suspected border jumper who tried to disarm a female soldier who was on patrol at Beitbridge border post last Thursday afternoon. Nhlanhla Mpala is alleged to have attacked the ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:32hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree Town residents are fools: Mpofu
Former MDC Legislator Norman Mpofu has labelled Plumtree residents as fools for allowing to be abused by authorities at will.The remarks came at a time when the Plumtree High School was burnt ...Published: 31 May 2020 at 10:10hrs | 3566 | by Stephen Jakes
Coronavirus used as an excuse to abuse citizens - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has said in Zimbabwe corona is an excuse to abuse citizens by the rich and the powerful, worse still by the government."This is no longer about corona but op...Published: 26 May 2020 at 09:15hrs | 1003 | by Stephen Jakes
Robber in court for $979 899 gold heist
A MAN from Pumula South in Bulawayo, who was part of a five-member gang, appeared in court on Thursday facing armed robbery charges involving 1 170,30 grammes of gold worth almost $979 899.The...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1716 | by Staff reporter
Violent crimes rear ugly head in Matebeleland South
POLICE in Matebeleland South have recorded a case of man who was bludgeoned to death at his estranged wife's Beitbridge home, another of a violent machete attack on a miner in Gwanda and yet another o...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:58hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Police to intensify night patrols
POLICE have noted an increase in the number of urban commuters who are being robbed, saying night patrols were now being intensified to protect the masses. Criminals are now targeting people w...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:11hrs | 813 | 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 | 782 | by Staff reporter
Central Vehicle Registry a national embarrassment
IN any other jurisdiction, the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) director-general should by now have long been relieved of their duties. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development whose am...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 1180 | by Learnmore Zuze
MP's recall triggers backlash
TOM Phiri* popped out of a grocery shop at Areno shopping centre in Harare's Kuwadzana suburb swinging a plastic bag with three tomatoes using his right hand.Phiri also clasped a loaf of bread...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:34hrs | 2334 | by Staff reporter
War vet feasts on Tyson's oranges
MAZOWE district war veterans chairman Ephanos Mudzimunyi is harvesting where he did not sow as he defies a High Court order barring him from interfering with operations at a sprawling farm belonging t...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:29hrs | 1501 | by Staff reporter
Cornered robber surrenders
A cornered robber, who was allegedly part of a gang that stole US$59 000 from a businessman after posing as police officers enforcing lockdown regulations in Harare city centre, surrendered himself to...Published: 14 May 2020 at 17:06hrs | 2786 | by Staff reporter
Grain Millers defend Masimba Dzomba
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has defended its Deputy National Chairperson Masimba Dzomba. over an accusation that his Blue-Ram Company was prejudicing consumers by selling substandard product...Published: 14 May 2020 at 13:00hrs | 734 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zacc must investigate Bulawayo police
WE are down, we are poor, but why are police treating us as if they could even search our pockets to fine us? You go into town with a genuine reason, but you are told to pay a fine of $500 cash for th...Published: 12 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1411 | by Concerned Bulawayo citizen
Pair up for $1m armed robbery
TWO Bulawayo armed robbers have appeared in court facing charges of stealing property and cash worth $1 041 996 in two house raids.Peter Ngwenya (52) and Thulani Ncube (39) were not asked to p...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:55hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers steal gold worth $1 million
FIVE armed robbers who were travelling in a Honda Fit followed a haulage truck, which was coming from a mine in Filabusi before they attacked and robbed the driver of 1,17kgs of gold worth $1 million ...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:19hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
South Africa deports 476 Zimbabwean prisoners
The neighbouring South African government has deported more than 400 former prisoners who had gone to look for greener pastures.Secretary for Information Ndabaningi Nick Mangwana said the depo...Published: 09 May 2020 at 15:53hrs | 10039 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man 'steals' R45 000 from car
A BULAWAYO man who has pending robbery and unlawful entry cases, has been re-arrested for allegedly stealing R45 000, US$800 and RTGS$800 from a parked car belonging to a local businessman before spee...Published: 09 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers raid Zimra deport
DARING armed robbers raided a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) container depot in Bulawayo and went away with a consignment of 148 boxes of Broncleer, a cough mixture which was banned over abuse as ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:37hrs | 4045 | by Staff reporter
'We don't enjoy arresting lockdown offenders'
BULAWAYO police have said they do not take joy in arresting COVID-19 lockdown offenders as they appealed to locals to observe regulations aimed at slowing the spread of the disease.The city re...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:11hrs | 471 | 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
Mnangagwa pardons more prisoners
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pardoned 2 500 more prisoners from different prisons countrywide under the recently amended Presidential clemency order as part of measures to de-congest the country's...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Soldier arrested over US$60,000 robbery
A SOLDIER attached to One Commando Regiment allegedly led an armed robbery gang that pounced on a Madokero family in Harare last week and stole US$60 000 as well as various gadgets, a court heard yest...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:18hrs | 3116 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs for support as Zimbabwe collapses
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has approached international financiers begging for a lifeline to avoid a possible economic collapse and political upheaval, a respected security publication ...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:26hrs | 7190 | by Staff reporter
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