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Dembare players back at work
After two-and-a-half days of strike action, Dynamos players returned to training yesterday in preparation for their highly anticipated Chibuku Super Cup semi-final clash against Manica Diamonds at Ruf...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:41hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks ranger survives 10 shoot-outs with poachers
The dedication and bravery of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in protecting wildlife and natural habitats were recently recognized at the belated World Ranger Day c...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:20hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Bosso to throw their energy into Chibuku Cup
Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu is gearing up his team for the start of their 2024 Chibuku Super Cup campaign, which begins with a first-round match against GreenFuel at Barbourfields Stadium on ...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:24hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Police account for 3 wanted robbers
Police have apprehended three members of a five-man armed robbery gang from Harare, with two suspects arrested and a third killed in a shoot-out with detectives in Chinamhora over the weekend....Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:14hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
22 poachers shot dead
Since adopting a shoot-to-kill policy in 2019, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers have encountered 111 shoot-outs with poachers, resulting in the deaths of 22 poachers...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's McKop a huge asset for high-flying Stellies
ZIMBABWEAN goalkeeper coach Pernell 'Makhiwa' McKop has inspired the high-riding Premiership side Stellenbosch, who will debut in Africa next season.Stellenbosch FC have been one of the star P...Published: 28 May 2024 at 10:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso out to defend Uhuru Cup
HIGHLANDERS will hope to replicate their league form in the Independence Trophy as they clash with perennial rivals Dynamos in this year's final at Murambinda B High School in Buhera on Thursday....Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors date Harambee Stars in cup final
FOR the first time in almost four decades, Zimbabwe and Kenya national football teams are set to clash in a cup final when they feature in the Four Nations Tournament decider at Bingu National Stadium...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Good vibes for Warriors
THE Warriors are hoping to round off the international break with a win after it kicked off their preparations for the second phase of the Group C Fifa World Cup qualifiers with a bang, beating Zambia...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Family dismisses police account of armed robbery suspect's killing
Armed robbery suspect Godknows Machingura's family has demanded an independent inquiry into the music promoter's killing by detectives arguing the police account of his shooting did not match what has...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 robbers shot dead in Gwanda
Three robbers who were terrorising and targeting people keeping large amounts of money in Bulawayo and Matabeleland South province were on Tuesday killed after a shoot-out with police.Police s...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's shoot to kill policy to stay
POLICE say they will not hesitate to shoot resistant criminal suspects citing the need to protect the lives of its officers dealing with armed robberies.Police are cracking down on a spate of ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid 2 more private schools
TWO more private colleges in Ruwa and Gweru lost nearly US$17 500 cash to robbers who raided their premises recently, with police suspecting that the thieves could be working with staff.In Gwe...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Brito's dance with Warriors hangs by a thread
WARRIORS interim coach Baltemar Brito's dance with the national team hangs by a thread after his contract expired on Sunday.Brito and the entire Warriors' technical team signed short-term cont...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Freeman questioned over links to robbers
Zimdancehall musician Freeman, real name Emegy Sylvester Chizanga, was yesterday questioned and released by police over allegations of associating with armed robbers accounted for last month after a g...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Severe consequences await armed robbers
POLICE's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has reaffirmed its commitment to flushing out the armed robbers' menace to the preservation of law and order in the country saying the consequences fo...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest armed robbers after shootout
POLICE have arrested three armed robbery suspects who are part of a 15-member gang in connection with a raid at a mine in Kadoma."Police have arrested Willium Dhumukwa (34), James Zawi (29) an...Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 17:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 7 notorious robbery suspects
SEVEN robbery suspects, one of them a police officer, have been arrested for a spate of armed cases they committed between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls over eight months.Two of the suspects Wel...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:32hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
3 robbers killed in shoot-out
THREE robbery suspects, part of a gang that raided at least three schools in and around Bulawayo, have been shot dead in a shoot-out with police in Kadoma.The suspects were shot dead on Tuesda...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors risk losing Brito
The Warriors risk losing coach Baltemar Brito as his contract with Zifa lapses at the end of this month.Zifa rode on Brito's contract with Highlanders which also ends on December 31 and now ha...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:07hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Dembare fans appeal for neutral venue
DYNAMOS supporters have added their voice in calling for the hosting of the Chibuku Super Cup final between the Glamour Boys and Ngezi Platinum Stars at a neutral venue.Just a few weeks after ...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police declares war on armed robbers
Police have activated crack teams countrywide as well as adequate human resources to deal with criminal syndicates.This comes after most members of two robbery gangs were arrested, with two of...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabweans killed in Limpopo cash-in-transit shoot-out
Hawks have identified 16 of the 19 people killed in the recent Limpopo cash-in-transit (CIT) gang shoot-out. Guns were blazing at a luxury home in Makhado on Friday when the Hawks raided the p...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robber uses girlfriend as shield as cops injured in shoot-out
FOLLOWING a bloody shootout in which two police officers were seriously injured in Bulawayo, three suspected armed robbers have been arrested.In statement today, National Police spokesperson A...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba waits on Villa decision
MARVELOUS Nakamba is relaxed about what the immediate future holds after the Aston Villa midfielder's loan spell with Luton Town ended with promotion glory at Wembley over the weekend. Nakamba...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gun crime rattles Zimbabwe's security sector
THE sudden spike in gun crimes across the country has pushed the security sector into panic with indications that police have since flooded the streets with detectives expected to sniff out menacing c...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$1 gate charge for Chibuku Super Cup final
IN an effort to attract a large turnout at the Chibuku Super Cup final pitting Bulawayo Chiefs against Herentals at Barbourfields Stadium on November 20, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) has slashed ga...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn armed robbers
Police will continue to apply greater pressure on those committing serious crimes, with armed robbers a particular target, Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has said. Speaking at the return of 19 po...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers' involvement in armed robberies worrisome
THE arrest of three soldiers in a foiled armed robbery recently following a movie-style shoot-out has again brought to the limelight the involvement of rogue elements of the uniformed forces in violen...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
13 armed robbers get away with How Mine gold
A GANG of 13 armed robbers yesterday ambushed three Securico Security Company cash-in-transit vehicles, about nine kilometres from How Mine and got away with four guns and 11,9 kilogrammes of gold wor...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chibuku Cup exit deflates Dembare
SO, there won't be that glittering blue and white colour of Dynamos in the final of the Chibuku Super Cup this year, again.DeMbare are now starring at the grim prospect of finishing the season...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: Int'yenzayo, Aaron Motsoaledi siyayizonda!
There was a demonstration yesterday in Hilbrow - Zimbabweans of all tribes, colour and creed coming together to plead with the Home office to please extend their permits. Well, you might not have hear...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 15:04hrs | 11 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Top BBC show Strictly Come Dancing wants Zimbabwean legend for new series
STRICTLY bosses want former Zimbabwe and Liverpool goalie Bruce Grobbelaar to appear on this year's show.The 64-year-old Zimbabwean with "spaghetti legs" is at the top of the BBC show's list a...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Armed police miss the target, shoot innocent people
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has admitted to shooting of two innocent people in a shootout out with armed robbers yest...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 22:18hrs | 7 | by Shelton Muchena
Top of the range vehicle smuggling in region rises
Some criminals in the region are targeting and stealing top-of-the-range vehicles before smuggling them into neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, where forged documents are manufactured before ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber gunned down, four arrested in shoot-out
One suspected armed robber was shot dead while four others were arrested following an intense exchange of gunfire with the police near the Harare Exhibition Centre on Tuesday.The robbers were ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA-registered vehicle used in Harare shoot-out recovered
The South African registered VW Polo vehicle used as a first getaway car by two suspected armed robbers who sped off during a shootout at a service station near the Exhibition Park (formerly Harare Ag...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Man found dead after mine shootout
A body of an unknown man believed to have been part of a 20-man gang that were involved in shoot-out with a security guard after raiding a mine in Shamva has been found with a gunshot wound at the bac...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | 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 | | 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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA cash heist
ZIMBABWEAN Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi has called on Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country to desist from criminal activities as this tarnishes the good image of fellow hard...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected thieves shot dead
Two transformer thieves were shot and killed near Murombedzi Growth Point in a shoot-out with police after they failed to stop at a police checkpoint.The incident happened on Saturday morning....Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbery cases increased in 2021
Cases of armed robberies increased countrywide this year with criminals targeting cash-in transit vehicles, individuals and business people with large amounts of cash.Schools and cross-border ...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Robbers get away with US$25 000
FIVE armed robbers raided a company in Kadoma and went away with US$25 000 cash while another group of criminals got away with 130kg of gold trapping carbons worth US$62 000 after raiding Atlas 16 Gol...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Shootout escapee in court for robbery
ONE of the suspected armed robbers, who escaped a shoot-out that claimed the lives of three of his colleagues at ex-detective Joseph Nemaise's house on Monday night appeared at the Harare Magistrates ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Robber killed in Masvingo shootout
A suspected armed robber believed to be part of a gang that committed a spate of robberies in Masvingo was fatally shot by the police after in the act.The robber and his three accomplices had ...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serial armed robber arrested
One of the country's most wanted serial armed robbers who survived a shoot-out with police along Glenara Avenue South in Harare, in which five of his accomplices were killed in March last year has bee...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Are sangomas really 'linked' to armed robberies?
Armed robbery in criminal law is an aggravated form of theft that involves the use of a lethal weapon a victim typically motivated by the desire to obtain money.Cases of armed robbery have rea...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Blessing Mandabva
Armed robber shot dead
A suspected armed robber, who was part of an eight-man gang that raided a mine in Zvishavane, was early yesterday shot dead in gunfire exchange with the police. The armed robber was identified...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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