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Zimbabwe Prisons officer killed by uncle on amnesty
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer was fatally stabbed by her uncle on Christmas Day in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South, in a shocking incident that has left the local co...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:37hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda magistrate bribery case to be decided in January
Harare regional magistrate Mr. Farai Gwitima will deliver his ruling on the bribery case involving Gwanda magistrate Talent Phiri on January 6, after the defence closed its case on Friday. Phiri, 35, ...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:17hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean shot at Botswana illegal gold mining site
A 22-year-old Zimbabwean man, Mbongeni Mkandla, is in Botswana police custody after allegedly being shot by Botswana soldiers during his arrest for illegal gold panning activities in the Matsiloje are...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:00hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrest 1,000 cybercriminals
At least 1,000 cybercriminals, including 29 from Zimbabwe, have been arrested in recent multinational operations conducted by the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) across Africa. O...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:46hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents acquire vehicle for neighbourhood watch patrol
Residents of Sunninghill suburb in Bulawayo have come together to add a fifth vehicle to their crime patrol fleet, in response to growing concerns over safety and security in the area. The collaborati...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:36hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
How Bulawayo's townships reflect city's rich Ndebele heritage
IN 1894, Bulawayo had just one African township. Today, the city boasts close to twenty townships in the western suburbs. Bulawayo's first African township was Makokoba, also known as the "Location" o...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:39hrs | 803 | by Fredrick Qaphelani Mabikwa
Kwekwe doctors' residence project stalls
The reconstruction of the doctor's residence at Kwekwe General Hospital remains stalled due to lack of funding, leaving hospital staff struggling for accommodation nearly four years after a devastatin...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:31hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South sees 18% drop in crime rate
Matebeleland South Province has seen an 18 percent decrease in crime levels from January to September this year compared to the same period last year, according to recent police statistics. A total of...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Cyber crimes under-reported
Despite tireless efforts made by local, regional and global state and non-state actors to curb cybercrimes, statistics continues to spike because victims shun reporting these cases and therefore suffe...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 296 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Smuggling racket busted at Plumtree border
Police at the Plumtree Border Post successfully foiled a smuggling operation, intercepting three South African-registered vehicles carrying contraband worth over R600,000. The goods, which included gr...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:26hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Blue Movement using CCC structures
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's newly formed Blue Movement is reportedly leveraging Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) structures to rally support, raising concerns among political analysts about ...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:14hrs | 2267 | by Staff reporter
Dr Zulu discharged
Regional Magistrate Bishard Chineka has officially discharged Dr. Noel Ralph Zulu, the Medical Superintendent at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, who was facing charges of culpable homicide related to th...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:32hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge accident toll now at seven
The death toll from a head-on collision in Bubi involving a commercial truck and a South African-registered Ford Ranger has risen to seven after police discovered three more bodies at the scene. The t...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
6 die in Beitbridge road accident
Six people, including a woman and her infant, tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway this morning. The accident occurred at the 223-kilometre ...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash injures 4
Four people were injured on Monday when a commuter omnibus traveling from Heights to Nyamhunga in Kariba veered off the road, struck an electric pole, and overturned, landing on its roof. The vehicle ...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Chatunga Mugabe arrested in Beitbridge
Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in Beitbridge for violent conduct. He allegedly assaulted a police officer at a roadblock in Bubi, locate...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:24hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
'Sex enhancing drug overdose fatal'
The rising demand for sex enhancement products has put many lives at risk in Zimbabwe, according to a medical expert.In an interview, Dr. Johannes Marisa, President of the Medical and Dental P...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:09hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
Ex-top cop dies of suspected overdose in sex enhancement concoction
A 57-year-old former police Superintendent died of suspected overdose in sex enhancement concoction on Monday just after finishing his second sexual encounter with his Chitungwiza girlfriend of nine y...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:38hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Ex-top cop dies during a sexcapade at lover's house
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating the death of a retired senior police officer, who reportedly passed away during an intimate encounter in Chitungwiza on Monday.According to ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 15:06hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ready to maintain order in Beitbridge
Police in Beitbridge have issued a stern warning against any attempts to disrupt peace in the district and the country, particularly during the upcoming SADC Summit in Harare. The police, led ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 16:29hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Khami Prison runs dry
Khami Prison in Bulawayo has reportedly been without water for three weeks, raising concerns about a potential disease outbreak. Former CCC senator Gideon Shoko discovered the crisis during a ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 08:54hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in Australia for smuggling drugs
A Zimbabwean man faces life in prison following an anonymous tip that led to the seizure of nearly 900 kilograms of methamphetamine, concealed in industrial machines imported from the United States. T...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:20hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rendition saga ends with a suspended sentence 14 years on
Friday saw the end of the controversial Zimbabwe rendition sage, which had dragged on for nearly 14 years.The matter was even heard before the Zondo Commission, and saw former top police offic...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:43hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
ZRP officers off to Abyei on peacekeeping mission
At least two members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are set to leave the country for Abyei, an area on the border with Sudan whilst five others from contingent 22 have returned home from United...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 08:07hrs | 799 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
5 officers return from UN mission
Five police officers have returned to Zimbabwe after completing United Nations peacekeeping duties in South Sudan, while two others are preparing to depart for a similar mission in the Abyei area, a r...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:04hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested over 1 million Pula copper cable bust
In a significant crackdown, Botswana police apprehended two Zimbabwean men in Mogoditshane Block 9, Gaborone, seizing copper cables valued at over P1 million during a raid on an unlicensed scrap yard....Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:13hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
3 women held for murder
Beitbridge police have detained four individuals in connection with the suspected murder of a man who was allegedly found loitering at their rented home in Dulivhadzimu Township. The deceased,...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna, two others acquitted of illegally prospecting for gold
Former Zanu-PF Chegutu Member of Parliament, Dexter Nduna, along with two co-accused individuals, has been acquitted of charges related to illegal prospecting for minerals without a license. The verdi...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 67 senior cops
President Mnangagwa has immediately promoted 67 senior police officers to ranks between Chief Superintendent and Deputy Commissioner-General. This includes 12 Chief Superintendents advancing to Assist...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 07:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 6 to Deputy Commissioner-General rank
President Mnangagwa has promoted six Police Commissioners to the rank of Deputy Commissioner General and 12 Assistant Commissioners to the rank of Commissioner upon their retirement.The promot...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police chief warns criminal elements
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga emphasized that anyone involved in criminal activities or actions aimed at destabilizing the country would face firm repercussions. He highlighted the vital ...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Newly promoted senior cops to be reshuffled
The 86 senior officers recently promoted within the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are expected to be reassigned shortly. President Mnangagwa elevated these officers to ranks ranging from Chief Superi...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:26hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 86 senior police officers
President Mnangagwa has promptly promoted 86 senior officers of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to various ranks, spanning from Chief Superintendent to Commissioner.Among these promotions, ...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:46hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Drug smuggler walks away from police
A DRUG dealer intercepted at Beitbridge Border Post with dagga and prohibited cough syrups slipped away under the nose of dozens of security officials at Zimbabwe's most patrolled border post....Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Council accused of neglecting workers
THE Harare City Council has been accused of neglecting the welfare of its workers with those retiring going home empty-handed after years of service.This was revealed at a Water and Allied Wor...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust mbanje smuggling racket
THE police intercepted a contraband of mbanje (dagga) and illegal cough syrups that was being smuggled into the country via the Beitbridge Border Post.The value of the illicit drugs which were...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Officers in darkness as police fail to pay Zesa connection fees
AT least eight police officers including a police superintendent are living in the darkness because their employer has not paid electricity connection fees at their allocated pool houses within the mu...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer bus operator yet to submit insurance certificate
A Blue Circle cross-border bus collided with a City bus 10 kilometres outside Beitbridge on Saturday, killing seven people on the spot and four others on admission to hospital.One of the bus c...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:12hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa turns to Tshabangu's CCC structures
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's Blue Movement is using Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) structures to mobilise support amid concerns by political analysts that the organisation might just face t...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:55hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters bludgeon Beitbridge deputy mayor
BEITBRIDGE deputy mayor John Manatsa was allegedly beaten up and injured during opposition CCC factional clashes at former Beitbridge West MP Morgan Ncube's house on Monday evening.Manatsa was...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Adulterous affair leads to senior cop's demotion
A SENIOR cop has been removed from his position as Officer Commanding Norton District after it was found out that he was having an illicit affair with one of his married junior officers.Chief ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 18:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prisons warns over fake recruitment message
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service has warned people of a fake message circulating on social media platforms that it is recruiting officers.In a statement, ZPCS national public rela...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
300 buses lost to accidents annually
Transport operators in Zimbabwe are losing an average of 300 buses per year due to road traffic accidents with companies approaching the police for stricter speed monitoring to curb the carnage, a sen...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5-man armed robbery gang appears in court
A FIVE-MAN-GANG believed to be an armed robbers syndicate that had unleashed a reign of terror around Beitbridge District in the last five months appeared in court on Monday.The gang which was...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Suspected donkey thief tortured to death
CLOSE to 20 residents of Dumba village near Beitbridge allegedly kidnapped and tortured to death a fellow villager accused of stealing a neighbour's donkey.A police report indicated that Austin Siband...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
4 detectives in soup after suspect flees
FOUR police detectives stationed at Beitbridge face disciplinary action after a suspected vehicle smuggler from Malawi escaped under their noses. The District Criminal Investigations Officer for Gwand...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
CID officers arrested for digging up hidden treasure
THREE senior police officers from the Asset Forfeiture Unit in Harare were on Christmas Day arrested for digging a Nyanyadzi homestead in search of an undisclosed hidden treasure.Shepherd Tach...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police block Mthwakazi's Umkhombandlela rally
A Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Umkhombandlela rally, set for Thursday at Stanley Square Hall in Bulawayo has been postponed by police who claimed they were ordered to postpone all political gatherin...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 08:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
6 family members perish in car crash
A pregnant mother, her husband and four of their children travelling from Marymount in Rushinga to Chinhoyi, were among the nine people killed early Monday morning in the head-on collision between two...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Umkhonto weSizwe fighter will never forget what a white man told him in Zimbabwe in 1980
I have no idea whether the white man I am writing about is still alive or not. He gave me an understanding of what actually happened to us Africans, and how sinister it was, when we were colonized. Hi...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:11hrs | 15 | by Thula Bopela
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