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Angry mob pounce on a robber
A Bindura-based suspected robber, Tinashe Chatima (21), robbery moves landed him in trouble after an angry mob pounced on him and effected citizen's arrest on him in Chiweshe.Chatima of Dhandi...Published: 11 hrs ago | 512 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man (75) strangled over witchcraft allegations
Two brothers from Njere Village under Chief Garahwa in Chipinge have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 75-year-old villager whom they accused of witchcraft, in a chilling case that has shocked t...Published: 15 hrs ago | 330 | by Staff reporter
Stepson's US$60,000 lawsuit against widow dismissed
A High Court judge has dismissed a US$60,000 lawsuit filed by a Murewa man against his stepmother, ruling that there was no evidence of malicious intent in a criminal complaint she lodged with police ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man forced to witness lover's rape in highway robbery
A harrowing case of rape and robbery has shaken the Kuwadzana community after a 33-year-old man was assaulted and forced to watch as his 21-year-old lover was raped by two armed robbers along the Hara...Published: 19 hrs ago | 304 | by Staff reporter
Judge interviews: Why worthy legal minds will not offer themselves for the bench
LIKE most lawyers who heavily litigate, I followed the recently ended interviews from which it is hoped eight Labour Court judges will be appointed.As the interviews progressed, I became incre...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 938 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
Taxi driver steals US$680 hidden in female passenger's underwear
A taxi driver in Kwekwe has been sentenced to three years in prison after he allegedly robbed a female passenger of US$680 that she had hidden in her underwear, following a dramatic diversion and conf...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:56hrs | 1396 | by Staff reporter
SA police warn killer of female university student may be in Zimbabwe
South African police have raised the alarm that a key suspect in the murder of Wits University student Olorato Mongale may have fled to Zimbabwe.Bongani Mthimkhulu, a resident of Zola in Sowet...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:48hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Sizinda murder suspect arrested after dramatic police chase
Artwell Ndlovu (32), the Sizinda man accused of killing his older brother, Abbie Ndlovu (40), has been arrested in a dramatic takedown by police in Pumula South after days on the run.According...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 20:14hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested in Bulawayo over series of armed robberies
A 36-year-old man from Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place across the city during March 2025. The police have linked Nhlanhla N...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:47hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed
In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incid...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 1730 | by Staff reporter
Pit bulls kill neighbour, Harare man arrested
A man from Harare has been arrested after his pit bulls allegedly mauled a neighbour to death in a horrific attack that has reignited nationwide debate over the safety of the American Pitbull Terrier ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
SA Police seize R8 million worth of dagga bound for Zimbabwe
A 27-year-old man was arrested by the South African Police Services (SAPS) on Friday last week after being caught transporting nearly one tonne of dagga worth an estimated R8 million. The consignment,...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Food mixed with urine divides hubby and wife
A Bindura-based man has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a protection order against his wife, accusing her of emotionally and physically abusing him - including allegedly mixing his food with...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru loses $33,000 to armed robbers
A daring gang of five armed robbers struck at Gains Cash & Carry and Mukuru outlets at Murambinda Growth Point on the night of May 24, making off with a total haul of $11,187 in US dollars and R31...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Women vendors robbed, raped by conman peddling fake deals
Two women vendors from Mvuma fell victim to a brutal robbery and rape at the hands of a conman in Masvingo City on Africa Day evening, after being lured by promises of discounted goods from South Afri...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:47hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Man loses US$280,000 in daring bedroom wardrobe break-in
A 39-year-old man from Madokero, Harare, is counting heavy losses after an audacious house break-in saw him robbed of US$280,000 in cash.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the incide...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:44hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
4 arrested with 41 elephant tusks in Harare
Detectives from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Criminal Investigations Department (CID) last Friday arrested four suspects found in illegal possession of 41 elephant tusks weighing a total of 237 ...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:41hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs terrorise Bulawayo
Residents of Bulawayo are gripped by fear as machete-wielding gangs continue to unleash violent attacks across the city's high-density suburbs. The brutal assaults have left many victims nursing serio...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Senior citizen rapes Grade 2 kid
A 72-year-old Bindura man who allegedly raped a grade two pupil has been denied bail.Lazarus Chiku of Chiweshe village was advised to apply for bail at the High Court by magistrate Amos Mbobo....Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:24hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Spike in wildlife poaching alarms Victoria Falls conservationists
The Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU) has raised the alarm over a surge in wildlife poaching, with at least seven animals killed in April alone, including three buffaloes, one kudu, and three ...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:09hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Cop flogs suspect to death at station
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer stationed at Ruwa, Constable Prince Ndavambi (Force Number 078641D), is at the centre of a serious investigation after allegedly beating a suspect, Blessed Bel...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:06hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Girl (5) survives brutal machete attack
A five-year-old girl from Kudugu village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge is fortunate to be alive after a brutal machete attack by an unknown assailant on May 27.According to Manicaland police ...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:52hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Trio in soup for stealing city council property
Three men appeared before Mutare Magistrates Court charged with multiple counts of theft and unlawful entry involving property belonging to Mutare City Council.Tinashe Makonese, 22, together w...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:51hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Gain Cash and Carry Wholesale
A group of armed robbers struck Gains Cash and Carry Wholesale in Murambinda on May 24, 2025, making off with a total of US$11,187 and R31,300 in a well-coordinated heist. Authorities have revealed th...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:51hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Cop kills suspect, chops body, buries pieces in toilet
A police officer stationed at Malalume Police Base in Bulilima District is at the centre of a gruesome murder case after the dismembered remains of a suspect he once arrested were found buried in a pi...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:45hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners face deportation from South Africa
South Africa has arrested over 400 illegal miners, including Zimbabweans and other foreign nationals, during a large-scale operation targeting illicit artisanal mining activities across the country. T...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Socialite's killer gets life sentence
After a long and emotional wait, justice has finally been delivered for the family, friends, and colleagues of Yvonne Mitchell Mafuta, a well-known Mutare hairdresser who was brutally murdered in Janu...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:57hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Stinking school heads' great heist
Parents and guardians in Manicaland have raised alarm over what they describe as growing financial exploitation by school headmasters, who are allegedly misusing public funds and imposing unofficial l...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:51hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang suspected in violent attacks on Emakhandeni residents
Three residents of Emakhandeni suburb were left seriously injured after being attacked by suspected machete-wielding gangs in separate incidents on Wednesday night, sparking fear and outrage in the co...Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:26hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma arrested for sodomy
POLICE in Mutoko have arrested a self-proclaimed traditional healer from Mutoko after he allegedly sodomised a16-year-old boy.Allegations are that the victim became acquainted with the traditi...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:28hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new politics of fraud
IN Zimbabwe, politics is no longer just the art of the possible.It has become the science of the scam.From boreholes to buses, roads to resettlement deeds, today's governance is not me...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:23hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council remains silent on Donnybrook land dispute
A bitter land ownership dispute between two developers, Shelter Zimbabwe and Highserv Payscheme, has thrown residents of the Donnybrook-Chizhanje area in Mabvuku into turmoil, with the Harare City Cou...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:13hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for allegedly draining blood from 10-year-old girl
Residents of Gokwe Town have been left in shock following the arrest of a 33-year-old woman accused of assaulting a 10-year-old girl and allegedly draining her blood in a chilling incident that has sp...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Duo appears in court for illegal diamond deal
Two men appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Ethel Chichera on Tuesday, accused of attempting to sell diamonds without the required licence.Stanley Zhanda (55) from Norton and Wellington Muk...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:43hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Bail for man accused of assaulting MP in hotel car park
A Harare man appeared in court Friday charged with assault and malicious damage to property after allegedly attacking Masvingo South MP Tanatsiwa Mukomberi, accusing him of having an affair with his w...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:33hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Police to deploy drones to around Harare CBD
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) will soon deploy drones around Harare's Central Business District (CBD) and its precincts to support the newly introduced Electronic Traffic Management System (ETMS)...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:27hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Police accused after handcuffed body found buried in pit latrine
Zimbabwean police have launched an investigation following the grim discovery of human remains buried in a pit latrine near Malalume Clinic in Bulilima District, close to the Botswana border. The rema...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:40hrs | 1221 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dissident's mother abducted, dumped near Norton
The 73-year-old mother of suspended Zanu-PF politician Godwin Gomwe was abducted on Friday night and later dumped near a police roadblock in Norton, in what appears to be a targeted act of intimidatio...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:35hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Dismembered body found on railway tracks
A police investigation is underway following the discovery of a dismembered body believed to be that of a man in his early 20s on railway tracks beneath the Luveve Road flyover yesterday morning. Auth...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:30hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
2 missing men found dead
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have confirmed the discovery of two bodies, previously reported missing, found floating in water bodies in separate tragic incidents in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East, and ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:19hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Rapist dozes off at crime scene
A 22-year-old man, Thabisani Moyo, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mark Dzira on Friday, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman and reportedly sleeping at the crime scene shortly after the assault...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:18hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Young boys exploited for begging in Harare
In a disturbing incident that shook the nation, two individuals were caught on video in August 2024 exploiting young boys by forcing them to beg for money in Harare - only to keep the earn...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:13hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Ugly fight over Rhodes' estate
Allegations have surfaced that suspected land barons are impersonating ZANU-PF officials in an attempt to seize properties belonging to the estate of Cecil John Rhodes' grandson, sparking a legal and ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:09hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Zimra exposes fraud kingpin
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has exposed a suspected fraud kingpin accused of impersonating tax officials to extort bribes in a fraudulent audit scheme. In a public notice released on 23 May...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:02hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Court officials arrested for extortion
The prosecutor at Mutasa Magistrate Court, Shephard Chavarika, along with two police officers stationed at Mutasa Police Station, Liberty Tivafukidze and Sencia Masase, have been arrested and charged ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:01hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
'Femme Fatale' and 2 accomplices in Bulawayo armed robbery horror
A suspected love triangle turned criminal gang is facing serious charges after allegedly hijacking an indrive driver, gagging him at gunpoint, and locking him in the boot of his own car in a shocking ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:55hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested over Silobela murder cases
Police in Silobela have arrested five suspects in connection with two separate murder cases that occurred between May 12 and 15 at local drinking establishments in Chief Malisa's area, Midlands Provin...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:54hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Is trap money enough? Questioning the over-reliance on sting operations in corruption cases
We need to be very careful when dealing with corruption. In the pursuit of a corruption-free Zimbabwe, it is imperative that we not only strengthen the tools used to hold public officials acco...Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:59hrs | 496 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US$10 000 ZESA transformer stolen in Dangamvura
A 200 KVA transformer valued at approximately US$10,000 was stolen from the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) in Dangamvura's Area 3 on Wednesday, May 21, sparking wid...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:05hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
MP's vehicle shot at in hotel brawl over married woman
Masvingo South Member of Parliament Tanatsiwa Mukomberi was involved in a tense incident at a Harare hotel on May 20, where the windscreen of his vehicle was damaged after he was allegedly caught with...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:58hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
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