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Zimbabwean serial thief locked up in Botswana
A ZIMBABWEAN man residing in Botswana illegally, who is facing multiple car theft charges, has been denied bail.Clement Passmore Gondo (40) was not asked to plead when he appeared before Franc...Published: 14 hrs ago | 498 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leadership accused of plotting against Karoro
ZANU-PF Mbire District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson, Takesure Chikwamba, has been accused of masterminding the arrest of former Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro over fertiliser t...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:28hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Vote-buying for beginners: A Zvigananda guide to electoral philanthropy
Meet Taurai Kandishaya - philosopher of the gutter, hustler by vocation, and a loyal missionary of the Zvigananda gospel: "In Harare, money speaks; morals take a kombi." He recently took to Facebook t...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 406 | by Reason Wafawarova
Harare council faces scandal over $500m lost on delays
Harare City Council has allegedly lost close to US$500 million since 2019 due to the delayed implementation of a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, amid explosive allegations of corrupt...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:40hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
'You are good thief, not a leader', Tyson flows Tagwirei
Former Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has torn into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally, businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, describing him as only a good thief but faring badly as a politi...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:10hrs | 2166 | by Paul Ndou
Kasukuwere escalates attacks on Tagwirei
Former Zanu-PF national political commissar and minister Saviour Kasukuwere has sharply escalated his criticism of local business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei following Tagwirei's public accusations lab...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:45hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
Biti, Kasukuwere gang up against Tagwirei
Former cabinet ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and Tendai Biti have publicly condemned controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, branding him as the "face of corruption" whose growing influence with...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:36hrs | 1124 | by Staff reporter
Car thief caught using stolen vehicle as pirate taxi
A CHEEKY Mutare man who had in the morning stolen a parked car in the city was nabbed while using the vehicle as a pirate taxi later that same day.Philip Mandeya (28) of Mandeya Two Village, H...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:29hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Laptop thief busted by 'Find My Phone' App
A would-be clever thief from Thorngrove found out the hard way that in the digital age, stolen gadgets can fight back.Prince Nyahwa (30) thought he had made a smooth getaway after slipping int...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:43hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
US$300 ATM thief caught using CCtv footage
A 48-year-old Victoria Falls man has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being convicted of stealing US$300 from a malfunctioning ATM at a ZB Bank branch in Hwange.Kaleb Murahwa was ...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 10:15hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter
Gold ore thief in trouble
A 26-year-old man from Plumtree is in trouble after he allegedly stole 25 kilograms of gold ore from his employer.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates' courts, where Freeman Sisiya...Published: 22 May 2025 at 21:43hrs | 811 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Driver's Baby Quantum stolen at high speed
In a scene reminiscent of a crime thriller, a 30-year-old commuter omnibus driver from Nguboyenja had his Toyota Baby Quantum stolen right under his nose on Sunday night.The driver had stopped...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:03hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Man kills father after theft accusation
A 25-year-old man from Sabhuku Sanyika Village in Chief Nyamweda's area, Mhondoro, allegedly killed his father by beating him with a pestle and stabbing him in the chest with a knife after being accus...Published: 08 May 2025 at 12:12hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Teenager jailed for stealing cellphone batteries
A Notorious cell phone batteries thief Givemore Sibanda (18) has been caged by Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware today.Sibanda was s...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:41hrs | 569 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Man once linked to Cal_Vin murder case faces fresh theft charges
Wilfred Mafuka, the 33-year-old man previously accused in the high-profile case involving the alleged murder of celebrated Bulawayo rapper Cal_Vin, is back in the legal spotlight - this time facing ch...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:39hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Gold ore thief killed
Two Plumtree-based men are in trouble after they allegedly killed a suspected gold thief with machetes, axes and wooden logs.Godknows T...Published: 19 Apr 2025 at 08:44hrs | 1447 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sick and tired of sweet-talking! Set 109 activists & Blessed Mhlanga free!
Nyokayemabhunu informed us, the demonstrations on the 31st of March will be safe: nobody will be hurt or arrested or gunned down by Mnangagwa army: he said, he is carrying a true voice from Geza, it w...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 21:41hrs | 762 | by Nomazulu Thata
Notorious Chiweshe Thief Jailed for 11 Years
A notorious thief from Chiweshe who went on a rampage, breaking into homes and stealing various items, has been convicted by a Bindura magistrate.George Marisa (23), of Chedu Village, was sent...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:31hrs | 224 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Blessed Geza drops another 'bombshell' escalates scathing attacks
War veterans leader Blessed Geza, who is backing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's faction within the ruling Zanu-PF, currently embroiled in a fierce succession battle with President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:41hrs | 7194 | by Staff reporter
Suspected car thief Brighton Chipunza's trial postponed
The ongoing trial of suspected car thief Brighton Chipunza was yesterday postponed to February 27 after his lawyer failed to appear in court, reportedly due to other legal commitments.Chipunza...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 09:13hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Man burns tuckshop after stealing groceries
A suspected thief allegedly set a tuckshop on fire after stealing groceries in Plumtree.Tavingeli Soul (30) appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware.He pleaded not guilty t...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 09:43hrs | 1291 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beer thief lands in jail after breaking into shop
A 22-year-old man, Forget Sibanda, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after breaking into a shop and stealing beer, which he proceeded to drink with his friends.The incident was brought...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 12:41hrs | 275 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suspected thief fatally assaulted by mob
A suspected thief met a fatal end after being assaulted by a mob in Budiriro, Harare, in the early hours of last Thursday. The man, identified only as Honest, allegedly broke into a house and entered ...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:27hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone thief jailed for stabbing beer patron
A 26-YEAR-OLD Plumtree cellphone thief was sent to jail after he stabbed a fellow imbiber on the abdomen after he revealed that he had stolen a mobile phone of another imbiber.Nqobizitha Moyo ...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:42hrs | 219 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suspected car thief appears in court for stealing 2 vehicles
A 45-year-old man, Sean Manakira, has appeared in court on allegations of stealing two vehicles. Manakira, who faces charges of theft of trust property, was granted US$300 bail by a Harare magistrate....Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:35hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
We Africans have our way of doing things
The thunderous weather, intensified by blinding lightning, instils fear in many of us. Folklore has it that during such storms, bad debtors and adulterers often tremble to the core, fearing that those...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 14:57hrs | 278 | by Thomas Murisa
Bulawayo thief steals property worth US$1 million in 7 month
A 24-year-old man from Bulawayo has appeared in court facing 43 counts of theft committed between August 2023 and March 2024, with the stolen property valued at approximately US$1 million.Laga...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 14:20hrs | 2711 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya pays homage to Mpandare
Suspected thief kills partner in crimeA 36-year-old man from Mbare suburb, John Chivasa, is facing serious charges after allegedly killing his partner in crime during a botched robbery attempt. Ch...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: A swarm of bees attacked a thief somewhere in ZImbabwe
A thief was attacked by a swarm of bees after stealing a battery from a house, compelling him to return the stolen item. Speaking in the shona language, the thief admitted that this was his th...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 11:56hrs | 2159 | by Staff reporter
Photos: Daring thief nabbed
MVURWI - A daring thief was apprehended while trying to break in at a Mvurwi businessman's house this afternoon.The incident happened at Mvurwi's low-density suburb. ...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 19:01hrs | 1430 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Daring thief escapes mob by scaling 30-meter tower light in Zimbabwe
In a dramatic and heart-stopping scene in Rimuka, Kadoma, Zimbabwe, a thief went to extraordinary lengths to evade capture, scaling a towering 30-meter light pole in a desperate bid to escape a pursui...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 17:26hrs | 3088 | by Staff reporter
Goat thief jailed for 28 years
Samuel Chirambadeya, a 27-year-old resident of Chirambada village in Mudzi, was sentenced to prison by Kotwa Magistrate Henry Sande for stealing 28 goats. Chirambadeya, who admitted to the sto...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:23hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Security guard kills gold ore thief
Chikari-based security guard Englam Musipa is assisting the police with investigations after he allegedly shot dead a gold ore thief at a mine in Mashonaland West.According to police Musipa (2...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 17:31hrs | 654 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Exposing Mnangagwa Sadc facade
Your Excellencies, I write this public letter as an ordinary citizen of Zimbabwe, a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).It is in the true African spirit of ubuntu...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 15:34hrs | 1848 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Police officers terrorise villagers; abduct, torture suspect's wife
In their futile effort to apprehend a suspected thief who allegedly stole irrigation sprinklers, armed members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police dispatched from Rusape indiscriminately terrorise communi...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 11:51hrs | 1306 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Rusape
Khupe reveals new cancer fight
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went de...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
Cornered thief plunges into river, dies
In a recent High Court ruling, a Banket man, Zachariah Baton, was acquitted of murder after a suspected thief he was chasing drowned in Munene River while fleeing. Baton, who appeared before Justice P...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:03hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Trio bashes cellphone thief to death
THREE men allegedly beat a suspected cellphone thief to death using a handbrake cable and a fan belt in Zvishavane.The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) in a statement on X sai...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:09hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Chinese nationals deported for abusing mine worker in Zimbabwe
Two Chinese nationals have been deported for abusing a mine worker at Makanga Mine in Bindura. This action followed the circulation of a video showing the worker tied up and hanging from a loader buck...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 18:07hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Thief scurries through window to escape angry residents
In a dramatic incident recently witnessed in Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb, an unidentified thief narrowly evaded a mob attack after being caught stealing inside a house.According to reports, t...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant stock thief jailed
An unrepentant stock thief who stole a cattle while he was on community service after stealing a goat has been jailed by Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaw...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 23:49hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Notorious burglar jailed
A daring Chimanimani thief who broke into four houses on the same day stealing groceries, money and solar panels was jailed yesterday by a Chimanimani mag...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:08hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Event security essential to foil robberies and protect guests
Event security has always been important but never more so than at the present time when thefts and robberies have become so common. Targets at events may be the gate takings at the event or the cash ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:28hrs | 6 | by Agencies
Gold ore thief bashed to death
Police in Mashonaland Central province have arrested two suspected murderers who allegedly assaulted a suspected gold ore thief to death yesterday.Two artisanal miners Callisto Mbuuyu and Jayd...Published: 26 May 2024 at 11:43hrs | 7 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Goat thief caught carrying buckets full of meat
A suspected goat thief was arraigned before Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday after he was caught with buckets full of stolen meat.Mduduzi Tshuma (26) pleaded guilty and was remanded in cu...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 20:43hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Suspected thief bashed to death
A suspected Bindura thief was bashed to death by his colleague with a railway line over money dispute.The now-deceased Livinson Nyaunga died days later at Parirenyatwa after being assaulted by...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:12hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US$5 armed thief sentenced to 20 years in prison
A MAN who stole US$5 from a motorist before causing a car accident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Blessing Moyo was facing two counts of armed robbery when he appeared before Harare ...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 16:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Headphone thief caught red-handed
WALKING around carrying headphones stolen a day after breaking into a company, landed a man in prison after the victims identified their gadget.In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Goat thief leaves cellphone on crime scene
A 38-YEAR-OLD Plumtree goat thief was sold out by his cellphone which he left in the kraal after stealing a goat in his neighbourhood.B...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 13:24hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Concession sugarcane assailants in court
Six Concession sugarcane assailants who went viral on social media after allegedly beating a suspected thief were dragged to Concession magistrates courts yesterday.Hardlife Mananga, Luckson R...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 14:37hrs | 30 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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