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Cops rapes juvenile domestic worker
A 47-YEAR-OLD police officer stationed at Tshabalala Police Station in Bulawayo was recently dragged to court accused of raping his maid.The police officer appeared before Bulawayo regional ma...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:35hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble for illegal possession of copper cables
A 29-year-old man from eMganwini in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing a charge of illegal possession of copper cables worth US$2300.Ishmael Ndlovu was not asked to plead when he appeared b...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 16:23hrs | 18 | by Stephen Jakes
Cop swallows US$5 bribe money
DESPERATE times call for desperate measures!A police officer stationed at Tshabalala Police Station who was allegedly caught red-handed taking a US$5 bribe from a motorist at a roadblock quick...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woman stripped naked, robbed
A short cut is often a wrong cut.This was at play when a woman was allegedly stripped naked and robbed of her clothes and a cellphone by an unidentified man she met while walking along a footp...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Xaba sentenced for foiled abduction of Mthwakazi leader
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party organising secretary Partone Xaba was Thursday sentenced to 525 hours of community service at Tshabalala police station for promoting public violence.Xaba will start t...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man beats up wife over pastor affair
A man who assaulted his wife with a baton and fists after she received a phone call from her pastor while they were sleeping has been arrested.A source close to the couple said Nomazulu Khumal...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dead man's spirit (mis) leads family in search
When the alleged spirit of the late Never Tokoda who went missing 30 years ago, reportedly spoke through his sister Mobility Sibanda that Tokoda was killed in a love triangle and buried in Bulawayo so...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo car thief arrested
A 31-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man was arrested for allegedly jumping into the driver's seat of a car whose engine had been left running by its owner and sped off. Lurrie Ndlovu (31) of New Magwegwe s...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thabitha Khumalo's bail conditions relaxed
MDC national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo, who was arrested recently alongside seven other party officials for allegedly mobilising a demonstration which was slated for August 19 in Bulawayo, had her ...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trial date for Thabitha Khumalo & co
THE trial of seven MDC Alliance members among them, the party's chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo and Senator Helen Zivira Mpofu, who were recently arrested in Bulawayo for allegedly distributing fliers f...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Abduction fears grip MDC members
THE MDC Bulawayo provincial executive has claimed that its members are now living in fear of abductions after three party activists were reportedly seized from their homes on Tuesday night and torture...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man smashes wife's lover's car windows
A NURSE stationed at Inyathi District Hospital in Bubi has been arrested for smashing the windows of a car belonging to his wife's lover. Chelesani Tshuma (30) had caught his wife Ms Sibonile ...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mathema, Matanga sued
TWO Bulawayo residents have taken Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema, police commissioner Godwin Matanga and three police officers to court, demanding US$90 492 in damages over unlawful arrest and ass...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Gampu's vehicle stolen
CHIEF Gampu (54) of Tsholotsho allegedly had his motor vehicle stolen on Wednesday night in Bulawayo's Nketa 6 suburb.According to a police internal memorandum, the traditional leader - born A...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T duo arrested
AN aspiring MDC-T councillor for Bulawayo's Ward 21 and another party member have been arrested for allegedly assaulting another aspiring councillor during the party's primary elections held on Sunday...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Court orders arrest of man who fathered a child with a 15-year-old
A court has ordered the arrest of a man who fathered a child with a 15-year-old - 10 years after she had the child.Sindiso Mzizi (25) from Tshabalala suburb told a court during mitigation that...Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Woman bashed for chatting with married guy
A Bulawayo woman is battling for her life in hospital after she was given a thorough hiding by three women for chatting with their friend's husband.Ntombi Moyo (31) sustained serious injuries ...Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another pardoned prisoner arrested for theft
AN ex-inmate from Bulawayo who was released on Presidential pardon last Monday has appeared in court for stealing, three days after his release.Gift Msimanga from Nkulumane suburb stole two ce...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Super Hero grannies defeat 'rapist'
OPERATION Restore Dignity in Women!Two grannies shocked the Sizinda suburb community in Bulawayo with their heroic acts, ganging up to attack an alleged rapist.The would-be rapist, who...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor 'forges signature to kill case'
A PROSECUTOR from Bulawayo Magistrates' Court has been arrested for allegedly forging his boss' signature.Malvern Nzombe (31) allegedly forged the prosecutor in charge, Mr Whisper Mabhaudi's s...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
TRAGEDY: Grinding disc cuts man in half, kills him instantly
A BULAWAYO man died after an unsecured grinding disc cut him in half, almost separating his lower body from the torso.The disc also split his skull open and cut his arm as it flew out of the g...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 killed in separate road accidents
TWO men died on the spot in separate road accidents last night in Bulawayo.A cyclist was hit by a kombi near Mzilikazi fly-over along Luveve road while another man who was pushing a cart was h...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unarmed service station guard fights 3 gunmen
THREE armed robbers raided an Engen Service Station in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb and got away with $219 after seriously injuring a security guard who attempted to disarm one of them.Two of ...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents slam police over roadblocks
Bulawayo residents have once again slammed police for setting up too many roadblocks where they allegedly demand bribes to let vehicles pass.On Wednesday, they told the officer commanding Bula...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman last seen with Bekithemba Ndlovu's dead daughter 'on the run'
FORMER Highlanders captain and How Mine assistant coach Bekithemba Ndlovu's daughter, Nokuthaba, who was found dead after she went missing for a week was buried at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo yeste...Published: 15 May 2017 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sales agent unleash mubobobo on Nketa women
Women in Nketa suburb in Bulawayo are now scared of sweeping outside of their yards after one woman found herself in mubobobo crossfire.The naughty man...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 11:17hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Cops in fresh missing persons appeal
THE police in Bulawayo are seeking information that may lead to the location of a teenager who went missing in August last year and an elderly man who disappeared in May this year.Provincial p...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Partson Pachirera
Landlord stabs tenant with an empty beer bottle
A LANDLORD from Bulawayo's Nketa suburb has been sentenced to do 210hours of unpaid work for allegedly stabbing his tenant with an empty beer bottle on the arm after accusing her of stealing money fro...Published: 06 May 2016 at 08:35hrs | | by Melody Baya
We are sick and tired of thieves in Nketa
04/05/2016, 01:45 - +263 77 *** ****: hallo byo24. We are sick and tired of thieves in our neighborhood of Nketa. These criminals are victimising residents when they are fast asleep. They are robbi...Published: 04 May 2016 at 02:30hrs | 12 | by Nketa Resident
Tshabalala police station locks gate at night
Dear Editor Thieves in Nketa and Tshabalala have become so daring that they are breaking into houses in broad day light. Window smashing of cars and grabbing of valuables during the ni...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 10:03hrs | | by Concerned Tshabalala Resident
Kombi driver who beat up cop bolts
A WARRANT of arrest has been issued against a kombi driver who allegedly assaulted a cop who had arrested him for evading a roadblock in Bulawayo. Terrance Zulu, 23, of Emganwini suburb, was s...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 05:49hrs | | by Melody Baya
Kombi crew bashes traffic cop
A KOMBI driver allegedly beat up a police officer who had arrested him for eluding a roadblock in Bulawayo.Terrance Zulu, 23, of Emganwini suburb, yesterday pleaded not guilty to assaulting a ...Published: 02 Mar 2016 at 23:34hrs | | by Melody Baya
Cop jailed for stealing at roadblocks
A NKULUMANE police officer has been jailed for stealing varying amounts of money that was collected as deposits at roadblocks under the pretext that the money was fake.In the first case, Abel ...Published: 31 Jan 2016 at 18:12hrs | 1 | by Tatenda Gapare
Rape accused policeman goes free
A POLICE officer based at Tshabalala Police Station in Bulawayo who was accused of raping his three nieces, has been acquitted. Paul Haisosvi, 55, who has been on remand since September last...Published: 08 Dec 2015 at 05:24hrs | 2 | by Thandeka Moyo
Man runs amok, brutally attacks family and neighbours
A NKULUMANE man yesterday morning ran amok beating his wife, children and brutally attacking two neighbours with a shovel. The man, who is employed as a security guard, also destroyed property in his ...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 08:37hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube and Simba Dube
Man bashed for housebreaking
A 32-YEAR-OLD man, who was first bashed for theft by members of public before being arrested by a police officer, was yesterday sentenced to four years in jail. Maqhawe Mpofu from Gwabalanda s...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Niece rape' policeman alleges tribalism
THE trial of a 55-year-old police officer who allegedly raped his three nieces aged 19, 14 and 11, opened in Bulawayo on Friday with the man claiming the girls' mother is framing him on tribal grounds...Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 08:19hrs | 3 | by Thandeka Moyo
Cop who raped three nieces goes on the run
THE 55-year-old police officer from Tshabalala Police Station who allegedly raped his three nieces is suspected to have gone on the run after failing to appear in court for trial.Senior re...Published: 23 Mar 2015 at 21:10hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Plain robbery case increase 76% in Nketa
Nketa Constituency in Bulawayo experienced a massive (76%) increase in plain robbery cases recorded last year, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Ziyambe Ziyambe has disclosed.Ziyambe said Nketa Con...Published: 12 Mar 2015 at 08:29hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Tokoloshi social media hoax
MUTARE has been awash with pictures of a strange creature believed to be a goblin that was said to have been unearthed at prominent Mutare transport mogul Isau Mupfumi's home only to be proved that it...Published: 15 Nov 2014 at 16:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent cops - WhatsApp update
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Widow stones in-laws at suicide wake
ANTI-RIOT police had to be called, to restore order at a funeral wake of a Sizinda man, who committed suicide over his wife's alleged infidelity, on Sunday evening. Memory Sibanda reportedly r...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Cop turns beast and rapes his three nieces at police station
A 55-year-old police officer from Tshabalala Police Station allegedly abused his wife's sisters' trust and repeatedly raped their three teenage daughters that had been entrusted to his care....Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Plaxcedes Hove
Vendors demonstrate against police officers 'sent by bosses to extort cash from them'
Vendors at Sekusile in Nkulumane today staged a demonstration against police officers whom they accused of demanding cash to allow them to continue operating.The vendors marched around Se...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe pardoned trio at it again
BARELY a day after release from Khami Maximum Prison on Presidential amnesty, three unrepentant Bulawayo men were at it again! The trio broke into a house in Nketa 7 suburb and stole a plasma ...Published: 22 Feb 2014 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Cops flee from station as family dumps goblin
A family from Bulawayo's Nketa 7 suburb dumped its tenant's "goblin" at the Tshabalala Police Station, sending cops fleeing in different directions.The incident occurred at about 8 pm on ...Published: 17 Jan 2014 at 22:05hrs | 96 | by Mafu Sithabile
Woman stabs hubby to death on Boxing Day
A Bulawayo woman from Nketa 8 on Boxing Day allegedly fatally stabbed her husband using a kitchen knife after accusing him of cheating on her.The woman, Elizabeth Mbulayi whose age could not ...Published: 27 Dec 2013 at 01:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman sues hubby over sex starvation
A Bulawayo woman shocked the courts yesterday when she alleged that sexual starvation was the reason she persistently beats up her husband. Nokuthaba Sibanda told magistrate Victor Mpofu tha...Published: 19 Dec 2013 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver jailed for kidnapping female traffic cop
A KOMBI driver who kidnapped and brutally assaulted a female traffic cop was told by a magistrate that he had his four-year-old daughter to thank as he was jailed for three years yesterday.Cow...Published: 09 Nov 2013 at 02:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Female traffic cop kidnapped by kombi driver
A FEMALE traffic cop was kidnapped by a kombi driver, dragged into the woods and beaten unconscious, a court heard yesterday.Constable Dorothy Shoko (25), was at the Western Commonage Magistra...Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 02:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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