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3 suspects arrested after high-speed chase
A major police operation in Headlands last week culminated in the arrest of three suspected copper cable thieves and the seizure of two vehicles, including a Toyota GD6 truck loaded with stolen cables...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
ZESA technicians arrested in stand-off with top prosecutor Reza
Two ZESA technicians were arrested and later released on Sunday after they were blocked from accessing a house in Harare's Kambuzuma suburb where faulty underground cables have left a shopping centre ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa after my farm,' says Kasukuwere
SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere claims President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is out to grab his ConCorpia Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central provinc...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cable thieves in dock
TWO Harare men yesterday appeared before magistrate Munashe Chibanda on charges of vandalising and stealing Zesa cables in differed parts of the city.Willis Chifamba (30) and Peace Kupak...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Father and son team up to assault another son over electricity
A 60-year-old father teamed up with one of his sons to assault another son over an electricity dispute.Gift Mutaramutsa (60) and Innocent Musengi (32) were dragged to court by Tapiwa Musenga (...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 21:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teen girl electrocuted after stepping on water
A 15-year-old girl was electrocuted while attempting to retrieve her slides lost in flowing water in Harare's Warren Park suburb, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place at around 7PM...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 07:16hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Mob beats up Zesa cable thief
A 22-year-old man from Bulawayo's Nguboyenja suburb escaped death by a whisker after residents meted instant justice on him for stealing copper cables worth US$1 800.Mbekezeli Soleka was caugh...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Copper cables thieves leave suburb in darkness
Pumula North suburb in Bulawayo was left in darkness on Monday after thieves got away with copper cables.In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the incident saying the suspects...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 12:18hrs | 8 | by Desmond Nleya
Teen electrocuted while stealing Zesa cables
A MARONDERA teenager (15) was electrocuted on April 17 while attempting to steal Zesa copper cables from a 200kV transformer.A police memorandum dated April 17 seen by NewsDay stated that the ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 drivers arrested over Zesa cables theft
POLICE in Bulawayo last month arrested three Harare truck drivers found in possession of suspected stolen Zesa aluminium conductors.According to police, the law enforcement agency received a t...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZESA cables thieves jailed 10 years
Two Glendale ZESA cables thieves Clever Mbangale (26) and Tafadzwa Murehwa (26) both from Venabo farm, Glendale were convicted by Bindura magistrate Ester...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 21:41hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zesa cable thief burnt
A 23-year-old man was seriously burnt last month after he attempted to cut a live Zesa wire from a pole along Lytton Road in Rugare, Harare.The incidents saw parts of Rugare and Kambuzuma subu...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers urged to offer free services to inmates
LAWYERS must provide free legal services to suspects who are unable to pay as part of their social responsibility programmes for the courts to make fair decisions. High Court judge Justice Web...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono caught pens downs
Media freedom has been abused around the world over the past decade. In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist journalists have overseen concerted attempts to effect undemocra...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 17:06hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Over 11 000 houses face demolition
THE MDC-led Chitungwiza Municipality is set to demolish over 11 000 properties, including houses illegally built on wetlands, railway servitudes and sewer lines, a leaked internal memo shows. ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rugeje shooting suspect dies in police cell
A suspect in last weekend's shooting incident at a retired army general's home died in police holding cells at Harare Central Police Station overnight Wednesday, ZimLive has learnt.Police sour...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cables thief electrocuted
A 27-YEAR-OLD Marondera man was on Sunday electrocuted while stealing overhead electricity cables.The charred remains of Barnabas Mahwite, of Chokudenga Farm, was discovered by security guards...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zesa complicit in cable thefts: Residents
Zesa spokesperson Fullard Gwasira said vandalism of Zesa property was becoming more rampant, particularly in Bulawayo and blamed this on the economy and unemployed technicians."Zesa property i...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 08:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
St Luke's Hospital suspends ops, closes mortuary
A POWER cut caused by the vandalism of Zesa power lines has forced St Luke's Hospital in Lupane to suspend surgical operations and close the mortuary. Kenmaur area where St Luke's Hospital is ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cable thief wanted by police electrocuted
A SUSPECTED copper cable thief died on Monday night while another was severely burnt after they were electrocuted by a 66 000-volt power line in Umguza district.Elmon Ndlovu died on the spot w...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Copper cables thieves sentenced to 20 years
TWO men have been sentenced to 20 years in jail for stealing Zesa cables worth $1 925 from a power line in Figtree.Mbekezeli Phiri (39) and Cabangani Ncube (34) were caught by security guards ...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wi-fi technician engulfed in flames after electrocution
A TELCO employee was allegedly electrocuted while his colleague was injured when an aluminium pole they were using to install Wifi at a house in Mkhosana suburb in Victoria Falls accidentally came in ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Telco employees electrocuted
Two Telco employees were electrocuted on Friday afternoon while installing wifi cables in Victoria Falls' Mkosana suburb with one of the of them confirmed dead upon arrival at the Victoria Falls hospi...Published: 07 Apr 2018 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Contractors nabbed for stealing Zesa cables
FOUR workers at a Harare company contracted by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Development Company (ZETDC) have been arrested for digging up and stealing the power utility's armoured copper cabl...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man (60) jailed 10 years for tampering with Zesa cables
A 60-YEAR-OLD Epworth man was yesterday slapped with the mandatory 10-year jail term after being convicted for tampering with Zesa Holdings' apparatus when he cut an electricity line during a dispute ...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 04:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Baby electrocuted
A FAMILY in Bulawayo's Iminyela suburb grappled with emotions yesterday as they buried their nine-month-old baby boy who was electrocuted after touching a live electric cable on Friday last week....Published: 04 Mar 2015 at 11:42hrs | | by Oswell Moyo
Tsvangirai sues over electrocution
A guardian for a 10-year-old Sanyati boy, Cornelius Gudo, is suing the Zimbabwe Electricity Transimission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for negligence through allegedly leaving live electric ...Published: 18 Jun 2013 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Construction of the 'Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Express' delayed
Progress on the construction of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Express (Airport Road) is being stalled by the existence of live underground and overhead electricity cables, an official with the construction...Published: 07 Mar 2013 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Boy burnt by naked live power cables dies
The 10-year-old Tomlinson Primary School pupil who was seriously burnt by naked Zesa cables on Thursday - has died.The boy's aunt, Ms Eresia Govha, said Takudzwa Nyandoro died at Parirenyatwa...Published: 31 Mar 2012 at 00:44hrs | | by Staff reportewr
Mujuru family to hire foreign investigator, suspecting foul play
HARARE - Family members of the late retired army General Solomon Mujuru are considering hiring foreign investigators because some of them suspect foul play, DailyNews reported on Thursd...Published: 19 Aug 2011 at 04:25hrs | | by
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