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Gun-toting CIOs raid Harare leisure centre
Prominent activist Briggs Bomba has accused suspected state security agents of raiding a leisure facility he operates in Harare with the intention of targeting him. ...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:38hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers blamed for provoking the fatal shooting of 3
Police have blamed soldiers for provoking the fatal shooting of three, who include the killer's 18-year-old girlfriend, by a Rushinga soldier who later took his own life using the same rifle just afte...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 16:48hrs | 1963 | by Staff reporter
Rugeje caught up in bar CIO hunt for rights activist
Days before a summit of regional leaders, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's shock troops armed with AK47s stormed a bar where a retired top general and Zanu-PF politburo member was drinking on Wednesday,...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 3473 | by Staff reportrer
Since Mnangagwa is a mere Munhumutapa, is the way now open for Mthwakazi?
For some time now, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has proudly referred himself as Munhumutapa.This was the title of the kings of...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 23:38hrs | 140 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Illegal AK47 possession puts trio behind bars
Three men were arrested in Harare for illegally possessing a gun. The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) announced on X that Misheck Takawira Njowa (24), Jonas Daniel Mubaiwa (2...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman found dead in SA
THE body of a Zimbabwean businessman, Evans Katumba, who was abducted in Durban last month with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of R2,5 million, has been found by police in KwaZulu Natal, South Afri...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CIO agent in AK47 abduction, torture of CCC MP Ngadziore seen in public
A gun-toting Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agent caught on video abducting a Citizens Coalition for Change MP has been publicly sighted for the first time since the November 1, 2023, inciden...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police torture robbers
Police in Mashonaland Central province are being accused of torturing robbers who allegedly robbed Pfura rural district council engineer Emson Chitsungo.The robbers are Musa Gandi (42) of Buhe...Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 10:10hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lawyer implicated in robbery case
During the national anti-sanctions event in Dotito on October 25, 2023, well-known Bindura lawyer, Elatone Bonongwe, allegedly organized a gang of eight robbers to assault and rob Engineer Emson Chits...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
Man threatens workmate with AK-47
In a recent court appearance, a 25-year-old man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo faced charges of threatening to kill his colleague using an AK-47 rifle. The accused, Seluleko Zitha, did not enter a plea...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa must be arrested
Election Resource Centre (ERC) and Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) staff members and volunteers arrested on allegations of attempting to post the general election results have been free...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Arrested ERC, ZESN observers ordered to lie on stomachs for three hours'
A Harare magistrate's court was Friday told of how 39 election observers seized Wednesday night by AK assault rifle wielding police officers were made to surrender their phones and passwords and furth...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 19:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expected at ceremony for Renamo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to join other Heads of State and Government in attending a closing ceremony of the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration phase for Renamo, a former insurg...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
This and that with Mal'phosa: Zan'arcissists
We are in a forced relationship with a narcissistic government. They think they are the best. They think they are great and important. They think we can never survive without them. And they think we d...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 16:05hrs | 3 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Police hunt for US$600k Kwekwe service station robbers
A gang of 12 armed robbers raided a service station in Kwekwe on Monday and stole almost US$600 000 and R58 430.The robbers, who were armed with a pistol and an AK47 assault rifle, attacked tw...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another probe into AK-47 arms saga
GOVERNMENT has launched yet another investigation — the third one so far in as many weeks — into the controversial AK-47s arms import saga through Beitbridge Border Post which is now entangled in ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Russia embassy shooting victim a soldier who wanted AK47 to fight touts
A man shot outside the Russian embassy in Harare on Wednesday night is a Zimbabwean soldier who wanted an AK47 to use in a fight with touts at a taxi rank, ZimLive reported.The 24-year-old man...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge arms smuggling saga: Fears Mnangagwa was main target
FEARS are mounting within President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inner security circle that the arms which were smuggled into the country through Beitbridge by a seasoned gun-runner without a consignee were m...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO boss loses service AK47 rifle during a house break-in
WHILE the majority of Zimbabweans are scared of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) due to its brutality and notorious reputation for unmitigated terror, others are not.The CIO...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military commanders investigate Beitbridge arms saga
WHAT started as an arms smuggling racket by seasoned gun-runners who bungled their mission like amateurs has now deteriorated into a major political scandal maddening President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Firearms smuggling suspect weeps in court
ARMY Colonel Leonard Matambo yesterday wept uncontrollably in the dock after a Harare magistrate said he faced a long jail sentence if convicted of trying to smuggle 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the c...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mysterious AK-47 assault rifles were smuggled for Zimbabwe Presidential Guard?
THE deepening mystery behind the recent botched smuggling of AK-47 assault rifles and scores of ammunition magazines through Beitbridge border post - now playing out in the courts - has been unravelle...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Industries defends AK-47 rifles 'smugglers'
A COURT case in which senior Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) member Colonel Leonard Matambo stands accused of smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles into the country has taken a new twist after the ZDI w...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing Mnangagwa's Office AK-47 rifle
A 33-year-old man from Gutu has been jailed seven years for breaking into two houses where he stole an assortment of goods that included an AK-47 rifle belonging to a member of the President's Office....Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing Mnangagwa's Office AK-47 rifle
A 33-year-old man from Gutu has been jailed seven years for breaking into two houses where he stole an assortment of goods that included an AK-47 rifle belonging to a member of the President's Office....Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa says nobody has monopoly over state institutions
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has blasted Zanu-PF leadership whom he claims are behind violence orchestrated on his party faithful saying the ruling party must always bear ...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army colonel smuggles 31 AK-47 rifles
A SENIOR member of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Colonel Leonard Matambo, has been arrested for smuggling 31 AK-47 assault rifles and 62 magazines into the country through the Beitbridge Border Post fo...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses Larry Mavhima and July Moyo of organising Gokwe violence
CITIZENS Coalition for Change(CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, has accused Zanu-PF ministers Larry Mavhima and July Moyo of disrupting his party's planned rally in Gokwe-Kabuyuni on Thursday.This ...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 20:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Point of correction: Chiwenga not son in law of Matabeleland
We know that having a husband who holds a high position in Zimbabwe or any other country can be exciting for others. And having a better half of your choice from any country or nation is any woman or ...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:46hrs | | by Israel Dube
CCC youth leader arrested
Citizens Coalition for Change Chitungwiza youth leader Ephrage Gwavava has been arrested this morning.CCC spokesperson Fadz...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 12:34hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Martin Dinha shoots self on the thigh fighting off armed robbers
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board chairperson and Zanu PF acolyte, Martin Dinha, is nursing injuries after he reportedly shot himself on the thigh fighting off armed robbers who attacked...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 20:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Large arms shipment claim an excuse to deploy military in Matebeleland
President Emmerson Mnangagwa may be planning to launch a fresh genocide in Matabeleland following reports that security operatives seized a large shipment of weapons at West Nicholson in Matabeleland ...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police dismiss claims large shipment of arms seized in Matebeleland South
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed reports that a large shipment of arms was intercepted and seized by the security services.The story by the Daily Mirror alleged that Zimbabwe's...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nephews denied bail in firearms case
HIGH Court judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero, has denied bail to two siblings, believed to be President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nephews who were allegedly involved in a foiled robbery attempt....Published: 17 May 2022 at 20:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula leader claims Zimbabweans attacked his group in Soweto
THE leader of South Africa's anti-immigration group, Operation Dudula, claims they were attacked on by Zimbabweans in Soweto's Kliptown informal settlements while looking for people linked with the st...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 19:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nephews in court on robbery, gun charges
Two nephews of President Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared in court on Saturday charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and possession of illegal firearms.Tawanda Munangagwa, 36, a squadron ...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's govt will not reverse Mugabe's chaotic land reform
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he will not allow the reversal of the fast-track land reform programme if elected into office during next year's general elections....Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police recover AK 47 rifle, bullets in well
An AK 47 assault rifle with a magazine of 30 rounds and 19 automatic machine gun rounds of ammunition have been discovered hidden in a disused well at a primary school in Mangwe District, Matabeleland...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Soldier shoots villager, jailed 3 years
A SOLDIER based in Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South province, has been sentenced to an effective three-year jail term for shooting a villager on the leg with an AK47 rifle during a beer brawl in 2020....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldier jailed 5 years over armed robbery
A soldier has been jailed for five years by a Zimbabwe Defence Forces general court martial and discharged from the army dishonourably for supplying information to the armed robbers who hit Surrey Far...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
O Level exams now being marked at gunpoint
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed a team of heavily armed riot police officers at the Midlands State University (MSU) to keep a close eye on disgruntled examiners marking Zimbabwe School...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 20 Zimbabweans among CIT suspects involved in deadly shootout with SA police
A gang of about 25 gunmen from KwaZulu-Natal, Zimbabwe and Botswana were intercepted by police while planning a cash-in-transit heist in Johannesburg on Monday afternoon.The confrontation happ...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 22:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army roped in to assist in arms cache probe
Police have requested the Zimbabwe National Army to assist in investigating the case in which 507 rounds of ammunition of a PKM machine gun were unearthed in a rusty box by a farmer in Magunje last Fr...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kezi couple loses 1 000 Kgs of gold to robbers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have reported that it is investigating a case of Armed Robbery which occurred on Friday at Maphisa, Kezi, Matabeleland South.According to the police in which six u...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 14:15hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Heavily armed state security agents storm Paul Siwela's home yet again
5 days after the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa threatened Matabeles with second genocide in his Unity Day speech, 22 December 2021, heavily armed state security agents stormed Cde Pa...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 09:51hrs | 11 | by Israel Dube
2 soldiers to appear in court for murder, US$40 000 robbery
TWO soldiers are due to appear in court today facing charges of murder and armed robbery after they got away with US$40 000 in heist at a Hatfield house in Harare.Lameck Kabara from the Zimbab...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:14hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in bar brawl
A member of the security services allegedly entered a bar in Mhondoro-Ngezi armed with an AK47 assault rifle and fatally shot five people on Christmas Day after being accused of proposing love to an u...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbery cases increased in 2021
Cases of armed robberies increased countrywide this year with criminals targeting cash-in transit vehicles, individuals and business people with large amounts of cash.Schools and cross-border ...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man attempts to disarm Chiwenga's AK47-wielding guard
A 24-YEAR-OLD man appeared in court yesterday for attempting to disarm an AK47-wielding soldier guarding Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's Borrowdale residence in Harare.Munyaradzi Sani wa...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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