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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
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
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
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 | 900 | by Staff reporter
Presidential amnesty needs revisiting
IN yesterday's NewsDay edition, we carried a story of a former jailbird who was released from prison this year under the Presidential Amnesty programme. The man, who was released after serving part of...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Ex-convict re-arrested for similar offence
A 32-YEAR-OLD convicted car thief from Ratanyana village in Matebeleland South province, who was recently released under a Presidential amnesty, was re-arrested for stealing two vehicles during his sh...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Car thief caged 10 years
An unlicensed driver who stole a relative's Mercedes-Benz in Bindura and drove to Bulawayo was sentenced to 10 years behind bars by a Bindura magistrate today.Alington Ambulance (24) will howe...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 12:58hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police recover baboon skulls from suspected car thief's house
Police in Shurugwi have recovered three baboon skulls from a suspected car thief Panganai Sithole (23)'s house.Sithole of Mhangami Village under Chief Banga in Shurugwi appeared before local m...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:38hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Citizen's arrest for Harare car thief found repainting stolen Quantum
A suspected car thief was apprehended while repainting a stolen vehicle at his Harare home, a court heard on Thursday.Kudakwashe Matonhodze, 27, of Kuwadzana Extension, was not asked to plead ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 12:24hrs | 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
Habitual thief rearrested
Police have rearrested a habitual car thief on allegations of breaking into a parked vehicle in Bulawayo and stealing a cellphone, just a few days after he was released from prison. The latest...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Injured car thief forces magistrate out of court
Visitors to the Harare Magistrates Courts were yesterday treated to a rare spectacle when a court session was held outside a courtroom after a suspected car thief who was severely beaten at a shrine b...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car thief crashes in escape attempt
A CAR thief was apprehended after he crashed a vehicle he had stolen as he was pursued in high-speed chase by members of the public in Beitbridge.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesper...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teenage car thief jailed 2 years
A 17-year-old boy was yesterday sentenced to an effective two years in prison for stealing two cars. He was initially sentenced to three years by Harare magistrate Mrs Babra Mateko before she suspende...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car thief crashes into 3 vehicles
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly stole a Honda Fit and crashed it into three other vehicles as its owner precariously hung onto it. Wilbaw Gundane of Iminyela s...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA Hawks arrest car thief, smuggling suspect
THE Hawks have arrested a second suspect believed to be part of a racket stealing vehicles from South Africa and smuggling them to other countries via Zimbabwe. It is understood that most of the stole...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Car thief crashes twin cab, flees
POLICE in Matabeleland South have launched a manhunt for a farmworker who allegedly stole a motor vehicle at his workplace in Matopo, only to dump it after he was involved in an accident in Bulawayo. ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for car thief
POLICE in Mvuma have launched a manhunt for a 23-year-old man who allegedly stole a motor vehicle after he had been given a lift by the car owner after he pretended to be stranded in Gweru.Act...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Suspected serial car thief arrested
Police in Marondera have arrested a suspected serial car thief who masqueraded as a passenger and targeted pirate taxi drivers before getting off with their vehicles.Walter Benjamin Changa (25...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Psychological evaluation for 'car thief'
A BULAWAYO magistrate has ordered that a suspected car thief undergo psychological evaluation before standing trial.Lesley Ndebele (24) from 138341 Pumula Suburb, who initially appeared in cou...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Serial car thief jailed
A MUTARE-BASED serial motor vehicle thief, Tinashe Magwegwe Matunga, had his criminal career cut short by magistrate Tendai Mahwe who last week slapped him with a five-year jail term for one of the 10...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 14:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Car thief arrested outside court
A MAN suspected of being part of a car theft syndicate that steals cars and crosses them into Zimbabwe was arrested at Westgate Magistrate Court in Gauteng South Africa on Tuesday.He was in co...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ordered off Harare bound flight at OR Tambo, arrested over car theft
A car thief suspected to be a Zimbabwean, who was arrested at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport when South African police and aviation officials ordered a Harare-bound aircraft off the run...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected Zimbabwean car thief nabbed at OR Tambo
There was drama at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport when South African police and aviation officials ordered a Harare-bound aircraft off the runway and back to its parking bay to allow th...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Just pay them their bonuses, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I only discovered this week that bonuses for our hard-working civil servants have not been paid since last year. I really cannot understand why this...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by CZ
Car thief to spend 24 years in jail
A "SERIAL" thief who asked to be given time to pray in the middle of a trial before pleading guilty and confessing his misdeeds, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in prison.Farai Mlauzi ...Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serial thief finds God in court, disrupts trial to pray
A "SERIAL" car thief yesterday found God in court and suddenly asked to be given time to pray in the middle of a trial before pleading guilty and confessing his misdeeds.Farai Mlauzi (32) ...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Serial car thief, hijacker' remanded in custody
AN alleged serial car thief from Filabusi has appeared in court for hijacking a taxi which he later burnt in a bid to conceal fingerprints evidence.Farai Mlauzi (32) pleaded not guilty to ...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Foreigner nabbed while trying to still from car
An unknown foreign national was nabbed after trying to steal from a car parked in Harare Cnr Angwa and Jason.He and his accomplices, who managed to escape, came in a black BMW 318 and us...Published: 08 Jan 2017 at 18:42hrs | | by Citizen Journalist
Car thief arrested
Police have arrested a 23-year-old man on allegations of stealing a white Toyota Hiace which was parked at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Sunday afternoon.Snr Asst Comm Charamba said t...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car thief strikes at nightclub
A DARING car thief was yesterday slapped with an eight-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to driving off with a stranger's vehicle which he found parked outside a night club in Bulawayo's city...Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 05:38hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Accident gives away car thief
A 25-year-old robber will spend the next two years and nine months in jail for trying to steal a Nissan NP 200 in a parking bay at the Eastgate lower basement floor in Harare. Hlahla Mkwebu, who does ...Published: 01 Sep 2015 at 06:38hrs | | by Court Reporter
'Mliswa hallucinating spent force,' says Guzah
Keith Guzah the Zanu-PF Hurungwe West parliamentary candidate has branded his rival Temba Mliswa a "hallucinogenic spent force" who will dismally lose the June 10 by-elections. The backlas...Published: 05 May 2015 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyer's application for discharge rejected
A Bulawayo magistrate yesterday rejected an application for discharge at the close of the State case by a city lawyer and a senior prison officer who allegedly attempted to unlawfully rele...Published: 31 Jan 2015 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo
Cheeky car thief breaks in, steals, leaves his ID behind
A cheeky thief who allegedly broke into a parked vehicle and stole goods worth over $300 had his short memory to blame after he forgot his national identity card.This came out when Trevor ...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Car thief voluntarily implicates himself on two more counts
A man jailed for 18 years for robbing cars has pleaded guilty to another motor vehicle theft charge, before voluntarily implicating himself on two more counts.Harare regional magistrate Hosea ...Published: 20 Aug 2014 at 12:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Serial armed robber stabs cop
A SUSPECTED car thief and serial armed robber who was on the police wanted list for a spate of criminal offences was daring enough to stab a police officer with a knife once in the back, during a scuf...Published: 27 Oct 2013 at 01:59hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Man steals police car, arrests civilians for bribes
The long arm of the law finally caught up with a daring car thief who engaged in a spate of robberies targeting marked police cars in Harare. Misheck Madzivadondo (32) allegedly stole the car...Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 21:27hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Woman loses vehicle to thieves
POLICE in Gweru are investigating a case in which a 66-year-old woman from Kopje low density suburb lost a truck, a Toyota Hilux, to thieves during the night.The woman, Ms Elizabeth Lawy, had...Published: 28 Nov 2012 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Midlands Correspondent
Cross boarder car thief in court for stealing car in Botswana
A CHITUNGWIZA car thief, James Nengomasha (36) who reportedly stole a vehicle worth US$9 000 in Botswana two months ago has been arrested in Harare.Nengomasha was last week brought to the Hara...Published: 14 Nov 2011 at 00:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
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