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Banks failing Zimbabweans
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has accused Zimbabwean banks of failing the nation by not attracting depositors who are now opting to keep their money at home and busin...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 17:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
6 arrested over BF violence
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six people in connection with violent behaviour, following the gory incidents that erupted at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.Mayhem broke in the 38th minute o...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers, sex offenders kept Zimbabwe police busy in 2022
ARMED robberies and child sexual abuse cases dominated criminal cases handled by the police in 2022, it has emerged.Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said while an official annual report was sti...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZB Bank heist mastermind in court
A ZB BANK internal security officer suspected to have been the mastermind of a US$2.7 million heist appeared at the Harare Magistrates court yesterday charged with armed robbery.Shadreck Njowa...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US$5 000 bounty for How mine robbers
POLICE are offering a reward of US$5 000 to anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of 11 suspects in connection with a case of armed robbery at How mine.On Oct 4, the suspects att...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 20:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic Gauteng Premier resigns
After 8 years in the top spot of South Africa's economic hub, Makhura will step down on Thursday.Makhura who made statements that encouraged xenophobic attacks once blamed foreign nationals fo...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
How to legally own a firearm in Zimbabwe
FOLLOWING the firearm amnesty granted by President Mnangagwa last week for people to surrender unregistered firearms and ammunition, police yesterday explained how a person gets to own a firearm in Zi...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Police sweat over smuggled firearms
POLICE have expressed concern over the proliferation of illegal firearms, some smuggled into the country, as the law enforcement agency sweats over a spate of armed robberies and violent crimes of pas...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers flee with nearly US$100K
Armed robbers vanished with close to US$80 000 at a Standard Chartered ATM, Newlands Shopping Center in Harare this Thursday.The suspec...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 14:51hrs | 9 | by Desmond Nleya
Zimbabwe police 'ban' displaying of guns in public
POLICE have warned licensed firearm holders against displaying their weapons in public.In a statement national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi also urged firearm holde...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chadcombe shootout: 2 fugitive robbers nabbed
Police yesterday arrested the two armed robbers who escaped during the Monday night raid on the Chadcombe home of retired CID Homicide detective Mr Joseph Nemaisa, during which their three fellow gang...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Fawcetts cash in transit vehicle robbed of US$380 000
A Fawcetts cash in transit (CIT) vehicle was allegedly robbed of more than US$380 000 cash near Conmara area along Gweru-Kwekwe highway yesterday late afternoon. Police sources said the CIT wa...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:08hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Unreported robberies point police to shady dealings
POLICE have raised a red flag following a spate of robberies across the country with suspects mostly targeting businesspeople keeping large sums of money in their houses.The country has in the...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZB Bank US$2,7m cash in transit suspect denied bail again
THE High Court has dismissed a second bail appeal by one of the suspects in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank cash-in-transit heist early this year, Trymore Chapfika.Chapfika is facing armed robbery ...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:51hrs | | by staff reportr
US$500K cash recovered in US$2.5 million heist
EIGHT more suspects in a US$2.5 million money heist were on Wednesday brought to court movie style.Police used high security vehicles in a motorcade to bring the suspects to court.Of t...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cash in Transit Robbery at Gwebi Bridge lay-bye in Zimbabwe, US$2.5 million stolen
The Zimbabwe police are searching for people suspected to be involved in a cash-in-transit robbery at Gwebi Bridge lay-bye on Wednesday 6 January 2021.The robbery at around 2PM on W...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders US-dollar payment on foreign currency pensions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday ordered US dollar pension pay-outs on all investments under which workers injected foreign currency.This comes after thousands of Zimbabwean workers were be...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
What 'crisis' in a low crime Zimbabwe?
Despite the misleading and destructive narrative that there is a crisis in Zimbabwe, the country's crime rate has remained relatively low. Most countries in Africa and the entire world at large, are g...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Pardon Muzawazi
Man returns returns $100,000 accident scene cash
A Good Samaritan on Saturday retrieved over US$100 000 and three pistols which he handed over to a security company whose cash-in-transit vehicle had been involved in a fatal accident near Lupane. ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna acquitted
CHEGUTU WEST legislator Dexter Nduna, who was facing charges of unlawfully discharging a firearm in public, was last week acquitted by the Mashonaland West Magistrates court after the State failed to ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic Makhura blames foreigners for crime in Gauteng
Foreign nationals should start paying for the health services they receive in Gauteng if Premier David Makhura has his way.Speaking on Wednesday at post-budget discussions, Makhura hit out at ...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 17:41hrs | 1 | by eNCA
Public urged to transport cash safely
With robberies on the increase and cash a major target, a local security company has called on members of the public to avoid keeping large amounts of cash at home or the office and certainly to avoid...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 09:29hrs | 3 | by Agencies
'Flashy' armed robber found with 4 guns
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a suspected "flashy" armed robber and recovered four guns after raiding his hideout in New Magwegwe suburb. Police arrested Ishmael Mutungiri (24) on Monday mo...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwen family in Johannesburg hostage drama
A ZIMBABWEAN family endured a tense 45 minutes of movie style hostage drama at a Shoprite outlet in Johannesburg, South Africa.Four masked robbers clad in army fatigues, who wielded "huge rifl...Published: 23 May 2018 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Robber run over by cash in transit vehicle
WATCH: Robber run over by cash in transit vehiclehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hl7F7AFQJchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k5RX87UGNI...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 16:11hrs | 2 | by Youtube
Suicide in hotel room
A HARARE man last Saturday committed suicide in his room at Rainbow Towers hotel using an illegally acquired gun that had an expired Firearm Certificate.Kudzai Prince Machimbirike shot himself...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 16:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man fined $200 for pointing gun at ex-workmate
An Epworth man was yesterday fined $200 for pointing a gun at his former workmate whom he accused of spreading rumours that he was promiscuous.The court heard that the workmate told Dickson Ka...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers bomb van to steal cash
In the umpteenth cash in transit heist in Limpopo, an armoured vehicle was forced off the road by robbers outside Gravelotte, on Tuesday morning.The robbers used explosives to rip a hole in th...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 12:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Security guard in scuffle with cops after cash van rams pirate taxi
A FAWCETT security guard was involved in a scuffle with police officers after an accident involving his cash in transit vehicle and a pirate taxi Honda fit along Old Victoria Falls Road in Bulawayo....Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drama as Gweru council property gets attached over debt
There was drama at Gweru council when the deputy sheriff moved in to attach movable property after council failed to settle a $69 000 debt it owes its former employees.Business came to a halt ...Published: 24 Mar 2016 at 19:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
PICTURES: Cash in transit vehicle clamped in Gweru
There is a thin line that separates dedication to duty and being overzealous.To say someone is overzealous might be regarded as unfair judgement but residents of Gweru had no choice but to...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 20:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers in Binga to get $35 monthly food allowances
LESS privileged villagers in Binga District are set to receive monthly food allowances of up to $35 from a non-governmental organisation for a period of eight months starting this month, Chronicle rep...Published: 21 Aug 2015 at 01:27hrs | | by Brighton Gumbo
Zimbabwean shot dead in SA
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 09 Aug 2015 at 09:20hrs | | by Concern Diasporan
Zimbabwe man linked to a R14 million cash in transit robbery in SA
JOHANNESBURG - A Zimbabwean man and his assumed accomplices are on the run after two police officers were shot on Tuesday morning. It has been confirmed that Nchabaleng Mahlatse and Lucky Sego...Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 16:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cash In Transit guards arrested for Hillbrow shooting
Three cash in transit guards employed by SBV were arrested for allegedly shooting dead a person after a bakkie believed to be belonging to Zimbabwean crashed into their van in Hillbrow, Johannesbu...Published: 18 Jun 2014 at 08:04hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
One shot dead in clash with cash in transit van - WhatsApp update
5:54pm, 17 Jun - +27 78 ▩▩▩ ▩▩▩▩: One Nigerian Man dead, injured, the other one suffered severe head injuries in Hillbrow , near Highp...Published: 17 Jun 2014 at 17:25hrs | 3 | by Johannesburg Resident
Three held for $125 000 cash in transit heist
Two guns used in the $125 000 heist of a Fawcett Cash-In-Transit vehicle have been recovered near the crime scene, with three security guards still held by police.Police say the three are sti...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bitter businessman fires shots at another motorist
THERE was commotion near a service station in Mpopoma when residents and motorists were left scurrying for cover after a prominent Bulawayo businessman reportedly fired four shots at another motorist ...Published: 02 Nov 2011 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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