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Mozambican man convicted of stealing five cattle in Zimbabwe
A Mozambican national, Robate Eliassi, has been convicted of stealing five cattle by Chipinge magistrate Nixon Mangote. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison, with three years suspended, leaving ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 235 | by Edson Mapani in Chipinge
Police officer remanded in cattle rustling scandal
A 37-year-old Zvishavane police officer, Kudakwashe Chigwa, has been remanded in custody until December 3 over allegations of involvement in a cattle rustling operation in Fort Rixon. Chigwa face...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:41hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Police, soldiers implicated in cattle rustling racket
CATTLE farmers in Matabeleland South province have been losing their livestock to rustling syndicates that they believe were working in cahoots with soldiers and police officers.Farmers told S...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Appeal for 30-year mandatory rape sentence
WOMEN'S rights organisation, Musasa Project, is advocating for a minimum mandatory sentence of between 30 and 60 years for rape perpetrators, saying this would help deter would-be offenders.St...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda South communities feel betrayed
GWANDA South constituency is crying out loud for development.Having provided a passage for thousands of former freedom fighters departing to Botswana, en-route to Zambia and Mozambique for mil...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rustlers wreak havoc in Beitbridge
VILLAGERS from Mapayi and Dumba areas on the outskirts of Beitbridge have this year lost 39 cattle and 150 goats to cross-border livestock rustlers who are believed to be slaughtering and selling carc...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Daring rustlers resale cattle in Mozambique
Cattle rustling is on the rise here, with daring thieves driving stolen beasts for sell, tens of kilometres across the border into neighbouring Mozambique.The cattle rustlers are also selling ...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 17:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police lobbying for 30-year stock theft jail terms
POLICE are lobbying the Attorney General's Office to ensure that the mandatory sentence for stock theft is increased from nine to 30 years per beast, with theft of a chicken attracting a five year man...Published: 15 May 2017 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stock theft drops by 37% in the Midlands Province
Stock theft in the Midlands Province has dropped by 37%, thanks to the branding of the herd which many farmers have adopted.This was said by the officer commanding Midlands, Senior Assistant C...Published: 19 Dec 2016 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mystery surrounding Dzamara's 'abduction'
Activist Itai Dzamara was getting his haircut at the local barbershop when five armed men seized him, shoved him into an unmarked truck and sped off. He hasn't been seen since. Dzamara, 35, i...Published: 18 Mar 2015 at 20:27hrs | 1 | by Gift Phiri
'Cattle without brands still have owners' - WhatsApp update
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: 16 May 2014 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Concerned Citizen
21 police officers wounded in Kenya
Nairobi - At least seven Kenyan police officers were killed and 21 more were wounded on Saturday as they pursued cattle rustlers in the north of the country, a police official told AFP."The o...Published: 11 Nov 2012 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Ministry of Agriculture donates 100 motor bikes to ZRP
Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Dr Joseph Made said the government is prepared to ensure that the national herd is restored and protected. Made also said the govt is...Published: 12 Aug 2011 at 12:21hrs | 1 | by Mafu Sithabile
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