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Chivayo now owns Chihuri's US$7m house

Exiled former Zimbabwe Republic Police commissioner Augustine Chihuri's US$7 million mansion in Harare has been snapped up by Wicknell Chivayo, a convicted criminal-cum-tenderpreneur with access to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.When tanks r…

Published: 18 May 2024 at 11:06hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter

Augustine Chihuri's book has no useful history of policing in Zimbabwe

The History of Policing in Zimbabwe by Augustine Chihuri is a disappointing and poorly written book that fails to provide any meaningful insight into the evolution of the police force in the country. Chihuri, the police commissioner for ov…

Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 11:54hrs | 47 | by Tatenda Mashanda

Chihuri wins Supreme Court appeal

Former Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has won the Supreme Court appeal contesting forfeiture of his properties acquired over his 25-year tenure at the helm of the Police.Justice George Chiweshe sitting in chambers dismissed …

Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri properties seizure - PG wants graft law amended

PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Nelson Mutsonziwa has called for the amendment of corruption laws to plug loopholes being used by "criminals" to keep hold of ill-gotten property as the state pushes for the seizure of assets controversially acquired by …

Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 18:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sigh of relief for Chihuri

THE Supreme Court has struck off the roll an appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seeking an order for forfeiture of former police boss Augustine Chihuri's properties.The State is seeking an explanation on how Chihuri managed…

Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Supreme Court rules in favour of Chihuri

Former Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has won the Supreme Court appeal by the State contesting an order for forfeiture of his properties acquired over his 25 year tenure at the helm of the Police.The National Prosecuting Aut…

Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 19:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Leave Mnangagwa out of this, Judge tells Chihuri

HIGH Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has told former Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to stop dragging President Mnangagwa's name into his dispute with the Prosecutor-General, who is seeking forfeiture of Chihuri family pr…

Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chihuri gets US$7m mansion back

FORMER ZRP boss Augustine Chihuri secured some relief Tuesday after the High Court gave him back a luxury Harare mansion valued at US$7 million.Chihuri, reportedly now based in South Africa, is accused of stealing some US$32 million in pub…

Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

High Court clears Chihuri assets

The High Court has returned the properties former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri acquired during his 25 years at the helm of the police force that were targeted for forfeiture, in what is seen as swift unloading of assets af…

Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 16:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri abused power, court told

FORMER Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri abused his public power as head of the police to prejudice the State of large sums in public funds channelled to five companies linked to his family and relatives, the High Court heard yesterda…

Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri wealth inquiry opens

The inquiry seeking explanation from former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri on the sale of five properties that were part of the family's large property portfolio opened at the High Court this week.Chihuri is being accused of…

Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri's wealth case deferred

The hearing of the State's application for former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri to explain how he sold five properties that were part of the family's large property portfolio, in what is seen as a rapid unloading of assets …

Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:51hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF tells US to move with the times

INSTEAD of poking its nose in the country's democratic and electoral processes, the United States should take full advantage of the engagement and re-engagement drive extended by the Second Republic to bring investors to Zimbabwe, whose ec…

Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri wealth case deferred

The High Court has deferred to next month, the case in which the State is seeking explanation from former police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri on the sale of five properties that were part of the family's large property portfolio.…

Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

State seeks to recover US$32m from Chihuri

The High Court is this week expected to hear a high profile corruption case in which the State is seeking to recover more than US$32 million and forfeit numerous properties from former Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and his …

Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chihuri goes 'into hiding'

FORMER Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri who is facing a $240 000 maintenance suit cannot be located, with the messenger of court and police saying they are not aware of his whereabouts.Failure by the messenger of court to l…

Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri's $270,000 maintenance case delayed

DIE another day!Sithulisiwe Mthimkhulu who is claiming a lump sum maintenance of $270k for her love child with Retired Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Augustine Chihuri will have to contend with delay.Her lawyer…

Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri, mistress in messy child support row

Retired Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Augustine Chihuri is embroiled in a messy maintenance wrangle, B-Metro can exclusively reveal.In court documents exclusively obtained by this publication, Sithulisiwe Mthi…

Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 06:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe after the 2018 elections: is opposition politics strong or weaker after military coup?

No doubt the focus on Mr and Mrs Mugabe as the bad eggs in terminal cancer politics of Zimbabwe made many well-wishers miss the real issue. Have Zimbabweans mastered who their enemy is after thirty-eight years of mismanagement and abuse?Th…

Published: 04 Jan 2018 at 07:44hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere

The Commissioner of Police did good to Zimbabwe

The preamble of the Police Act includes, as one of its objectives,'...service to the community and nation.' As a concerned citizen of Zimbabwe, l have high regards for law enforcement agenciesâ€¨and their personnel, who daily serve our com…

Published: 26 Dec 2017 at 09:49hrs | 4 | by Luke Mbune, Chakaza correspondent

Pressure piles on Chihuri to resign

OPPOSITION political parties have called for a major shake-up in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), starting with Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri, whom they accused of allegedly presiding over a corrupt force that protected crimina…

Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Police need training to detect cyber crimes'

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) needs to train officers capable of detecting and neutralising cyber crimes, Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has said. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Republic Police Staff College graduation cer…

Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 22:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri must be charged with crimes against humanity at the ICC

Heaven knows whether Biggie Shanje believed in God and Zanu-PF, like Commissioner Augustine Chihuri does: apparently. Still, Shanje certainly believed in himself, and relished the financial earnings his calculating and corrupt actions nett…

Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 09:15hrs | 9 | by Tafi Mhaka

Mugabe must help us stop Chihuri, he is stealing from us

Thievery in the Zimbabwe Republic Police is now at its highest level with the police boss (Chihuri) building multi-million dollar mansions with proceeds from forced contributions.There are several projects which junior officers are being f…

Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 17:09hrs | 1 | by Junior Police Officer

'Army commanders now trust me,' claims Tsvangirai

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the military no longer views him with suspicion and will not stand in the way of democratic change despite being a stumbling block in previous elections.In an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent this…

Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 17:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

The collapse of the Zimbabwe Republic Police

If you are old enough to remember a period where everything worked in Zimbabwe -  electricity, public transport and 100% of employable adults -  you will remember a bygone era in which the police where respected, ilizwi263 writes…

Published: 29 May 2017 at 14:34hrs | 27 | by Jera

Chihuri sucked into Prophet Wimbo saga

The fight to control and succeed mysterious prophet Madzibaba Wimbo is hotting up, with police commissioner general Augustine Chihuri - who is a brother to the revered diviner - now being accused of playing "a negative role" in the deepeni…

Published: 15 May 2017 at 13:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Chihuri challenge copâ€™s application for review over dismissal

Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri and Chief Superintendant Masina has challenged the application for review filed by a police officer Tapiwa Chikukutu who was dismissed for misconduct.Chikukutu had filed an application for revi…

Published: 10 May 2017 at 06:35hrs | 469 | by Stephen Jakes

Cop exposes serious extortion in Zimbabwe police force

Editor, As we know and accept that our government is cash strapped and is trying by all means to keep their workforce paid, we as the workforce we know and accept the little salaries we get even if they are way below the poverty datum line…

Published: 09 May 2017 at 18:25hrs | 1 | by ZRP Junior Officer

Chihuri, Chombo to compensate villagers brutalised by cops

CHIPINGE Magistrate Poterai Gwezhira on 16 March 2017 ordered a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo to pay about $5 000 to some villagers who were …

Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 06:09hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Police are corrupt and incompetent

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) is irked by the cheap attempts from the leadership of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to window dress the brazen, systematic and open corruption of the police by painting a picture that it is motorist…

Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 11:10hrs | 2 | by Jacob Mafume

The policeman I know is not Augustine Chihuri: Chihuri plays shame

The unorthodox and anarchic Zimbabwe Republic Police represented by suspect police commission Augustine Chihuri in his seminar of 26/09/16 is indirectly telling the courts how they should do their job. He also castigated  his ZANU PF …

Published: 30 Sep 2016 at 19:33hrs | 1 | by Themba Mthethwa

Chihuri declares war on innocent citizens

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) strongly condemns the unwarranted attack on the people and the country's Constitution by the police commissioner-general, Augustine Chihuri.Chihuri last Friday at a meeting on Public Order and Security A…

Published: 26 Sep 2016 at 16:58hrs | | by Jacob Mafume

Exposing Police Commisioner General Chihuri - by Concerned Junior Cop

How are you Zimbabweans! Let me take this opportunity to expose Zimbabwe Republic Police Commisioner General (Augustine Chihuri), Deputy Commissioners and officer commanding all Zimbabwean Police provinces.Almost the entire nation is now a…

Published: 20 Sep 2016 at 08:05hrs | 3 | by Concerned junior cop

Chihuri, you need to respect the constitution, says Agerncy Gumbo

Viva Zimbabwe General Secretary Agerncy Gumbo released a direct message to Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri today at a Press Conference held in Harare this morning to respect the constitution following recent…

Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 11:21hrs | | by Panashe Makufa

A new era is born. You have a duty to the people of Zimbabwe

Silence Chihuri is a Zimbabwean who was born and grew up in Kowo Village in Mutoko. He likes to be known more for his underprivileged but very happy upbringing and childhood heading cattle and goats barefooted in the Nyamatsvitsvi plains a…

Published: 25 Jul 2016 at 07:18hrs | 15 | by Silence Chihuri UDF Interim President

Zimbabwe system protects criminals, says Chihuri

Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has claimed "the system" is protecting criminals who are destroying the economy.Comm-Gen Chihuri said there were criminals who were able to buy their freedom and were protected by the State.…

Published: 23 Apr 2016 at 12:58hrs | | by Innocent Ruwende

Chihuri warns cops

POLICE will continue discharging from duty cops who engage in corruption and other nefarious activities that tarnish the image of the force, Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri said recently. Addressing a workshop for legal officers in …

Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 05:23hrs | 1259 | by Crime Reporter

Chihuri company robbed - 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.  12/30/2015, 8:57 AM - â€ª+263 7* *** ****â€¬: Hi 12/30/2015, 8:58 AM - â€ª+…

Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 19:29hrs | | by Concerned Citizen

7 opposition parties to meet Chihuri demanding ZRP action to end violence - a sick joke!

"Opposition political parties yesterday demanded to meet Commissioner General of Police Augustine Chihuri following last weekend's politically-motivated violence that rocked the city," reported Newsday.â€¨â€¨"The parties said they feared i…

Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 19:45hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu

Minors claim $6000 from Chihuri and Mohadi

THE trial of Home Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi and Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri commenced on Tuesday 30 June 2015 at Chiredzi Magistrates Court with two minors claiming $6 000 for damages suffered from an unprecedented vi…

Published: 02 Jul 2015 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

Chihuri: Apology not accepted, just retire please

Our African culture says a man may not refuse to be accorded an apology but has the right to refuse to accept that apology, say why they can't accept the apology and agree to disagree with the person giving the apology. That's human nature…

Published: 30 May 2014 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter | Commentary

Businessman seeks Chihuri's help

A Harare businessman has approached police chief Augustine Chihuri to complain that officers manning minister Douglas Mombeshora's residence acted unlawfully by preventing the sheriff from removing property attached over a $30 000 debt.Fra…

Published: 22 Jan 2014 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Aged Mugabe will never obey rules, it could be time we follow our own rules!

Failure to implement what was agreed in the Global Political Agreement is turning Zimbabwe into a nightmare.  Most of the disagreements which threaten peace in Zimbabwe are brought about by Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF who are clearl…

Published: 08 Feb 2012 at 16:51hrs | | by Mathula Lusinga

Chihuri spews fresh venom, vows to ignore cases of political violence

HARARE - Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has flatly refused to investigate the escalation of violence against the MDC, in particular the attacks on the party's supporters by persons dressed in military fatigues and rogue poli…

Published: 06 Jul 2011 at 14:01hrs | 1 | by MDC-T

What They Really Think about Mugabe

This Article has Been Removed due to Lake of Facts. Byo24 would like to Apologize to The Persons Mentioned in the article we will only publish it if we get facts on the doc from the persons mentions in the article.

Published: 21 Feb 2011 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Capulet B. Chakupeta

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