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Angry mob pounce on a robber
A Bindura-based suspected robber, Tinashe Chatima (21), robbery moves landed him in trouble after an angry mob pounced on him and effected citizen's arrest on him in Chiweshe.Chatima of Dhandi...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 17:23hrs | 1162 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Businessman fingered in kidnapping juvenile for ritual purposes
In a shocking incident, a Muzarabani businessman is being accused of sending a villager to kidnap and kill a juvenile for ritual purposes in Mashonaland Central province.The businessman Josiah...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:45hrs | 319 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teenager rapes 85-year-old granny
Villagers in Madlambuzi pounced heavily on a 19-year-old boy who raped an 85-year-old grandmother during the night.Lebuhang Sibanda was arrested by an angry mob who tracked his footprints afte...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 11:14hrs | 1348 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Granny burnt alive, child smashed to death
MANYAYA Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge was last Sunday plunged into deep mourning following a spine-chilling and mind-boggling incident in which a man burnt a defenceless granny beyond recogni...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miner caught pants down raping mental patient
There was drama at Kandeya village in Mount Darwin where an artisanal miner was caught raping a mental patient.To make matters worse the victim has hearing and speech problems.James Mu...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 15:06hrs | 925 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Missing child raped
Glendale-based rapist who took a mental health patient to his house after she had ran away from home with her brother for three days was convicted of rape on Friday.Robson Banda was sentenced ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:37hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Rapist bashed to death
A suspected rapist in Plumtree was bashed to death by three suspects who spent the whole day punishing him until he breathed his last.A...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 17:54hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Madzibaba sodomizes boy (12) at church shrine
In a bizarre incident a 39-year-old Apostolic congregant has been arrested after he indecently assaulted a 12 year old boy at a church shrine in Guruve.Albi Karambakuwa of Magwenya village is ...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 21:24hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe security details don't behave like anything on the video
SOMEONE WANNA START SOMETHING IN HARARE: FALSE FLAG, PSEUDO OPERATION OR WHAT?Time will tell. Very short time. The electoral numbers, the votes, are beginning to come in hard and fast, a...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 20:11hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Man caught raping a cow
In a shocking incident that has left Makosa villagers shell shocked in Mudzi a 23 year-old man was caught raping a cow.George Muwirimi ...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 18:51hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Villagers arrest notorious Silobela thief
Notorious suspected Silobela thief Thulani Siwela was arrested by villagers in paka village 2, Silobela yesterday.Villagers effected citizen arrest on him and he implicated his brothers Khaula...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:04hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Polygamist kills wife over infidelity allegations
A 52-year-old Shamva polygamist has been caged 20 years for murdering one of his 12 wives after she left their homestead without informing him.Joseph Chogugudza killed his wife, Emerina Gangir...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Notorious burglar bashed
Villagers of Rushinga, Chimhanda area bashed a suspected notorious burglar before effecting citizen arrest on him.Edwin Matambo is an ex-convict and was seen with a number of duplicate keys fr...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 08:01hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa flees from protesting Zimbabweans in New York
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday reportedly fled from angry Zimbabweans, who were waiting for him at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, it has emerged.The Zanu-PF le...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 19:44hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
11 Batswanas involved in murder and stocktheft in Guyu
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have said they are investigating cases of murder, kidnapping, malicious damage to property, assault, stocktheft and unlawful entry into premises and theft which occurred i...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean man murders Motswana woman, steals bicycle and rides it to Zimbabwe
A ZIMBABWEAN man living illegally in Botswana has been arrested for strangling an elderly Motswana woman to death and stealing her bicycle which he rode to Zimbabwe.The murder took place on Va...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 17:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1 AM drama in Pumula East Citizens arrest cable theft cops
THREE officers based at Pumula Police Station in Bulawayo were on Sunday morning arrested for alleged theft of copper cables in Pumula East suburb.Residents arrested them at about 1AM. One of ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
DRAMA: Peeping Tom caught masturbating, arrested
There was drama in Mvurwi, Kurai suburb where a 32-year-old man was caught red-handed masturbating while peeping at a bathing married woman.Simbarashe Nyambura of house number 489 Suoguru Mvur...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:43hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jealous man up for attempted murder
POLICE in Mukumbura, Mashonaland Central arrested a jealous man who pelted his ex-wife with bricks and struck her boyfriend with a log after he caught the...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mai Tt appointed advocate for women at Mnangagwa affiliated organization
A Zimbabwean comedian and socialite Mai Tt was appointed Advocate for Women and Children for an organization called Young Women For ED.This promotion comes a week after she called for all Zimb...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:46hrs | 5 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Mnangagwa under fire
RESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is under fire and faces a potential lawsuit for alleged abuse of public funds after buying vehicles for the controversial Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) platform members...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cattle rustler jailed 27 years
A 24-YEAR-OLD Guruve man was sentenced to 27 years in jail for three counts of stock theft by Guruve resident magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa....Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 21:45hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa very weak in fighting corruption
The recent appointment of controversial Delish Nguwaya at AAG is a very sad development in the history of fighting corruption. Even those who thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa was serious in fighti...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:52hrs | 8 | by Leonard Koni
Cut the crap, Cde Kazembe Kazembe
HOME Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe, must be watching quite a load of blurred James Bond comic strips under this partial lockdown.This dude drew out a limping stunt last week. In the wee ho...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:41hrs | 14 | by Tawanda Majoni
Fishing girl raped by two men
Two Mvurwi men are in hot soup after they allegedly took turns to rape a 15-year-old girl at a local dam.Joshua Magomo (22) and Ephraim Makatowa (21) were not asked to plead to rape charges by...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 13:13hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Residents arrest bogus cop demanding US$1 bribe
A BULAWAYO man was Saturday arrested by members of the public after impersonating a police officer.The suspect is alleged to have approached a victim at corner Fort Street and 10th Avenue and ...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
52 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Zimbabwe
The national recovery rate now stands at 90,3percent after 11 new recoveries were recorded.Total PCR tests done over the period were 604."As of 21 November 2020, Zimbabwe has now recor...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect roaming free in streets
A MURDER suspect, who allegedly killed his girlfriend in 2015 and skipped bail in 2017, is walking free five years after the commission of the crime, moving from one rented house to another in Harare'...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Drama as new MDC faction takes over Harvest House
A new faction of MDC calling itself MDC Youths (2014 structures) has taken the much contested MDC Headquarters Harvest House demanding that they will release it after MDC-T leader Thozani Khupe and MD...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Row over beer ends in death
A Gokwe man died on the spot after he was struck in the head with a log by a fellow imbiber following a dispute over traditional beer.Shepherd Tazarura died on the spot after allegedly being s...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA dares Mliswa, Chizuzu
ZIFA have come out guns blazing and dared Norton House of Assembly representative Temba Mliswa to come to the airport and effect a citizen's arrest on the Zifa officials upon their arrival from the To...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 19:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bogus cop nabbed after stealing a reed mat
A Bindura bogus cop was arrested and arraigned before a Bindura magistrate Ethel Chichera yesterday for impersonating a police officer and stealing a reed mate from a hawker valued at $15.Bats...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 13:18hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lawyer pledges fuel for ZRP to arrest teenagers
Top Bulawayo lawyer Sindiso Mazibisa has pledged to donate fuel to the Zimbabwe Republic Police to assist them in arresting more teenagers who are involved in beer binge parties known as Vuzu parties....Published: 07 May 2019 at 13:28hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fake Zacc officials jailed
Five bogus Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials, who moved around farms in Marondera extorting farmers before kidnapping and robbing a fuel dealer, have been sentenced to an effective ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Opposition party President arrested
Police in Harare have arrested the President of Ideal Zimbabwe Tinashe Jonas for undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa. In a statement on Tuesday Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said, "Po...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 09:45hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bid to loot Nkulumane Shopping Mall thwarted
BRAVE vendors operating from Nkulumane bus terminus have emerged as heroes after repelling violent protestors who wanted to loot shops at Nkulumane Shopping Complex in Bulawayo on Monday and Tuesday. ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
ED threaten US$ black market dealers - on what charge, 'Same shit … different thug!'
"Same shit …. different island!" A vintage Caribbean Tourist T-shirt depicting a ganja smoking black Rasta with his trade mark dreadlocks complete with red/yellow/green/black vest greeting a dumfoun...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 15:29hrs | 3 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Gays praise Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has received rare praise from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community for abandoning his predecessor Robert Mugabe’s politics of discrimin...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tempers are high and violence imminent in Magwegwe
The situation in Magwegwe BULAWAYO is very volatile and the tempers are flaring. Mob Justice May meet people like GIFT Banda and ANELE NDEBELE who are blamed for cheating the people from a DEMOC...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:29hrs | | by Anele Moyo
All hell breaks loose as man armed with catapult attempts to rape minor
There was drama at Mazowe mine this morning (Friday) when a suspected rapist armed with a catapult reportedly attempted to rape a grade seven pupil in the bush on her way to holiday lessons.Ey...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 14:49hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man killed for stealing tomatoes
A MARONDERA farmer was arrested following the death of a suspected thief he allegedly tied to a tree, before assaulting him to death with a fan belt, after catching him red-handed stealing tomatoes....Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding suspect shot dead by police
A stock theft machete wielding Masvingo suspect was shot by a cop and subsequently died upon admission at Bikita rural Hospital on Monday.Sources close to investigations allege Tasvika Gunguzh...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 21:36hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man in trouble for killing rapist
Police in Mutoko have arrested a 51-year-old man on allegations of murdering an intruder he caught red-handed raping his 15-year-old daughter.Chakanetsa Nyakabau, of Karidza village under Chie...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
The unmaking of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's first 100 days in office
This remains as a devastating betrayal of what had passed the mark as a most seasoned and immeasurably impressive start for Zimbabwe's God-given miraculous survivor president, Emmerson Mnangagwa! Back...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 19:10hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Prof Jonathan Moyo: From pedigree political scientist to high profile political witch!
The man who once and severally gave Zimbabwean retired president, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, a most thorny political bed! The political scientist who once belonged to the stable of The Big Five intellectu...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 14:17hrs | | by Reginald Thababi Gola
American citizen arrested in Zimbabwe for insulting Mugabe
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have arrested an American citizen and confiscated her laptop after claiming that she undermined authority or insulted President Robert Mugabe through a message which she alleged...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 10:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Efforts to institute citizen arrest on Grace Mugabe
Zimbabwean first Lady Grace Mugabe is reported to have gone into hiding after reports she was being hunted by the South African police for assaulting her son's girlfriend at a hotel in that country....Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 11:18hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
My Six (6) - Point Plan for the Development of Matebeleland
Let's assume that I was currently a political leader in Matebeleland and led some kind of Political Party or Coalition. Here is what I would implement in order to resolve the manifold problems facing ...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 21:45hrs | 2 | by Ndzimu-Unami Emmanuel Moyo
Dual British, Zimbabwean citizen arrested for drug possesion
Detectives from the CID drug section have nabbed a suspected drug kingpin and recovered an assortment of equipment for manufacturing narcotics.They also recovered a few grams of cocaine and a ...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 19:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prodigal daughter baptised in used oil after theft
There was drama in Kuwadzana 7 on Saturday after a woman identified as Kudzie stole cell phones and clothes from a house she claimed to be her late father's.Eye witnesses allege Kudzie came to...Published: 30 May 2017 at 21:20hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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