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Is Southern Africa a hub for organised crime?

A new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime has ranked Southern Africa as one of the world's most significant hubs for illicit trade.The study highlights the region's central role in trafficking networks, fr…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:38hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter

Toy guns fuel crime wave in Zimbabwe

A worrying crime trend is emerging in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, where robbers are increasingly turning to fake firearms to terrorise communities.Once dismissed as toys or harmless props, the replicas now look so realistic that victims …

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:22hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter

Man torches villager's house over memory card dispute

BINDURA - Failure to control emotions over a memory card misunderstanding has landed Tatenda Nyamayaro (20) of Chipfurutse village under Chief Dotito (Mt Darwin) in jail upon conviction for setting fire, which gutted fellow villager, Press…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 21:55hrs | 234 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole

Matebeleland South police react to rising crime

Police in Matebeleland South have embarked on a comprehensive awareness campaign aimed at educating villagers on crime prevention and promoting safety across the province.The initiative, launched last week, brings together various speciali…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:13hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter

Harare crowned Zimbabwe's crime capital

Harare has officially emerged as Zimbabwe's crime capital, topping the list of prison admissions and leading all ten provinces in criminal activity, according to a damning new report from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat).D…

Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:39hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe crime wave increases 33,7% in Q1

More than 310,800 criminal cases were reported across Zimbabwe between January and March 2025, marking a sharp 33.7% increase compared to the 232,593 cases recorded in the last quarter of 2024, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics…

Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:40hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter

Crime hits Nketa suburb

Councillor Aleck Ndlovu of Ward 25 has issued a public appeal to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to intensify both day and night patrols in his ward, citing a surge in criminal activities, including robberies and machete gang attacks.Ad…

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter

Masvingo crime spree suspect arrested in Ngundu

Police have arrested a 29-year-old man believed to be the mastermind behind a wave of violent crimes that have terrorised communities across Masvingo Province since last year.Tafadzwa Janyure Zimirenyika was apprehended on June 19 in Ngund…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:21hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo gold panners turn Cecil Pit into crime zone

The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) has issued a serious security alert to its students and staff, warning them to exercise extreme caution following a surge in illegal gold panning activities near the Bulawayo City Council pit, located adj…

Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Gunfire and fear: Bulawayo grapples with a surge in deadly crime

The streets of Bulawayo have become a theatre of escalating gun violence, with a recent spate of chilling incidents raising alarm over public safety and law enforcement's growing vulnerability. The brutal murder of Sergeant Abel Masava on …

Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:38hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter

Detective Constable Hove mourned after tragic shooting

The Officer Commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Jasper Chizemo, and colleagues of the late Detective Constable Cassandra Hove (37) have described her as a courageous and dedicated officer whose service was instrumental in the succes…

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:15hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo tops national crime rate

Bulawayo has been named the city with the highest crime rate in Zimbabwe, standing at 2,506.1 crimes per 100,000 people, nearly double the national average of 1,356.6 per 100,000.The latest statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistics …

Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:14hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo police warn of potential crime spike during festive season

As the festive season approaches, Bulawayo police have issued a warning of a potential spike in criminal activity, citing a concerning rise in armed robberies over the past month compared to the same period last year.During a business lunc…

Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:00hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South sees 18% drop in crime rate

Matebeleland South Province has seen an 18 percent decrease in crime levels from January to September this year compared to the same period last year, according to recent police statistics. A total of 6,039 cases were reported in 2024, dow…

Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

Surge in crime puts police under spotlight

An alarming 11 percent rise in robberies and a 6 percent increase in road traffic accidents, which have resulted in 1,352 fatalities, have raised urgent concerns for Zimbabwe's law enforcement agencies. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) i…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:05hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter

'City of Harare now a crime scene'

The ongoing commission of inquiry into Harare City Council has uncovered alarming levels of corruption, with councillors and senior officials allegedly turning the city into a "crime scene."The commission has exposed a network of corruptio…

Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 3700 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe mining activity is organised crime,' says foreign funded Maguwu

Farai Maguwu, founding director of the Centre for Natural Resource Governance, has criticized the mining activities in Zimbabwe, particularly those involving Chinese companies, describing them as "organized crime." Speaking during a v…

Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 12:38hrs | 3826 | by Staff reporter

All-female CID team leads fight against crime

In a ground-breaking initiative to combat crime, the Bulawayo police have launched an all-female CID unit named Lozikeyi. Officially launched on July 5, this unit, comprising highly trained female officers, is dedicated to tackling complex…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:00hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe escalates crime prevention, justice delivery

Home Affairs Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Raphael Faranisi, announced the revision of several laws and the introduction of new policies to enhance crime prevention and justice delivery in Zimbabwe. Speaking at the 33rd session of the Co…

Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:21hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's gun amnesty fails to bring down violent crime

A PRESIDENTIAL amnesty on illegal firearm holders has done little to stop violent crime as Zimbabwe continues to witness armed robberies.President Emmerson Mnangagwa in August last year declared an amnesty on all illegal firearm holders to…

Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:25hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland South records increase in crime

Police in Matebeleland South say the province recorded a 10% increase in crime during the first quarter of the year.Acting provincial spokesperson Assistant Inspector Thandolwenkosi Moyo said the law enforcement agency is engaging communit…

Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe records 45% surge in crime

ZIMBABWE recorded a 45% surge in crime last year after 208 027 criminal cases were reported to the police in the last quarter of 2022, compared to 143 923 cases in the first quarter, latest Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) fig…

Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo tops national crime rate

BULAWAYO residents are at a higher risk of being exposed to crime compared to any other citizen in other provinces in the country.This was revealed in the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) 2022 Fourth Quarter Crime Statistics R…

Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

As guns flow into Zimbabwe, armed robberies spike

CHRISTOPHER Holland believed he had done all he could to secure his home: two vicious dogs permanently stationed in the front yard and wall-to-wall security. But as he arrived home from work one day and turned off his alarm, two men in ski…

Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabweans smuggling explosives for use in committing crimes in South Africa'

ZIMBABWEANS are reportedly smuggling explosives for use in committing crimes in neighbouring South Africa, NewsDay reported.Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo revealed this during a high-level…

Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans, 5 SA police crime gang nabbed

IN a sting operation this week South African Police Services (Saps) arrested two Zimbabweans and five Saps serving members over a violent crime wave in Johannesburg's Fordsburg area.In a statement, Saps spokesperson for Johannesburg Metrop…

Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

South African police crackdown on tobacco crime

Police in South Africa's Limpopo province has intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes between the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe.Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said they were not re…

Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's name used to commit crimes

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned some criminal elements who are abusing President Mnangagwa and the First Family's names to commit fraud, extort and theft that they will be arrested and prosecuted.The call comes after police have re…

Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Ukraine now a weapons hub for international crime

At last, the West is beginning to realise what a monstrous mistake the European countries made when they started deliveries of lethal weapons to Ukraine.For experts, the situation had been clear for a long time and the reality that this st…

Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Journalism now a crime in Zimbabwe?

Choosing journalism in Zimbabwe is tantamount to walking in a minefield. With or without an accreditation card, a journalist has become a sworn enemy of the police.Assurances from the Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Assistant Commiss…

Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 13:18hrs | 10 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya

CCC's shameful politicisation of crime

THE arrest of a machete gang behind the death of Lobengula West businessman Langelihle Dube early this month and a spate of robberies around the city has brought relief to residents who had long suffered from their reign of terror.Dube, po…

Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Crime Intelligence funds used for Ramaphosa's Phala Phala 'farmgate' cover-up

A secret Crime Intelligence fund was used to finance the clandestine operations set up to trace the thieves who stole millions of dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in February 2020 and to recover some of the money l…

Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:31hrs | 2 | by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika

150 000 arrested for border crimes

POLICE have arrested over 150 000 people in an operation targeting border crimes.In January last year police launched operation "No to cross border crimes" to fight border related crimes such as smuggling and border jumping among others.In…

Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 18:32hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa 'concealed a crime', says former spy boss

Former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general Arthur Fraser has opened a criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa.Fraser's attorney, Eric Mabuza, confirmed to News24 on Wednesday his client went to Rosebank police station to o…

Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 21:20hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Crimes of passion worry Zimbabwe police

POLICE in Gokwe have banned the carrying of machetes and other dangerous weapons as a way of curbing the rise in cases of murder,  particularly those  involving crimes of passion, Southern Eye has established.Officer commanding G…

Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Robber who died of gunshot wounds boasted about crime

SUSPECTED armed robber, Benjamin Craig Musasa, who was killed in a gun battle with the police in Harare last week, reportedly boasted about his crime spree.Musasa, who was popularly known as "Soja", was shot and arrested by police in Green…

Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 08:34hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter

'Gun smuggling fuels spike in crime rate'

HUMAN rights activists have alleged that gun smuggling from neighbouring South Africa, poverty and high unemployment levels have led to the surge in armed robberies in the country.This comes at a time when the Zimbabwe Republic Police in t…

Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Is it a crime to publish false news?

EARLIER this month, reports circulated on social media alleging that a police officer in Harare had struck a woman with his baton and killed a baby strapped on her back. The police issued a denial, saying that the police officer had tried …

Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 06:25hrs | 16 | by Veritas

Rising crime worries govt

THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media.This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed robberies and murders, including the gruesome kill…

Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Axe wielding Muzarabani man beheads senior citizen

In a bizarre incident that has left people of Muzarabani terrified, a 21 year well known mentally challenged man last week allegedly beheaded a 79 year old man from the same village over a misunderstanding with his son.Taison lice (21) of …

Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 22:23hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole

$42 million lost to cyber-crime

More than $40 million has been lost to cyber-crime in the first four months of the year, an official report has shown.According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) statistics, 4 001 counts of cyber-related crime were committed resulting …

Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Same crime two laws, what a shame!

Dear ZRP Commissioner GeneralThe publication in today's Chronicle of the arrest a fraudster who cheated a home seeker of R470 000 left me with a lot of questions on the universal application of the law especially by our policemen hence my …

Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:49hrs | 3 | by Munya Shumba

Crime in Harare increases

There appears to have been a major increase in crime, including violent crime, in Harare, judging by reports received by Safeguard Security from its customers and other sources.In an update to customers, Safeguard said that the number of i…

Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:31hrs | 4 | by Agencies

Fighting crime is everyone's child

Our ZRP is a hard working entity no wonder they are always on the United Nations tick list. On the other hand the Criminal Investigation Department has managed to account for most criminals chasing them from every corner, never letting the…

Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 20:04hrs | 3 | by Tondo Murisa

Zimbabwe's national 'air crime'

When we read of criminal syndicates of the western world, we always envision Al Capone and the Italian Mafia as the apex of organised crime.In Zimbabwe, the mafia is our inept selfish government that thrives on exorbitant unjustifiable exp…

Published: 31 May 2018 at 12:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF and crimes against humanity - The way forward

Zimbabwe is burning and demonstrations have become the order of the day. Zanu-PF has failed Zimbabweans and they have no solution to the economic problems people are facing. They have resorted to their old ways of doing things ie intimidat…

Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 18:25hrs | | by Tendai Mazenge

Violent crime increases, as cash becomes more valuable

There has been a significant increase in crime, particularly violent crime, in recent months, according to Safeguard Security, one of the country's leading security organisations. Many of the violent crimes have occurred in some of the cou…

Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 16:32hrs | 2 | by Mike Hamilton

International human rights groups call for rights upholding in Zimbabwe

The International Service for Human Rights and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has called on the Government of Zimbabwe to improve thesituation of human rights defenders.Speaking during the Human Rights Council 34th session Pooja Patel&n…

Published: 18 Mar 2017 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes

Draft Zimbabwe cybercrime bill misplaced and violate rights

The Zimbabwe Computer Crime and Cyber Crime Bill is a totally misplaced intervention by the government and a total violation of the citizensâ€™ basic fundamental rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (N…

Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 14:33hrs | 3 | by Benedict Sibasa

Crimes of passion rock Zimbabwe

They bask in the glory of riches and fame, but it is love which often becomes their downfall.From hero to zero, most celebrities, rich business, and powerful politicians successfully ride the tide but usually fall to the sword of love, oft…

Published: 26 Aug 2013 at 09:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

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