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Bulawayo deputy mayor challenges 'strange arrest'
Incarcerated Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu has formally challenged his arrest on bribery allegations, calling the circumstances surrounding his detention "strange" and his arrest "illegal."...Published: 7 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
8 arrested in connection with armed robberies across Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of eight individuals linked to a series of armed robbery incidents that have plagued Bulawayo between February 19, 2024, and November 17, 20...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 16:06hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
Technology complicates police investigations
The landscape of modern policing has become increasingly complex, as criminals turn to advanced information and communication technologies to complicate investigations, police officials revealed durin...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:59hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Bail for jailed cops
Four of the seven police detectives from the homicide unit who were recently arrested on charges of theft and criminal abuse of office have been granted bail by the Bulawayo High Court.Justice...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:24hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man stabbed to death inside his flat in UK murder
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a Zimbabwean man was fatally stabbed inside his own flat in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Leeds. The victim, identified as 23-y...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:09hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Duo convicted of stealing sugar
Two Harare men, Enerst Gwetsai (30) of Glenview 1 and Forget Dzapasi of Glen Norah A, have been convicted by the Harare Magistrates Court for misleading customers by falsely labelling their sugar as 2...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:03hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man stabbed to death in Leeds, United Kingdom
A 23-year-old Zimbabwean man, known by friends as Saymore, was fatally stabbed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, around midnight on Tuesday, authorities have confirmed. Emergency services found Saymore at a f...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:25hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer withdraws from trial amid police intimidation claims
A prominent Harare lawyer, Musindo Hungwe, has sensationally withdrawn from representing one of the suspects in the high-profile trial of armed robber Godknows Machingura, citing threats from police o...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Harare robbery ring busted
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested five individuals suspected of being behind a series of high-profile armed robberies in Harare, including a major heist at Dinwoo Investments where US$30...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Businessman acquitted of selling stolen fuel
Kwekwe businessman Mr. Asif Kurawely, the director of Seven Rows Investments (Pvt) Limited, trading as Arman Petroleum, has been acquitted of charges alleging he sold stolen fuel.Mr. Kurawely,...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 15:46hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested in Zimbabwe for illegally selling Starlink kits
Five men from Harare have been arrested for allegedly possessing Starlink kits without a valid license, following a police operation on November 2, 2024. The suspects, identified as Polite Jamba (28),...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:36hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Chinese mine robbed US$120,000
A man accused of participating in a syndicate that allegedly robbed Dahwe Chrome Mine of $120,000 appeared in court yesterday, facing charges of armed robbery. Taurai Pangai, 33, was brought before Ha...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 06:51hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
5 in court for armed robbery
Five individuals have appeared before a Harare magistrate, facing multiple counts of armed robbery involving firearms and axes to intimidate victims and steal valuables.The accused - Talkmore ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
7 top rogue cops arrested, dragged to court
Seven high-ranking detectives from the Zimbabwe Republic Police's homicide unit in Bulawayo have been charged with theft, criminal abuse of office, and obstruction of justice following their alleged i...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:38hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
CID detectives use State resources in private dispute
Seven senior detectives from Bulawayo's Homicide Unit appeared in court on Saturday, facing serious charges of theft, criminal abuse of office, and obstruction of justice. The detectives - implicated ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:37hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
5 charged with multiple robbery counts, jailed
A gang of five suspected armed robbers has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of armed robbery in connection with a series of crimes committed around Harare and Chitungwiza. The suspects, ...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:40hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Fawcett cash-in-transit guards lose $20k after giving lift to strangers
Police have launched an investigation after US$20,000 was stolen from a cash-in-transit van which was transporting the money from Beitbridge to Mutare on October 16.Four guards from Fawcett Se...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:21hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe investigative journalist released without charge
Prominent investigative journalist and director of the Information for Development Trust (IDT), Tawanda Majoni, was released without charge on Tuesday after being summoned by police over his work. Maj...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for possession of dagga
A 26-year-old man from Mbezi, Beitbridge, has appeared in court for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.Melusi Ngwenya (26) of Mbedzi in Beitbridge appeared before the Beitbridge Magistrate...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 10:53hrs | 197 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe cop wakes up to find empty coffin splashed with blood in her yard
Harare traffic enforcement female police officer and her family got a big shock when they woke up on Sunday morning to find an empty coffin dumped inside their yard with blood splashed in it.P...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 08:26hrs | 1669 | by Staff reporter
17-year-old arrested in 800kg copper theft
Two suspects from Bulawayo, including a 17-year-old teenager, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of stealing 759.5 kg of copper cables valued at US$15,190.Ishmael Mpala (27) of Emakhan...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 20:18hrs | 741 | by Sankara Bizela
Ex-MP bail ruling date set
Former Budiriro legislator Costa Machingauta appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday, facing charges of inciting violence and disorderly conduct. His bail ruling is set for Friday,...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:13hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Cops in court for bashing burglary suspect
Three police detectives have been dragged to court facing assault charges against a burglary suspect.They are Valentine Dhliwayo, 40, James Chiduwo, 43 and Isaac Musungati, aged 34.The...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 10:27hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for stealing guns
TWO men from Silverbow Farm, Rusape appeared in Karoi Magistrates' Court, accused of possessing stolen guns.In a statement on X the National Prosecuting Authority said that, On 6 December, 202...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 14:35hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dubeko Sibanda denied bail
Recalled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Binga legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has been remanded in custody by Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, facing charges of inciting public violence. Sib...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:37hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
2 notorious robbers shot dead in Bulawayo
Two suspected robbers, Aleck Moyo (37) and Bongani Tshuma (41), were killed in a shootout with police in Bulawayo on Sunday. The incident occurred after detectives from CID Homicide received i...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:29hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally in court
Former CCC Member of Parliament for Binga, Prince Dubeko, appeared in court on charges of inciting violence ahead of the recently concluded SADC Summit. He faced Harare magistrate, Mrs. Marehwanazvo G...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 14:36hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
SA police offer R20k reward for information on Zimbabwean criminal
LOVEMORE Musoyi, a Zimbabwean national believed to be about 35 years old, is wanted by Limpopo police in connection with more than 10 criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, armed robberie...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Police crackdown on social ill as school term ends
POLICE in Bulawayo have issued a stern warning to individuals or groups planning to host and attend VUZU parties, as the second schooling term comes to a close today.In light of potential dist...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:45hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
2 more forex dealers jailed
TWO more illegal foreign currency dealers arrested by police, while changing money have been sentenced to effective terms of three months in jail.Kudakwashe Welcome Maketo (24) and Ishmael Mun...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:30hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa employee jailed 9 years
A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) employee and his three accomplices were jailed nine years after they were found in possession of a live pangolin.Mlandeli Matutu, a wate...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 16:14hrs | 1026 | by Simbarashe Sithole
British Govt shows the world how to deal with rioters
It's, unfortunately, depressingly familiar. Violence has broken out in the United Kingdom led by loosely organised thugs driven by fake news and hate speech on social media that was made acceptable by...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC senator arrested
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Bulawayo senator Gideon Shoko has been arrested by detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department's Law and Order division in Bulawayo on charges tha...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 16:10hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Robbers appear in court
Two suspected robbers, Leon Hunda (32) and Joe Kunaka (27), have been arraigned before Harare senior magistrate Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa, charged with two counts of robbery. They are remanded in custody...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 06:56hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber gunned down in Zimbabwe
Police have arrested two suspected armed robbers, Kenneth Chiputura (50) and Jaison Munyapa (18), while Raymond Mugabe (39) was shot and killed during his arrest.The suspects are linked to a s...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:42hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Police account for 3 wanted robbers
Police have apprehended three members of a five-man armed robbery gang from Harare, with two suspects arrested and a third killed in a shoot-out with detectives in Chinamhora over the weekend....Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:14hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders reopening of White City bomb probe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered a consolidated investigation into criminal incidents targeting his family, including re-opening the stalled investigation into a grenade attack that almost kil...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:28hrs | 3168 | by Staff reporter
2 more in court over spate of armed robberies
Two more suspects, Thembinkosi Matutu (47) and Batsirai Hutsi (21), appeared in court yesterday in connection with a series of armed robberies in Harare. They joined 11 other accomplices already on re...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:15hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police decimate notorious armed robbery gang
A gang of suspected armed robbers who were behind the widely publicised J and P Security robbery, among other movie-style thefts, are now behind bars after they implicated each other one after another...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:32hrs | 2303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nurse aid robs Ireland pensioners
"LOCK them up for a long time because they are evil," were the words of one of six vulnerable pensioners preyed on by their former carer for Euro 34 000 in violent burglaries in Athlone, Co. Westmeath...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:13hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa daughter's drug case set down for July 29
The trial date for M'diwa Chanetsa Mliswa, daughter of politician and village head Temba Mliswa, and her accomplice Tawanda Chigudu, has been set for July 29. They are charged with possession ...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 05:58hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman charged for stealing excavator
Mohamed Daka, a businessman from Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing charges of attempting to seize control of a mine in Matabeleland North's Umguza district and illegally selling its excavator.&nb...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 18:13hrs | 3047 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri's fraud accused daughter reaching settlement with accusers
Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri's 35-year-old daughter Tanya Rushesha swerved a court appearance on fraud charges after reaching a settlement with her accusers.Rushesha was arrested by detec...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:42hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Oppah Muchinguri's daughter held on fraud charges
Police detained the 35-year-old daughter of defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri in a fraud investigation on Friday.Tanya Rozina Rushesha was arrested by detectives from the police commer...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 11:35hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man escaped from SA police custody
Detectives in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo have launched a massive manhunt, seeking to arrest their "most wanted suspect", Lovemore Musoyi, a Zimbabwean national believed to be around 35-years-o...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 15:30hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
SA police on hunting for Zimbabwean murder suspect
POLICE in South Africa have launched an "intensive hunt" for a Zimbabwean suspect linked to a series of violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, armed robberies, house robberies, business ro...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:19hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Nedbank US$271 000 robbery suspect acquitted
Bulawayo regional magistrate Ms Sibonginkosi Mnkandla has acquitted Elias Mudenda, one of the two suspects accused of stealing US$271,500 and R2 million from a Nedbank branch in the city last year. Th...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:36hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Girl lures teacher into kidnap ordeal
A Chitungwiza woman, Rumbidzai Tauro (40), has been arrested for kidnapping and extorting over US$5,000 from Gerald Madamombe, a 52-year-old former teacher. Tauro is accused of holding Madamombe capti...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Pastor gets 12-yr-old stepdaughter pregnant
A pastor who has been on the run after he reportedly raped and impregnated his 12-year-old stepdaughter has been arrested at his hideout in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province.The 41-year-...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:11hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
ZINWA employee in soup over live pangolin
A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) together with his three accomplices are in trouble after they were found in possession of a live pangolin.Mlandeli Matutu a water bailif...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:43hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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