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Cop sentenced to 2 years for fatal shooting during arrest attempt
A police officer in Gwanda has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after being found guilty of culpable homicide for fatally shooting a suspect during an attempted arrest in January 202...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:16hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
'Killer' cop released on bail
A police detective accused of fatally shooting his colleague, Detective Constable Cassandra Hove, during a pursuit of alleged armed robbery suspects in Pumula South last month has been granted bail by...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:51hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Bus owner's killer stops running, hands self over to police
Bridget Makaza, accused of fatally shooting her husband, Kurai Coaches owner MacCloud Zvavaviri Mapanga, in May 2018, has surrendered to the police after evading arrest for more than five years....Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:06hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Double murder accused businessman's trial stalls again
The murder trial of former fugitive and Gweru businessman Peter Dube, accused of killing two people and attempting to kill two more in a suspected love triangle, has hit another roadblock after he exh...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:04hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Angry illegal miners destroy the guard room at Eureka mine
A group of angry illegal miners are reported to have destroyed Eureka Gold Mine's guard room yesterday after one of their own was shot dead by a Black Shark security guard.The angry miners all...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 579 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Trial begins for Zimbabwe police shooting
The trial of four men accused of fatally shooting Paul Munakopa in Bulawayo's Hillside suburb four years ago has commenced at the Bulawayo High Court. Munakopa, 34, was shot during a high-speed chase ...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:04hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Midlands is Zimbabwe's murder capital
The Midlands Province has recorded the highest number of murder cases in Zimbabwe, with a staggering 90 percent of these involving the use of lethal weapons, according to the National Prosecution Auth...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Security guard shoots wife dead in Bulawayo, goes on the run
Police are searching for Oscar Khumalo, a security guard suspected of fatally shooting his wife, Khangelani Nkiwane, on July 7, 2024, following an argument in their room. ...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Christmas Day shooting suspect arrested
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of another man during a snooker game in Filabusi on Christmas Day.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the arrest ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally shoots grandson
There was no Christmas celebration at Nyawasha's residence in Mutoko after Dominic Nyawasha (52) accidentally shot his grandson.Nyawasha wanted to shoot crows but missed the target and shot hi...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive killer Dube surfaces in Ireland
FUGITIVE Gweru businessman Peter Dube - who is being hunted by police after allegedly fatally shooting three people and injuring his second wife in 2021 following a misunderstanding and fallout over a...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Muvevi cleared of 6 murder charges, but 4 remain
MULTIPLE murder suspect Jaison Muvevi, who was being investigated for killing up to 10 people, has been cleared of six charges following ballistic tests.Muvevi hogged the limelight in January ...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 more murder cases for Muvevi
Police are investigating leads linking former police detective Jaison Muvevi to six other murder cases that took place in and around Harare and Chitungwiza over the past three years.The 42-yea...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 12:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Killer cop claims former colleagues hung him up all night
FORMER detective, Jaison Muvevi, who killed three people in Wedza last week, was further detained by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), for him to make indications on how he allegedly committed the c...Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 20:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive ex-killer cop repatriated back to Zimbabwe
FORMER Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer, Jaison Muvevi, who shot and killed three people in Wedza last Friday before his arrest in Mozambique Tuesday, is now custody of the Zimbabwe Re...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 15:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police dispatched helicopter in hunt for killer cop
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police yesterday dispatched an army helicopter to Hwedza district's Chiduku area as the hunt for killer ex-police officer Jaison Muvhevhi intensified.Muvhevhi, who is a f...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Notorious Muvhevhi arrested in Mozambique
Notorious murder suspect Jaison Muvhevhi who fatally shot three people in Wedza before playing hide and seek with the police has been arrested....Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 14:09hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robbers fatally shoot tuckshop owner to steal cash
A tuckshop owner in Masvingo was shot dead with a pistol by unknown robbers before stealing cash on Saturday.Sources close to inv...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 02:21hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Africa will never have another Tutu or Mandela because oppression is only oppression when committed by Whites!
The world was yesterday morning (26 December 2021) shocked with the tragic news of the passing away of legendary anti-apartheid and human rights defender, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, at the age of 90 yea...Published: 27 Dec 2021 at 19:07hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US follows UK flags Zimbabwe as high-threat destination High risk, high return
A UNITED States country travel advisory lists Zimbabwe as a "high-threat" destination affecting the interests of the world's superpower. This comes shortly after the British government described Zimba...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
There was more democracy amongst white Rhodesians than we have between black Zimbabweans
Yesterday, I penned possibly the most painful and heartrending article, entitled, "Our elderly experienced life under both Rhodesia and Zimbabwe, so why arrest them when they say Smith was better?" - ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 10:26hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police in soup over fatal shooting
A BULAWAYO family has filed a US$436 000 lawsuit against Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and their subordinates following the fatal shooting of a fami...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Generals to shut up and go back to barracks
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the military should stay out of politics and allow civilians to define their destiny without fear of the bullet.In an interview aft...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lashes Zimbabwe army
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the military should stay out of politics and allow civilians to define their destiny without fear of the bullet.In an interview aft...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stay out of politics, Chamisa tells army
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the military should stay out of politics and allow civilians to define their destiny without fear of the bullet.In an interview aft...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Police raise alarm over spike in murder cases
POLICE have raised alarm over the rise in murder cases reported throughout the country, with a record eight cases recorded at the weekend.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Pa...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Security guard kills artisanal miner
AN artisanal miner from Kaminza, in Guruve was reportedly fatally shot by a security guard from a private security company in a gold claim dispute on Friday.Sources close to the incident told ...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer soldiers arrested
BEITBRIDGE police have arrested three members of the Zimbabwe National Army attached to the 1 Independent Company in the border town on allegations of fatally shooting a worshipper near their camp on ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ex-top cop on life jail freed
THE Supreme Court has acquitted an ex-top police detective who was serving life imprisonment for fatally shooting a mine worker in a fight over the ownership of a gold mine in Fort Rixon in Matabelela...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Security guard fatally shoots son over bedroom keys
Police in Marondera have arrested a 42-year-old security guard who fatally shot his teenage son after a misunderstanding over bedroom keys.Ventures Venutala, a guard at Little Zim Farm in Maro...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine owner shot 4 times
A MINER from Filabusi has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting a mine owner four times following a dispute over a pool ball that went missing during a game. Xolani Ncube (35) of Mleja ...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Silobela gold dealer up for murder
A 35-YEAR-OLD gold dealer from Silobela on Tuesday appeared before a Gweru magistrate facing charges of fatally shooting an imbiber at a bar in Lower Gweru and seriously injuring another.Mike ...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive murder suspect threatens witnesses
A HARARE murder suspect is on the run after fatally shooting his wife and brother-in-law at their Gletywin home last month following a protracted marital dispute.Petros Pomborokani (50), alias...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Home Affairs minister declines to comment on police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Cain Mathema yesterday flew into a rage after being taken to task over police brutality in crushing last week's shutdown protests, and declared he would not grant interviews to t...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe soldiers, police killed no one'
ACTING Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi has revealed he was not anxious to deal with security details accused of killing more than 12 people during last week's violent fuel protests, but sought to na...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa - the face of a pathetic coward!
Do we all remember when we little children, and we could not sleep with the light off - otherwise, we would start seeing monsters and ghosts that were not there!That shadow of that tree outsid...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 08:29hrs | 2 | by Taurai Pachena
Guard jailed for fatally shooting theft suspect
A former security guard at Ratelshock Tea Estate in Chipinge was sentenced to an effective six months in jail for fatally shooting a suspect who had allegedly stolen irrigation pipes at his workplace....Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Late bus operator's wife on the run
THE woman who shot dead her bus operator husband has been issued with a warrant of arrest after absconding court as well as breaching bail conditions.Bridget Makaza is accused of fatally shoot...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 22:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Cop fatally shoots a gold panner
A POLICE officer from Hillside in Bulawayo has been arrested for fatally shooting a gold panner.Norbert Mapope (40), who is facing murder charges, appeared before magistrate Sithembiso Ncube o...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zidera: Zimbabwe loses ball in its court
AFTER 17 years in splendid isolation and under the agonising Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) (S 494) of 2001, passed by the United States Congress, the effects thereof have been ...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Editorial - newsday
High record of own pens during voting in Kadoma: NGO
A KADOMA-BASED community organisation, Vision Africa Zimbabwe (Vaz), has claimed that the majority of voters in last Monday's general elections marked the ballot papers using their own pens as part of...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Businessman murder: Wife granted bail
Bridget Makaza, who is accused of fatally shooting her bus operator husband has been granted bail by the High Court.Makaza, is said to have shot her husband MacCloud Mapanga to death following...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 21:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bus operator killed in love triangle
Kurai Coaches bus owner, MacCloud Zvavaviri Mapanga died at his Strathaven home in Harare on Monday night after he was allegedly shot by his United Kingdom-based wife, Bridget Makaza, who accused him ...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chigwedere want judges to fatally shoot him
Former Cabinet minister Aeneas Chigwedere's younger brother, Godfrey, wept uncontrollably in court and pleaded with judges to fatally shoot him after the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) declined to h...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 10:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko sucked into nightclub wrangle
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has been sucked into a wrangle over the control of a popular entertainment joint located on the outskirts of the capital city, Harare.The property, Globetrott...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally shoots himself in kombi
A CHIPINGE businessman, Fred Mbengami, yesterday allegedly shot and killed himself inside a commuter omnibus parked at Mudzviti bus terminus in Mutare while his son, Noel, was escorting him to resolve...Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Serial killer Jindu used cash to lure victim'
THE family of a man who was allegedly killed by Rodney Tongai Jindu in an apparent calculated ritual murder in Bulawayo recently has said their relative was lured by his alleged killer with promis...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Inmate's death sentence commuted to 25 years
THE High Court has commuted businessman Danis David Konson's death sentence to a 25 year jail term.Konson, 64, of Parklands, Bulawayo was last year sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:29hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
WATCH: US police shoot dead black man in wheelchair
Video purportedly showing police officers fatally shooting a black man in a wheelchair has sparked controversy in the United States.The cellphone footage of Wednesday's incident in Wilmington,...Published: 27 Sep 2015 at 12:48hrs | 1 | by AFP
Air Force of Zimbabwe officer shoots colleague dead
An Air Force of Zimbabwe officer appeared in court yesterday for fatally shooting a female colleague as he wrestled to rape her while on duty. The court heard that Blessmore Shatei (24) allege...Published: 01 May 2015 at 18:29hrs | | by Court Reporter
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