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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 | 131 | by Staff reporter

Wife reports hubby for illegal gun possession

A domestic dispute over an unsecured firearm has landed a Harare man in court, after his wife reported him to police, leading to his arrest and a charge of unlawful possession under Zimbabwe's Firearms Act.Pardon Zengeni (29) appeared befo…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:32hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter

Gun-toting robbers storm Murombedzi wholesale, flee with cash

Police in Zvimba have launched a manhunt for an armed gang that attacked a wholesale shop at Murombedzi Growth Point, making away with US$29,700 in cash on Thursday morning.According to a statement from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), …

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man seizes cop's gun during land dispute

A Ruwa man appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday facing charges of public violence following a chaotic land dispute at Cloverdale Farm earlier this month.The accused, Garikai Chirambadare, was brought before provincial m…

Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:54hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter

MP shot at and assaulted by man using pellet gun in Harare

A Member of Parliament was reportedly shot at and assaulted last week in the car park of a Harare hotel by a man wielding a pellet gun. The incident followed a heated confrontation sparked by the man's suspicion that the legislator was inv…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo man arrested for carrying toy gun in nightclub

A 28-year-old man from Old Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo was arrested last Sunday night after security personnel at a local nightclub discovered he was carrying what appeared to be a real gun, which later turned out to be a toy.The suspect, …

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:24hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

Nick Mangwana wants foreigners banned from owning guns in Zimbabwe

Ndabaningi "Nick" Mangwana, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, has called for a review of policies allowing foreign nationals to obtain gun licenses in Zimbabwe. His remarks follow re…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:47hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter

Chinese man arrested for shooting Zimbabwean man in Filabusi

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly shooting a 20-year-old Zimbabwean man, Mthandazo Sibanda, in Filabusi on January 22, 2025. The incident reportedly occurred at Binyup 5 Mine, where Sibanda was accused of stealing gold dum…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:42hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter

Highway robbers arrested along Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge road

Three suspected robbers targeting motorists along the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway have been arrested. The trio - Vision Bvudzijena (27), Gladman Zhou (26), and Crispen Komboni (35) - would pounce on motorists whose vehicles develope…

Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:20hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter

Police appeal for information on armed robbery in Bulawayo

Police in Bulawayo are seeking assistance from the public in their investigation of a robbery that took place at a business premise in Western Commonage on 06 December 2024.According to a statement from the police, 10 armed suspects, inclu…

Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 12:49hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter

Kids in Bulawayo stumble on fully loaded gun

What began as a harmless game of cops and robbers in Entumbane, Bulawayo, took a chilling turn when a group of children stumbled upon a fully loaded pistol buried in the ground. The potentially dangerous incident unfolded on November 25, 2…

Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 17:23hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter

Guard shoots at marauding illegal gold panners, 1 dead

Tragedy struck at a gold mine in Guruve on Thursday when 33-year-old Titus Masango was shot dead amid a violent confrontation involving a gang of illegal gold panners. The incident, confirmed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), has rais…

Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter

5 guns and US$68,000 stolen in armed robberies

Police are investigating two armed robberies in Esigodini and Harare in which US$45,000 and US$23,000 was stolen respectively.In the raid at the offices of a security company on Lymington Road in Strathaven in Harare, the robbers also stol…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:04hrs | 1489 | by Staff reporter

Man kills 'attacker', faces murder charge

Kelvin Kagondo, a Harare man, has been remanded in custody until July 22, 2024, on a murder charge after allegedly using deadly force in self-defense against assailants. Harare magistrate Apollonia Marutya advised him to seek bail from the…

Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Warrant of arrest for gun-toting businessman

On Friday, the Murewa Magistrates Court issued a warrant of arrest for controversial businessman Clark Makoni after he failed to appear for a hearing. Makoni faces four charges, including attempted murder, cyberbullying, and disorderly con…

Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 10:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

3 elephants gunned down in Beitbridge

THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Parks Authority) has shot dead three elephants in the border town of Beitbridge in yet unexplained circumstances although it is believed that they had become rogue.Parks Author…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Reward for businessman's lost firearm

Police in Harare are offering a reward to anyone with information that might assist in the recovery of a businessman's firearm that was lost in Highlands sometime last month.The black pistol, which was in a black plastic holster, was lost …

Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:50hrs | 5 | 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 | 19 | by Staff reporter

Police report made against Energy Mutodi over rally gunfire

Zanu-PF aspiring MP for Bikita South Energy Mutodi stormed the venue of a Citizens Coalition for Change rally and discharged his gun, according to a police complaint filed by his rival John Mupanduki.The incident happened at Baradzanwa BIC…

Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean street vendor shot dead in SA

The body of 37-year-old Lloyd Bhebhe, shot dead while trying to sell fruit in an Alberton North business complex, was repatriated to Zimbabwe at the weekend.Activists from the African Diaspora Workers Network, Zimbabwe Solidarity Network, …

Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:39hrs | 3 | by Kimberly Mutandiro

Russia embassy shooting victim a soldier who wanted AK47 to fight touts

A man shot outside the Russian embassy in Harare on Wednesday night is a Zimbabwean soldier who wanted an AK47 to use in a fight with touts at a taxi rank, ZimLive reported.The 24-year-old man was shot twice on his thigh and armpit after a…

Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Diasporans must fly Zimbabwe flag high

JOHN Wirimai worked for a railway company. His duties were to give warnings at rail and road crossings. Those days many rail crossings were at a low level so cars had to give way to the trains. John would stand between the car and the trai…

Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:38hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Toy gun robbers arrested

Police have arrested two suspects accused of committing a spate of robbery, rape and housebreaking cases in Masvingo using toy guns. Blessing Chikeyi (22) of plot number 19 Cooden Farm, and Justice Mabaya (24) of 1050 Vashandi Housing Coop…

Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

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