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UCE, Mpilo robber handcuffed and electric shock victims
A dangerous footpath predator who terrorised residents in Bulawayo's western suburbs with handcuffs and an electric shocker has finally been caught. Mthetheli Sibanda's reign of fear ended after a swi...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
UZ employee in trouble for possessing ivory
A University of Zimbabwe employee from the Clinical Trials Test Research department, Bloodshow Kopa (45), was yesterday brought before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo, facing charges of illegal possession...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:46hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
4 arrested with 41 elephant tusks in Harare
Detectives from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Criminal Investigations Department (CID) last Friday arrested four suspects found in illegal possession of 41 elephant tusks weighing a total of 237 ...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:41hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Female cop up for ivory possession
A female police officer stationed at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Chinhoyi Central has appeared in the Harare Magistrates' Court facing charges of illegal possession of ivory. Gilda Chaziva, 38,...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:16hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Alleged drug dealer seeks investigation findings
Tyron Pigors Siegfried, a suspected drug dealer arrested for illegal possession of 1.6 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine valued at approximately US$6,000, has filed a court application demanding ...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:22hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
HIV status not a reason for lighter sentences in Zimbabwe
The High Court has ruled that convicted criminals cannot use their HIV status as grounds for lighter sentences, citing advancements in modern treatment that have made the condition manageable....Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:16hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Soldier in court for armed robbery
A 37-year-old soldier, Raymond Negomo Dzapasi, stationed at Inkomo Barracks, has appeared in court charged with armed robbery, alongside his accomplice, Joseph Makoni. The two men are accused of robbi...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:04hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge armed robber jailed for 12 years
A Beitbridge armed robber, Azwindini Kwinda, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm.Kwinda was also ordered to pay ...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:52hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Charges against Ian Khama dropped
Former President of Botswana, Ian Khama, has announced that the criminal charges against him for illegal possession of firearms have been dropped.Khama, who recently returned to Botswana after...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 16:38hrs | 3898 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man disarms armed robber during load shedding
A dramatic scene unfolded in Entumbane, Bulawayo, on Sunday night when a local resident disarmed a suspected armed robber who had fired a shot but missed his target while attempting to break into a ho...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 17:43hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to tighten gun ownership requirements
The Zimbabwean government is set to tighten the Firearms Act, introducing stricter requirements for obtaining gun licenses, including mandatory psychological tests, training, age restrictions, and fir...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
'Make your daughter marry me or I will kill you'
A 34-year-old man from Gamba Village in Hwange has been fined US$150 after threatening to murder a fellow villager who refused to marry off his daughter to him. Irvine Shoko appeared at the Hwange Mag...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:10hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police names and shames drug barons - list
The Zimbabwe Republic Police names and shames the listed 32 drug barons and suppliers who were convicted by the courts throughout the country:- Admire Chamwaita (26), of Mfelandawonye, Beitbridge,...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 18:07hrs | 2293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman sentenced to 4 years for illegal possession of elephant tusk
A Zimbabwean woman has been sentenced to four years in jail and fined P20,000 for illegal possession of an elephant tusk in Botswana.Nokuthula Sithembile Khumalo (37) of Plumtree, Matabeleland...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 12:54hrs | 1117 | by Stephen Jakes
SA's Operation Vala Umgodi nets 3 Zimbabweans
A South African Police Service (SAPS) Border Policing team, working in collaboration with SARS Customs officials, seized illicit tobacco products valued at more than R21 million and arrested three und...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 14:03hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested in huge abalone bust in Cape Town
Three foreigners will appear in court on Tuesday after being arrested in what police described as one of the biggest abalone busts in recent years in the Western Cape.Police raided a property ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Only 8 guns surrendered under firearms amnesty
Eight firearms have been surrendered to the police since the start of a national amnesty granted to individuals holding unregistered firearms and ammunition. The amnesty, which allows the public to vo...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 14:39hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama appears in court
Former Botswana President Ian Khama is back in the country and is appearing in Court at the moment.The former president was accused along with three others including an ex-intelligence chief, ...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 13:03hrs | 1855 | 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 | 752 | by Sankara Bizela
Is your Zimbabwe property safe from property hijackers
This is a follow up article of title deeds fraud which I wrote in January 2022 that went viral. There is now a new fraud trend called Property Hijacking happening in South Africa. Property hijacking i...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 22:32hrs | 772 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwean brothers nabbed over drugs in Botswana
Two Zimbabwean brothers, aged 19 and 30, have been arrested by authorities in Botswana for illegal possession of drugs. Reports from Botswana indicate that the brothers were found with approxi...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 330 | 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 off...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:00hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Monica Mutsvangwa going through a lot
Women Affairs Minister Monica Mutsvangwa expressed her distress, acknowledging the tumultuous period she is enduring, exacerbated by recent events including her husband's dismissal from Cabinet and he...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:26hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
SA man found guilty of murdering 6 Zimbabwean sex workers
The judge who found Sifiso Mkhwanazi guilty of murdering six Johannesburg sex workers delivering a scathing account of the 21-year-old's actions."I rejected the version of the accused… as be...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean jailed for life in SA
A ZIMBABWEAN man who committed a series of crimes in South Africa, including murder, armed robbery, rape, kidnapping, housebreaking, escaping from jail and unlawful possession of a firearm, was yester...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kenyan acquitted of illegal possession of bullet
A KENYAN national has been acquitted of illegal possession of ammunition without a firearm certificate following her arrest at the Victoria Falls International Airport over the weekend.Lucy Ka...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Two nabbed in Lupane for unlawful ivory possession
Police in Matabeleland North Province apprehended two suspects at Fatima Business Centre in Lupane for the illegal possession of ivory.Appearing before the Hwange Magistrate Court on Saturday ...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 08:05hrs | 6 | by Peter Matuka
Bribe taking cops jailed
Two Beitbridge-based police officers have each been jailed for an effective 18 months after taking a bribe from a suspect arrested for illegal possession of drugs at Lutumba Growth Point.The S...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 20:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-soldiers jailed
TWO former soldiers were last week sentenced to nine years in jail for illegal possession of ivory.Wilfred Minesi (33) and Virimayi Nyandoro (36) were convicted and sentenced by magistrate Ruth ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble for illegal possession of copper cables
A 29-year-old man from eMganwini in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing a charge of illegal possession of copper cables worth US$2300.Ishmael Ndlovu was not asked to plead when he appeared b...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 16:23hrs | 18 | by Stephen Jakes
4 armed robbers jailed 12 years each
A BEITBRIDGE magistrate has jailed four men to 12 years in prison each for armed robbery.Regional magistrate Innocent Bepura said armed robbers were a menace to society when he sentenced Tawan...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Trio in court over pangolin
THREE Bulawayo residents have been dragged to court over illegal possession of a pangolin worth US$5 000.Sehliselo Dube (37) of Nketa, Nkosinamandla Dube (28) and Bhekimpilo Ncube (43) both of...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Motorist points gun at traffic officers
Police have launched a manhunt for a motorist who allegedly pointed a gun at two Hurungwe District Council traffic officers who had attempted to clamp his car for dangerous parking on Tuesday in Magun...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare doctor forges medical papers to help suspect skip bail
A medical doctor at Sally Mugabe hospital in Harare is in trouble after he allegedly forged medical affidavits claiming that a Chinese suspect arrested for illegal possession of rhino horns was sick....Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name mired in underworld gold activities
FROM the Macmillan family and their gold-smuggling activities to the Kwekwe underworld mining adventures and Henrietta Rushwaya's sensational arrest three years ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nam...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 14:00hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Miners4ED invade gold mine
A GROUP of illegal miners operating under the Zanu-PF-linked Miners 4ED, which includes police officers and ruling party officials, have invaded Ascot Gold Mine in Norton despite the fact that it was ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why SA is destination of choice for asylum seekers
CURIOUSLY but not surprisingly, post-apartheid South Africa has turned out to be one of the preferred destinations for political exiles.The country has played host to many prominent political ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Dr Sizo Nkala
Cop arrested in Zimbabwe's anti-drugs fight
Police have intensified their campaign against drug suppliers and peddlers under a special operation which has seen several people, including a policeman, being arrested in the past five days while pr...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cop killer's family pleads for forgiveness
THE family of killer cop, Jaison Muvevi yesterday approached two families of the three victims that he shot dead in Hwedza last week and apologised for the heinous crime.They roped in police d...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique decline to hand over fugitive Wedza triple murder suspect to Zimbabwe?
Victims of triple murder suspect Jaison Muvevi could wait for many months, even years, to get justice after Mozambican authorities said they would try him on gun charges.Muvevi was on the run ...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 18:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in Mpumalanga for kidnapping, and demanding ransom
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested a 43-year-old undocumented Zimbabwean national, and charged him with kidnapping, extortion, armed robbery, and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition....Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for stealing church assets
TWO Bulawayo men have been arrested for allegedly stealing assets at a church.In a statement yesterday, police confirmed the arrest of Collet Nyati (50) and Moses Ncube (58) after they receive...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 21:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans convicted of rhino poaching, illegal possession of arms
Six Zimbabwean nationals have been found guilty in the Makhanda High Court of conspiracy to commit rhino poaching and illegal possession of firearms.They'll be back in court on the 4th of Nove...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Only 538 guns surrendered as amnesty ends
FIREARMS amnesty declared early August is set to end today, with 538 guns having been surrendered to the authorities.President Emmerson Mnangagwa in August declared an amnesty on all illegal f...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean men locked up in Bots for possessing dead pangolin
BOTSWANA police on Thursday last week arrested three Zimbabweans for illegal possession of a pangolin that was dead.A pangolin is a classified animal in the neighbouring country and is protect...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's police ready to swoop on illegal firearms holders
POLICE will soon swoop on all residential and business premises where they suspect illegal firearms and ammunition are stored.This exercise will also see the law enforcement agents conducting ...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty nets 105 guns in 9 days
The two month long amnesty on illegal firearm holders to voluntarily surrender the weapons to police has seen 105 firearms being brought to the police in just nine days of the operation.Accord...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 08:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares amnesty on illegal gun holders to surrender weapons
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a near two-month long amnesty on all illegal firearm holders to voluntarily surrender the lethal weapons to their nearest police stations with no questions as...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested over illegal mining activities in Mpumalanga
South Africa's elite police unit, the Hawks have arrested two Zimbabweans, a Mozambican, and three local men who are believed to be part of an illegal gold mining racket in Mpumalanga province....Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Senior cop nabbed for possession of a Pangolin
Two senior police officers were yesterday nabbed in Rusape for illegal possession of a pangolin.Assistant Inspector Kasiya Kalolo ...Published: 09 Jul 2022 at 18:08hrs | 23 | by Desmond Nleya / Simbarashe Sithole
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