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Nurse, maid robbed at knife point
A Bindura nurse and her housemaid were robbed by two knife-wielding robbers.Ellen Mandivini (33) was left counting her losses after losing US$305 and her mobile phone, while her maid, Milcah T...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 21:57hrs | 1093 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Plumtree man robbed at knifepoint
Last week, an incident occurred in Mphoengs, Plumtree, where a knife-wielding robber allegedly stole cash from a patron who was drinking.The case was presented before the Plumtree Magistrates'...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 16:20hrs | 6 | by Peter Matuka
WATCH: Gushungo robbed at knifepoint
Afro-fusion musician Tatenda "Gushungo" Gomwe was last week robbed of his mobile phone and money.Gushungo told Bulawayo24.com that he is lucky to be alive after four knife-wielding robbers pou...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 20:20hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Burglars raid Nedbank
Burglars broke into a Nedbank building in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area where they damaged three safes before stealing over US$270 000 and about R2 million, police confirmed yesterday.The...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Knife-wielding man chases ex-wife demanding sex
A 33-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in trouble after he chased his ex-wife wielding a kitchen knife demanding sex. The matter came to light at Plumtree Magistrates Courts on Monday, where Bongani Du...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victims of 'attempted murder' bouncers urged to come forward
Information Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana has called for all the victims who were victimized by under-fire bouncers to come forward and testify against them.The duo Gideon Sanyangore, (32)...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 11:57hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Serial rapist in court
A KNIFE-WIELDING man who raped and robbed several women in Harare was arraigned before the courts yesterday.The rapist, Bessam Mahosi alias Kudzanai Gwaze Ambewe (37) appeared before magistrat...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water crisis ravages Bulawayo
Women carry the burden of collecting water for households...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:48hrs | | by Brezhnev Malaba
Robberies spike in Bulawayo
Bulawayo residents have raised concern over the increase in armed robberies taking place in the central business district (CBD) in broad daylight.The knife-wielding robbers corner residents wa...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher 'gang-raped' by armed men
TWO knife-wielding men from Lower Gweru who allegedly broke into a school teacher's house and gang-raped her before looting property, appeared in court yesterday.Knowledge Prince Nkomo (26) an...Published: 14 May 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reportet
Knife-wielding robbers waylay victims in CBD
TWO knife-wielding men allegedly attacked two men in Bulawayo's Central Business District and got away with $500 from one of their victims in separate incidents, police confirmed yesterday. Both incid...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Snooze after rape thug jailed 14 years
A FILABUSI knife-wielding rapist who raped a woman and was apprehended after falling asleep at the crime scene has been jailed 14 years.Mvangeli Moyo (27) of Avoca area was convicted on his ow...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman loses car to con artists
A 39-YEAR-OLD Harare woman was last week duped of her car - a Mazda Familiar - by a fellow congregant who masqueraded as a friend who wanted to offer her some spiritual assistance.The unsuspec...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maid beats up armed intruders
A 19-YEAR-OLD domestic worker from Bulawayo beat up two knife-wielding men and sent them fleeing after they broke into a house and tried to rape her and her employer's daughters aged seven and 14 year...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maid (19) beats up two knife-wielding intruders
A 19-YEAR-OLD domestic worker from Bulawayo beat up two knife-wielding men and sent them fleeing after they broke into a house and tried to rape her and her employer's daughters aged seven and 14 year...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chihuri must be charged with crimes against humanity at the ICC
Heaven knows whether Biggie Shanje believed in God and Zanu-PF, like Commissioner Augustine Chihuri does: apparently. Still, Shanje certainly believed in himself, and relished the financial earnings h...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
'Madman' breaks into Chiyangwa's house
A knife-wielding man suspected to be mentally disturbed broke into Zifa president Philip Chiyangwa's son Bruce's Borrowdale home in Harare last Monday.Jerry Tafuririka (38) appeared before Harare magi...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 bus accident victims still unidentified
POLICE yesterday said they were yet to identify the remains of three of the five people who perished in a bus accident that occurred along the Harare-Mutare Road on Thursday last week.National...Published: 01 May 2017 at 12:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop loses AK47
A policeman guarding examination material at Mupandawana High School in Gutu, Masvingo, is battling for life in hospital after he was attacked by knife-wielding men who disarmed him and fled with ...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
REWIND: 'Tribalism caused MDC split'
THE 2005 split of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic (MDC) party was likely fuelled by strains caused by Morgan Tsvangirai's treason trial and TRIBALISM, an unpublished report compiled...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 13:28hrs | | by online
Victim relives Mzansi Express hijack horror
A WOMAN who says she was robbed of R22,450, $150 and a cellphone in an armed hold up of a Mzansi Express bus at Sasol Service Station in South Africa, yesterday said one of the robbers could be a petr...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 06:59hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Man kills friend over R3
A MAN allegedly stabbed his two friends multiple times with a knife in their stomachs, killing one and severely wounding the other over R3.Nkosiyazi Siziba of Kwite area in Mangwe District plu...Published: 31 Mar 2016 at 00:34hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Why Zimbabwe is poor
We are not poor, we are a very rich country which has failed to package its knowledge and organise itself to unlock the potential of its assets. If Zimbabwe were a company, a corporate raider would bu...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 09:06hrs | | by Vince Musewe
Knife-wielding man takes workers hostage
An un-identified man who is brandishing a knife has this morning taken hostage workers at Lake Harvest in Kariba.He is reportedly accusing the firm of not remitting his NSSA contribution...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 09:04hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Witchcraft row, man torches dad's goat pen
A knife-wielding injiva from Binga went berserk and attempted to stab his father whom he accused of bewitching him before torching a goat pen and a bedroom hut, a court heard yesterday.Eight g...Published: 04 Dec 2015 at 06:15hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Man watched lover being raped
A WOMAN was gang-raped by two men while her boyfriend watched in a crime-hit Bulawayo suburb, a court heard.The victim, 24, was later forced to have sex with her boyfriend as her two rapists a...Published: 24 Sep 2015 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Noleen Makhurane
Wife stabs hubby, lover as she finds them pants down
SOUTH AFRICA - A sexual encounter ended in blood after a wife caught her husband with his pants down.Virginia Sefala, 33, appeared in the Tembisa Magistrate's Court on Monday on two charges of...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Criticism of Bosso fans borders on tribalism
Highlanders supporters said criticism of their behaviour and that of the team bordered on tribalism and was thus unfair.Highlanders fans pelted Caps goalkeeper Victor Twaliki and Caps Unit...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elephants shot dead, cut up for meat outside Bulawayo
Bulawayo - Two elephants have been shot dead just outside Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and locals have sliced them up for meat, according to eyewitnesses and media reports on Saturday.B-Metro reported...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rapist targets grannies
AN unidentified knife-wielding rapist who recently raped two grannies from Matobo struck again after he reportedly tried to rape two other elderly women.This time around the rapist met his ma...Published: 14 Dec 2014 at 12:48hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
FEAR grips villagers as sex predator targets grannies
KEZI - VILLAGERS in Matobo's Nathisa area are living in fear following vicious sexual attacks on two women aged 91 and 85 years by a knife-wielding man suspected to be in his 20s. The 85-year-old ...Published: 25 Nov 2014 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Knife-wielding woman stabs hubby's small house
BULAWAYO - A knife-wielding woman, Nomagugu Sibanda, 28 allegedly stabbed her husband’s mistress Precious Moyo, 23 following a love-triangle dispute.Prosecutor Kenneth Shava told the court ...Published: 23 Oct 2014 at 06:23hrs | | by Court reporter
Knife-wielding thief kills cop, stabs 4
A KNIFE-WIELDING 34-year old Bikita man ran riot and fatally stabbed a police officer with a home-made knife before stabbing two other detectives who were trying to arrest him.Blessing Chimbir...Published: 09 Oct 2014 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Teen stabbed 5 times while fighting off rapist
A GIRL, 14, is recovering in a Masvingo hospital after she fought off a man trying to rape her. She suffered five stab wounds in the early morning confrontation that happened as she walked al...Published: 24 May 2014 at 08:44hrs | | by Walter Mswazie
Residents living in fear of armed robbers
RESIDENTS of Selborne Park, Matsheumhlope, Hillside and surrounding suburbs in Bulawayo are living in fear of a group of armed robbers which has been on a wanton robbing spree of houses and individual...Published: 18 May 2014 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman raped at knife-point in front of friends
A DARING knife-wielding robber allegedly accosted three women and took them to a secluded place with an accomplice still at large before raping one of them in front of her companions.This was ...Published: 11 May 2014 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean woman raped, robbed of R500
A 25 year-old Zimbabwean woman was raped and robbed of R500 by an unknown man at a bushy area near Beitbridge Border Post.Lt Mudau said the incident occurred on January 13, at about 11PM whil...Published: 20 Jan 2014 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Knife-wielding hubby bashes wife over infidelity claims
A WOMAN fled her home undressed after being blinded by her knife-wielding husband who accused her of infidelity, a court heard.Doctors have told Miss Siphathisiwe Sibanda (22) that she may nev...Published: 20 Nov 2013 at 02:24hrs | | by Court Reporter
Residents beat up knife wielding bank robber
A knife-wielding thief in Gweru staged a solo bank robbery when he walked into the local branch of Agribank on Tuesday afternoon and snatched $2 000 from a teller.The suspect, Nelson Mavengah...Published: 16 Oct 2013 at 17:57hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Ndux Junior set to release seventh album
BULAWAYO-BASED singer Witness 'Ndux Junior' Malaba, son of the late Nduna "Ndux Malax" Malaba is set to give a special present to his fans in the form of an album, his seventh titled Khona Sizake Sibo...Published: 24 Aug 2013 at 03:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman lose tooth in a brawl with hubby over conjugal rights
A PLUMTREE woman reportedly lost a tooth in a brawl with her knife-wielding husband after she denied him conjugal rights.The woman, Mercy Sibanda, dragged her husband David Soko to Plumtree co...Published: 12 Apr 2013 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
High School closes over hysteria
Mazungunye High School in Bikita this week sent nearly 1 000 pupils home after authorities closed its doors following a wave of suspected hysteria that affected four children and a teacher.Gov...Published: 21 Mar 2013 at 22:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Knife wielding robber pounce on old people's home
AN knife-wielding robber pounced on the elderly at Dandaro Old People's Home in Borrowdale, Harare, at the weekend and got away with more than $1 900 and £80 in cash.Harare provincial ...Published: 15 Jan 2013 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Watch: innocent customer stabbed 5 times on the buttocks for no reason
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Man (39) shoots dead woman (80) he was trying to rescue
Rescue mission goes wrong as 39-year-old Masvingo man accidentally shoots dead an 80-year-old granny he intended to rescue from a knife-wielding thief....Published: 10 Apr 2012 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
HIV+ claims fails to scare away rapist
AN ATTEMPT by a Chivi woman to scare off a man who wanted to rape her by telling him that she was HIV positive failed to save her after the suspect allegedly went on to have anal sex with her. ...Published: 29 Mar 2012 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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