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Crime hits Nketa suburb
Councillor Aleck Ndlovu of Ward 25 has issued a public appeal to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to intensify both day and night patrols in his ward, citing a surge in criminal activities, includin...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Police to arrest fake news peddlers after spate of online hoaxes
Police have issued a strong warning to the public against sharing unverified information on social media, cautioning that such actions are causing unnecessary panic and could lead to arrests. The advi...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:14hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Daylight machete attack chilling details heard in court
A Bulawayo woman, Mrs. Samukelisiwe Chieza, suffered serious head injuries after she and four young church members were violently robbed by a notorious machete-wielding gang operating in parts of the ...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:34hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo machete gang busted
A terrifying machete-wielding gang that had terrorised several Bulawayo suburbs for months has finally been brought to justice, with police arresting seven suspects linked to a series of violent robbe...Published: 10 May 2025 at 16:16hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bans mine registration applications
GOVERNMENT has issued a ban on the applications for registration of mines due to chaotic scenes characterising the sector since the proliferation of Chinese and indigenous miners in the extractive ind...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fleeing armed robber dies in accident
AN armed robber died in a horrific accident last week, while his three gun-toting colleagues sustained serious injuries after their gate-away vehicle hit a tree during a high-speed chase with vigilant...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Public aids machete-wielding gang's arrest
The Zimbabwe Republic Police appreciate the assistance they are getting from the public through supply of positive information leading to the arrest of Maketo brothers gang.Five of the Maketo ...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 14:36hrs | 12 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chegutu villagers relive night of terror
"THEY must rot in jail!" Selma Modi (38) of Kalembo Farm in Chegutu yelled as she narrated her harrowing ordeal of last Tuesday night at the hands of armed Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) personnel....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bloody road to March 26 by-elections
ON February 26, 2022, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, warned the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and its leader Nelson Chamisa that Zanu-PF would crush the party like lice."Let me ass...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 5 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze
Machete gang steals car
A MIDLANDS motorist lost his vehicle to a machete-wielding gang last week after he offered the criminals a lift at Redcliff turn off, Southern Eye has learnt.Provincial police spokesperson Ins...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 injured in gold mining clashes
AT least seven people were seriously injured after a machete-wielding gang reportedly aligned to former Zanu-PF youth league provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West, Vengai Musengi, ran amok and a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 machete-wielding robbers arrested
Police in Zvishavane have arrested six suspected armed robbers who were part of an eight machete-wielding gang that was targeting people with large amounts of cash.The six are Farai Moyo (21),...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Machete terror gangs spreading mayhem in Mnangagwa's home province
Murder and violence are spreading in the mineral-rich Midlands - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province - as armed militias reportedly sponsored by politicians wreak havoc with impunity....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No more carrying machetes, dangerous weapons: Police
POLICE in the Midlands province have banned the carrying of machetes and other dangerous weapons as a way of maintaining peace and order ahead of general elections scheduled for July 30.In rec...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding gang in court
FIVE members of a machete-wielding gang that pounced on a shebeen in Mbizo suburb in Kwekwe and randomly attacked imbibers, killing two and injuring three have appeared in court facing murder and atte...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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