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Robber waylays gold dealer
A 36-year-old Bulawayo man lost 65 grammes of gold and a cellphone to an armed robber who had lured him to Chegutu. The man had been lured to Shamva by the robber only identified as Anyway Mun...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Cop nabbed for diverting smuggled goods
JUDGMENT is expected to be delivered on Friday in a matter in which a senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), is accused of conniving with a subordinate to divert for personal benefit, tw...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
More jail time for illegal forex traders
PROSECUTOR-General, Mr Kumbirai Hodzi, has warned of more jail time for economic saboteurs while the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will intensify the blitz against manipulation of the local c...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Big Zimbabwean companies are fingered in forex fiddle
TOP executives and directors from up to 20 big companies face imminent arrest following a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) investigation into massive multi-million-dollar fraud involving the country's f...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:58hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested with 12 diamonds after tip-off
FIVE people have been arrested in Mutare after they were found in possession of 12 diamonds weighing 75 carats.The value of the diamonds is yet to be ascertained as investigations continue....Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:44hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Police cash in on unlicensed vehicles
POLICE are making a killing from a recently launched operation to nab unlicensed vehicles, and those with fitted bar headlights, as well as touts.The issue was revealed in a recent police upda...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:58hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
5 nabbed over 1 000m electric cables
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have arrested five people for illegal possession of 1 000m of electricity cables.They were arrested movie-style after a high-speed chase by the p...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:56hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
3 more robbers nabbed along Limpopo
The National Security Taskforce yesterday intercepted three armed robbers along the Limpopo River and recovered an assortment of firearms and ammunition.National police spokesman Assistant Com...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Prison escapees nabbed after stealing motorbike
TWO inmates, who escaped from Guruve prison have been re-arrested after they stole a motorbike from a local resident.Acting Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Naison D...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:48hrs | 1283 | by Staff Reporter
Highway fuel robbers nabbed in Beatrice
Two suspects have been arrested by Chivhu police on allegations of stealing diesel from Fossil Contractors machinery parked on their site along Harare-Masvingo highway after a high-speed chase. ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Woman nabbed for selling 'Tumbwa'
A 31-year-old Madziwa woman is assisting police with investigations after she was arrested on Wednesday for selling illicit beer.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nai...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:43hrs | 2366 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Harare council manager nabbed for 'falsehoods'
A HARARE City Council manager was on Thursday arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after he allegedly produced a false report claiming that Fossil Construction Company had comple...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:49hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Giraffe poacher nabbed
A suspected giraffe poacher Remember Mereki (32) was arrested in Bindura on Wednesday after he was caught by security guards at a farm trying to kill a giraffe.The two security guards Takudzwa...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 18:39hrs | 222 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man nabbed with cocaine in Beitbridge
A 32-year-old Chitungwiza man has been arrested in Beitbridge after being found in possession of cocaine with a street value of $54 255 on Wednesday afternoon. Philip Nyahodza was not asked to...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 18:18hrs | 394 | by Staff Reporter
100 invaders nabbed over violence
AT least 100 people were arrested and later released yesterday following violent clashes between two groups fighting over control of land they grabbed from a property developer in Whitecliff, Harare....Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:50hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Cruel aunty nabbed
A SUSPECTED Glendale based cruel aunty who went viral on social media for assaulting her five year-old niece has been arrested.Maria Mugwali (40) was arrested and dragged to Concession m...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:16hrs | 2251 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Nabbed poachers bash cops
GURUVE based Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer Tsitsi Rushizha cheated death after three suspected poachers went riot and assaulted her col...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 07:33hrs | 2015 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Couple kills baby during scuffle
A MARONDERA couple, which secretly buried a year-old baby, has been nabbed.Givemore Mapfumo (41) and his wife Senzeni Godzi (20) of Cherutombo suburb are currently assisting police with invest...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:52hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Shebeen queen nabbed for violating COVID-19 regulations
A 32-YEAR-OLD woman from Iminyela suburb in Bulawayo was arrested last week for running a shebeen in violation of COVID-19 regulations.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube con...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 08:43hrs | 419 | by Jamwanda
Traffic cop nabbed over bribery
A TRAFFIC police officer was arrested and charged with criminal abuse of office after he solicited for US$25 from a complainant at an accident scene.The suspect, Musasiyashe Shadaya (27) appea...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
'Poland visa agent' fraudster nabbed
A HARARE fraudster yesterday appeared before magistrate Judith Taruvinga after she allegedly conned a couple claiming that she was a travel agent and could facilitate visas acquisition for them to tra...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:20hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Informal traders resort to smuggling
WItH no formal employment, Bekithemba Ncube* says smuggling groceries and other goods from neighbouring Botswana for resale in Bulawayo helps him put food on the table for his family.the finan...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Top cop's corruption exposed
Criminal Investigations Department Officer in Charge Mvurwi has been accused of massive corruption by his juniors, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Inspector Shakeman Dzongera is not at peace with hi...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 14:17hrs | 3998 | by Lloyd Rabaya
3 armed robbers arrested in Masvingo
THREE suspected armed robbers were arrested in Masvingo after robbing a businessman of cash and valuables worth $1 million.One of the robbers, Wonder Mahuni (42) of Kadoma, was implicated in t...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:04hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Trio nabbed for smuggling 19 000 litres of fuel
THREE men have been arrested in Chipinge while attempting to smuggle 19 000 litres of diesel into the country from neighbouring Mozambique.The trio Charles Dube (54) of Taringa village in Mara...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:52hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber fished from his hideout
A SUSPECTED armed robber, who was on the police most wanted list, has been nabbed while hiding at his rural home in Mudzi, Mashonaland East province, following a chase that involved a sniffer dog....Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
R3m cigarette smugglers nabbed
SOUTH African police have arrested two suspected Zimbabweans caught with R3 million worth of Remington Gold cigarettes they were smuggling into that country through the Beitbridge border post....Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:47hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested carrying 540kg of cannabis
A Zimbabwe Republic Police ZRP support unit officer was nabbed carrying 6 bags of dagga weighing 540 kilograms on Thursday.Constable Be...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 08:14hrs | 1384 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldier supplied bullets to Harare robbery gang, court hears
Four alleged armed robbers charged with murder on Monday were supplied ammunition by a 35-year-old soldier, a court has been told.Zvidozvashe Dzuda, 35, a section officer in the ordinance dire...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 18:21hrs | 2545 | by Staff reporter
6 notorious robbers arrested, one shot dead
SIX armed robbers were on Saturday nabbed by the police during a shootout in Harare, which killed one of them.Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the inc...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:35hrs | 1492 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring MDC Alliance MP nabbed for stealing electricity
BORROWDALE resident and former MDC Alliance 2018 candidate for Mutare North, Godfrey Munyamana, has been accused of having been stealing electricity for years at his former residence after he allegedl...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1939 | by Staff Reporter
ExQ, Nutty O out on $5 000 bail
CELEBRATED dancehall star Carrington Simbarashe "Nutty O" Chiwadza and urban groover Enock "ExQ" Munhenga were yesterday granted $5 000 bail each by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi following their ar...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 19:05hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster nabbed after $1m swindle
A SUSPECTED fraudster who allegedly posed as an Econet airtime dealer appeared in court for duping an unsuspecting airtime vendor of $1 507 000.The suspect, Michael Mutsvunguma, appeared befor...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:55hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
Police dismiss social media reports on bus robbers
Police have dismissed information circulating on social media platforms alleging that the notorious robbers who pounced on passengers and crew of Beitbridge bound Boundary Express bus have been arrest...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 18:32hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbers, carjackers nabbed after shoot-out
Six suspected armed robbers and carjackers were arrested on Thursday after a shoot-out near Mabvuku turn-off along Mutare Road on the eastern outskirts of Harare.One of the suspects was shot a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Bogus CIO nabbed
A 31-year-old Bindura woman appeared before Bindura Magistrate Jessylene Madhaga yesterday facing impersonation charges after duping two women. The state alleged that sometime in April, the ac...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 12:56hrs | 2140 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Human trafficker nabbed with 5 Ethopians
Kanyemba based human trafficker Edmore Teguru (34) was arrested last week for human trafficking.Sources familiar with the incident told Bulawayo24.com that Teguru received five Ethiopians from...Published: 31 May 2021 at 13:40hrs | 1826 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Kanyemba
Ministry to splurge US$1m on cars
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's cash-strapped government is set to splurge at least US$1 million on 35 new off-road double cab Toyota vehicles for top bureaucrats in the Home Affairs ministry.I...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2331 | by Eddie Cross
Police in $8 million drug bust
POLICE have arrested 93 suspected drug dealers nationwide in a week-long operation dubbed "No to Crystal Meth" leading to the recovery of an assortment of illicit drugs worth more than $8 million....Published: 27 May 2021 at 18:26hrs | 500 | by Staa reporter
Plumtree police intercept smuggled goods
PLUMTREE police last week intercepted two South African registered vehicles in Plumtree, Matabeleland South that were laden with smuggled goods.The goods were then confiscated by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:26hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Harare CBD put under lockdown during Nehanda statue unveiling
TRAVELLERS from Chitungwiza and other areas in and outside Harare were Tuesday morning blocked from access to the Harare CBD by police until President Emmerson Mnangagwa had unveiled long gone First C...Published: 25 May 2021 at 17:35hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Harare Airport emerges as major smuggling gateway
THE Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is emerging as a gateway for mineral smugglers, particularly gold, with state security agents at the centre of the criminal syndicates.In the la...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:12hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa very weak in fighting corruption
The recent appointment of controversial Delish Nguwaya at AAG is a very sad development in the history of fighting corruption. Even those who thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa was serious in fighti...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:52hrs | 560 | by Leonard Koni
Health worker nabbed for stealing COVID-19 equipment
BULAWAYO police have arrested council employee Mike Chidarikire for allegedly stealing COVID-19 equipment from the local authority's vaccine storeroom on Monday.Acting provincial police spokes...Published: 14 May 2021 at 14:02hrs | 1333 | by Staff Reporter
SA army busts Zimbabwe vehicle smuggling racket
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDEF) on Monday busted vehicle smuggling racket, intercepting two sports utility vehicles which were being smuggled to Zimbabwe through a sandy beach....Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2958 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling: Heads to roll at airport
POLICE will leave no stone unturned in establishing how a gold smuggler sneaked out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport undetected, only to be arrested in South African. Home Af...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Foreigner nabbed with $7m cocaine
POLICE in Harare yesterday said they arrested a foreign female on Monday 10, for attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of $7 million at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport....Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
US$780k gold smuggler linked to Rushwaya?
ZIMBABWE'S lax security at ports of entry and airports has come under spotlight again after Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya's ex-aide was arrested at the OR Tambo Interna...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man nabbed at airport with R11m in gold pieces
A 33-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Kempton Park regional court today after being arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport with 23 pieces of gold worth an estimated R11 million in...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:23hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Serial rapist nabbed
Residents of Bindura have sighed a relief after a suspected serial rapist who was allegedly raping minors between ages of seven to 10 was arrested on Wedn...Published: 08 May 2021 at 10:10hrs | 2162 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
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