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Balaclava-clad rapist on the loose in Chikanga
Fear has gripped residents of Chikanga and nearby suburbs following a series of brazen sexual assaults by a suspected serial rapist reportedly operating under the cover of darkness while wearing a bal...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:37hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
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 | 316 | by Staff reporter
Lodge guest sentenced for stealing towels, bedsheets and bulbs
A 24-year-old man from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to 315 hours of community service after breaking into two city lodges and stealing property worth US$480.Witness Sibanda ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs wreak havoc in Bulawayo
Fear and frustration are mounting across Bulawayo as machete-wielding gangs continue to terrorise residents in several suburbs, leaving a trail of violence, injury, and trauma in their wake.Ov...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:37hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Friends jailed 27 years for donkey cart murder
Two friends who abducted and brutally murdered a well-known businessman in Lower Gweru using a donkey cart as their getaway vehicle have been sentenced to 27 years in prison, bringing closure to a har...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:26hrs | 732 | 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
Gunfire and fear: Bulawayo grapples with a surge in deadly crime
The streets of Bulawayo have become a theatre of escalating gun violence, with a recent spate of chilling incidents raising alarm over public safety and law enforcement's growing vulnerability. The br...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:38hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Brother frequently rapes own sister
In a bizzare incident derived from sharing solitary bedroom as siblings, a 29-year-old Kezi man was dragged to court after raping his own juvenile sister ...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 922 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Kezi
Killer cops' application for discharge dismissed
The Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an application for discharge by two police officers and two neighbourhood watch committee members who are facing charges related to the fatal shooting of a man in...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 08:25hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Neighbourhood watch member jailed for releasing detained suspects
A 56-year-old member of the neighbourhood watch committee in Hurungwe, Mashonaland West, has been sentenced to three months in prison after he was found guilty of releasing two detained suspects and d...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 14:33hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents acquire vehicle for neighbourhood watch patrol
Residents of Sunninghill suburb in Bulawayo have come together to add a fifth vehicle to their crime patrol fleet, in response to growing concerns over safety and security in the area. The collaborati...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:36hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Student murdered for identifying robber
A 23-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic student, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on Monday evening after being brutally stabbed by two robbers in Cowdray Park, following a mugging incident in w...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:58hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Emakhandeni-Luveve MP concerned over rising housebreaking cases
Emakhandeni-Luveve Constituency lawmaker Discent Bajila has urged the government to create jobs to help reduce the rising cases of housebreaking in his constituency and Bulawayo as a whole.He ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 20:37hrs | 369 | by Stephen Jakes
Trial begins for Zimbabwe police shooting
The trial of four men accused of fatally shooting Paul Munakopa in Bulawayo's Hillside suburb four years ago has commenced at the Bulawayo High Court. Munakopa, 34, was shot during a high-speed chase ...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:04hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Man promises to bribe rape witness with a tin of baked beans
A 64-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho, Jahe Village was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a mentally challenged girl.Zakeu Mpofu appeared before Bulawayo's Magistrate Mr Matthew Mutiro on...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:44hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe content creator found murdered following a hijacking in Delft
A digital content creator and pastor who graduated just days ago has been found murdered following a hijacking in Delft.Marshall Ganyau, 30, was pictured smiling in his graduation gear after c...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Farmers demand no amnesty for cattle rustlers
Farmers in Matabeleland have called for cattle rustlers to be excluded from the Presidential amnesty and denied bail, as livestock theft devastates their communities.The call was made during a...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:05hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe never acted like a maniac as Sadc and AU Chair
I am still struggling to wrap my head around this madness. What is it about hosting a SADC heads of state and government meeting in Zimbabwe that can drive the host leader to go off the rails?...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:56hrs | 513 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Please stop lying over Zimbabwe's SADC chairmanship!
To say I was shocked would be an understatement. I was dumbfounded. In fact, I was filled with indescribable revulsion!I came across a video of an address by an unnamed ruling ZANU PF ...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 20:42hrs | 1082 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Granny raped 'for grand-daughter's sins'
IN a rather bizarre incident, a 72-year-old woman from Mgadla Village, Matobo District in Matabeleland South province was allegedly raped by her granddaughter's 22-year-old ex-lover as repayment for a...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:09hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes visually impaired woman in Zimbabwe
A 32-year-old man from Filabusi has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping a visually impaired woman. The incident occurred on March 28, 2024, when the victim, who lives alone, went t...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 06:56hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Roman Catholic Priest fires gun in church
A Bulawayo man suspected to be part of a gang of robbers that has terrorised Roman Catholic churches in the city was reportedly sold out by a priest's finger ring that was stolen in one of the churche...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 12:13hrs | 84 | by Erick Matotoba
Father from hell impregnates daughter
AN EVIL man strangely bizarrely claimed before a magistrate that he was in love with his biological daughter whom he sexually attacked on several occasions before impregnating her.The 51-year-...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves
AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and sto...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn textbook pirates
In a brief but strongly worded statement, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube, said the law enforcement agents will soon descend on perpetrators without fear or favour....Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 500 Cowdray Park houses connect to Zesa
FOR almost two decades, Mrs Juliet Sithole was not able to use a fridge while her children were somewhat divorced from watching cartoons on television and playing video games. They would use t...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 7 notorious robbery suspects
SEVEN robbery suspects, one of them a police officer, have been arrested for a spate of armed cases they committed between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls over eight months.Two of the suspects Wel...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:32hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Cop drove robbers getaway car
A DETECTIVE based in Bulawayo who was a getaway driver in a planned armed robbery spree in Victoria Falls has been arrested.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi in a...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 15:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police officer arrested for armed robbery
A Criminal Investigating Officer with the Zimbabwe Republic Police has been arrested over allegations of attempted robbery in Victoria Falls.National Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissione...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 05:15hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man kills brother over US$20
A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Mabutweni bludgeoned his elder brother to death after accusing him of spending his share US$20 that came from rentals of their home.Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistan...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police brutality victim's family demands 'supernatural' justice
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been accused of covering up its officers' attack on a handcuffed suspect, who later died in holding cells at Banket Police Station, last month.The now de...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police brutality exposed
Three members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) special constabulary details are facing severe criticism for allegedly beating a suspect to death inside the holding cells at Banket Police Station....Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes mother
IN apparently the rarest of rare cases, a 31-year-old man from Esigodini in Umzingwane District, Matebeleland South province left the entire area reeling in shock after he allegedly raped his 64-year-...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:24hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes girlfriend's daughter
A 55-YEAR-OLD member of the neighbourhood watch committee (NWC) in Bulawayo's Kensington suburb allegedly raped his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter on three occasions, a magistrate heard on Friday....Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 14 | by Erick Matotoba
Mentally-challenged man mistaken for thief, killed
A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED man from Chinhoyi succumbed to injuries suffered in an assault by four members of a neighbourhood watch committee members in Harare who mistook him for a thief.Dona...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 20:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
As guns flow into Zimbabwe, armed robberies spike
CHRISTOPHER Holland believed he had done all he could to secure his home: two vicious dogs permanently stationed in the front yard and wall-to-wall security. But as he arrived home from work one day a...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wrong man arrested after LONE gunman senselessly attacks
YOU would expect women and school children to be the only ones who walk home in groups to protect themselves from a violent armed robber but in the Empandeni area in Mangwe District, men can also be s...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
POLICE WARNING: Private security firms potential criminals
POLICE have warned Bulawayo residents against hiring private security companies to patrol in their suburbs as that could expose them to criminals.The officer Commanding Bulawayo Province Commi...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:08hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
27 men believed to be migrants found dead along road in Zambia
Twenty-seven bodies, believed to be of Ethiopians or Somalis, have been found dumped along a road in the Meanwood Khosi Area in Lusaka, Zambia, after apparently suffocating in a container used by huma...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 00:49hrs | 60 | by Staff Reporter
Gold panners impose curfew
RESIDENTS of Esigodini in Matabeleland South province are living in fear of suspected illegal panners who are terrorising them and have reportedly imposed some form of a ‘7 pm curfew' in the a...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree: A fuel smugglers paradise
FUEL smuggling is rampant along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border, with illicit traders resorting to paying bribes to evade arrest, a practice that has seen the country losing millions of dollars in potent...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
SA army tells Afrikaner rights organisation to back off border areas
THE South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has told AfriForum that safeguarding and patrolling the country's borders is its responsibility and not for "any other non-State groupings or groups"....Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South Africa dismisses Afrikaner nationalists border patrol claims
South Africa's Home Affairs department has dismissed claims by lobby group South Africa's Home Affairs that it is patrolling the border between the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe at Musina in Limpo...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Afrikaner nationalists to patrol Musina border in with sniffer dogs
The ultra-right-wing Afrikaner organisation, AfriForum, has announced it has launched a new initiative to patrol with sniffer dogs at the porous South Africa-Zimbabwe border in Limpopo's Musina area....Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 16:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'We have criminals among us,' says Bulawayo police boss
POLICE Officer Commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Patton Mbangwa has said the first step towards ending the scourge of crime in Bulawayo was for residents to accept that "we have criminals amo...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Pro whites group launch project to help secure South Africa's Beitbridge border
Afrikaner rights organisation, AfriForum has launched a new project to help secure South Africa's borders, this comes after South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa allowed vigilante groups to oper...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 09:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US$100k property recovered as cops raid Bulawayo machete gang
BULAWAYO residents say they are now afraid to sleep at night because of machete-brandishing robbers who have injured and killed people in the city.Last week, Langelihle Dube (53) from Bulawayo...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Man waves organ at women in church
A man from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly exposing his privates to two women who were at a church in North End suburb.Gabriel Tshalibe, whose age and address were not given, was arre...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council rangers go on rampage
A resident of Bulawayo's peri-urban St Peters village is nursing gunshot wounds after municipal rangers went on the rampage beating residents before firing live ammunition in a dispute over armed robb...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:16hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cops linked to cattle rustling syndicates
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland South have raised concerns over the failure by police top brass to arrest and discipline officers accused of running organised cattle rustling syndicates in the provi...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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