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Ebenezer Academy principal up for raping student
THE principal of Ebenezer Academy in Harare's Budiriro suburb, Kudakwashe Mawone, has appeared in court on allegations of raping a 16-year-old student.Mawone appeared before Harare magistrate ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:33hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Republic Police to audit food rations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is set to conduct a thorough audit of food rations distributed to police stations nationwide following allegations that some senior officers have been abusing the sy...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Internal disputes rock Highlanders
Premiership side Highlanders Football Club continues to grapple with internal conflicts as revelations emerge about questionable financial practices within the club's executive. Reliable insiders have...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:32hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Harare mulls 24-hour paid parking in CBD
Motorists in Harare could soon be required to pay for parking 24 hours a day, as city authorities explore the possibility of extending the enforcement of parking fees beyond the current 8am to 4pm win...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 08:58hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Thieves steal US$7,000 tobacco at farm
Police in Rusape have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who attacked Riplemade Farm on Monday night and made off with 12 tobacco bales valued at US$7,039.The robbery, which occurred ar...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:52hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Robbery cases increasing across Zimbabwe
A surge in violent armed robberies has gripped Zimbabwe, with police confirming two major heists in Mt Darwin and Bulawayo that have left authorities scrambling to track down suspects behind the braze...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:22hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Employee brutally attacked by Chinese over NSSA injury claim
An employee at Chinese-operated Huaman Investments (Private) Limited has accused company management of violently assaulting him and fellow workers after they sought assistance from the National Social...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Coach poisoned over player selection
Tongogara United FC head coach, Takaendesa Valentine Mukwashi, is counting himself lucky to be alive after enduring a harrowing episode of persistent vomiting for over 12 hours in what is suspected to...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:47hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Explosives used in break-In at Chinhoyi Veterinary Services office
In a bold and destructive act of criminality, unknown suspects broke into the provincial offices of the Department of Veterinary Services in Chinhoyi on Friday night, using explosives to access the ac...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:00hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru loses $33,000 to armed robbers
A daring gang of five armed robbers struck at Gains Cash & Carry and Mukuru outlets at Murambinda Growth Point on the night of May 24, making off with a total haul of $11,187 in US dollars and R31...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Gain Cash and Carry Wholesale
A group of armed robbers struck Gains Cash and Carry Wholesale in Murambinda on May 24, 2025, making off with a total of US$11,187 and R31,300 in a well-coordinated heist. Authorities have revealed th...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:51hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Body of toddler disappears at Chitungwiza central hospital
Officials at Chitungwiza Central Hospital have launched an internal investigation following the mysterious disappearance of the body of an eight-month-old baby, Emmanuel Charindapanze, who had been ta...Published: 12 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Minister Machakaire Just Discovered What the Rest of Us Live With
I saw the post on X just after 9 a.m., while waiting in a queue for my grandmother's antibiotics at a local clinic. The power had gone out, again. There was no doctor on duty, again. And someone's mot...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:13hrs | 229 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Police officer in court for releasing robbery suspects after US$30 bribe
A police officer stationed at ZRP Nkulumane is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly accepting a US$30 bribe to release two robbery suspects from custody, a Bulawayo court heard on Tuesday....Published: 01 May 2025 at 10:18hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Gweru cop in trouble for 'causing' fatal accident
A police officer from the Mkoba 1 Police Station is facing disciplinary action after he allegedly engaged in a high-speed car chase that resulted in a fatal accident on Monday night.Constable ...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:52hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Swiss Ambassador Outsmarts CIO
The Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe allegedly outsmarted the dread Zimbabwe Central Intelligence Organisation after successfully carrying out a series of clandestine meetings meant to influence the Gukur...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 14:02hrs | 2669 | by Hilary Ntini
Blessed Mhlanga to spend more days in remand
The case against Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is facing charges related to transmitting messages allegedly intended to incite public violence, has been postponed to April...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:30hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Baby swap scandal at United Bulawayo Hospitals demands urgent action
The shocking allegations of a baby swap that reportedly occurred on October 10, 2024, at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) have rightfully sparked outrage and unease across the country. The very idea th...Published: 20 Apr 2025 at 19:18hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Harare teacher fined US$200 for assaulting learner
A 35-year-old Harare teacher, Brian Muza, has been fined US$200 after he was convicted of assaulting a 12-year-old student at ZRP Support Unit College in Chikurubi, an incident that left the learner w...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:52hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons officer arrested for illegal sex booster drugs
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer stationed at Zvishavane Prisons has been sentenced to three months imprisonment, wholly suspended on condition he pays a US$250 fine, after ...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:19hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
CID officer up for second murder charge
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Detective Farai Simudzirai, who was on suspension in connection with a murder case, has been implicated in another fatal incident. The incident, which occurre...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:38hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo policeman shot dead in Tshabalala
A police officer was shot and killed while attending to a crime scene in Tshabalala suburb on Thursday night. The slain officer has been identified as Sergeant Abel Masava.According to reports...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:45hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
Police deploy to counter Geza's March 31 anti-Mnangagwa protests
With anti-President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrations planned for March 31, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced full deployment of officers across the country, warning that any attempts t...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 16:21hrs | 2516 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospital rocked by kickback scandal involving nurses and doctors
New details have emerged in a kickback scandal at Masvingo Provincial Hospital (MPH), where sources allege that nurses are receiving US$5 for every patient they refer to private clinics for services t...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:47hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Team Lozikeyi detective shot dead
A detective from Bulawayo's renowned all-female police unit, Team Lozikeyi, tragically lost her life while on duty last night. The brave officer, identified as Cassandra Hove, was shot dead while purs...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:26hrs | 1761 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hospital baby swap scandal findings to be made public
The investigation into the distressing case of the baby swap at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) is still ongoing, with the Government promising full transparency and the eventual publication of its fi...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 08:49hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Policemen arrested over $1 bribe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday arrested two police officers stationed at the Lion's Den tollgate along the Harare-Chirundu highway for allegedly taking a $1 bribe from a moto...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 15:34hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 27 Air Force officers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, has promoted 27 officers from the Air Force of Zimbabwe. The promotions were made in accordance with Section 15 (1)...Published: 05 Jan 2025 at 08:40hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested at Beitbridge border, driving 'stolen' BMW into Zimbabwe
A 40-year-old foreign national is expected to appear in court after he allegedly tried to drive a luxury BMW across the border into Zimbabwe on New Year's Eve.Police said officers were on duty...Published: 05 Jan 2025 at 08:19hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Police officer killed at roadblock accident in Zimbabwe
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer lost his life in a tragic road traffic accident while on duty at a roadblock along the Mazowe-Centenary road on the evening of December 30, 2024.The in...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 20:49hrs | 3585 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe armed robbers target mines and businesses in series of heists
Authorities are investigating a string of armed robberies that have rocked various locations across Zimbabwe in recent days, with the most recent targeting a mine in Filabusi. Seven armed suspects sto...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:36hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Senior Cop Killed in Roadblock Accident
A senior officer from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) stationed in Mvurwi tragically lost his life in a roadblock accident yesterday....Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 08:18hrs | 3045 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mvurwi
Police officer killed, another injured in violent incident at nightclub
Glendale, Zimbabwe - A tragic incident unfolded at 007 Night Club in Glendale in the early hours of December 26, 2024, leaving one police constabulary dea...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 20:34hrs | 2868 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man arrested for demanding to see Mnangagwa
A 40-year-old Harare man, Felix Togaraseyi Magureyi, has been arrested for the second time this year after attempting to force his way into State House on December 23, demanding to see President Emmer...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:53hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
The impact of duty-free incentives in the 2025 national budget
The 2025 National Budget is a forward-thinking approach to economic recovery and national development, introducing strategic duty-free incentives aimed at empowering local industries, stimulating econ...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 20:12hrs | 1062 | by Innocent Mujeri
Mbanje transporter jailed 10 years
A 32-year-old truck driver from Beitbridge, Tapson Madziyanise, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being caught transporting 78 kilograms of cannabis in a South African-registered commerci...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:30hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Police seek public help to track armed robbery gang in Bulawayo
Police in Bulawayo are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying and apprehending a gang of 10 armed robbers who carried out a daring heist at United Refineries in the Kelvin Industrial Ar...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:46hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zimra can do better at their checkpoints
FESTIVE SEASON BLUES. As the Christmas rush gathers momentum and cross-border activity between South Africa and Zimbabwe increases, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, (Zimra) in conjunction with ...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 16:15hrs | 1048 | by King Jay
Security guard bashes colleague
A 45-year-old security guard from Plumtree is facing legal trouble after allegedly assaulting his colleague with a metal pipe following a dispute over a tobacco rolling paper.Sipho Ncube appea...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:14hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Police appeal for information on armed robbery in Bulawayo
Police in Bulawayo are seeking assistance from the public in their investigation of a robbery that took place at a business premise in Western Commonage on 06 December 2024.According to a stat...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 12:49hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis at Vumbachikwe poses serious health crisis
Water crisis that is as a result of a cocktail of challenges faced by the Vumbachikwe Mine community among them electricity disconnection by Zimbabwe Elec...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:16hrs | 75 | by Stephen Jakes
Armed robbers steal over US$36,000 in Harare heist
A company in Vainona, Harare, lost US$36,260 in a daring armed robbery early Friday morning, where three unidentified men stormed the premises, attacked a security guard, and made away with cash and v...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:58hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Stray dog bites Harare City Council worker
A City Council worker in Bloomingdale, Harare, was bitten by a stray dog while on duty, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of municipal by-laws to protect public safety. The incident occurred at...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 17:47hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man mauled by police dog, denied medical attention
A Karoi man, Caleb Chinodakufa (33), is recovering from serious injuries after he was attacked by police dogs and denied medical care for several hours. Chinodakufa, who suffers from epilepsy, was lef...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:10hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
'Bribery' cops in court
TWO police officers who went viral on social media at the weekend for allegedly receiving bribery money at Mabvuku turn-off along the Harare-Mutare Highway have appeared in court.James Chifamb...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Harare church robbed of $54,200 in late-night heist
Police in Harare are investigating a daring robbery in which five masked men stole $54,200 from a church in Goodhope. The robbery occurred on October 31, 2024, around 11 p.m., when the suspects - each...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 16:51hrs | 1781 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman shot dead in armed robbery
A 67-year-old businessman, Eleson Tambudze, was tragically killed in a violent home invasion in Westview, Kadoma. The incident occurred when two unidentified men attacked the security guard on duty, r...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 16:22hrs | 3110 | by Staff reporter
The criticism of the Bosso supporters boycott by Jaravaza is myopic
The recent discourse surrounding the Highlanders Football Club supporters' boycott of games has engendered a cacophony of opinions, yet none are as misguided as the assertion that this boycott is orch...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 14:41hrs | 616 | by Ezra Tshisa
The criticism of the Bosso supporters boycott is myopic
The recent discourse surrounding the Highlanders Football Club supporters' boycott of games has engendered a cacophony of opinions, yet none are as misguided as the assertion that this boycott is orch...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 10:35hrs | 994 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
Zimbabwe police command issues strict memorandum on cellphone use while on duty
In a decisive move to enhance discipline within the ranks, the Officer Commanding Police Masvingo Province has issued a strict memorandum regarding the use of cellphones by police officers while on du...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 08:09hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
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