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Car thief caught using stolen vehicle as pirate taxi
A CHEEKY Mutare man who had in the morning stolen a parked car in the city was nabbed while using the vehicle as a pirate taxi later that same day.Philip Mandeya (28) of Mandeya Two Village, H...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:29hrs | 236 | 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
Allow artists to perform without censorship
Winky D born Wallace Chirumiko popularly known as 'The Big Man or Gaffa' deserves that respect amongst his peers. We have freedom of expression in the country so people should be allowed to air their ...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 20:09hrs | 16 | by Leonard Koni
Fire breaks out at Bulawayo service station
A SWIFT reaction by the Bulawayo Fire and Emergency Services coupled with bravery by a driver of a fuel-tanker helped to avert disaster when a fire broke out at a city service station during a decanti...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Filling station sells petrol contaminated with water
A FUEL garage in Lupane is reportedly selling water contaminated petrol and a number of vehicles that were served at the filling station last week have been affected.Three cars reportedly fail...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
32 armed robberies in Bulawayo between March and June - police
Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo witnessed 32 armed robberies in a four-month period between March 1 and June 30, police said on Sunday.Two people were shot by the armed robbers, one fatally...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Petrol attendant shot as violent crime wave sweeps Bulawayo
A petrol attendant was shot in the chest on Friday after armed robbers targeted a Flo garage in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb – the latest in a series of violent robberies in Zimbabwe's second city....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers tie up staff, sell fuel for 3 hours
ARMED robbers raided two service stations in Bulawayo, tied attendants' hands before getting away with cash in dramatic incidents that occurred within two days. In the first one on Monday at a...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is one giant crime scene!
Presently, a newspaper headline reports a ticketing scam by over a hundred Zupco conductors which prejudiced the company of thousands of dollars; fast-tracking the demise of a public transport project...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 22:29hrs | 7 | by Washington Nyasha Gwarada
Zimbabwean motorists flocking into SA to buy fuel
Some Zimbabwean nationals are crossing the Beitbridge border into South Africa to buy fuel. The Zimbabwean government announced a 150% fuel increase last week.It now costs over R43 to buy a li...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:45hrs | 2 | by SABC
'Fuel supply gaps still exist in Zimbabwe'
Although fuel consumers are generally able to access fuel, some gaps still exist as we continue to witness fuel queues, even though some are short - that's a fact.The demand trends I have witn...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Angry motorists shut down fuel service station
ANGRY motorists temporarily closed Total Service Station in Victoria Falls on Friday morning in protest over hoarding of fuel by the garage attendants.Chaos started on Thursday evening when sc...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Which way Zimbabwe economy?
Zimbabwe's economy now resembles a dog's breakfast. There's panic, uncertainty and speculation. Prices of basic commodities are rising and nobody seems to care. Fuel is in a fictitious short supply. M...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:11hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
A false new dawn for Zimbabwe
The afternoon after Zimbabwe's historic Monday July 30 elections, I was trying to assuage the fears of Jason Burke, the correspondent for the London newspaper, the Guardian, that chaos and violence wo...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 10:59hrs | 1 | by David B. Moore
Pressure on petrol prices
Petrol prices are marginally increasing at some pump stations after holding steady for the better part of the month.Observers fear the increases, blamed on bottlenecks in the supply chain, cou...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chefs accused of jumping fuel queues
MOTORISTS in Chinhoyi have accused top Zanu-PF officials of jumping fuel queues to fill up their vehicles at the few service stations operating in the town.Clifford Mutopa, one of the affected...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Independence Day message
Zimbabwe did not come cheap. It took a protracted and gruelling struggle to liberate the country from the shackles of colonial bondage. The patriotic sons and daughters of this land died while some we...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa
Unarmed service station guard fights 3 gunmen
THREE armed robbers raided an Engen Service Station in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb and got away with $219 after seriously injuring a security guard who attempted to disarm one of them.Two of ...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean exiles: Life in the dark valley between starvation and desperate poverty
A fresh wave of reluctant economic exiles from across the Limpopo River now calls South Africa home. And burrowed deep within a five-kilometre radius of one nondescript shopping mall situated in the h...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 10:50hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
Life in Zimbabwe has turned so difficult- Fuzwayo
A human Rights activist and politician Bekezela Fuzwayo has said life in Zimbabwe has become unbearably difficult.He said he was at The Holiday Inn in Harare recently and as per his norm alway...Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 03:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Armed robbers raid Plumtree Petro Trade
TWO masked armed robbers raided a Petro Trade Service Station in Plumtree and got away with $256 and a metal first aid box worth about $30, which they mistook for a money safe.Police yeste...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cop in court for armed 'robbery'
THE police officer who is alleged to have robbed a Total Service Station in Bulawayo at gun point last month, appeared in court yesterday.Amos Hlori (39) works under the Police Special Tac...Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Top cop arrested for garage heist
A POLICE officer said to be part of an elite arm of the force has been arrested for an armed robbery that occurred at a Total Service Station in Bulawayo last month.Detectives arrested Amo...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 05:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
White Zimbabwean man attacked with panga in SA
A Zimbabwean man risked his life last week to protect his mother and to prevent robbers from stealing all the money they had - R6 300. However, there was no stopping the robbers, one of wh...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 08:56hrs | | by Netwerk24
Ambush at Lesoma, 35 BDF soldiers, 3 Zipra combatants ambushed
In the evening of 27th February 1978, a detachment of 35 BDF soldiers, 2 teenagers from Lesoma village and 2 or 3 ZIPRA combatants were ambushed by Smith's Rhodesian Soldiers at Lesoma sand ridge. 15 ...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 10:44hrs | 35 | by Boletilemang Gabokgatlhe
AK47 armed robbers hit two service stations
ARMED robbers brandishing pistols and an AK47 rifle raided two service stations in Bulawayo, fired a shot at one of them before getting away with cash in the wee hours of yesterday morning....Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortages persist as RBZ deny reports
Most fuel stations in Bulawayo have run out of gas due to crippling cash shortages.This has resulted in few stations that still have stocks to display three prices for diesel, petrol and paraf...Published: 04 Dec 2016 at 08:15hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Petrol attendant's indecent pictures leaked
Women's indecent pictures have been the in-thing in Chiredzi last week and many people wondered what was exactly happening.Chiredzi petrol attendant Daphine Chinyere shocked the sugarcane ...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Bongani Ndlovu
Mum 'killer' steals petrol from service station
A Gweru man who allegedly killed his mother by stabbing her five times with a kitchen knife, appeared in court for speeding off from a service station without paying for petrol. A day after al...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Elizabeth Tsuro
Robbers blow up Bulawayo service station
ROBBERS used explosives to blow up a wall at Flo Petroleum Service Station in Bulawayo's Burnside suburb and stole more than $4,000, police confirmed. The robbers allegedly locked a worker in a backro...Published: 27 Aug 2015 at 08:10hrs | | by Emily Mbewe
Contaminated fuel leaves motorists stranded
MORE than 20 motorists were left stranded last Wednesday after filling contaminated fuel at Trek Service Station along Chiremba Road in Hatfield.Police moved swiftly to control the situation a...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 09:47hrs | | by Arron Nyamayaro
Fuel dealers 'tampering' with garage pumps
Some fuel stations in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province are allegedly tampering with fuel pumps ahead of a government deadline Wednesday to adjust fuel prices as per the falling prices of crude oil on th...Published: 14 Jan 2015 at 21:55hrs | | by Loirdham Moyo
Garage armed robbery caught on camera - Video
CCTV footage of an armed robbery that took place early on Sunday morning at the The Reeds garage in Centurion has been acquired by Beeld newspaper and placed on YouTube.The 4 minute vide...Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 14:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers flee as victim runs amok
An armed robber and his accomplice had to run for dear life after their victim, tired of being continuously beaten, snapped and soundly thrashed him.The victim, Bhekisisa Maphosa, a petrol...Published: 28 Apr 2014 at 22:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Notorious Tsholotsho armed robber nabbed
One of the most-wanted armed robbers who has allegedly been raiding supermarkets and fuel service stations at gunpoint in Bulawayo since last year was yesterday hauled before the courts facing...Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man defecates at service station while people watch
23-year-old Kelvin Mudavanhu from Masvingo stunned residents and petrol attendants when he removed his trousers and started defecating at a service station.The incident ...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 20:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
$1-in-pocket man angers mugger, beaten
FATE dealt a Gweru petrol attendant a bitter blow after he was headbutted and seriously injured by a mugger who was apparently infuriated after discovering that his victim had only a $1 in his pockets...Published: 15 Nov 2013 at 04:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man who killed a Zimbabwean petrol attendant gets bail
Cape Town - A Cape Town man accused of killing a petrol attendant has been granted bail by the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court, the Cape Argus reported on Thursday.The newspaper reported t...Published: 04 Jul 2013 at 12:37hrs | 12 | by Sapa
Notorious robber axes petrol attendant before robbing him
A notorious robber was yesterday arraigned before the courts for allegedly axing a petrol attendant before robbing him of R100, US$35 and groceries as he lay unconsciously on the ground.Artwel...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 23:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean petrol attendant beaten to death in South Africa
Cape Town - A man will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court soon in connection with the death of a petrol attendant who was beaten with a wooden plank, the Cape Argus reported on Friday....Published: 07 Jun 2013 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by Sapa
Armsec guard in court for pointing firearm at CID officers
An Armsec security guard landed himself in trouble after he reportedly pointed a firearm at four Braeside CID officers at the height of an altercation.Tawona Mujoma (41) of 75 Dauna Road in Ze...Published: 16 Mar 2013 at 08:06hrs | | by Court Reporter
Businessman arrested for raping a petrol attendant
BULAWAYO businessman James Maisiri has been arrested for allegedly raping a female petrol attendant.Maisiri (50), the proprietor of Cootehill Investments in Thorngrove, on Monday appeared bef...Published: 03 Oct 2012 at 04:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber in court facing 39 counts of armed robbery
A SUSPECTED armed robber who together with his accomplices went on a nationwide robbing spree targeting commuters and shops yesterday appeared in court facing 39 counts of armed robbery.Willi...Published: 28 Mar 2012 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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