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Notorious Tanzanians nabbed for theft
Two notorious Tanzanians who were allegedly terrorizing motorists in the capital Harare by stealing their gadgets were finally nabbed in Avondale, Harare.The duo, Mohamed Shimdavala (45) and S...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:14hrs | 1013 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Massive rot hits RDCs
SEVERAL rural district councils (RDCs) across the country have come under the spotlight amid allegations of rot following audits by relevant authorities.The Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:33hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends bus operator's licence
THE Government has suspended the operator's licence for Simlex bus company after a fatal bus accident in South Africa, which has so far resulted in the death of 15 Zimbabweans.In a statement y...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on traditional healer
TWO armed robbers reportedly pounced on a traditional healer, after they posed as patients who needed spiritual services, getting away with R3 000.According to the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Court stops businesswoman's Hwange coal mine raids
THE Bulawayo High Court has blocked a Harare businesswoman from seizing coke from a Chinese-owned mining company in Hwange until a dispute over the payment of security services she was providing the f...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:54hrs | 262 | 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 | 867 | by Staff reporter
Harare's haven of sex, drugs and vice
Esnath first traded sex at age 13, after she was forced out of her family home in Harare's old suburb of Mbare.To survive, she decided to lie about her age, she said, taking refuge with a grou...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:48hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
Police officer stabbed to death during robbery
TWO robbers pounced on a male police officer in Chegutu, Mashonaland West province and stabbed him on the arm before taking his Techno cellphone early February.Tinotenda Chipadze (22) and his ...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:48hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on Nurse
A Plumtree-based nurse lost her mobile phone to robbers who pounced on her while she was on night duty at Gumbo clinic.The robbers Rueben Moyo (25) and David Nkomo (25) misrepresented to the n...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:34hrs | 1850 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Boy (3) drowns while father relieves himself in bushes
A Mount Darwin man lost his son after leaving him at a river while he went to relieve himself in the bush.Anenyasha Kamhande (3) drowned at Mupare river yesterday while the father Givemore was...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | 695 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Machete-wielding robber flees naked
A suspected robber allegedly fled naked after he was caught trying to rape a woman he robbed of her money.Mqondisi Khupe (21) of Madlambuzi area Plumtree appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 08:09hrs | 1108 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Machete wielding robber flees naked
A suspected robber allegedly fled naked after he was caught trying to rape a woman he robbed of her money.Mqondisi Khupe (21) of Madlam...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 23:38hrs | 609 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa activist tastes freedom after 9 months
THE High Court yesterday granted bail to MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruziviishe who was jailed early this year for staging an illegal demonstration last year. Justice Webster Chinamhora grante...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:57hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Fresh python skin lands man in trouble
A 21-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man was dragged to court yesterday for possessing a fresh python skin.Alex Mlauzi pleaded guilty before Magistrate Joshua Nembaware who sentenced him to 18 months in jai...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 12:29hrs | 744 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Newly deployed teacher raped on schools' opening day
A NEWLY deployed teacher at a school in Zhombe, Kwekwe District, was waylaid on her way to a blair toilet by a sexpest who went on to rape her.Kwekwe District Schools Inspector Mr Herbert Mazi...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding robbers jailed
Two machete-wielding robbers who robbed a bar lady and her boyfriend at midnight in Plumtree were convicted yesterday.Alpha Moyo (21) and Tongomani Vundla (21) were sentenced to 18 months in j...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 16:46hrs | 319 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Robbers kill black farmer, rape two relatives
POLICE in Kwekwe, the Midlands province, have launched a manhunt for a gang of armed robbers which broke into a farmhouse and killed an 85-year-old farmer before raping his two relatives.Provi...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:01hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disown Saturday Retreat land barons
The ruling Zanu-PF party has disowned some land barons in Harare South's Saturday Retreat (Border Gezi) who have embarked on an overdrive to dupe unsuspecting homeseekers through allocating them land ...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1400 | by Paul Ndou
Zimbabwe police finger school staff in robberies
SCHOOLS have emerged as the latest target for armed robbers after scores of learning institutions lost thousands of United States dollars stashed in safes this week.Police have accused school ...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid 2 more private schools
TWO more private colleges in Ruwa and Gweru lost nearly US$17 500 cash to robbers who raided their premises recently, with police suspecting that the thieves could be working with staff.In Gwe...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:01hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
George Silundika High loses US$17 000 to robbers
ARMED robbers raided George Silundika High School offices in Bulawayo and went away with over US$17 000 while Lomagundi College in Chinhoyi in Mashonaland West also lost a car, laptops and an undisclo...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:13hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid Lomagundi College
Ten robbers raided Lomagundi College in Chinhoyi last night before attacking a security guard and the deputy head and stole an undisclosed amount of cash, a pistol, laptops, cellphones and a Mazda Tri...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 13:56hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council pounces on gold panners
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has declared war on gold panners in Esgodini, collecting US$2 000 in fines in the process.According to latest council minutes on the Parks Section monthly report, a...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police identify, launch manhunt for Nedbank robbers
POLICE have identified and launched a manhunt for seven suspects, three of them notorious brothers accused of robbing a Nedbank branch in Bulawayo of US$272 500-00, ZAR 2 420 000-00, and five gold coi...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Thieving merchandiser arrested paying lobola
A Harare man had a Christmas Day to forget after he was arrested during a lobola ceremony in Pfungwe area, Mashonaland East Province.Chamunorwa Muvhuti (40), was arrested for stealing US$195 0...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:05hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers flee in terror as cornered homeowner shoots at them
AN armed gang that had broken into a house in Kwekwe fled in terror when their victim suddenly opened fire on them.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed t...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:15hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest armed robbers after shootout
POLICE have arrested three armed robbery suspects who are part of a 15-member gang in connection with a raid at a mine in Kadoma."Police have arrested Willium Dhumukwa (34), James Zawi (29) an...Published: 26 Dec 2023 at 17:23hrs | 1006 | 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 | 444 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is not the only one fighting for Zimbabwe's freedom!
In my 50 years of existence, I have come across my fare share of condescending statements and attitudes, especially so from the ruling elite in Zimbabwe. This was more prominent post-independe...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 12:48hrs | 763 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police pounce on Vuzu parties
Bulawayo police have heightened their efforts to address Vuzu parties, where schoolchildren engage in sexual activities, drug use, and alcohol abuse at specific residences, according to Provincial pol...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:56hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on congregants during service
A GROUP of worshipers lost valuables including cellphones to daring armed robbers who pounced on them during a church service.The incident occurred on 29 October at around 10:30 AM at a shrine...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:39hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Gushungo robbed at knifepoint
Afro-fusion musician Tatenda "Gushungo" Gomwe was last week robbed of his mobile phone and money.Gushungo told Bulawayo24.com that he is lucky to be alive after four knife-wielding robbers pou...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 20:20hrs | 814 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hyena attacks five; rips off lips, limb
TWO victims of human-wildlife conflict are battling for their lives in hospital after being mauled by a vicious hyena in the Zuze area of Makoni District in incidents that happened last week on Thursd...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 10:09hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean born businessman detained in Zambia for a week over a car
WHEN Sikhumbuzo Manduna left South Africa for Zimbabwe en route Zambia in his sleek orange Ford Ranger in early August on a business trip to attend to urgent haulage truck issues in Lusaka, he did not...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:48hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
BCC police pounce on vendors
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) municipal police have pounced on illegal vendors in the central business district (CBD) to reportedly decongest the city centre.Last week council police arrested il...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:00hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean owned house where 19 cash-in-transit robbers were killed
A 19th body has been found inside the lavish house in Makhado (formerly Louis Trichardt) were alleged cash-in-transit robbers were killed during a shootout with different police units on Friday....Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:28hrs | 2372 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers rob 13k at abattoir
Ten armed robbers allegedly pounced on Zinyama abattoir in Chiweshe and robbed eight farmers and two guards of their mobile phones and money on Thursday.Mashonaland Central deputy police spoke...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 15:42hrs | 394 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robber runs out of luck
An armed robber was on Monday arrested by security guards after he had robbed a woman of her valuables at a farm in Mazowe.Dickson Katsande (31), ran out of luck after he had robbed Fungai Ant...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 07:27hrs | 1537 | by Desmond Nleya
Burglars raid Nedbank
Burglars broke into a Nedbank building in Bulawayo's Belmont industrial area where they damaged three safes before stealing over US$270 000 and about R2 million, police confirmed yesterday.The...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
'Armed robber' acquitted
A BULAWAYO man who was accused of ganging up with four accomplices and robbing a local motorist of his car and over US$20 000, was yesterday acquitted.Bhekimpilo Mabuza Ncube (38) pleaded not ...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:03hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on gold mine
Five armed robbers pounced on AX mine, Simoona in Bindura around 1 am on Friday.The five allegedly tied up seven employees and got away with 8 x 50 sacks of pregnant carbon, 2 x 6.5 horsepower...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 16:23hrs | 729 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Police under spotlight over Zanu-PF breach of electoral law
POLICE are under the spotlight after Zanu-PF announced unofficial results claiming election victory when the law enforcement agency had warned that this is illegal.The announcement by Zanu-PF ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:57hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Landlord steals from tenant
A BULAWAYO landlord allegedly broke into his tenant's room and stole US$300, R20 000 and a laptop, a magistrate heard.Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Nomalanga Maphosa heard this when Nhlanhla Ndlovu ...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Top tips to play poker the next time
If you know how to play poker, you know how fun it can be. And if you don't, it's time to learn. You don't need to wati for weekends or a party to play. Instead, you can do it online on sites like ...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 08:23hrs | 105 | by Staff Reporter
Armed robbers seize US$122,000 from cash-in-transit security in Zimbabwe
Two armed robbers pounced on a cash-in transit security company in Bulawayo's Thorngrove suburb where they seized US$122,598 cash.According to police, the suspects were armed with a pistol whi...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 18:14hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Soldier up for US$90 robbery
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army, Arnold Nyoni (29), appeared at the Plumtree Magistrates Court yesterday charged with robbing a pedestrian of US$90.Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:54hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Soldier robs pedestrian
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army Arnold Nyoni (29) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts today after he allegedly robbed a pedestrian of his US$ 90.Nyoni appeared before Plumtree ma...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 18:51hrs | 18 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Artisanal miners kill colleague in a gold dispute
Three illegal miners allegedly killed their colleague in a gold dispute in Shamva on Sunday.Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha confirmed the death of...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 08:01hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 26 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers raid mine
Eight machete-wielding robbers pounced on a mine in Kwekwe and got away with 150 kgs of gold carbon, cash which amounted to US$ 140 and cellphones on Sunday.National police spokesperson Assist...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 22:04hrs | 16 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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