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Armed robbers get away with US$78 000 from travel company
Police have launched a manhunt for two armed robbers who on Saturday raided a city travel agency company before stealing a bag containing US$78 000 cash.The robbers who were armed with knives ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 274 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on Bakers Inn truck
Four suspected armed robbers allegedly pounced on a Bakers' Inn bread delivery truck in Chiweshe and robbed cash amounting to US$11 800.The matter came to light at Concession magistrates court...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 12:16hrs | 2436 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police arrest armed robbers linked to 16 cases
POLICE in Kwekwe have arrested a nine-member gang of armed robbers who are linked to a spate of unlawful entry and robbery cases in and around Kwekwe.The nine-member gang targeted mines, which...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Betting shops robbed of R25,000
Three security guards were attacked by six unknown armed robbers in two sports bet shops in Entumbane Bulawayo. The incident occurred on May 28 2023 when the unknown suspects stole over US$4 0...Published: 30 May 2023 at 21:47hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig loses US$52 000 to armed robbers
Zanu-PF central committee member and Mutare businessman Esau Mupfumi reportedly lost US$52 000 on Sunday night to armed robbers at his Gold Class garage in Mutare city.The veteran politi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cops arrested for armed robbery
FOUR armed robbers who were terrorising bar patrons and families while pretending to be police detectives in Mvurwi have been arrested after committing a spate of crimes around the area.Police...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police descend on money changers
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned members of the public to desist from illegally dealing in foreign currency as they will face the full wrath of the law.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abe...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police raid illegal forex dealers, retrieve 11 POS machines
POLICE in Bulawayo have raided illegal foreign currency dealers and arrested six suspects linked to the abuse of Point of Sale (POS) machines to carry out illicit transactions.Bulawayo provinc...Published: 23 May 2023 at 21:16hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Indeed life was hard under colonialism but there were plenty of opportunities
Over the weekend I drove my mother to her rural home in Rusape for an important family gathering.To be expected, as soon as we hit familiar territory, which held significant memories for her -...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:01hrs | 578 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Robbers attack security guards, steal tobacco bales
TWENTY robbers attacked eight security guards with a pistol machetes, okapi knives and iron bars at Wilmode Farm in Mvurwi before stealing 63 tobacco bales last Friday.National police spokespe...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:25hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster loses teeth in robbery
POLICE in Matebeleland South have launched a manhunt for three-armed robbery suspects who pounced on Matambo Primary School in Bulilima District where they attacked teachers leaving some seriously inj...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
'Use legit sources of receiving cash'
POLICE in Matebeleland South have urged members of the community who receive large sums of money from the diaspora to use legitimate sources of receiving the cash as many people have fallen victim to ...Published: 16 May 2023 at 20:43hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers steal 36 tobacco bales
POLICE in Marondera, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for six armed men who besieged a farm outside Marondera and stole 36 bales of tobacco.The suspects, armed with a rifle, ...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:00hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Robbers attack pedestrian, steal $3
Two suspected Bindura robbers who pounced on a pedestrian before robbing him of his $3, clothes, and a mobile phone were arrested recently.The duo Misheck Sekai (23) and Edington Chigombe are ...Published: 11 May 2023 at 12:41hrs | 1048 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mshika-shika robbers on the prowl
POLICE in Gweru have launched a manhunt for three suspects who are reportedly driving around in a silver Honda Fit vehicle targeting commuters and robbing them of cash, cellphones and other gadgets....Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:58hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 2 armed robbers linked to 25 cases
POLICE in Masvingo have arrested two notorious armed robbers linked to 25 cases recorded in the province.Nelson Matsvange (44) and Frank Tirivani (36) committed the crimes between March 2022 a...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Mob urinates on robbers
AN angry mob urinated on three robbers, whose luck ran out when a car they had stolen crashed into a kombi, at Chigovanyika Shopping Centre in Chitungwiza on Wednesday evening.Four suspected robbe...Published: 05 May 2023 at 20:23hrs | 1021 | by Staff reportr
Couple stripped naked, robbed
A Bindura couple was stripped naked before being robbed by three unknown robbers in an unregistered taxi on Sunday.The couple (names wi...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 07:24hrs | 2353 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man robbed by commercial sex workers
A 38-year-old Harare man lost an Iphone and US$5 to three commercial sex workers who attacked him while he was attending to his vehicle after it had developed a mechanical fault last night.The...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 19:36hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on family, indecently assault wife
Four machete-wielding armed robbers pounced on a Mvurwi family, stole cash and valuables before indecently assaulting the mother.Provincial spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha said the...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 19:36hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers in US$27 000, R66 300 Mukuru heist
UNKNOWN suspects raided Mukuru money transfer booth and go away with US$27 000 and R66 300. The incident occurred at Maboleni Business Centre, Lower Gweru on 22 April 2023.Police confi...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:52hrs | 1833 | by Staff reporter
Robbers steal guns in Zimbabwe
UNKNOWN suspects broke into a farmhouse in Kezi and stole guns, ammunition, cash and property.Police have launched a manhunt for the suspects who stole a 303 rifle, two shotgun rifles, an air ...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:51hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Six machete-wielding robbers steal 175kg of pregnant carbon
Six unidentified robbers armed with machetes and homemade knives stole 175 kilograms of pregnant carbon from Tritan 11 mine in Kwekwe on Saturday, March 11, 2023.The robbers pounced on the min...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 16:18hrs | 529 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Vendor axed and robbed
A MAN from Bulawayo's Sizinda suburb was rushed to hospital after he was mercilessly axed on the head by armed robbers who robbed him of his wares while he was walking home in the evening.The ...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru outlet robbery gang arrested
Three armed robbers who raided a Mukuru outlet in Lower Gweru, have been arrested a few hours after committing the crime.Tapiwa Zhazha (31), Courage Bongani Moyo (31), and Gift Ncube (24) were...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:38hrs | 2135 | by Staff reporter
Death penalty divides public opinion
BEITBRIDGE residents have expressed mixed feelings over whether or not the country should retain the death penalty on its statutesThe residents gave their views during one of the many public h...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 09:33hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 45% surge in crime
ZIMBABWE recorded a 45% surge in crime last year after 208 027 criminal cases were reported to the police in the last quarter of 2022, compared to 143 923 cases in the first quarter, latest Zimbabwe N...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Top prosecutor jailed 12 years for releasing robbers
THE principal public prosecutor with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Henry Mugove Muringani, has been jailed for 12 years for illegally preparing and facilitating bail applications for armed...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:21hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on an abattoir
Armed robbers allegedly pounced on Bellevue Abattoir close to Kwekwe Central Business District (CBD) on Wednesday night and got away with US$ 11 000 cash.Eight men armed with pistols, iron bar...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:36hrs | 729 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Police call for revival of fast track trial courts
THE Commissioner-General of police Godwin Matanga has called for the revival of fast track trial courts to speed up the finalisation of criminal cases and restore confidence in the justice system....Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
3 armed robbers jailed 21 years
THREE Mberengwa men have been sentenced to a combined 21 years in jail for robbing a man at gunpoint.Alford Namusimundo, Macdonald Moyo and Nkosilathi Jabangwe pleaded guilty to the offence wh...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:49hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Naked woman thrown out of speeding Honda Fit
A 24-YEAR -OLD Shurugwi woman was robbed of valuables worth US$200 before she was stripped naked and pushed out of a speeding Honda Fit vehicle by robbers in Gweru.Midlands provincial police s...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
Police intensify operation against mushikashika
UNREGISTERED vehicles and illegal taxis commonly known as mushikashika are flourishing in ever large numbers and some are disrupting traffic by not pulling into parking places or otherwise getting off...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:45hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Masvingo Inter Africa depot
Police in Masvingo are appealing for information leading to the arrest of five armed robbers who robbed an Inter Africa depot in the industrial area and got away with US$14 524 and ZAR13 450.M...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:29hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Army officer, Zimbabwean aided robbers escape
A SOUTH African soldier and a Zimbabwean national have been arrested for allegedly attacking police and helping six-armed robbery suspects awaiting trial to escape on Monday.Kedibone Albert La...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:37hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Robber found dead near hospital
The silver Honda Fit in which a suspected armed robber was found dead on Monday morning just outside Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare was reported to have been stolen in Parktown, Waterfalls,...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:41hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on businessman
Four suspected robbers allegedly pounced on a 79-year-old businessman Job Baradzi's house last week and got away with US$2 800 which was in a cash box under the bed.The four went on to steal t...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 14:17hrs | 1927 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Accident victims linked to robbery
A gang of three robbers who first dispossessed a driver of a Toyota Wish in Rusape on Thursday night last week and then raided a bottle store was involved in an accident a few hours later when they cr...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Local varsity pioneers road tolling system
Vehicles will spend just seven seconds going through a Zimbabwe tollgate once a new express tolling system developed by Bindura University of Science Education to Zinara specifications, which is alrea...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Bogus police rob gold dealers at gunpoint
Two Bindura gold dealers were allegedly robbed of their money and 105 grammes of gold.Mashonaland Central province police spokesperson ...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 16:08hrs | 673 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Armed robbers raid Mukuru outlet
SIX armed men raided a Mukuru money transfer outlet in Silobela in Midlands Province and handcuffed a cashier and security guard manning the booth at gunpoint before they got away with US$1 800, R7 80...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:45hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
4 female armed robbers on the prowl
POLICE in Marondera, Mashonaland East province, are pursuing four female armed robbers who last week pounced on a shop at a farm outside the town and stole various goods and money.The female s...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:15hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Valentine's Day turned nasty for lovebirds
IT was a nasty end to a seemingly perfect Valentine's Day celebrations for Dereck Moyo (27) and his lover Tanya Maraire (23).Things turned horribly wrong while they were heading home when thre...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:52hrs | 2132 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge armed robber dies
ONE of the two suspected armed robbers apprehended and severely assaulted by Beitbridge residents after being caught in the act on Wednesday has succumbed to the assault injuries.The now decea...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:58hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
US$15 000 stolen from Catholic Priest's bedroom in Zimbabwe
AN assistant priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Bulawayo's Kumalo suburb has been picked up by the police to assist with investigations following the disappearance of US$15 000 belonging to the ch...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:35hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
South African-based armed robbers, team up with locals to terrorise Harare residents
FOUR South Africa-based Zimbabweans appeared in court today on allegation of teaming up with six locals and committed a spate of armed robberies in and around Harare.Deborah Mukambachaza, Gadi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:14hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police probe High Court judge shooting incident
A shot was fired near High Court Judge, Justice Emilia Muchawa, as she was driving home in Harare on Tuesday by a motorist who told police later that he fired once in the air because he thought he was...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:24hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Glendale man cheats death
A 35-YEAR-OLD Glendale man is lucky to be alive after he escaped from two gunshots fired on his car by five suspected robbers.Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samu...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 19:03hrs | 1639 | by Simbarashe Sithole
4 murders, jammed guns and fleeing cops
POICE Hove, the mother of the late office in charge of Hwedza, Inspector Maxwell Hove who was allegedly shot dead last week by Jaison Muvevi, has urged police to improve its vehicle fleet after it eme...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:25hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Gun crime rattles Zimbabwe's security sector
THE sudden spike in gun crimes across the country has pushed the security sector into panic with indications that police have since flooded the streets with detectives expected to sniff out menacing c...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:28hrs | 1282 | by Staff reporter
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