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Police probe widow in murder of Mutangadura
Police are intensifying investigations into the brutal murder of prominent Harare businessman Joseph Mutangadura, with his wife, Patience Dambudzo, now at the centre of scrutiny.Mutangadura, w...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 13:05hrs | 2842 | by Staff reporter
Nicholas van Hoogstraten's 16-year-old property claim dismissed
The High Court has rejected businessman Nicholas van Hoogstraten's bid to revive a 16-year-old lawsuit over a Harare property, ruling that the claim was long dormant, overtaken by events, and unenforc...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:19hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Man kills five villagers in Zimbabwe
A man believed to be mentally challenged allegedly killed five villagers in Bhelasi area, Madlambuzi village, Bulilima district, on Wednesday afternoon in a shocking spree that has left the community ...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:26hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Congregants fight for pregnant girlfriend at church
There was drama at Zion church in Plumtree where two male congregants fought for a girl.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts where Thumelo Moyo (19) appeared before magistra...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:14hrs | 1622 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Vumbunu brothers have been a thorn in our side'
The dramatic arrest of the notorious Vumbunu brothers, Abraham and Elijah Temayi, in South Africa has reignited public interest in the sensational US$4 million Ecobank armed robbery that stunned Bulaw...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:42hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United pip Scottland FC
CAPS United's new striker Chris Mugalu marked his debut in style on Sunday, scoring a decisive first-half goal that secured a vital 1-0 victory over high-flying Scottland FC at Rufaro Stadium....Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:41hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe highway robbers jailed 144 years
Two violent highway robbers who terrorised travellers along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road have been handed a combined 144-year prison sentence following their conviction on three counts of armed robber...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest suspects in Zimbabwe's biggest-ever cash heist
Police have made a significant breakthrough in the investigation into last year's US$4.4 million armed robbery at EcoBank in Bulawayo - the largest cash heist in Zimbabwean history.Bulawayo pr...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 10:48hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered after stopping to help a stranded couple
What began as a selfless late-night gesture ended in tragedy after a 32-year-old man was hacked to death while helping a stranded couple restart their car in Maphisa, Matabeleland South.Police...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:06hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Blow for Mutsvagwa as Mabika wins in factionally tense polls
Manicaland - Women's Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa and her husband, Christopher Mutsvangwa, who dealt a deadly blow at the weekend after Dorothy Mabika, who was allegedly backed by Kudakwashe Tag...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 10:56hrs | 594 | by Simbarashe Sithole In Mutare
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 | 328 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers dump vehicle, contraband after ZRP chase
MUTARE - An anti-smuggling crack team deployed in Zimbabwe's Manicaland peripheral borders intercepted and foil an attempt by unknown assailants to smuggle second-hand clothing bales from Mozambique i...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:01hrs | 353 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Man cheats death after love triangle attack
A 35-YEAR-OLD Shamva man is lucky to be alive after he was severely attacked by three men who accused him of cheating with one of the assailant',s wife....Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 21:26hrs | 1150 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Limpopo police nab three illegal Zimbabwean miners
The fight against illegal mining is intensifying as the Sekhukhune District Vala Umgodi Task Team successfully arrested three Zimbabwean nationals during a targeted raid at the Spietskop Mine, portion...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
CID boss assaulted, robbed of service pistol
The head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) homicide division in Harare, Superintendent Alexandra Jachi, was violently assaulted and robbed of US$140 and his service pistol in a shocking ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:20hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
Motorist loses $1,000 to passengers
A 40-year-old motorist, Rojers Nyarai Dzuda of Rugoi Business Centre, Rusape, was recently robbed of $1000 in cash by three unknown individuals, including an elderly man, while traveling along the Rus...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean care worker killed in Birmingham UK
Tragedy struck late Tuesday evening when two Zimbabwean care workers, Charity Kaseke and Lucia Kwenya, were brutally attacked while walking home from work. The assault, believed to have been an ambush...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 2480 | by Staff reporter
Bloodshed after cellphone theft
A Bulawayo man was brutally stabbed to death in a suspected mob justice attack after being accused of stealing a cellphone from a fellow reveller at a sports bar in Nkenyane, along the Bulawayo-Nkayi ...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:14hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man forced to witness lover's rape in highway robbery
A harrowing case of rape and robbery has shaken the Kuwadzana community after a 33-year-old man was assaulted and forced to watch as his 21-year-old lover was raped by two armed robbers along the Hara...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate for Chinhoyi faces arrest
ZANU-PF member and losing candidate for the Chinhoyi parliamentary seat in the August 2023 elections, Thomas Chidzomba, is facing possible arrest after being accused of assaulting a white commercial f...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Girl (5) survives brutal machete attack
A five-year-old girl from Kudugu village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge is fortunate to be alive after a brutal machete attack by an unknown assailant on May 27.According to Manicaland police ...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
5 armed robbers raid Harare refrigeration firm, steal over US$13,000
A group of five armed robbers launched a daring raid on Imperial Refrigeration Company in Southerton, Harare, making off with more than US$13,000 and R2,000 in cash.The robbers, armed with kni...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Killer arrested in Kadoma after New Year horror
What began as an ordinary night at Ruzviya Bar in Zhombe turned into a harrowing tragedy when a young man was fatally stabbed during a game of snooker - an act that will now see the assail...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:27hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Has Zimra lost confidence in its own Beitbridge operations?
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is under fire for what passengers and transport operators are calling a "clear vote of no confidence" in its own border operations at Beitbridge, after a series ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 18:24hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
Rutendo Matinyarare beats up a white man, assailant requires plastic surgery
Zimbabwean political activist and commentator Rutendo Matinyarare was involved in a violent altercation on the road on Monday night after an apparent case of road rage escalated into a physical confro...Published: 13 May 2025 at 17:23hrs | 3508 | by Staff reporter
Woman raped while praying at graveyard
Police are investigating two disturbing incidents that occurred over the weekend in Harare, involving the rape of a young married woman at a graveyard in Chitungwiza and the violent robbery of a Rusap...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:04hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Former UK Mayor showers praises on Mnangagwa
Former Corby Town Mayor Tafadzwa Chikoto, a UK-based Zimbabwean national, has sparked debate after expressing strong support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF government, describ...Published: 12 May 2025 at 08:45hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Family robbed US$1800, cellphone
A family in Mutasa was left traumatised after two unidentified assailants broke into their home and robbed them of US$1,854 and a cellphone, police have confirmed.The incident occurred on the ...Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:07hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers raid EMA offices in Harare
In a daring daylight robbery, four armed robbers stormed the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) offices in Bluffhill, Harare, making off with over US$2,200 in cash and a Nissan X-Trail belonging...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:48hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Wave of terror in Entumbane as machete gangs attack residents
A terrifying crime wave has rocked Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb, where six residents were brutally attacked by armed criminals wielding machetes and an axe in a series of violent incidents along the ra...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:58hrs | 1674 | by Staff reporter
2 men take turns to rape 94-year-old granny
Police in Nyamapanda have launched a manhunt for two unknown men accused of raping a 94-year-old woman in a horrific attack that occurred on the night of April 20.The elderly victim was report...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:29hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman murdered in suspected ritual killing
A chilling case of suspected ritual murder has rocked the town of Kadoma after a local businesswoman was brutally killed by unknown assailants on Wednesday night. The victim, who operated a shop at Ma...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:12hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Foreign currency dealer shot, robbed
A foreign currency dealer was shot and robbed of US$2 000 on Tuesday evening in what police suspect was a targeted armed robbery, marking the second such incident in just over a month.Mr. Shad...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:21hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court awards UZ bursar US$320,000
A former bursar of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Vengai Mugabe, has been awarded US$323,046 in damages after a lengthy legal battle over his dismissal in 2018. Mugabe was fired after he refused to ...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:34hrs | 1012 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba veShanduko targeted in suspected 'petrol bomb' attack
A violent attack rocked the rural district of Guruve South on Monday night after the home of opposition activist Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as "Madzibaba veShanduko," was reduced to ashes in a...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:24hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police urge public to value human life
Police in Bulawayo have issued a heartfelt plea to the public to respect and value human life, following a rise in violent incidents that have led to the tragic loss of two lives. Authorities are urgi...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:07hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Naked rapist terrorises Mutare student teachers
Panic has gripped students at Mutare Teachers' College, particularly those living off-campus, after a terrifying incident involving a suspected rapist who reportedly attacks victims while naked and we...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:18hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean charged over 'Marry Me murders' in South Africa
A 27-year-old Zimbabwean man has been charged with murder following a violent attack at the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, north of Tshwane, on March 22, which resulted in the deaths of s...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Firebombing marks deadly escalation in Zanu-PF succession battle?
The ongoing power struggle within Zanu-PF reached a deadly new height with the firebombing of business premises belonging to prominent moguls supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This act of viole...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 13:53hrs | 3850 | 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
Man fatally attacked after dispute over beer
A 24-year-old man from Zhombe, Nqobizitha Mabidli, was fatally attacked with a knife and an axe after a dispute erupted when one of the assailants took a sip from his opaque beer. The tragic incident ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:54hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Illegal forex trader shot and robbed in Bulawayo
Bulawayo has been hit by a rise in violent crime, with an illegal foreign currency dealer becoming the latest victim after being shot and robbed of thousands of US dollars by an armed assailant on Mon...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:50hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Man 'robs' ex-girlfriend at knife-point
A Bulawayo man, who allegedly teamed up with two accomplices still at large to rob his ex-girlfriend at knife-point, appeared in court yesterday.Sindiso Sibanda (31) of Pumula East appeared be...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:49hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa succession battle turns ugly
The escalating battle over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's succession has taken a violent turn, with homes of the Zanu-PF leader's perceived opponents coming under attack. Among the targets was war vet...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 20:43hrs | 14746 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF member's property destroyed in suspected intra-party violence
Property belonging to a Zanu-PF member was destroyed in a suspected politically motivated attack on Thursday night in Zvimba, Mashonaland West province, as intra-party tensions continue to rise within...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1431 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested over Chivayo lobola theft
Police have arrested three men from Hopley, Harare, in connection with a violent farm robbery in which in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were robbed of US$75,000 in cash. Authorities ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:48hrs | 2329 | by Staff reporter
Is it legal to keep US$70,000 cash at home in Zimbabwe?
In recent weeks, Zimbabwe has experienced an alarming increase in armed robbery cases, with criminals specifically targeting individuals and businesses that keep large amounts of cash at their premise...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 09:58hrs | 827 | by Staff writer
Zanu-PF's 2030 agenda fuels political violence
Zimbabwe is experiencing a sharp rise in political violence, with 117 human rights violations recorded in February alone, affecting 7,292 people. The surge is linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party's camp...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:56hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's lobola $75,000 cash stolen at inlaws' farm
The in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were targeted by up to 20 armed men in the early hours of Tuesday in a daring heist at their farm in Marondera. The assailants made off with US$7...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 08:08hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Chinese 'Starlink' launching in over 30 countries
An incoming Chinese-run rival to SpaceX's Starlink service could compete with Elon Musk-owned company in Zimbabwe.SpaceSail, also called “Qianfan,” the “Thousand Sails Constellation,” ...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 16:32hrs | 6054 | by Staff reporter
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