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Bus crew, passengers arrested for possessing mbanje
Police have arrested the crew and two passengers of an Inter Africa bus after discovering 62 kilograms of dagga (cannabis) in their possession at a security roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Roa...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
30 dealers arrested for selling free seed, fertiliser
Dealers are going out to rural areas offering to buy farming inputs that were distributed for free to communal farmers by the government as fears of the much spoken about El-nino-induced drought...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe policeman arrested for car theft
A Beitbridge police officer and a collaborator have been apprehended on allegations of car theft. They were discovered in a bush with a South African-registered vehicle for which they could not provid...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 16:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Security roadblock fleeing cop wanted
An unlicensed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer Felix Nyakurerwa (36) who fled from a roadblock along Harare-Mukumbura road while clad in police uniform driving a Toyota Wish with seven passenger...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 18:17hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Concesion
Cop flees from security roadblock
An unlicensed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer who fled from a roadblock along Harare-Mukumbura road while clad in police uniform driving a To...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 13:25hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Concesion
Passengers lose cash, cellphones to robbers
A gang of four armed robbers in a red Honda Fit registration number AFD8585 offered lifts in Harare and attacked their passengers in two incidents and stole cash, cellphones and valuables.Poli...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops flee roadblock
SPECIAL security forces on an operation against smuggling and illegal cross-border travel yesterday fled a roadblock just outside Beitbridge after a raid by officials believed to be investigating corr...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
R3m cigarette smugglers nabbed
SOUTH African police have arrested two suspected Zimbabweans caught with R3 million worth of Remington Gold cigarettes they were smuggling into that country through the Beitbridge border post....Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 test positive at Marondera roadblock
Five people have tested positive to Covid-19 at a security checkpoint set up by the ministry of health and child care in Marondera to curb the spread of the deadly virus.The five who tested po...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Baba Jukwa' sues police, defence ministers for wrongful umbrella arrest
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi of the "Baba Jukwa" fame is suing Home Affairs and Defence ministers for $500,000 as compensation for his unlawful arrest over possession of a camouflage umbrella.The...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 17:49hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Police recover dynamites, explosives
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after he was found in possession of dynamites and various other explosives at a roadblock along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway in Bubi.Godknows Nkomo...Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AK47 gunman denied bail
A BULAWAYO man, who was found in possession of an AK47 rifle, will continue to languish in remand prison after he was denied bail by a Bulawayo magistrate, who ruled that he was a flight risk....Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Baba Jukwa' challenges military camouflage charge
Former Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi of the 'Baba Jukwa fame', who is facing allegations of unlawful possession of a camouflage umbrella has challenged his arrest, saying the charges do not disclo...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to replace POSA with Peace & Order Bill
CABINET yesterday approved the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill which seeks to repeal the Public Order and Security Act (POSA), Protection of Personal Information Bill and the Freedom of Informatio...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moots stop and search roadblocks
GOVERNMENT is considering introducing stop-and-search security roadblocks on roads following a wave of armed robberies targeting cross-border buses plying the Zimbabwe-South Africa route.A num...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Security roadblocks all-over Zimbabwe
State security agents have maintained a heavy presence on the country's major roads following a three-day stay-away that took place early last week.This comes after some civil society organisa...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers fail 2018 ratings
As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country's deepening economic woes, the Daily News - as per its rich annu...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CIOs stressing over Mnangagwa's safety
As the Zanu-PF conference gets off in earnest in Esigodini today, security agents are stressing over the safety of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his top aides - as the ruling party converges there ...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 13:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sweats over Mnangagwa's safety
As the Zanu-PF conference gets off in earnest in Esigodini today, security agents are stressing over the safety of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his top aides - as the ruling party converges there ...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers cash in on porous Beitbridge border
SMUGGLING across the dry Limpopo riverbed has never been this high. Queues of vehicles loading goods illicitly brought into the country have turned dirty village road networks into busy streets....Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldiers force cops to dismantle roadblock
Four members of the Zimbabwe National Army allegedly dismantled police roadblock manned by three ZRP officers in Mashonaland central.According to an internal police document seen by this repor...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 21:11hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipenda
Chombo defends Zanu-PF track record
President Robert Mugabe's regime is under siege as fed-up citizens take to the streets almost on a daily basis in the country's urban areas to register their anger over the state of the economy an...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police ready to deal with rogues
Police have assured the nation that they have deployed adequate manpower to deal with rogue elements that might want to disturb peace and incite lawlessness through illegal protests.The police...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Hundreds stranded as touts run riot
POLICE yesterday arrested more than 30 people in Harare following chaotic scenes caused by touts and rank marshals protesting against what they regarded as too many police roadblocks on the roads....Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police rein in rowdy touts
Police yesterday arrested more than 30 people in Harare following chaotic scenes caused by touts and rank marshals protesting against heavy traffic police presence on the roads. Commuter omnibus o...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
A legal interpretation of the spot fine ruling
A police officer is theoretically entitled to arrest any person who commits an offence in his presenceIn light of Justice Francis Bere's comments on Monday, widely reported by the daily newspa...Published: 15 Feb 2015 at 08:37hrs | 2 | by anonymous
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