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Fuel smugglers, tax evaders warned
Government has issued a stern warning to fuel smugglers and tax evaders, as it moves in to plug revenue leakages that have been negatively impacting the country's economic growth.A post-budget...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 18:28hrs | 664 | by Staff Reporter
Smugglers intercepted
At least 38 people have been arrested in Beitbridge in separate incidents on allegations of crossing into South Africa illegally before attempting to smuggle various goods worth over R156 000 into the...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold smugglers shipping over US$1,5bn a year
GOLD worth over US$1,5 billion is smuggled out of Zimbabwe every year, depriving the cashstrapped economy of crucial foreign-exchange revenues, according to research organisation International Crisis ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:25hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
'Border jumpers fuel spike in COVID-19 cases'
THE Department of Immigration has reduced its staffing levels at border posts to curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a rise in the number of travellers using illegal entry points to dodge scrutiny at the...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1640 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo men arrested for guns smuggling
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested two Bulawayo men for allegedly smuggling into the country seven signal pistols, over 1800 units of Broncleer through an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo rive...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:10hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya on the rack
THE court yesterday heard that the controversial president of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), Henrietta Rushwaya, was part of a wider smuggling syndicate that allegedly involved intelligence ope...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:07hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Ex-police commissioner spills the beans on corrupt top cops
A LEAKED police internal correspondence has exposed how top police fat cats are frustrating criminal investigations by allegedly shielding criminal cartels in return for money and gold.The let...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:48hrs | 2825 | by Staff reporter
2 smugglers nabbed after high-speed chase
Two smugglers towing a trailer of smuggled goods and mbanje were arrested following a high-speed chase along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Highway on Sunday morning after they smashed through security booms...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 672 | by Oscar Nkala
Zimbabwe acquires drones for border surveillance
GOVERNMENT has acquired drones for surveillance and patrolling of the country's porous borders as part of efforts to capacitate security personnel in addressing security challenges posed by border jum...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:12hrs | 1964 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree plunged into darkness
PLUMTREE Town and the border post have been plunged into darkness for the past three days as Zesa is struggling to restore power after thieves indiscriminately vandalised overhead electricity cables i...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
34 border jumpers arrested
POLICE have intercepted 34 suspected border jumpers and arrested two haulage truck drivers on allegations of smuggling bales of clothes, electrical gadgets, skin lightening creams and various prohibit...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:24hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
13 arrested along Limpopo River
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Friday arrested 13 people along the Limpopo River for violating coronavirus (Covid-19) regulations.Among those arrested, one had 125 litres of fuel which ...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 16:14hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pleads with SA to suspend deportations
Zimbabwe's immigration department is engaging its South African counterpart with a view to suspend mass deportations of citizens domiciled there until the Covid-19 pandemic subsides. South Afr...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:20hrs | 5164 | by Staff reporter
Police tighten lockdown regulations
POLICE have started tightening lockdown regulations especially in major cities with 1 000 people having been arrested in two days for flouting measures that were put in place to deal with rising cases...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$1 billion to smuggling annually
Smuggling, ineffective border controls and customs loopholes at Beitbridge Border Post might be costing Zimbabwe nearly a US$1 billion a year in unpaid customs duty, industry leaders and authorities c...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 08:20hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Crossing crocodile-infested Limpopo for survival
A bakkie waits on the Zimbabwean side of the Limpopo River.A number of people sit waiting for their relatives to return from shopping forays into South Africa, especially in the border town of...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:45hrs | 13369 | by Staff reporter
R4 million cigarette smuggling racket busted
Smuggling of cigarettes from Zimbabwe into South Africa through illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River, always a problem because of the tax differences, increased dramatically from the beginn...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:12hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Africa celebrated a continent marred by criminality, slavery and human-organ theft
On the 25th of May the African time stood still: The rich continent was celebrating the 57 years of its existence: on this day, the AU acknowledges its successes and challenges. The continent has a hi...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 13:23hrs | 571 | by Nomazulu Thata
Harare man with Covid-19 escapes from centre
A Harare man last week escaped from a quarantine centre at Harare Polytechnic after testing positive to Covid-19 and police have launched a manhunt to prevent the spread of the virus. Police are also ...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to tighten noose on OneMoney
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya's ambush raids on illegal forex trade faces a stern test as the government-owned mobile payment platform, OneMoney, operates untamed.The develop...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:56hrs | 4918 | by Staff reporter
1 300 Zimbabweans arrested in 24 hours
THE number of people arrested for flouting lockdown regulations countrywide since March 31 has risen to 52 041, with a modest spike of 1 312 arrests on Tuesday when enforcement was tightened. ...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:01hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Security forces deployed to quarantine centres
THE Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19 headed by Vice-President Kembo Mohadi is now mandated to update the country on the regular fortnightly reviews of the indefinite national lockdown announced...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:40hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
23 arrested for grocery smuggling through Limpopo river
TWENTY-THREE people have been arrested and $1,5 million worth of groceries seized from smugglers who bring in the contraband through the Limpopo River while 21 vehicles were impounded by the authoriti...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for 'killer' woman
A BEITBRIDGE woman is on the run after allegedly hiring hitmen to kill and mutilate her husband for suspected ritual purposes. Police have launched a manhunt for Khathutshelo Moyo after the bo...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
R1,4m contraband seized
South African police in Limpopo intercepted four vehicles carrying cigarettes worth R1,4 million suspected to have been smuggled from Zimbabwe across the Limpopo River. Owners of the contraband disapp...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:11hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested for beer smuggling in SA
Four Zimbabweans have been arrested for smuggling alcohol into South Africa. The quartet separately crossed into South Africa with bottles of whisky through the Beitbridge port, but after a tip-off. S...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Trucker arrested for smuggling
A truck driver and two passengers were arrested in Beitbridge for allegedly smuggling groceries from South Africa. Police manning a security check point along Beitbridge-Bulawayo Road discover...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:15hrs | 1435 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled goods worth R83 500 seized at border
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling an assortment of groceries worth R83 446 from South Africa. The pair's vehicles were impounded by police while the groceries ...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean smugglers laugh at South Africa's border fence
A stream of people illegally transporting groceries and cigarettes between SA and Zimbabwe this week laughed off SA's hastily constructed R37m border fence as a "joke".The Sunday Times visited...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 17:05hrs | 5038 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling has reached alarming levels along the Limpopo river
In the photo above, villagers from Beitbridge form a beeline across Limpopo River as they carry boxes of groceries from the South African side into Zimbabwe. Far in the sandy bed of the Limpopo River ...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 09:17hrs | 3201 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers, army, police open own border posts along Limpopo river
SMUGGLERS operating in cahoots with security service personnel from both Zimbabwe and South Africa have reportedly opened unofficial border posts at a number of points along the Limpopo River, defying...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 8643 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for Zimbabweans caught up in South Africa lockdown
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa whose visas or days expired during the Covid-19 lockdown period will not be arrested or deported for violating the neighbouring country's immigration laws. The regu...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Illegal fuel dealers thrive as crisis bites
ILLEGAL fuel dealers continue to thrive in the city with new selling spots sprouting due to the ongoing fuel crisis. The latest crop of illegal fuel dealers seemingly make no effort to conceal...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:41hrs | 665 | by Yoliswa Dube-Moyo
177 immigration officials convicted of corruption
CORRUPTION at the country's border posts is said to be rampant with statistics presented to Parliament by the Immigration Department showing that 177 officers were convicted of graft last year....Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:10hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
A lesbian Zimbabwean's struggle for UK asylum
Angel fled Zimbabwe in fear of her life after police found her in bed with another woman five years ago. It's taken most of the time since then for her to convince the Home Office that she is gay and ...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 18:05hrs | 2031 | by BBC
Zimra recovers only $80 million
National revenue collector, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), intensified war against graft and other forms of crime resulting in the recovery of $80 million during the fourth quarter to Decembe...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:40hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
'Police cover up cop shooting of man'
Beitbridge rural police have been accused of covering up for a colleague who stands accused of shooting a minibus staff member in an alleged violent demand for a bribe.Ushe Tasara was shot on ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Zacc wades into gold smuggling
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has been handed an explosive gold smuggling report that details well-knit gold smuggling by a coterie of gold buying barons, which is costing Zimbabwe bi...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:08hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Police gun down smuggling kingpin
Police said yesterday they had gunned down a notorious smuggler of second hand clothes into the country at the weekend, while also arresting six other people in Mutare. This comes as governmen...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 09:22hrs | 2727 | by Staf reporter
Smuggler shot dead, 6 arrested
ONE person was shot dead, while six others were arrested after police intercepted truckloads of smuggled bales of second-hand clothes in Vumba on Saturday night. The gang, which had a fleet of...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on fuel smugglers
Investigations and Special Reports Editor FORTY-TWO local fuel companies have been asked to explain their dealings as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in conjunction with foreign law en...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post ready for the influx
Border authorities from Zimbabwe and South Africa are geared up for an anticipated increase in vehicular and human traffic during the festive season, an official has said.The number of travell...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 17:42hrs | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled drugs flood Zimbabwe market
High mark-ups imposed by importers, wholesalers and retailers of medicines have resulted in a flood of cheaper drugs being smuggled from neighbouring countries and sold on the streets by vendors. ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:50hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Car 'smugglers' push for Zimra deadline extension
Motor vehicle importers who are embroiled in a smuggling racket which is alleged to have prejudiced the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) millions of dollars by avoiding customs duty have requested f...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 08:55hrs | 3697 | by Staff reporter
Zacc swoops on car smugglers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has made several arrests in connection with the massive car smuggling racket in which government may have lost millions of dollars in unpaid duty at the ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:05hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Zacc swoops on car smugglers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has made several arrests in connection with the massive car smuggling racket in which government may have lost millions of dollars in unpaid duty at the ...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 16:41hrs | 901 | by Staff Reporter
Fuel smugglers flee to Botswana
THE District Development Fund (DDF) yesterday launched the free tillage programme targeting small holder farmers in Lower Gweru. Addressing villagers while officially launching the programme, ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:16hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smugglers flee to Botswana
POLICE have recovered 665 litres of petrol from illegal fuel dealers near Plumtree Border Post which is suspected to have been smuggled from Botswana. Matabeleland South provincial police spok...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:16hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Immigration in all-female officers compliance operation at Beitbridge border
The Department of Immigration today launched an all-female enforcement and compliance operation dubbed "Good Morning Madam Immigration Officer" which seeks to clamp down on illegal immigrants, touts, ...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 15:46hrs | 4533 | by Staff reporter
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