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$19m Econet loot sold on black market
Two suspected fraudsters, both employees of Econet Wireless have appeared in court facing charges of stealing RTGS$19 984 475 which is probably the biggest fraud ever to hit the country's telecommunic...Published: 24 hrs ago | 3473 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF refuses to grant Clark Mpofu national hero status
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 15:33hrs | 4198 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Thieving manager crashes after high speed 100km chase
THERE was drama in Masvingo recently when an N Richards Retail and Operations Manager was allegedly involved in a high speed chase with Fawcett security guards for more than 100 km before being involv...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
Clark Mpofu: Zanu-PF had no reason to declare him a national hero
May Clark Mpofu's soul rest in eternal peace and may his gallant deeds be forever etched in the hearts and minds of those who care to know the truth about his sterling contribution which is a painful ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 18:58hrs | 4173 | by Moses Mzila Ndlovu
Ex-soccer player 'steals, kills' woman
A FORMER footballer from Bulawayo allegedly killed a shopkeeper in the city as he fled from her shop after stealing peanut butter. Leniency Mpofu (30) who once turned out for a club that has s...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
Tragic befalls BVTA as former Vice President passes on
A Bulawayo vendor and former Vice President of the Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association Blessed Sibanda has died after he was attacked by a suspected ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 15:15hrs | 2425 | by Stephen Jakes
COVID-19: The exodus will spread the disease - APA
Alliance for People's Agenda (APA) has expressed fears that the exodus of the urban people tyo rural areas ahead of the lockdown will spread the Covid 19 in rural areas.In a statement posted o...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 12:37hrs | 1865 | by Stephen Jakes
Man in court for pimping woman on Facebook
A BULAWAYO man allegedly posted pictures of a Mpopoma woman who he advertised as a commercial sex worker on his dating website after stealing them from her Facebook page.Tinotenda Munyaradzi C...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 15:27hrs | 1839 | by Staff reporter
Gono pleads for arrested thieves
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono was at the Murambinda Magistrates' Courts on Thursday where he pleaded for the release of four of his workers who face prison terms for stealing pr...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:28hrs | 9550 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cellphone stolen
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's driver appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday facing allegations of stealing the President's mobile phone, which had been donated during a field day at his ...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:11hrs | 2696 | by Staff reporter
Italian parcel thief nabbed
A 38-YEAR-OLD Mt Darwin man appeared before a Bindura magistrate Samantha Dhlamini yesterday for allegedly stealing an Italian parcel from OK Zimbabwe, Bindura branch parcel counter.Edwa...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 09:02hrs | 2049 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Security guard jailed for stealing crates
A 37-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi security guard was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro for stealing 25 empty crates used for packing fruits at Forester Es...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 07:23hrs | 973 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Notorious Chiweshe couple jailed
A notorious Chiweshe couple was jailed 16 months for unlawfully entering into the complainant's room and stealing goods valued at $5000 by Concession magistrate Nyasha Machiriori yes...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1830 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa drags driver to court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken his driver to court for stealing his cell phone which the former gave to his son to use.Chamunorwa Tapa, 45, was hauled before Harare magistrate, Joy Chi...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 5830 | by newzimbabwe
Quarantine 'sick' Oppa Muchinguri and Obert Mpofu
Zimbabwe Minister of Defence, Oppa Muchinguri Kashiri and Zanupf Secretary for Administration, Obert Mpofu must be stopped from addressing the public and isolated until the covid19 pandemic is curbed....Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 14:29hrs | 13197 | by Israel Dube
Man breaks into car, steals over US$2000
A MAN from Nketa in Bulawayo allegedly broke into a parked vehicle and stole a satchel containing R20 000, US$2 300 and $3 000 local currency....Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1915 | by Stephen Jakes
Dou in trouble for stealing NRZ signal cables
National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) worker has appeared in court charged with vandalism of the parastatal's signal copper cables.Steyn ...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 07:19hrs | 738 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman threatens to kill ex-hubby
A Harare woman is allegedly threatening to kill her ex-hubby with the assistance of her boyfriend.This came to light after Goodwin Gondokondo hauled his ex-wife Future Haadi to court seeking a...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:16hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Toyota Granvia wheel thief jailed
A 24-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man was jailed 6 months by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday for breaking into the complainant's garage and stealing a Toyota Granvia wheel.Pardon Saha...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 542 | by Paul Ndou
Evil ZANU-PF laughs at the poor in press conference
The recent announcement today that Cabinet is likely to be reshuffled can only be greeted with intrepid cautiousness. Their ability to just laugh at...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 16:08hrs | 6161 | by Thabo Makuyana
Blue Ribbon Foods worker up for mealie-meal theft
A BLUE RIBBON FOODS employee in Bulawayo has been fined $500 for stealing 40kg of mealie-meal from his workplace.Elvis Maroro (23) of Njube, who was employed as a packer, pleaded guilty to the...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:24hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Trio in court for stealing barbed wire
THREE Bulawayo men have appeared in court facing charges of unlawful entry into a company premises where they stole 550kg of barbed wire fence.Addington Tigere (39), Aleck Mutusva (39) and Mik...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:50hrs | 394 | by staff reporter
8 Tsholotsho villagers arrested for murder
EIGHT villagers have been arrested in Tsholotsho after they allegedly fatally assaulted a 60-year-old man accusing him of stealing 20 litres of fuel. Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chi...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu a huge elephant with brains of a rat
Obert Mpofu statement that the late founder of ZAPU, Dr Joshua Nkomo will be happy about Mnangagwa holding the 40th independence anniversary in Matabeleland confirms what Prof Jonathan Moyo once said ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:41hrs | 2715 | by Israel Dube
16 prostitutes lose property to 1 client
A crafty Masvingo man enriched himself by stealing thousands of dollars worth of property using one modus operandi in which he dated a sex worker, studied her home environment before coming back as a ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:25hrs | 2682 | by Staff reporter
'I committed this offence out of hunger,' Maize thief tells court
A 34-YEAR-OLD hungry Mvurwi man was today slapped with a $300 fine by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro for stealing 39 green maize cobs. Francis Machaya of plot number 17, Pembi B, ...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 13:58hrs | 1146 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Your worship how many times should l pay for one crime - maize thief asks magistrate
A 29-YEAR -OLD maize thief was caught stealing maize cobs by a farmer and was bashed after being charged Us$10 for truck hiring which he lost to the truck driver.Lucky Nyamasora was slap...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 09:22hrs | 4064 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Husband and wife steals lettuce worth $10 000
A Bulawayo couple was arrested for allegedly stealing lettuce which was valued at $10 000 from a garden. Bright Mwende (27) allegedly connived with his wife Zichito Mpande (26) of Kensington s...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 05:55hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Biti accuses Mnangagwa of running down Zimbabwe's economy
MDC Vice President Tendai Biti has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of running down the country's economy through dictatorship and corruption resulting in Zimbabweans' living standards plunging to...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:58hrs | 745 | by newzimbabwe
Con-artists stole property worth $3015 from Bulawayo resident
TWO Bulawayo men have appeared in court facing charges of stealing money and cell phone from a resident in the city centre.Khumbulani Tshuma (36) and Qedindaba Dumezweni Sibanda (41) were not ...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:38hrs | 214 | by Stephen Jakes
Man tries to poison 'cheating wife' over cellphone password
A Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly trying to kill his wife with rat poison after she refused to give him her cellphone password. The court heard that George Lovell (age not...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 06:52hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans accused of stealing jobs meant for South Africans
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Johannesburg has heard how foreign nationals employed as long-distance truck drivers were identified before being attacked during violent protests.The...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 18:17hrs | 3222 | by Staff reporter
Man murders neighbour over chicken
A BULILIMA man is on the run after he allegedly beat his neighbour to death after accusing him of stealing his chicken.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philis...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 18:06hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans steal fuel worth R3 million in South Africa
Two Zimbabweans charged for alleged theft of fuel worth R3 million in South Africa have been denied bail at the Warden Magistrate court and their trial has been postponed to March 24.Owen Mute...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 20:12hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Murder victim exhumed for 2nd postmortem
POLICE have exhumed the body of a 24-year- old Shurugwi man who was tied to a tree and severely tortured by his boss for allegedly stealing 70 grammes of gold worth US$3 400 at a mine at Bred Farm. ...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:30hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Criminals steal solar panels from hospitals and clinics
WELL-ORCHESTRATED syndicates stealing solar panels installed at Beitbridge's rural hospitals and clinics to help cushion the health facilities against load-shedding have become a menace, compromising ...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 06:46hrs | 403 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe to launch army food bank..as coup looms
In a desperate bid to pre-empt mutiny among it's middle and junior ranks over growing inadequate food rations and supplies, together with appalling conditions of service at the barracks, the cou...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 9504 | by Nancy Mabaya
Chamisa will not be dictated on how to lead MDC
MDC President Nelson Chamisa addressed the Morgan Tsvangirai Memorial Lecture held at Mucheke Hall on Febrary 14 where he declared that he will not be dictated on how to lead the party.The gat...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:53hrs | 3073 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo struggles to shake-off ZimDef embezzlement
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has fired back at defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda who on Monday dismissed the ex-Zanu-PF politician as nomore than a man known for embezzling pu...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 18:38hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Cop flees after stealing suspect's phone
A Mvurwi cop is on the run after allegedly stealing a suspect's mobile phone that he had logged in police books while the suspect was in police cells.Maxwell Chile (20) a police officer at Mvu...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:08hrs | 1314 | by Simbarashe Sithole
A long wait to freedom
The road to political , economic and democratic space in Zimbabwe has never been so easy and rosy.When the opposition labour party MDC was formed in 1999 following a spate of poor economic per...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 08:55hrs | 555 | by Leonard Koni
16 Registrar-General employees' freedom bid hits snag
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for removal from remand by 16 Registrar-General's Office employees accused of stealing passports fees.The 16 had submitted that they were...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:50hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo fires back at 'Rhodesian taxi driver' Matemadanda
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has fired back at defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda who on Monday dismissed the ex-Zanu-PF politician as nomore than a man known for embezzling pu...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 08:52hrs | 5488 | by Staff reporter
Jerrycan thief gets 12 months in jail
A BULAWAYO man was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for stealing a jerrycan valued at $725 from a parked vehicle. Thabani Sibanda (29) from Emakhandeni suburb stole from Mr Alvis Ncub...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:57hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Feeding scheme extends to secondary schools
GOVERNMENT is set to extend the schools feeding scheme to secondary schools in line with the country's education policy to improve school attendance and completion rates. The feeding scheme is...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Duo jailed four years for spate of breakins and theft
TWO men from Harare have been sentenced to four years for breaking into cars and stealing property worth over $13 603.Kudakwashe Brough (32) of Mbare and Fortune George Mututa (36) plead...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 06:46hrs | 206 | by Stephen Jakes
Shock as Zambian army arrest Zimbabwean Pastor for drug smuggling
Zimbabwean born Pastor of Mount Zion Christian Centre in Zambia Kyka Ncube (also known as David Ncube) has been caught in the eye of the storm after he was dramatically i...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 16:03hrs | 4961 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fireworks as ZANU PF Politburo meets tomorrow
The Zanu PF Politburo heads into the first ordinary session of March 2020 faced with critical issues that are likely to determine the short term course of events. The Politburo is faced with critical ...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 15:27hrs | 5048 | by Peter Moyo
Hungry women nabbed for stealing maize cobs
Two Bindura women were convicted today by a Bindura magistrate Ethel Chichera after stealing 26 maize cobs.The duo Philis Munyanda (34) and Irene Kanodza both from Pimento park far...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 14:08hrs | 741 | by Simbarashe Sithole
11 homes raided for stolen $55 000 property
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men who went on a housebreaking spree and stole property worth more than $55 000 from eleven houses. Brandon Sibanda (20) and Kelvin Ndlovu (23), were arre...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:03hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
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