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Cattle rustler jailed 63 years
A 38-year-old serial cattle rustler from Mashonaland Central was sentenced to 63 years in jail after he was convicted by a Bindura magistrate.Dzingai Kambanje of Marine village, Madziva pleade...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:26hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Village head killed over stock theft
A village head was killed on Tuesday by angry villagers in Madlambudzi area in Plumtree over allegations of stock theft.Mpikiswane Mvundla (50), who is also a village head in Hungwa area under...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 11:52hrs | 1231 | by Desmond Nleya
5 up for killing stock thief
FIVE people have been arrested in Madlambuzi in Matabeleland South province on allegations of killing a 50-year-old suspected stock thief and severely injuring another after accusing them of stealing ...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
22 women raped per day in Zimbabwe
AT least 22 women are raped daily in Zimbabwe with an average of one rape taking place per 75 minutes translating to an average of 646 women being violated each month, according to the Zimbabwe Gender...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Seven nabbed for stealing 21 Donkeys in Botswana
Police in Plumtree on Monday arrested seven men for stealing 21 donkeys in and around the Zimbabwe-Botswana Border line, Bulawayo24.com has learnt....Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 20:53hrs | 718 | by Desmond Nleya
Cattle rustling riles Botswana, Zimbabwe
CONTINUED cattle rustling activities along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border are baffling and riling authorities despite intensive joint police operations to curb the vice.Recently the two countrie...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:48hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fine harsh
HIGHLANDERS' followers feel the US$6 000 fine imposed on the club for the abandoned Castle Lager Premier Soccer league match against FC Platinum is harsh, but necessary to deter fans from hooliganism,...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:21hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
SA stolen cars recovered along Limpopo River
Police and their South African counterparts have launched a manhunt for criminals who recently dumped three top-of-the-range vehicles, believed to have been stolen, along Limpopo River.It is s...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Free Zupco transport for traditional leaders
TRADITIONAL leaders will no longer have to pay transport fares on all Zupco buses across the country, Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga told mourners at the homestead of the late Chief Nhlamba in...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Cow thief caged
A 42-year-old Mudzi man Samuel Mazengera was sentenced to a mandatory stock theft nine year sentence by Mutoko magistrate Elijah Sibanda on Friday....Published: 15 May 2022 at 15:40hrs | 1094 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimra installs automated systems to curb corruption
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority has installed four automated systems in various entry and exit points of the country to curb corruption.ZIMRA ICT Director Shamu Moyo recently said they were making ...Published: 10 May 2022 at 15:13hrs | 1971 | by Stephen Jakes
Zacc goes after Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday said it was going after officials at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, who it accuses of fuelling corruption at the borders.The anti-graf...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Prisoner with hermaphroditism given community service for stock theft
MUTOKO based convict with both reproductive organs who stole five cows from his grandmother was finally given a community service sentence by Mutoko magistrate Elijah Sibanda.The convict was g...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 20:42hrs | 1027 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt to carry out cattle branding in winter
The Government will embark on cattle branding this winter as a measure to reduce stock theft and control the spread of diseases in the countrywide, Veterinary Department has said.Branding, als...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Prisoner with hermaphroditism gives ZPCS headach
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is having a headache with a stock theft suspect who has both male and female reproductive organs Bul...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 21:01hrs | 1890 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mutoko
Umzingwane livestock clearance process irks villagers
VILLAGERS in the Nswazi area in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South province have bemoaned the livestock clearance process which they say is cumbersome and creates a window for corruption....Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda, Beitbridge, Botswana villagers beat up, kill rustlers
A GROUP of 23 villagers from Gwanda and Beitbridge districts allegedly ganged up with 11 Botswana nationals and brutally assaulted seven suspected stock thieves, killing one of them during skirmishes....Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:35hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
22 Gwanda villagers on the run after rampage
POLICE in Matabeleland South province have launched a manhunt for 22 villagers alleged to have kidnapped and assaulted fellow villagers whom they accused of stocktheft.This was revealed in a G...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
11 Batswanas involved in murder and stocktheft in Guyu
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have said they are investigating cases of murder, kidnapping, malicious damage to property, assault, stocktheft and unlawful entry into premises and theft which occurred i...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 17:35hrs | 984 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Villagers, cattle rustlers in bloody clashes
MASHABA area in Matabeleland South province was the scene of bloody clashes at the weekend after Botswana cattle farmers teamed up with Gwanda villagers to attack suspected cattle rustlers.The...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:49hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cops linked to cattle rustling syndicates
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland South have raised concerns over the failure by police top brass to arrest and discipline officers accused of running organised cattle rustling syndicates in the provi...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:38hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Police recover 21 cattle stolen from Botswana
POLICE have recovered 21 cattle which were stolen from Botswana.In their twitter page police said the cattle were recovered on March 26 through a joint operation between the ZRP and Botswana p...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:19hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Cattle rustler cops arrested
GOVERNMENT has launched a crackdown on police officers linked to organised cattle rustling syndicates that operate along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border leading to the arrest of some suspects and their s...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Car with stolen chickens lands in ditch
A BULAWAYO man has lost over 200 chickens to thieves over the past two months and a man who fled police while driving a car ferrying some of the birds has been arrested.The suspect Tawanda Kas...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Botswana agree on electronic tags for cattle
ZIMBABWE and Botswana have agreed to electronically tag cattle for communities living along the border and the programme is set to be pioneered at Mlambaphele border area in Gwanda District, Matabelel...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Stray donkey owners risk US$100 fine
THE Matabeleland Animal Rescue and Equine Sanctuary (MARES) is negotiating with the Bulawayo City Council to enforce by-laws on donkey users or breeders who allow them to wander into residential areas...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:33hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rustlers pounce on Botswana cattle
CATTLE rustlers from Zimbabwe have been accused of stealing 118 heads of cattle from Botswana's Semolale area in the past three weeks.The Botswana farmers claimed that efforts to track down th...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors accused of soliciting bribe
TWO Karoi National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officers are in remand prison after they were nabbed for accepting bribe money meant to influence a lenient sentence.The duo appeared before Chin...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema calls for thieving businessman's eviction
WARY of the growing number of cases of stock theft in his area, Chief Khulumani Mathema from Wenlock Communal Lands has revealed that he is considering evicting a local businessman from his community....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:58hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
2 robbers up for kidnapping
TWO suspected armed robbers were arrested in Kadoma on New Year's Eve, a few minutes after they had kidnapped a 27-year-old man at Waverly Bus Stop and robbed him of US$82 cash while another man was a...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda businessman, butchery operator nabbed for alleged stock theft
POLICE in Gwanda have arrested a businessman and butchery operator from the Konongwe farming area for alleged stock theft after the recovery of live and slaughtered cattle.The cattle were reco...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:24hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Midlands police bemoan cops involvement in stock theft
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have bemoaned the involvement of police officers in stock-theft cases in Midlands province, with reports suggesting they are being paid as little as US$10 in bribes ...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda businessman arrested for stock theft
The Police in Gwanda has arrested a businessman and butchery operator Irimai Muringa of Konongwe Farming area for stock theft after the suspect and his four employees were found in possession of three...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 15:40hrs | 2031 | by Staffreporter
Donkey rustlers wreak havoc in Nyamandlovu
VILLAGERS in Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North province, have raised concern over an increase in livestock theft, especially involving donkeys.Several villagers said the livestock theft cases of...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:27hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills hubby in infidelity brawl
A 35-year-old Harare woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband over infidelity.The woman, Leoba Muzondo retaliated after her husband, Farai Tsatse (39), who accused her of infi...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:43hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Police deploy crack teams for festive season
Police crack and traffic teams have been deployed countrywide to deal with any criminal activities and traffic offenders during this festive season.In his 2021 festive season statement yesterd...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:42hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Donkey stealing syndicate nabbed
POLICE in Nyamandlovu have busted a donkey stealing syndicate and recovered 11 donkeys.Matabeleland North spokesperson Inspector Glory Banda confirmed the development and the arrest of three s...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:48hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Cattle carcasses recovered in suburb
Three cows and an ox's carcasses were found in a gully in the bushy area of Methodist Village and Magwegwe suburb on Wednesday morning.The carcasses were discovered in a gully by Goodwell Mhlo...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
2 prophets jailed for stock theft
TWO self-styled prophets from a Zionist church in Tsholotsho and a villager from Dete in Hwange have been jailed for nine years each for stocktheft.Promise Vundla (33) and Hawkins Sibanda (47)...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 17:23hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Villagers detain, torture stock theft suspects
A GROUP of about 15 villagers from Gwanda allegedly kidnapped and tortured seven men for four days after accusing them of stealing their livestock.The Chronicle news crew caught up with two of...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
ZRP launches crackdown
Police have relaunched and intensified an operation code-named, ‘Nyama Yabvepi' aimed at curbing stock theft activities which have during the past few weeks resulted in most farmers losing cattle an...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 19:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Robber arrested, 4 guns recovered
A suspected armed robber believed to be part of gang that robbed a Beitbridge businessman of R1,2 million and US$3 500 last month, has been arrested, leading to the recovery of four pistols and 21 rou...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:24hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Senior cop sucked in cattle rustling racket
A senior female police officer based at Lupane Police Station in Matabeleland North Province is at the centre of cattle rustling racket amid revelations that she allegedly connived with two witch-hunt...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Midnight thieves caught driving away 67 goats
THREE Harare based suspected thieves allegedly pounced at Avilion farm, Bindura and attempted to steal 67 goats before being disturbed by barking dogs.Takemore Bonde (34), Justice Shepherd and...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 12:49hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cattle rustlers jailed 18 years
A Notorious Muzarabani based senior citizen was arraigned before Guruve magistrates courts on Friday facing stock theft charges.N...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 16:12hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police, soldiers implicated in cattle rustling racket
CATTLE farmers in Matabeleland South province have been losing their livestock to rustling syndicates that they believe were working in cahoots with soldiers and police officers.Farmers told S...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Livestock rustler caught with 11 beasts, 2 donkeys
POLICE have recovered 16 cattle and seven donkeys after a weeklong operation against cattle rustlers in Gwanda District that have terrorised farmers and villagers over the last few months.A su...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police recover hundreds of stolen cattle in Shanyawugwe and Makhado
GWANDA police have launched a blitz targeting cattle rustlers who have been terrorising farmers in the district.In the past weeks, farmers who lost their cattle managed to locate some of their...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 20:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cattle rustlers wreak havoc in Matebeleland South
VILLAGERS in Matebeleland South province have raised concern over the increase in livestock theft in their area, and have blamed the police for failure to curb the vice.The most affected areas...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana appoints commission to probe livestock theft on Zimbabwe border
Botswana's president has ordered an official inquiry into livestock theft on his country's border with Zimbabwe, the government announced on Monday.Acting President Slumber Tsogwane named a ni...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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