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SA cops arrest man trying to smuggle stolen car into Zimbabwe
South African police on Monday arrested a 44-year-old man who attempted to smuggle a stolen vehicle into Zimbabwe using counterfeit registration documents.The suspect was intercepted at the De...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:05hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Ferret Force busts car smuggling racket
A COMBINED team of Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), military intelligence and the Zimbabwe Republic Police, known as Ferret Force, last week busted a car smuggling syndicate operating between ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'40% Zimbabwean cars uninsured'
At least 40 percent of cars on Zimbabwe's roads do not have insurance cover, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) has said.ICZ spokesperson Ringisai Batiya said this has affected victims of...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Top of the range vehicle smuggling in region rises
Some criminals in the region are targeting and stealing top-of-the-range vehicles before smuggling them into neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, where forged documents are manufactured before ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:15hrs | 8 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust luxury vehicles smuggling racket
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday busted a vehicle smuggling racket, arresting three suspects and recovering three luxury vehicles, which were smuggled into Zimbabwe via Limpopo River.The three sus...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Selling of stolen cars increases
There is an increase in cases of thieves selling stolen vehicles to unsuspecting buyers, police said yesterday.This comes after police have in the past few months, arrested several car t...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Malunga farm invader's car 'likely smuggled' - report
A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) lecturer accused of trying to grab a Nyamandlovu farm may be driving a stolen car, ZimLive reported.Dumisani Madzivanyathi stormed Esidak...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA soldiers in shoot-out with vehicle smugglers at Beitbridge
VEHICLE smugglers on Wednesday engaged in a shootout with South African soldiers at an illegal entry point in Beitbridge, forcing them to flee and leave behind three stolen vehicles which were destine...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers flee into Zimbabwe after clash with SA troops
A GANG of vehicle smugglers yesterday fled into Zimbabwe from South Africa after a shootout with soldiers who foiled their attempt to take three stolen cars across the Limpopo River. Border co...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Car stolen from SA destined for Mozambique intercepted
The national security task force on Sunday morning intercepted a suspected stolen vehicle that was being smuggled from South Africa into Mozambique via Zimbabwe near the Tshikwalakwala.The are...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Border security intercept stolen vehicle
The national security task force has intercepted a stolen vehicle that was being smuggled from South Africa into Zimbabwe near the Tshikwalakwala area on Sunday morning.The vehicle, believed t...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 18:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA army busts Zimbabwe vehicle smuggling racket
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDEF) on Monday busted vehicle smuggling racket, intercepting two sports utility vehicles which were being smuggled to Zimbabwe through a sandy beach....Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
South Africa issues arrest warrant for Prophet Bushiri
South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for controversial millionaire pastor Shepard Bushiri, who skipped bail and returned home to Malawi.On Saturday he told his social media followers that...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Car smuggler arrested
Police have arrested a foreigner on allegations of attempting to smuggle a Toyota Land Cruiser through Nyamapanda Border Post. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissi...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police deploy for holiday
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)has deployed officers on all the country's major roads and residential areas to ensure that Independence Day and the Easter holidays are accident and crime-free. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SA Hawks arrest car thief, smuggling suspect
THE Hawks have arrested a second suspect believed to be part of a racket stealing vehicles from South Africa and smuggling them to other countries via Zimbabwe. It is understood that most of the stole...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:15hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
5 SA cops nabbed for smuggling stolen cars to Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa's organised crime unit, the Hawks have arrested nine people including five policemen and one immigration officer from the neighbouring country on corruption charges, fraud and smuggling o...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
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South Africa most hijacked vehicles
SOUTH Africa is the vehicle theft capital of Southern Africa, accounting for 96 percent of all vehicles acquired illegally in the region, according to Interpol.Between September 2015 and Septe...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 09:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe receives 'smuggled' vehicles
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe's (pictured) benefactor and top Zanu-PF official, Jimayi Muduvuri is reportedly being investigated for smuggling four vehicles into the country and donating them to Mazowe Orph...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staf reporter
SA Police blitz nets 4 Zimbabwean suspects
South African police have arrested for suspects believed to be Zimbabweans after they attempted to smuggle stolen vehicles into the country through Botswana. According to South African Pol...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police out in full force over Easter
The Zimbabwe Republic Police will deploy more policemen countrywide during Easter Holiday to curb crime and to ensure that sanity prevails on all major roads.In a statement yesterday, chief po...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 11:38hrs | | by Crime Reporter
Police sieze cars and cables
CABLES stolen from traffic lights were seized in raids on illegal Jozi scrapyards yesterday.Daily Sun reported that Joburg Metro Police, emergency services and the SAPS swooped in a joint oper...Published: 18 Feb 2016 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Porous borders: a threat to SA security
CAPE TOWN - While the South African government has been commended for its "open door" policy on immigrants, experts have raised concerns about security threats possed by thousands of undocumented ...Published: 26 Nov 2014 at 10:49hrs | 3 | by Thabo Kunene
Africa a prime destination for stolen cars
Abidjan - If luxury cars have become a more common sight on African roads, that is in part due to it becoming a prime destination for cars lifted off European streets.Africa, along with Russi...Published: 29 Dec 2013 at 12:55hrs | | by AFP
Betty Makoni fights female genital mutilation in UK
WHEN Betty Makoni fled her native Zimbabwe for the safety of the UK's Essex five years ago, it was out of fear for her life.The women's rights campaigner was chased out of Africa by a gang of ...Published: 20 Sep 2013 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Metro
Man steals police car, arrests civilians for bribes
The long arm of the law finally caught up with a daring car thief who engaged in a spate of robberies targeting marked police cars in Harare. Misheck Madzivadondo (32) allegedly stole the car...Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 21:27hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Eight Malawian car smugglers arrested in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe police in Beitbridge have arresting eight Malawians car thieves and recovering five stolen luxury vehicles worth R4 million.The cars were stolen from Durb...Published: 16 Aug 2012 at 05:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
How do I ask poor people in Zim to pay for my shows - Mapfumo
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Unlicensed cars either stolen or smuggled says Zinara
THOUSANDS of motorists who failed to beat the vehicle licence disc registration deadline on Saturday may have stolen or illegally imported the vehicles, the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zin...Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 20:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
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