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Police officer arrested over armed gold mine robbery
A serving Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer is among ten men arrested in connection with a violent armed robbery at the MMC Mining Syndicate gold mine in Mbire, Mashonaland Central. The raid, whi...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:28hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smuggler arrested with 1 000 litres
In a coordinated crackdown on fuel smuggling, a joint operation by the Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has resulted in the seizure of over 1,000 litres of pe...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:28hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Car thief caught using stolen vehicle as pirate taxi
A CHEEKY Mutare man who had in the morning stolen a parked car in the city was nabbed while using the vehicle as a pirate taxi later that same day.Philip Mandeya (28) of Mandeya Two Village, H...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:29hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Elephants trample cop to death
A young police officer, Constable Prince Dambe (24), was tragically killed by a herd of elephants while on patrol duty near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare on Wednesday night.Cst Dambe, who w...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:44hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
Man seizes cop's gun during land dispute
A Ruwa man appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday facing charges of public violence following a chaotic land dispute at Cloverdale Farm earlier this month.The accused, Garika...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:54hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown on police corruption nets 9 officers
As corruption continues to plague the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans, the Southern Africa Regional Anti-Corruption Organization (SARACO) has intensified its nationwide operations, dismantling entrenche...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 13:59hrs | 1702 | by Staff reporter
Harare teacher fined US$200 for assaulting learner
A 35-year-old Harare teacher, Brian Muza, has been fined US$200 after he was convicted of assaulting a 12-year-old student at ZRP Support Unit College in Chikurubi, an incident that left the learner w...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:52hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Chaos erupts at Beitbridge as travelers clash with Zimra officials
Beitbridge's Dulibadzimu Bus Terminus turned into a scene of chaos on Monday when travelers clashed with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials during an operation targeting smuggled goods. ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:50hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security firms rope in Police Support Unit
In response to a recent spike in nationwide robberies, security companies are partnering with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Support Unit to enhance protection for cash-in-transit (CIT) deliveries...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:58hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Chatunga Mugabe arrested in Beitbridge
Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe, son of the late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in Beitbridge for violent conduct. He allegedly assaulted a police officer at a roadblock in Bubi, locate...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:24hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
18 illegal miners who petrol bombed a mine denied bail
Eighteen illegal gold miners who caused mayhem at Rosa mine in Chiweshe last week by destroying property and severely injuring people we...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:11hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-top cop, wife in court for kidnapping
A FORMER senior police officer and his wife appeared in court yesterday after a two-month-old baby girl was allegedly kidnapped in Southview suburb in Gweru on Friday.Mekia Tanyanyiwa, who hea...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Caretaker fatally assaulted in school robbery
A Caretaker at Glen View Number 9 Primary School in Harare died after he was attacked by three suspected robbers who raided the school looking for cash after getting wind that school authorities inten...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police chief's interests in gold mine raise stink
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga, has been accused of using his influence to deploy members of the support unit (SU) to guard a gold mine in Midlands where he allege...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:20hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
25,000L of stolen diesel found in Hwange
Police in Matabeleland North are investigating a case of 25,000 litres of diesel found in a local garage room in Hwange.A Police team comprising of the Hwange criminal investigations Departmen...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 11:29hrs | 8 | by Peter Matuka
Police torture robbers
Police in Mashonaland Central province are being accused of torturing robbers who allegedly robbed Pfura rural district council engineer Emson Chitsungo.The robbers are Musa Gandi (42) of Buhe...Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 10:10hrs | 15 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lawyer implicated in robbery case
During the national anti-sanctions event in Dotito on October 25, 2023, well-known Bindura lawyer, Elatone Bonongwe, allegedly organized a gang of eight robbers to assault and rob Engineer Emson Chits...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
Beitbridge border shutdown flops
A planned demonstration to shut down the Beitbridge Border Post today failed to materialize as both Zimbabwe and South Africa maintained a strong security presence. Security personnel from bot...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa partly to blame for 'weak' Zimbabwe opposition'
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has criticised CCC leader Nelson Chamisa saying his decision to “get rid” of senior opposition figures such as Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube has weakened the oppositi...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:51hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Armed robber' in court for 'killing' policeman
A MAN who allegedly fatally shot a police officer in Bulawayo's New Luveve suburb appeared in court on Friday facing a murder charge.Ntabiso Ncube (43) of Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo sus...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police officer hangs himself over pay shame
A police officer hanged himself at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare after telling doctors of his shame that his salary was too little to support his family, ZimLive has heard.Francis Patama, 34...Published: 24 Jun 2023 at 17:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Police Officer nabbed for Stock theft
A police officer and his civilian accomplice were on Saturday arrested for Stock theft at a road block in Murehwa.The police officer id...Published: 21 May 2023 at 18:36hrs | 3 | by Desmond Nleya
Police inspector in court for selling guns to public
Three Domboshava business people bought guns from police Inspector Kudakwashe Chatikobo of Support Unit at Fairbridge in Bulawayo and his accomplice, but then complained when the firearms certificates...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed 24 years over teen rape
A Harare-based police officer was slapped with a 24-year jail term for raping a 17-year-old girl twice during a party at his friend's house in Mahatshula North suburb in Bulawayo.Farai Mzengez...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber shot dead
POLICE gunned down a suspected armed robber and arrested five others during a crackdown after the suspects raided a gold mine in Shurugwi in Midlands Province and went away with 400kg of crushed gold ...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official arrested
A former Zanu-PF youth leader was arrested and another man shot dead – both suspects after a Shurugwi mine was robbed of 400kg of crushed gold ore.Khumbulani Mpofu, 42, is being held with fi...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 15:52hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police exchange fire with robbers at tollgate
Seven armed robbers who allegedly stole about 400 kgs of pregnant carbons, cellphones and cash amounting to US$250 at Ansh Red mine in Shurugwi on Thursday, were arrested at Flamingo tollgate on Frida...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 10:50hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo / Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo serial robber, murderer arrested
BULAWAYO police have arrested a serial armed robber and murderer who committed crimes in the city during the period December 2021 to November 22, 2022 resulting in victims losing property worth US$59 ...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold buyer robbed of US$350 000
A REGISTERED gold buyer from Bulawayo lost US$350 000 in cash to two armed robbers who told him they were selling 50g of gold before pulling out a firearm and ransacking his house.National pol...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Murder, armed robbery suspect dies in police custody after wife meal'
A 44-year-old suspect linked to murder and several armed robbery incidents in Bulawayo died of suspected food poisoning while in police custody hours after his wife had reportedly brought him some foo...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police attend Zanu-PF ideology school
POLICE, civil servants, traditional chiefs and personnel from parastatals have attended training workshops at the ruling party's Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology (HCSI), a Zanu-PF central committee ...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga put his head on the block for Mnangagwa
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who was the then commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, put his head on the block to rescue President Emmerson Mnangagwa before handing him power after the 2017...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Respect former ZANU PF leaders on political sabbatical
Walter Mzembi is a renowned thinker, innovator and all-round nice guy who would add value to any political or corporate organization. It comes as no surprise that some within the ruling party ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 19:01hrs | 2 | by Nicholas Ncube
Armed robbers bring Bulawayo to a standstill
BUSINESS came to a standstill in Bulawayo's central business district yesterday when police cordoned off streets leading to Fidelity Building at the corner of 11th Avenue and Fife Street, where suspec...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Armed robbers police Fidelity standoff' Details emerge
BUSINESS came to a standstill in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) yesterday when police cordoned off streets leading to Fidelity Building at Corner 11th Avenue and Fife Street, where suspect...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop killer sentenced to 25 years in jail
TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Charles Chauluka who in 2019 killed a police officer stationed at Entumbane Police Station, Constable Eckson Mane, has been sentenced to 25 years.Bulawayo High Court judge...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Omakorokoza turn Sharona Park into no-go area
SHARONA Park situated north-east of Meadowlands, and north-west of Heany Junction Farm, on the outskirts of Bulawayo, has been turned into a "no-go area" by over hundred machete-brandishing illegal go...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC lost all humanity in search of power
One of our fellow-citizen has lost her life being victim of a heinous crime and heartless violence at the hands of one whom she had, at one time, shared her soul with.Moreblessing Ali had been...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:55hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo: are Matabeles co-owners of Zimbabwe?
It is of utimost importance for Matabeles to comprehend the true meaning of deceptive catchy phrases coined by the dubious Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe and ZANUPF since the days of the Zim...Published: 08 May 2022 at 12:33hrs | 14 | by Israel Dube
Matabeles not interested in Zimbabwe independence celebrations in Bulawayo
From on set, let us set the record straight. Matabeleland is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not Matabeleland. Zimbabwe/ Mashonaland, which voluntarily gave away its independence to the BSA Co on 13 Sept...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 9 | by Israel Dube
Oppressive Zimbabwe govt to blame for Elvis Nyathi's death
While we do not condon the killing of foreigners in SA by South African mobs that have taken the law into their own hands, the death of Elvis Nyathi at the hands of vigilantes in South Africa and many...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 13:22hrs | | by Israel Dube
By-elections loss: Zanu-PF in witch-hunt
Zanu-PF has reportedly launched a witch-hunt targeting its supporters suspected to have voted for Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the Saturday by-elections amid fears of a bhor...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
No bail for corruption accused border officials
EIGHTEEN security officials drawn from members of the national security cluster were yesterday denied bail by a Beitbridge Magistrate after they were arrested for taking a R2 000 bribe from a cross-bo...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 border security officials in court for corruption
EIGHTEEN security officials drawn from members of the national security cluster deployed to combat crime at the border with South Africa have been arrested on corruption related charges after an anti-...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 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
Joshua Nkomo's driver sues for Gukurahundi injuries
NINTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Yonah Ncube, who served as a personal driver to the late nationalist, Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, is suing the State for injuries he sustained after being shot by a Fifth Brigade ...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop bashes pregnant wife to death
A POLICE officer based at Buchwa Support Unit appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing murder charges after he allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife to death.Hilary Gororo (30), who was...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Horrific tales of murderous weapons in Zhombe, Silobela
ON 21 January, a team of police officers and journalists led by Officer Commanding Midlands province Commissioner Winston Muza descended on Silobela to meet community leaders, who included those from ...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 21:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mudede assaults daughter- in-law
FORMER Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede has appeared in court on allegations of assaulting his daughter-in-law during the time she was having an altercation with her husband, Mudede's son.Mude...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Police raise alarm over stage-managed robberies
THE country has recorded a 22 percent increase in armed robbery cases this year compared to the same period last year with the Zimbabwe Republic Police raising alarm over stage-managed robbery inciden...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
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