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Zimbabwe cop arrested for receiving US$40 bribe
A police officer stationed at Zengeza Police Station in Harare, Edson Nangwani, appeared in court this week facing charges of criminal abuse of office and extortion after allegedly accepting a US$40 b...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:55hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
Vigilant Gwanda anti-stock theft group recover 16 stolen donkeys
Gwanda South villagers operating under the Gwanda Anti-Stock Theft Association (GASTA) have recovered 16 donkeys that were stolen in Sinayi area when the vigilant community members embarked on a...Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:19hrs | 340 | by Stephen Jakes
Cellphone theft suspect dies in brutal attack
A man accused of stealing a cellphone tragically died in Chinhoyi after he was subjected to a brutal assault by three men, who allegedly beat him with a shovel and logs before burning his feet in an a...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Stock theft suspects take magistrate to High Court
Three stock theft suspects Shelton Dube (21), Sibangiswani Ncube (48) and Gilbert Ncube have app...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 06:51hrs | 24 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mining detector theft suspect trial deferred
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts after he was found in possession of a stolen mining detector.Brian Gumbo was not asked to plead when he app...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 09:08hrs | 13 | by Stephen Jakes
Soldier, cop remanded in custody for killing theft suspect
A soldier and a police sergeant have appeared in the Harare Magistrates Court on charges of allegedly killing a man they suspected of stealing scaffolding poles from a neighboring property while they ...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Fawcett Security guards up for stealing US$12,000 from thief
Two Fawcett Security guards appeared in court for allegedly stealing over US$12,000 cash from a theft suspect they had just apprehended with his loot from Total Energies in Hillcrest, Bulawayo....Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:46hrs | 2 | 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 | 14 | by Desmond Nleya
Cops arrest rape, robbery, theft suspect
A man aged 32 has been arrested while hiding at a disused building near Magwegwe shopping centre for cases of rape, robbery and theft of copper cables.This was confirmed by Bulawayo police spo...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 16:37hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mutoko
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 | 4 | 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 | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo residents up for murder of theft suspect
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested five residents accused of murdering a house breaker after taking turns to assault him with sticks, resulting in his death at Mpilo hospital.Bulawayo police spo...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duo acquitted on charges of stoning cops
KWEKWE magistrate Samukelisiwe Gumbo has acquitted two victims of police brutality who were being charged with defeating or obstructing the course of justice.Deon Jane Craig and Menard Moyo, w...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | | 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 | 14 | by Staff reporter
$1 million gold theft suspects fail to have case dismissed
THE High Court has dismissed an application for discharge by nine suspects allegedly involved in the theft of nearly $1 million worth of gold which was being kept as an exhibit at Plumtree Police Stat...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
High Court blow for Mnangagwa's PG
Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi has no power to employ, deploy, assign or transfer National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) staff because that is the sole preserve of the NPA board, a judge ruled on Fri...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:24hrs | 2 | by ZimLive
Guard jailed for fatally shooting theft suspect
A former security guard at Ratelshock Tea Estate in Chipinge was sentenced to an effective six months in jail for fatally shooting a suspect who had allegedly stolen irrigation pipes at his workplace....Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Theft suspect raped at police base
Two neighbourhood watch committee members based at Krima Police Base in Gokwe, under Chief Njelele, have appeared in court for raping a woman that they had arrested for theft.Arnold Maseko (32...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops severely assault stock theft suspect
A STOCK THEFT convict is reportedly battling for life after he was allegedly severely beaten by police detectives recently while in their custody for a different case.According to court papers...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ordered off Harare bound flight at OR Tambo, arrested over car theft
A car thief suspected to be a Zimbabwean, who was arrested at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport when South African police and aviation officials ordered a Harare-bound aircraft off the run...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected Zimbabwean car thief nabbed at OR Tambo
There was drama at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport when South African police and aviation officials ordered a Harare-bound aircraft off the runway and back to its parking bay to allow th...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Car theft suspects approach High Court
TWO Beitbridge men who were arrested for allegedly stealing a top-of-the-range vehicle worth about $30 000 in South Africa before smuggling it into the country through Beitbridge Border Post h...Published: 20 Apr 2017 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed vigilantes burn stock theft suspects' homes
OVER 200 villagers from Matshetshe area under Chief Masuku in Gwanda yesterday armed themselves with machetes and axes and burnt down three homesteads belonging to suspected cattle rustlers in Insindi...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Richard Muponde
Police arrest eight stock theft suspects
The police in Mochudi arrested eight suspects believed to be part of the syndicate that is involved in stock theft in the Kgatleng District.The Voice reported that the suspects who are Batswa...Published: 13 Feb 2016 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cop accused of stealing from thief
A Mogoditshane Special Constable is under investigations for allegedly stealing money from theft suspects in a police cell last week.The suspects were alleged to have stolen P900.00 and US$380...Published: 02 Sep 2015 at 09:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Obert Mpofu's car theft suspect placed off remand
A BULAWAYO cross-border transport operator, who allegedly connived with a South African and stole Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Obert Mpofu's car worth $45,000, was yesterday plac...Published: 10 Apr 2015 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Cops demand bribe from donkey theft suspect
THREE Gwanda police officers have fallen foul of the law after they allegedly demanded a $30 bribe from a suspect. Joseph Mazuru, 23, Joe Zacharia Jere, 23, and Matthew Marumisa, 28, are facin...Published: 06 Mar 2015 at 07:59hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Court orders Mohadi, Chihuri to reimburse $78 900 exhibit money
High Court judge Justice Joseph Musakwa has ordered Home Affairs minister Kembo Mohadi and Commissioner -General of Police Augustine Chihuri to reimburse about $79 000 collected from a theft suspe...Published: 20 Feb 2015 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop 'demands $400 bribe' from suspect
AN Esigodini policeman is in trouble after he allegedly demanded more than $400 bribe from a theft suspect.Norman Madhumbu, 33, allegedly demanded money from Norah Ndlovu, of Mzimuni area in G...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Marvelous Moyo
Cops appear in court for rape
Two police officers who allegedly took turns to rape a theft suspect five times at a police base in Cowdray Park appeared in court yesterday.Norman Njaya, 29, and Constantine Musetwa, 27, wou...Published: 31 Jan 2015 at 16:57hrs | 2 | by Nokusa Masuku
Soldiers, cop fatally assault suspect, jailed
TWO soldiers and a policeman were yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison each for fatally assaulting a Gwanda stocktheft suspect after they had recovered seven donkeys from him.Josphat Ha...Published: 19 Mar 2014 at 06:44hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Magistrate warns cops for detaining suspects for too long
THE Matabeleland South provincial magistrate-in-charge, Mr Douglas Vakayi Chikwekwe, yesterday warned the police for detaining suspects for too long, saying it is against the law. Mr Chikwekwe...Published: 26 Sep 2013 at 02:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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