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Informal traders urged to keep import documents
Informal traders affected by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)'s anti-smuggling blitz have been advised to maintain proper documentation of imported goods to facilitate easier verification and sm...Published: 2 hrs ago | 71 | by Staff reporter
Housemaid injured after pistol accidentally discharges in Kariba
A housemaid in Kariba was accidentally shot and injured after a pistol fell from the bed she was making and discharged, striking her in the lower limb.The firearm is believed to belong to her ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
HAYTA pledges assistance to some Kuwadzana-Dzivaresekwa accident victims
Harare Youth Transporters Association (Hayta) Chairperson, Mr Edmore Gwengwe has pledged two coffins and some few groceries to cover funeral requirements from amongst Kuwadzana-Dzivaresekwa junction v...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 11:30hrs | 433 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Is it legal to keep US$70,000 cash at home in Zimbabwe?
In recent weeks, Zimbabwe has experienced an alarming increase in armed robbery cases, with criminals specifically targeting individuals and businesses that keep large amounts of cash at their premise...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 09:58hrs | 721 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe police boss says he doesn't have authority to sanction protests
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba has firmly rejected claims that his office is responsible for authorizing or denying planned protests, including a nationwide demons...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 08:06hrs | 1838 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo offers US$100,000 reward to recover $74,100
Prominent businessman and tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has announced a staggering US$100,000 cash reward for information leading to the recovery of US$74,100 stolen at gunpoint from his in-laws' res...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 20:19hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbery suspects killed in Bulawayo shootout
Six armed robbery suspects were shot dead in a gunfight with police near the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls tollgate in the early hours of Tuesday.According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 15:31hrs | 1654 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa revives canteens at Zimbabwe police stations
The Zimbabwean government has revived canteens at police stations, providing officers with improved meals, including English breakfasts with fried eggs, sausages, and baked beans, as part of efforts t...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 16:01hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
War veterans plot Zimbabwe-wide protests against Mnangagwa
War veterans, along with other discontented citizens, are set to stage a nationwide protest this Thursday in response to Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation.Earlier this month, the former ...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:52hrs | 1251 | by Staff reporter
BCC dithers on vendors
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has taken a less confrontational stance on the ongoing vending crisis, allowing the Government's 48-hour ultimatum to lapse without any major enforcement measures. Inst...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:23hrs | 1980 | by Staff reporter
Military Police exposes ZRP investigations
In what could be seen as a damning reflection on the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) investigation efforts, the Zimbabwe Military Police (MP) successfully apprehended a wanted international drug baro...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 11:18hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Police vow enforcement against all illegal vendors
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has pledged to assist municipalities and other security agencies in clearing vendors from the streets following a 48-hour ultimatum issued by Local Government and Pu...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu urges humane handling of vendors' crisis
National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) commissioner Obert Gutu has called for restraint and empathy in dealing with vendors, following the Zimbabwean government's order to remove them fro...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 07:02hrs | 3034 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya defies court order, GetBucks seeks police intervention
Prophet Walter Magaya, the founder of the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, is facing allegations of defying a court order to settle a US$420,140.72 debt owed to GetBucks Microfinanc...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:12hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
'Only 3,000 out of 16,000 kombis operating in Harare are registered'
Police have launched a major crackdown on unregistered commuter omnibuses following a startling revelation that less than 20 percent of them are compliant with the law.Zimbabwe Republic Police...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:35hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Govt orders clearance of 'illegal' vending sites within 48 hours
The Government has directed all local authorities to clear illegal vending sites within 48 hours as part of a nationwide crackdown on unregulated trading activities, citing serious public health, secu...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 06:56hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military personnel urged to uphold Constitution
In a powerful address last Friday at the Five Infantry Brigade in Battlefields, near Kwekwe, Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe urged military personnel to upho...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:15hrs | 1751 | by Staff reporter
Top cop accused of extorting business community
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has initiated an investigation into Superintendent Elizabeth Chipfakacha following serious allegations of extortion and illicit activities raised by the Masvingo bus...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:29hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police detective killed by friendly fire?
A Bulawayo police detective, who tragically died in a shootout with armed robbers, was killed by a police bullet, her family has revealed. Detective Constable Cassandra Hove, 37, was shot in the left ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:23hrs | 2215 | by Staff reporter
ZRP duped in US$850,000 sleeping bags deal
A Harare-based company, Printmill Private Limited, is at the center of a fraud investigation after allegedly duping the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) of US$850,000 in a botched deal for the supply of...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:17hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Detective Constable Hove mourned after tragic shooting
The Officer Commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Jasper Chizemo, and colleagues of the late Detective Constable Cassandra Hove (37) have described her as a courageous and dedicated officer whose...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:15hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops national crime rate
Bulawayo has been named the city with the highest crime rate in Zimbabwe, standing at 2,506.1 crimes per 100,000 people, nearly double the national average of 1,356.6 per 100,000.The latest st...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:14hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
4 arrested over service station robbery in Zimbabwe
Four men have been arrested in connection with the recent armed robbery in which US$129,111 was stolen from three Meru Service Stations in Harare.The suspects, identified as Willard Zvinorukwa...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 19:13hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police investigate fatal shooting of Detective in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an investigation into the tragic shooting of Detective Constable Cassandra Hove of CID Homicide Bulawayo, who was fatally shot on Thursday while pursuin...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 19:13hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
4 dead at Christmas Pass as haulage truck rams into cars, pedestrians
Four people tragically lost their lives on Thursday after a haulage truck rammed into four vehicles and ploughed into pedestrians while descending the Christmas Pass along the Mutare-Harare Road....Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:05hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo drug lord arrested with 1.9 kg of crystal meth
Police have successfully arrested a 39-year-old drug dealer, Tigors Tyron Seigfried, after he was found in possession of 1.9 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at his home on Chemford Road in the Ma...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:26hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blasts indiscipline on the roads
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) must take decisive action to restore order on the country's roads by implementing the electronic traffic management system to reduce road carnage, President Emmerson...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for patriotism as 907 police officers graduate
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on newly trained police officers to uphold patriotism, discipline, and national values as they embark on their law enforcement careers.Speaking at a gra...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:36hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parliament slams police over deadly pirate taxi pursuits
Parliament has expressed concerns over the high-speed chases between the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and pirate taxis, commonly known as "mushikashika," as well as commuter omnibuses, which have in...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:12hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in revenge mission
A 33-year-old man from Silobela has been arrested after a revenge attack he orchestrated led to the fatal stabbing of a fellow villager at Msilahobe Business Centre last week.Midlands Provinci...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:05hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga surrenders to police after manhunt order
Alpha Media Holdings senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga has handed himself over to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Law and Order section at Harare Central Police Station following a police manhunt iss...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:01hrs | 1729 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for triple murder suspect
Police in Mashonaland West have launched a manhunt for Trymore Tore (37), who is wanted in connection with three murder cases that occurred on February 16, 2025, in Mubairecheni village, Chief Chundu,...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:01hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested in South Africa over R500,000 mbanje haul
South African police have arrested two Zimbabwean nationals in Thabazimbi, Limpopo Province, after intercepting a truck carrying a consignment of mbanje valued at nearly R500,000. The arrests, facilit...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:49hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns against Insulting Mnangagwa, citing criminal law
The Government has warned individuals against making disparaging remarks about the Office of the President and Cabinet, stating that while freedom of expression is a constitutional right, some stateme...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:32hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
$1 bribe-taking cops granted US$50 bail
Two police officers arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) last week for allegedly soliciting a US$1 bribe from a motorist have been granted $50 bail each by a Chinhoyi Magistrate....Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 12:45hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Man kills 'cheating' wife after busting her with lover
Police in Mashonaland Central province have arrested a Bindura man for allegedly murdering his wife after catching her in a compromising position with another man suspected to be her lover.Zim...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:51hrs | 2411 | by Staff reporter
'Bombshell' Geza intensifies his efforts to derail the ED2030 project
Tensions are running high within the ruling Zanu-PF party as central committee member and outspoken war veteran Blessed "Bombshell" Geza intensifies his efforts to derail the ED2030 project, aimed at ...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:08hrs | 2091 | by Staff reporter
4 cops accused of stealing US$57,000 and 2kg of gold at accident scene
Four police officers have been accused of stealing US$57,000 and 2kg of pure gold at an accident scene near Selous, along the Harare-Bulawayo highway, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The incid...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 19:22hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Gunshot wound leads to arrest of armed robbery gang
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has apprehended six suspects linked to multiple robbery incidents and a case of unlawful entry into premises and theft. The arrests were confirmed by ZRP spokesperso...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:11hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Policemen arrested over $1 bribe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday arrested two police officers stationed at the Lion's Den tollgate along the Harare-Chirundu highway for allegedly taking a $1 bribe from a moto...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 15:34hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Police to impound unregistered vehicles
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to motorists driving vehicles without registration plates, emphasizing that such vehicles will be impounded. The warning also applies to g...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 07:26hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Police name 17 drug barons arrested in nationwide crackdown
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the names of 17 drug barons and suppliers arrested across the country between January 8, 2025, and February 11, 2025, as part of an ongoing operation ta...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 16:36hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for Bombshell
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is hunting for war veteran Blessed Geza in connection with three criminal cases.According to police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, Geza is wanted and anyon...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 14:07hrs | 909 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Drama at business centre as sisters bash shopkeeper
A violent altercation at Maninji business centre in Mayobodo has led to the arrest of Nyarai Mpofu, aged 34, and two accomplices following an assault on Mpofu Noliwe, a 24-year-old shopkeeper at ...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:37hrs | 1405 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police investigate hit-and-run involving donkey cart in Tsholotsho
Tsholotsho police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident involving a donkey-drawn scotch cart that occurred on Sunday, February 9, in the Mazibulala Line area.According to the Zimbabwe...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 15:27hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police officer embezzles US$623 000
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Isaac Chigidora (28), who oversaw administration and human resources for the ZRP Consolidated Fund, has been charged with embezzling a staggering US$623,462.7...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:36hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
Woman scalds hubby's face with boiling oil in infidelity row
A Norton man is fighting for his life in hospital after his wife allegedly scalded him with boiling cooking oil in a violent dispute over infidelity.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:30hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Man kills own mother and attacks niece
Police in Marimba, Harare, have arrested 22-year-old Nyasha Bandawe after he allegedly murdered his mother and viciously attacked his five-year-old niece in a disturbing domestic violence incident. Th...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 17:07hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Well Done, Commissioner General Steven Mutamba for bringing Sanity on our roads
The roads of Zimbabwe have witnessed significant transformations thanks to the commendable efforts of Commissioner General Steven Mutamba and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). The move towards digit...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 22:45hrs | 1518 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Drinking spree turns fatal
A drinking spree in Manyarere Village, Mudzi, ended in tragedy last week when three men allegedly turned on their drinking companion, fatally assaulting him after a misunderstanding.The Zimbab...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:48hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
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