Former Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo was arrested today in the morning by the Special Anti Corruption Unit (SACU). The development was confirmed by a local publication Zimmorningpost on their official Twitter handle; According to the publication, Chombo was arrested and charged with one count of fraud and five counts of criminal abuse of duty as […]
Continue ReadingA man employed as a driver at Montana Meats was on Thursday last week robbed of US$10,000 near Cement Siding in Bulawayo while on his way to Kwekwe to buy meat for the company. iHarare established from Bulawayo based online publication CITE.org that the 38-year-old driver who has not been named was left for dead […]
Continue ReadingA WOMAN from Pumula East suburb was raped by an unknown dreadlocked man on Sunday while walking on a path in a bushy area between Pumula South and Pumula East suburbs. The 24-year-old woman whose identity has been withdrawn for ethical reasons was allegedly raped at around 3:20 PM. Confirming the case, Bulawayo Provincial Police […]
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Blessing Mukaukirwa, 32, who was already disqualified from driving, used a second-hand ambulance complete with emergency blue lights flashing to go to an Asda supermarket in Manchester on Wednesday night. The Zimbabwean national who is of no fixed abode left the ambulance in the car park of the Asda in Harpurhey, Greater Manchester and went […]
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Popular music producers DJ Fantan and Levelz of Chillspot Records have been sentenced to 12 months in prison for hosting a musical bash in Mbare on New Year’s Eve. The two will spend 6 months in prison after the court suspended 6 months from their sentence. DJ Fantan, real name Arnold Kamudyariwa (33), and Levelz, […]
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CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has directed judges of all superior courts and magistrates to suspend regular court operations and postpone pending criminal and civil matters in response to the 30-day national lockdown regulations. The suspension of court business comes after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Care Minister, announced fresh 30-day […]
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Three suspected armed robbers, who were allegedly offering lifts to hitch-hikers along Simon Muzenda Street (formerly Fourth Street) before robbing them of cash and goods, have been arrested. The trio is said to have been masquerading as police and army officers and using a black Honda Fit to pick up passengers before diverting to rob […]
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Police have launched a manhunt for suspected armed robber Douglas Mutenda, who was released on bail after prosecutor Mr Douglas Chesa consented to bail on December 8. Mutenda (31) is facing several counts of armed robbery and was released on $5 000 bail when the State consented on the basis that some of his co-accused […]
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Police here have recovered the body of a suspected border jumper who drowned in the Limpopo River while illegally crossing between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The body was found in an advanced state of decomposition. Currently, the Limpopo River, now six metres deep, and many streams are in flood with heavy rains continuing in most […]
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The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has stated since the beginning of the national lockdown in March they have arrested close to 59 000 people for not wearing face masks in public. In a report by The Herald, National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi urged members of the public to observe lockdown measures in order […]
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