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Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A JEALOUS man (22 fatally stabbed another man with an okapi knife in the stomach after accusing him of having an affair with his estranged wife. In a statement on X, police said the incident occurred on 30 November 2023 when Chipengo Mpande (22) stabbed Fragment Chari (26) who later died […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A MAN was arrested alongside a foreigner, in the possession of elephant tusks weighing 18.7kg worth more than US$3 000. In a statement, police said Passivel Togara (47) and his accomplice were arrested by detectives who posed as buyers of the elephant tusks on 29 November 2023 in Katakura area, Rushinga. […]

Mkhululi Ncube, Online Writer THE family of a Bulawayo woman whose friend connived with her late boyfriend to kill her, has demanded 14 head of cattle as compensation from the killers’ families. Musawenkosi Hara (39) of New Magwegwe suburb ganged up with her boyfriend, Farai Michael Mutasa who later committed suicide, and killed her friend […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A PEDESTRIAN died after he was hit by an unknown motorist who fled the scene after the incident. In a statement on X, police said the incident occurred on Tuesday at the intersection of Remembrance Drive and Ardbenie Road in Mbare, Harare. “Police in Harare are investigating a fatal hit-and-run road […]

A MAN was killed by unknown assailants in the Bulawayo Central Business District.

Michael Magoronga, [email protected] Police in Gweru arrested a five-member gang from Bulawayo that was wanted for a spate of thefts from motor vehicles in the Midlands. Alert members of the Gweru Criminal Investigations (CID) officers arrested the five after shooting and deflating the tyres of a vehicle they were in as they plotted their next […]

Michael Magoronga,[email protected] POLICE in Mberengwa, Midlands Province, are investigating a case in which a five-member gang pounced on a sex worker who was booked in a lodge with a client and robbed the two before raping the sex worker. The incident occurred in Mberengwa on 8 November 2023 at around 3 am. Midlands Police spokesperson, […]

Midlands Bureau A CHIWUNDURA villager has been arrested for fatally striking a fellow villager with a log before attempting to burn the body following a misunderstanding during beer binge. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident which occurred on Sunday at around 11PM. “Police in Gweru are investigating a case of murder […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A BULAWAYO man is on the run after allegedly hitting his wife with a leather belt, resulting in her death. In a statement, police said the incident occurred on 18 October 2023 at a house in Cowdray Park. Nesisa Ncube assaulted his wife. The victim was taken to a hospital where […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A NEWBORN baby girl was found dead in a drainage ditch. In a statement, police said the baby was found in a drainage ditch at Corner Patrenda and 9th Avenue, Glenview, Harare. Police appealed for any information that may help in the investigations of the case. “A newly born baby girl […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A TWO-weeks-old baby was found in the street wrapped in a plastic bag covered with a blanket. In a statement, police said the baby boy was dumped along Mafunga street Dzivarasekwa 2. “Police in Harare are investigating a case of baby dumping in which a baby boy (approximately two weeks old) […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A TOTAL of 104 282 arrests have been and over 1 800 vehicles impounded under the ongoing operation “Tame the Traffic Jungle” which police launched countrywide on 12 September 2023. The operation is a partnership between police and local authorities, and other stakeholders involved in the blitz aimed at ensuring that […]

Kudzai Gaveni, Online Writer A TAXI driver in Bulawayo was hijacked by two passengers who robbed him of his vehicle, cash and cellphone. The suspects stripped the taxi of parts and police found the engine affixed onto another vehicle. In a statement, Bulawayo Provincial Spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said the unnamed complainant (32) was attacked […]

Michael Magoronga,[email protected] POLICE in Kwekwe are handling two cases in which two people died in separate hit and run accidents in the mining town. In the first incident, on 15 October, an unknown man died upon admission at hospital after being hit by a motor vehicle which did not stop. According to Midlands Police spokesperson, […]