I am your Queen – Grace Mugabe tells Mazowe miners as her hired thugs leave trail of blood, broken bones
By NewZimbabwe.com MAZOWE — Artisanal miners in Mazowe were on Tuesday beaten to pulp by a gang of AK47-carrying-thugs which was operating at the instruction of former First Lady Grace Mugabe, NewZimbabwe.com has learnt. Most of those caught up in the violent act suffered bruises, broken bones and head injuries after being assaulted using fists, hammers, […]
Police arrest Mutare man over viral assault on officer
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — A 29-year-old Mutare man has been arrested in connection with the alleged assault of a police officer following the circulation of a viral social media video showing the incident at a service station. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said Brendon Tsakatsa (29), of House Number 1285, Chikanga 1, Mutare, was […]
Woman arrested over co-wife’s murder in alleged arson attack
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Police have arrested a Mudzi woman in connection with the alleged murder of her co-wife, who died after a house was set on fire in what investigators suspect was a domestic dispute. In a statement, National Police Spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of Elizaberth Ponji, saying she was taken […]
Three police officers jailed five years for criminal abuse of office
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal abuse of office in a case stemming from an anti-corruption operation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Police Anti-Corruption Unit. In a statement issued on Friday, National Police […]
Two school workers arrested over drowning deaths of ECD learners at Mutare mission school
By Victor Fanuel MUTARE — Police have arrested two employees at a mission school in Penhalonga, Mutare, in connection with the drowning deaths of two Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners who died in a swimming pool tragedy last week. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the suspects, a maintenance supervisor and a caretaker, are facing […]
Police identify six victims in Triangle crash that killed nine
By Naledi Nyoni TRIANGLE — Police have released the names of six of the nine people who died in a horrific road traffic accident at a rail-level crossing along Mbizi Road in Triangle on Tuesday morning. The collision occurred when a Makuku Bus travelling from Chikombedzi to Masvingo entered a level crossing and was struck by […]
Four foreign nationals arrested over illicit alcohol operation in Harare
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Four foreign nationals have been arrested in Harare after police uncovered what authorities described as an illicit alcohol manufacturing operation in Southerton, leading to the seizure of products, equipment and raw materials valued at more than US$1 million. In a statement issued on Wednesday, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi […]
Four Zanu PF youths allege police assault during aborted Harare sports gala
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Four youths who attended the ZimSport for Economic Development (ZimSport4ED) sports gala in Churu Constituency, Harare South, on Saturday have alleged that they were assaulted by anti-riot police officers. Anti-riot police officers had been deployed to disperse participants after senior Zanu PF provincial officials reportedly ordered the cancellation of the event. […]
Man kills best friend in suspected blood ritual murder
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Police have arrested 28-year-old Shepherd Severa after he allegedly murdered his friend, Brian Nandana of Warren Park D, in what investigators suspect could be a blood ritual killing after the suspect allegedly slit the victim’s throat, drank his blood and buried the body in a shallow grave at Warren Hills Cemetery. […]
Professor Madhuku claims “police did nothing” in brutal attack
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Opposition leader and constitutional lawyer Professor Lovemore Madhuku has alleged that uniformed police officers were present but failed to intervene when he was assaulted by unidentified men during a National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) meeting in Harare on Sunday. Madhuku claims balaclava-clad assailants stormed the consultative meeting — convened to discuss Constitutional […]