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Bulawayo achieves impressive pass rate in Grade 7 exams
Bulawayo Province has continued its strong performance in the 2024 Grade Seven examinations, with an impressive pass rate of 80.14%. This marks a notable improvement from last year's 79.60% pass rate....Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:19hrs | 2348 | by Staff reporter
Police Boss Urges Commanders to Fight Corruption Within the Service
Bulawayo police bosses have challenged commanders to combat corruption within the police force. This call comes in response to public complaints that some...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 07:15hrs | 314 | by Stephen Jakes
Mthwakazi vehicle disappears from Zimbabwe police station
Matebeleland-BASED Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has expressed concern over the disappearance of their impounded vehicle at Bulawayo Central Police Station.The vehicle was seized by the law e...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Former MDC senator recounts Gukurahundi disappearances
ONE will not understand the pain of another's wound until he or she falls into the same predicament, goes an adage.This is the feeling that many Gukurahundi victims and survivors ponder daily since 19...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Banks failing Zimbabweans
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has accused Zimbabwean banks of failing the nation by not attracting depositors who are now opting to keep their money at home and busin...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 17:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporte
Incessant rains compound pothole woes
THE rains that have been falling in recent days have worsened potholes in Bulawayo, turning driving in the city into a greater nightmare.A news crew drove through some of the roads around Bula...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans man survives SA horror bus crash that claimed 21 lives
One of the survivors of the bus crash that claimed at least 21 lives and left more than 60 people injured has described the accident as the "worst event" he has seen in his 59 years of life.Ja...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police target street vending pickup trucks
Police in Bulawayo has launched an operation to remove all pickup trucks being used for street vending, which are disrupting the smooth flow of traffic. Bulawayo Metropolitan province police s...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
100 pirate taxis impounded in clampdown
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday impounded more than 100 pirate taxis and two buses for violating the traffic regulations and using undesignated areas in the city centre as pick-up and drop-off points...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cop killer sentenced to 25 years in jail
TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Charles Chauluka who in 2019 killed a police officer stationed at Entumbane Police Station, Constable Eckson Mane, has been sentenced to 25 years.Bulawayo High Court judge...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police raid on park pirates nets 16 buses
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday impounded 16 buses, 13 pirate taxis and five private vehicles for picking up passengers at undesignated areas.There has been rampant picking of passengers at undes...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Truck with smuggled groceries intercepted by Bulawayo traffic cops
Police in Bulawayo have intercepted a 34-tonne truck that was smuggling groceries worth millions of dollars.The South Africa number platted 34-tonne truck owned by CTME Logistics, was intercep...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 15:49hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Teenager breaks into police camp, steals car parts
BULAWAYO police were caught off guard last month after a 16-year-old boy from Makokoba high-density suburb allegedly broke into Ross Camp police station and stole car batteries.He was spotted ...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cop acquitted of attempted murder
A BULAWAYO police officer has been acquitted of attempted murder charges after he shot and injured a suspected cattle rustler at a farm on the outskirts of the city.Enerst Dzinzi (35) from the...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Goods smuggled from SA impounded
Police in Bulawayo have impounded a South African truck carrying smuggled groceries worth more than R200 000. The Zambia bound truck was intercepted along the Bulawayo-Harare Road near Zuva ga...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police boss arrested for stealing impounded Kombi
A POLICE boss in Bulawayo has been arrested after he allegedly muscled his way into Ross Camp impound yard and stole a commuter omnibus that had been impounded by his colleagues for flouting Covid-19 ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupils stranded as police impound vehicles
SCORES of pupils were yesterday left stranded at roadsides as police in Bulawayo impounded vehicles that were pirating in defiance of the Government's travel regulations meant to curb the spread of Co...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop steals own impounded car at police station
A Bulawayo cop has been arrested and charged for stealing his vehicle that had been impounded by police for violating the lockdown regulations. Nkosilathi Nyathi of Nkulumane Surburb whose ran...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole / Shelton Muchena / Tarisai Mudahondo
Cop bashed by wife hides at station
A HAPLESS COP sprinted to a police station to ask the law to protect him from his wife who had turned him into a punching bag for allegedly cheating on her with his colleague. Sophia Mazhindu (27) got...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
140 vehicles impounded for lockdown breach
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 140 vehicles including pirate taxis and a bus from Botswana, for defying the lockdown regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the second phase of operatio...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council battles to clear garbage backlog
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has unveiled a revised refuse collection schedule for the city's eastern and industrial areas as the local authority battles to clear heaps of garbage which have been pilin...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police impound 95 cars
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday impounded 95 vehicles from motorists, including pirate taxis, for defying the level 4 lockdown regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. The country has of...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Policewoman beaten by drunk hubby in front of visitors
A drunk man is an unpredictable man!Sharon Ncube's Christmas Day turned from a blissful day to a miserable one after her intoxicated husband battered her while demanding to know what visitors ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ban New Year's Eve festivities
Zimbabweans will this year celebrate the New Year's Eve indoors following a police ban on unsanctioned parties, use of fire crackers, skidding of vehicles, beating and overturning of bins and drums in...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 16:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop sued by colleague's wife over affair
A Bulawayo-based police woman was sued by her alleged's lover's wife for allegedly boasting of having an adulterous relationship with her husband who is also a police officer.An angry Best Tsh...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate lashes out at rogue cop
A Bulawayo magistrate lashed out at a police officer who stabbed his friend with a kitchen knife on the cheek for drinking his hot stuff describing him as a "monster and rogue" cop who has dragged the...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police impound 127 pirate taxis
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 127 vehicles that were pirating in defiance of the Government's travel regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. Government in March banned private pu...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa halts Gukurahundi hearing
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday caused the postponement of a court hearing where survivors of the Gukurahundi massacres wanted to interdict him from tampering with the survivors' mass graves un...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police Commissioner fights junior cop's reinstatement
POLICE Commissioner General, Godwin Matanga, is challenging the reinstatement by the High Court of a junior police officer who was fired by his predecessor for refusing to move to his new station with...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Cops in bloody fight over barlady
A VICIOUS brawl between two police officers in Bulawayo suspectedly over a bar lady and which was also captured on video nearly ended in bloodshed, after one of them reportedly sustained bruises...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cop bashes workmate in adultery row
A MARRIED police officer from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting another cop who accused him of having an extramarital affair with his wife.Edson Utete (35) who resides at...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cop beats up cop
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo allegedly assaulted another officer believing that he was having an affair with his wife. Edson Utete pleaded not guilty to an assault charge when he appeared be...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top cop arrested for guns theft
A SENIOR police officer in charge of Bulawayo province's armoury has been arrested for allegedly stealing seven different types of guns from the armoury in a case that has exposed illegal dealing in f...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Chikwata striker bemoans low standards
FORMER Zimbabwe Saints striker Lexington Mujokoro is a disappointed footballer.The standards of the game, he believes have gone down in an era where coach education is compulsory."Our ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop sues Mathema, Matanga for contempt of court
A FORMER police officer, who was arrested after testifying against fellow cops, has sued Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga for contempt of court after t...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bribe bid kombi crew arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a kombi crew for allegedly trying to bribe four cops with $10 bond notes after the duo were arrested for operating an unregistered commuter omnibus. The incide...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop subjects woman to 9-hour rape ordeal
A POLICE officer stationed at Sauerstown Police Station in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman and forcing her to pose for indecent pictures during a nine-hour ordeal. The ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Fired cop demands $56 000 compensation for wrongful arrest
A FORMER police officer who got arrested after testifying in court against fellow police officers in an inquest, has petitioned Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to comply with the High Court...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:12hrs | 2 | by Staf reporter
Cop up for raping teen
A police officer based at Ross Camp in Bulawayo has been dragged to court for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl.Wellington Chingarande (29), attached at Bulawayo Central Police Station appea...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop up for assault
A POLICE officer from Ross Camp in Bulawayo has been taken to court for assaulting a troublesome passenger who had been reported by a motorist for refusing to pay a fare.Nelson Munsaka (40) pl...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's petition weak on law, heavy on politics
THE MDC-Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa on Friday August 10, 2018 filed Constitutional Challenge Case No CCZ 42/ 2018, disputing the presidential election results announced by the Zimba...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Dr Itayi Garande
Mqondisi Moyo never ceases to amaze
"Its Long walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela said"My name is Mlungisi Ndlovu originally from Ntabazinduna. I am here to say a little few words about this fellow called Mqondisi Moyo. ...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:36hrs | | by Mlungisi Ndlovu
Zimbabwe postal vote row fuels political tensions
THE political furore over the postal voting process, the latest battlefront between opposition parties and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has fuelled political tensions ahead of general elect...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses application for annulment of police officers postal votes
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Commissioner Qhubani Moyo has revealed that the High Court in Mutare has dismissed the application for the setting aside of the police officers postal voting that took pl...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 09:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Communication, trust and Chigumba
With only a few days to go before Zimbabweans make their way to the polls to elect their political leaders for the next five years, the eyes of the of the nation and those observing are glued to the Z...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:24hrs | | by Christopher Farai Charamba
Chamisa's postal vote challenge hits a brickwall
The MDC-Alliance's bid to stop the police postal voting process hit a brickwall yesterday after Mutare High Court judge Justice Hlekani Mwayera dismissed the matter, saying the opposition had failed t...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans being bribed
It's sad to see the downtrodden citizens that live in poverty throughout a five-year term without the government doing anything meaningful to better their lives, only to emerge a few weeks before the ...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Zenzo Siziba
Will Mnangagwa defy odds on 30 July?
Zimbabwe is heading for harmonised polls on 30 July to elect a substantive president following a coup that toppled nonagenarian leader R.G Mugabe last November. ED took over on interim basis to finish...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Benny Gudo
High Court to hear postal vote appeal
The High Court will today hear the MDC Alliance's appeal seeking to have postal ballots casts in police camps nullified.The case will be heard in chambers today.The Nelson Chamisa-led ...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Election run-up takes nasty turn
As Zimbabwe's crunch national elections draw ever closer, the jostling for votes is increasingly taking an ominous tone - with leading presidential candidates and the under-fire chairperson of the Zim...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
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