New police base for crime hotspot
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] new police base has opened in the Phakama area of Gwanda, a known crime hotspot, thanks to a collaborative effort between local legislator Honourable Fisani Moyo, the…
US$2k ZETDC pylon vandalism: Scrap metal firm in court
Lesley Chikudo, [email protected] Bulawayo scrap metal company has been taken to court for allegedly vandalising Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) pylons worth US$2 013. Panellink Manufacturing Private Limited,…
Council blames littering for Bulawayo’s flood problems
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] has a storm drainage system designed to safely redirect rainwater and prevent flooding but reckless and illegal dumping of rubbish by vendors and residents constantly blocks the…
Pair convicted of R137 000 robbery
Trish Mukwazo,[email protected] men have been convicted of robbing a woman of R137 000 as she walked home in Bulawayo’s Luveve suburb with her five-year-old child. Silence Kwangwa (30) of Trenance…
FROM THE DAR ES SALAAM HEIST TO UNITED CARLIFONIA
HERE is a list of the other major bank robberies. THE DAR ES SALAAM BANK HEIST Stolen: US$282 million To this day, few details are known about the 2007 robbery…
Elderly couple awaits judgment in US$30k bank glitch spending spree case
Trish Mukwazo, [email protected] elderly couple from Bulawayo’s Pelandaba suburb, accused of going on a spending spree after exploiting a technical glitch at Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and allegedly embezzling over US$30…
Floods close school, disrupting education
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] rains have brought lessons to a standstill at Seboza Primary School in Gwanda. Floodwaters inundated teachers’ accommodation and several classrooms, forcing staff to evacuate. The teachers lost…
“I was restricting him” – Grandmother’s change of heart on disability
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] Nkosiphile Lubombo, from Insiza District, hasn’t let his physical disability define him. He’s become a valued member of his community, enjoying a full and active life, much…
Safety, sisterhood, and speed: Female drivers rev up Bulawayo’s taxis
Peter Matika, [email protected]’S public transport system, known for its intensity, is attracting a new breed of drivers — women. They are taking on the mushikashika sector in their Honda Fits,…
A DARK WORLD OF BANK ROBBERS . . . ECOBANK HEIST – ZIM’S WORST BANK ROBBERY
FOUR months ago, six armed robbers casually walked towards a Cash-In-Transit truck, outside a bank in Bulawayo Central Business District, and dragged trunks, loaded with cash, to a waiting truck…











