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Tendai Zuze and two other suspects in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank heist case

High Court Frees Suspect in US$2.7M ZB Bank Heist

HARARE- The High Court has acquitted Tendai Zuze, who served part of a 10-year sentence for the 2021 ZB Bank heist, after judges ruled his conviction was based on inadequate evidence. The robbery, Zimbabwe’s largest cash heist, involved US$2.7 million stolen from
December 17, 2024
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Zimbabwean Bishop Charged with Rape

HARARE- Police have arrested Bishop Jimmy Chateerera, 45, of Zvidozvavashe Apostolic Unity Church in Waterfalls on multiple criminal charges following allegations from a congregation member. The incidents reportedly occurred in August at the church leader’s residence. Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, Harare provincial police
December 16, 2024

Mother Kills Toddler After Failed Job Search

CHIREDZI- A devastating case of infanticide in Mkwanise has shocked local communities and highlighted issues of economic desperation and mental health. Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman for allegedly stoning her two-year-old male toddler to death near Maranatha paddock in Mkwanise on
December 14, 2024
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Ex-MP Chipanga Freed on $400 Bail in Farm Theft Case

RUSAPE- Former Makoni West legislator Kudzi Chipanga appeared before Rusape regional magistrate Barbara Mateko on Tuesday, facing charges of stealing presidential agricultural inputs valued at US$11,200. He was granted US$400 bail with strict reporting conditions. The court ordered Chipanga to reside at
December 14, 2024

Armed Robbers Hijack Senator’s $70k Vehicle in Harare

HARARE- Armed robbers hijacked a US$70,000 Isuzu belonging to Senator Prisca Mupfumira in Harare’s Avondale West suburb on Monday, forcing her driver out at gunpoint before dumping him along Mutoko Road. Two men wielding pistols ambushed the royal blue double cab vehicle
December 13, 2024
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Zimbabwe Deports Chinese National in Illegal Cremation Case

HARARE- Zimbabwean authorities deported Chen Mo Yun, 44, to China last Wednesday for allegedly orchestrating the illegal cremation of a Chinese woman in Harare, following revelations from five previously deported accomplices who identified him as the operation’s mastermind. Chinese officials requested Yun’s
December 9, 2024
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