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Limpopo riverbank settlers face eviction
GOVERNMENT said it would remove illegal settlers who have camped along the banks of the Limpopo River in a bid to deal with smuggling syndicates and illegal cross-border activities.Police Depu...Published: 9 hrs ago | 996 | by Staff reporter
SA army truck, soldiers arrested for smuggling
Two South African soldiers aged 27 and 38 were on Friday evening arrested along with a 30-year-old foreigner when using an army vehicle to transport 12 crates of cigarettes worth R160 000 smuggled fro...Published: 9 hrs ago | 772 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally to lose stand
EMBATTLED former Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami is set to lose an industrial stand barely two weeks after councillors endorsed a resolution awarding it to a company he co-owns with his wi...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:20hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Police act on armed robberies
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has instructed all his provincial commanders to deploy special units to robbery hotspots in an effort to tackle increasing armed robbery cases. Comm-...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Fawcett security guard shot in the head with an AK-47, survives
A Fawcett Security guard escaped death by a whisker after being shot with an AK-47 rifle in the head by armed robbers in Bulawayo on Monday night.The security company's Alarms Reaction Team re...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:21hrs | 4060 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers bounce back with new routes
Scores of smugglers who were lying low in the last four months following the deployment of more security personnel along the Limpopo River, have resumed their illegal operations and are using new rout...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Govt clamps down on maize mealie smugglers
GOVERNMENT has begun a crackdown on errant retailers who are selling imported mealie-meal as it moves to curb the smuggling of the commodity from neighbouring countries.The exercise, which cam...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling cartels control Mutare
CARTELS smuggling fuel and second-hand clothes into the country have become powerful and daring to an extent of hiring earth-moving equipment to clear and periodically repair gravel roads connecting i...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling-accused Rushwaya retained as mining federation boss
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president, Ms Henrietta Rushwaya, has been re-elected as the federation's president for the next five years.This follows the recent ZMF national elections....Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:47hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Security forces deep in gold smuggling: Report
MEMBERS of the security forces and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) officials tasked to maintain order and security in the mining sector have been accused of the smuggling of the precious mineral outsid...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:38hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Police to get vehicles
THE Government is set to procure more vehicles for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) whose depleted fleet is affecting the force in executing its mandate.Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage De...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 21:24hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
'Gun smuggling fuels spike in crime rate'
HUMAN rights activists have alleged that gun smuggling from neighbouring South Africa, poverty and high unemployment levels have led to the surge in armed robberies in the country.This comes a...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:12hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Chinese now influential players in illicit gold trade study
CHINESE nationals are now "prominent and influential actors" in Zimbabwe's lucrative gold sector and have formed questionable partnerships with the elite in Zanu-PF and senior law enforcement agents....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:26hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chief embroiled in gold mineral claims
A CHIEF of the Mambo dynasty, Bekezela Nyathi is embroiled in a bitter wrangle over mineral claims for gold in Fort Rixon with a miner Blessed Ndiweni.The claims in question are at Car Rhom No...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Godwin Matanga lifts the police bar higher as the the new dispensation shines
Since the second republic ED has brought in faces which change things. ED has allied people in different aspects of economy to hit the ground running. One department he made a difference is the Police...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:49hrs | 1325 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
6 armed robbers, carjackers nabbed after shoot-out
Six suspected armed robbers and carjackers were arrested on Thursday after a shoot-out near Mabvuku turn-off along Mutare Road on the eastern outskirts of Harare.One of the suspects was shot a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Short term risks for Zim economy
The Zimbabwean economy is expected to register modest growth this year after 2 years of successive decline when currency changes, high inflation, extreme weather conditions and COVID-19 downturn wreck...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:26hrs | 690 | by Victor Bhoroma
Ex-ZBC boss trial hits snag
The trial of Former ZBC acting chief executive Wisdom Hombarume on charges of fraud, criminal abuse of office and smuggling involving over US$6 700 has hit a brick wall following indications that the ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:07hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold receipts plunge 35%
Zimbabwe's gold export receipts have plunged 35% to US$78.4m in May from US$120m achieved in the prior comparative period as the yellow metal deliveries to the country's sole buyer and marketer, Fidel...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 08:34hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Car stolen from SA destined for Mozambique intercepted
The national security task force on Sunday morning intercepted a suspected stolen vehicle that was being smuggled from South Africa into Mozambique via Zimbabwe near the Tshikwalakwala.The are...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:58hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Border security intercept stolen vehicle
The national security task force has intercepted a stolen vehicle that was being smuggled from South Africa into Zimbabwe near the Tshikwalakwala area on Sunday morning.The vehicle, believed t...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 18:47hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers in court for smuggling 263 crates of Zambian eggs
Two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers and a civilian have appeared in court following their arrest for allegedly smuggling 263 crates of table eggs from Zambia valued at $44 500.The trio o...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:02hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold output declines by 29%, says Chamber of mines
THE Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines (ZCM) has attributed the decline in gold output in 2020 and the first quarter of this year to the havoc caused by the Covid-19 pandemic among other constraints.Gi...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:00hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Chinese man jailed over gold smuggling
A Chinese national has been jailed for a mandatory five-year jail term after he admitted to illegally possessing two pieces of gold which he intended to smuggle outside the country.Yao Jianmin...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:55hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling syndicates exposed
A new report has illustrated the depth of the gold smuggling scourge in Zimbabwe, estimating that over 70% of the country's output has found its way into backstage international markets.Titled...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:45hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
ZACC widens dragnet to curb minerals smuggling
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has widened the scope of its investigations into the smuggling of minerals out of the country, with the anti-corruption watchdog adopting a collaborative...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:31hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers prey on smugglers
ARMED robbers have wreaked havoc in Beitbridge's HaGoda, Mahuhushe and Lutumba areas where more than a dozen incidents, including carjacking, have been reported by cross-border jumpers in the past few...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:22hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Ministry to splurge US$1m on cars
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's cash-strapped government is set to splurge at least US$1 million on 35 new off-road double cab Toyota vehicles for top bureaucrats in the Home Affairs ministry.I...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2305 | by Eddie Cross
'Zanu PF has caused a constitutional crisis' says Mutambara - who is giving junta legitimacy
"As we have explained before, both Constitutional Amendments (No 1 and 2) Acts are unconstitutional and illegal," wrote Professor Arthur Mutambara. "The three arms of the state (Executive, Jud...Published: 27 May 2021 at 14:20hrs | 1259 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Plumtree police intercept smuggled goods
PLUMTREE police last week intercepted two South African registered vehicles in Plumtree, Matabeleland South that were laden with smuggled goods.The goods were then confiscated by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:26hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Banks to roll out incentives for depositors
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and the banking sector are coming up with the nuts and bolts of interest payments on demand deposits to encourage people to deposit money in banks, rather than bury it und...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:19hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe supermarkets face implosion
ZIMBABWE's retail industry says it is facing an implosion unless the mid-term fiscal policy review set for July makes wide-ranging reforms to stimulate demand after 12 million consumers hit hard times...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:45hrs | 5163 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle theft case exposes smuggling racket at Plumtree border
A case of theft of a vehicle at Plumtree Border Post could have exposed a vehicle smuggling racket after the car was recovered in Harare at the residence of a man once accused of importing cars under ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:37hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man busted for illegal firearm, explosives
A 34-year-old Zimbabwean man has landed in trouble after he was found in possession of an illegal firearm and explosive gel in the Swartruggens, North West Province, South Africa.Paulos Choto ...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:25hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man's R1,6 million cigarettes deal goes wrong in SA
A 37-year-old Zimbabwean man believed to be part of a cigarette smuggling racket has been arrested in Musina with a contraband worth R1,6 million rand.The man was also found in possession of a...Published: 21 May 2021 at 19:19hrs | 1732 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's gold policy fueling criminality'
GOVERNMENT'S policy of buying gold on a no-questions-asked basis is creating chaos and fueling criminality in the mining sector, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has said....Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:05hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
History will absolve Mwonzora
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora (DM) has often been described as a sellout and likened to Rhodesia-Zimbabwe quisling Bishop Abel Muzorewa.Mwonzora, nicknamed "Mwonzorewa" by critics who are d...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:15hrs | 2329 | by Staff reporter
Harare Airport emerges as major smuggling gateway
THE Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is emerging as a gateway for mineral smugglers, particularly gold, with state security agents at the centre of the criminal syndicates.In the la...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:12hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
Political interference in gold mining fuelling leakages, rights violations
THE seizure of 23 pieces of gold worth R11 million at OR International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, that was being smuggled to Dubai by a Zimbabwean, Tashinga Masinire, reflects on the growi...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 148 | by Chimanimani Development Trust
Gold smuggling suspect denied bail
A member of the security services suspected to have dodged security checks at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport while assisting in the smuggling of 13kg gold worth US$783 000 was yesterday d...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:29hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
SA drug mule denies charges
The South African woman arrested last week at Robert Mugabe International Airport while allegedly smuggling into Zimbabwe US$7 770 000 worth of cocaine from Brazil, yesterday denied dealing in dangero...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Matanga summoned over gold smuggling
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committees on Defence, Security and Home Affairs together with Mines and Mining Development have summoned Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga to ap...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:48hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa very weak in fighting corruption
The recent appointment of controversial Delish Nguwaya at AAG is a very sad development in the history of fighting corruption. Even those who thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa was serious in fighti...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:52hrs | 549 | by Leonard Koni
CIO spook arrested over US$783k gold smuggling
Central Intelligence Organisation officer Chamakandiona Nyahunda has been arrested on suspicion of carrying more than 13kg of gold in 23 pieces worth US$783 000 through Robert Mugabe International Air...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:39hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Criminalising Freedom of Expression in Zimbabwe by ZANU PF
The oppressive ZANU PF regime continues to silence Zimbabwean alternative voices through criminalising any act or anyone who is viewed as a threat to the status quo. The recent arrest of youth leaders...Published: 13 May 2021 at 22:11hrs | 1023 | by Prince Njagu
25 Malawian border jumpers intercepted in Beitbridge
THE Department of Immigration's Compliance and Enforcement Unit this morning intercepted 25 Malawian border jumpers who were travelling to South Africa. A source within the department said thi...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:09hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
SA army busts Zimbabwe vehicle smuggling racket
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDEF) on Monday busted vehicle smuggling racket, intercepting two sports utility vehicles which were being smuggled to Zimbabwe through a sandy beach....Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2852 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling: Heads to roll at airport
POLICE will leave no stone unturned in establishing how a gold smuggler sneaked out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport undetected, only to be arrested in South African. Home Af...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling case: Police rope in Interpol
Police have widened investigations into the smuggling of 23 gold pieces worth US$783 000 by a Zimbabwean who was arrested in South Africa, and are waiting for a detailed report from Interpol officials...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
US$780k gold smuggler linked to Rushwaya?
ZIMBABWE'S lax security at ports of entry and airports has come under spotlight again after Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya's ex-aide was arrested at the OR Tambo Interna...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter
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