National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi

FOUR men arrested at Mphoengs Border Post trying to smuggle 22 military combat camouflage sets , back packs, & green water bottles

Posted on September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

FOUR men arrested at Mphoengs Border Post trying to smuggle camouflage uniforms and military equipment into the country. Sources at the border post said the men are suspected to be part of a group that takes advantage of civil disturbances to assault civilians while wearing security forces’ uniforms. They were arrested on Sunday at around 9PM. Stevenson Boshoff (52) of Gweru, who claimed to be employed at Safari De in Mozambique, was arrested…

‘Magwegwe Police Base & Emakhandeni Police Base Petrol Bombed In One Month’-Bulawayo Police

Posted on August 9, 2016August 14, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A POLICE base caught fire under unclear circumstances in Bulawayo’s Emakhandeni suburb yesterday. National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident but cautioned against hasty conclusions that the fire could have been caused by a petrol bomb. He said police were yet to conclude their investigations. No one was injured in the incident which is suspected to have occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning. This follows two attacks on police bases in Bulawayo…

CMED Chairman/ Managing Director, Dies After shooting Himself In The head

Posted on May 16, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

CMED (Pvt) Ltd board chairman and managing director for Nemchen (Pvt) Ltd Mr Leslie John Denn committed suicide last week in unclear circumstances. Mr Denn (35) shot himself once in the head and his body was found by his wife at their Borrowdale house in Harare. National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed the death yesterday. “On May 9, Mrs Denn left for work at around 7.30am and left her husband at home….

Woman Gang Raped And Truck Driver Robbed By Armed 4 Man Gang In Mahatshula ,Bulawayo

Posted on April 27, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

FOUR highway robbers fired a gun shot before pulling a woman from a vehicle and gang-raping her, police said yesterday. A haulage truck driver and his male passenger were robbed of their belongings and stripped naked in the incident on Monday night near the Mahatshula North suburb turn-off in Bulawayo. Police say they are looking for four men who are believed to be armed and dangerous. They have appealed to the public for help to…

Two Armed Robbers Raid Bulawayo Sauerstown Fuel Station During Zesa Powercut

Posted on March 26, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

TWO men brandishing a pistol took advantage of a Zesa power cut to rob a filling station in Bulawayo where they got away with $650 and a cellphone. They allegedly fired a shot at Sauerstown Service Station some five minutes after electricity went out in the suburb at around 7PM on Sunday. Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango referred questions to national spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi. Chief Supt Nyathi on Wednesday said police were…

Daring Five Man Knife Wielding Bulawayo Criminal Gang Attacks Police Base

Posted on February 27, 2016February 27, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

TWO female police officers bravely fought off a knife wielding five-man gang that attacked a police base and tried to rape one of them. Licking their wounds, the gang fled from the base, near Amakhosi Cultural Centre in Bulawayo, minutes before reinforcements from the canine section arrived at the scene. The incident happened at about 1AM yesterday.Police with sniffer dogs tracked down and arrested two of the suspects. A manhunt has been launched for the other three.Bulawayo police…

‘Violence Turns Chitungwiza Into A War Zone’

Posted on January 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Property worth thousands of dollars was destroyed yesterday as Chitungwiza was temporarily turned into a war zone after a protest by commuter omnibus crews against a new US$100 annual operating licence fee turned violent. This came as 40 touts, vendors and kombi drivers appeared in court for attacking Harare municipal police officers who were carrying out a clean-up exercise, injuring eight of them. Harare and Chitungwiza have been under MDC-run councils since 2000 with the…