Zimbabwe recorded a marginal rise in crime during the second quarter of 2025, with 321,640 offences reported between April and June - a 3.5 percent increase from the 310,876 cases logged in the first...
By Staff reporter | Published: 22 October 2025
Zimbabwe recorded a 3.5 percent increase in crime during the second quarter of 2025, according to statistics released by the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT), based on police records.Be...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has distanced itself from an event being advertised as the "Annual Crime Prevention Summit 2025," scheduled for September 10 in Harare.In a statement issued on Frid...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 September 2025
A new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime has ranked Southern Africa as one of the world's most significant hubs for illicit trade.The study highlights the region's c...
By Staff reporter | Published: 02 September 2025
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised alarm over a sharp increase in cybercrime, warning that criminals are deploying advanced tactics to exploit vulnerable internet users.National police spok...
By Staff reporter | Published: 01 September 2025
A worrying crime trend is emerging in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, where robbers are increasingly turning to fake firearms to terrorise communities.Once dismissed as toys or harmless props, the repli...
By Staff reporter | Published: 31 August 2025
Police in Matebeleland South have embarked on a comprehensive awareness campaign aimed at educating villagers on crime prevention and promoting safety across the province.The initiative, launched last...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 July 2025
More than 310,800 criminal cases were reported across Zimbabwe between January and March 2025, marking a sharp 33.7% increase compared to the 232,593 cases recorded in the last quarter of 2024, accord...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 July 2025
Bulawayo residents have raised alarm over a growing wave of daylight robberies, as new crime statistics reveal the city now leads the country in reported criminal activity.Victims and eyewitnesses say...
By Staff reporter | Published: 15 May 2025
The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) has issued a serious security alert to its students and staff, warning them to exercise extreme caution following a surge in illegal gold panning activities near the...
By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2025
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has stepped up efforts to fight sophisticated crime by equipping detectives with specialised skills to tackle high-profile criminal activities.This comes after 63 de...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 May 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZim) has reaffirmed its commitment to bolstering regulatory compliance and integrity within the financial sector through robust capacity-building...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 May 2025
AS THE country's economic rot continues to deepen, police are warning the public about a sharp increase in crime relating to bank cards. This comes as Zimbabwe continues to experience serious shortage...
By Staff reporter | Published: 29 October 2019
The threat of cyber crime to national critical infrastructure calls for tough response mechanisms to the danger that is on the rise globally, a Cabinet minister has said. Cyber criminals seek to explo...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 October 2019
Cabinet yesterday approved the Cyber Crime, Security and Data Protection Bill which seeks to combat cyber crimes and enhance security in the wake of rampant abuse of the platform. The Bill, which prov...
By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2019
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) management met over the weekend with the parliamentary committee on information communication technology in Kadoma to highli...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 December 2018
Members of Parliament are today set to meet the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and other stakeholders to discuss the legal framework for combating cyber security crimes and other ch...
By Staff reporter | Published: 30 November 2018
THE crime rate in Matabeleland South has dropped by seven percent during the period of April to June compared to the same period last year, a development which has been attributed to new policing stra...
By Staff reporter | Published: 08 July 2018
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) board chairperson Willia Bonyongwe has likened corruption in the authority to organised crime as the tax collector continues battling corrupt elements within its ran...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 July 2018
TEN months ago, he left Phelandaba Stadium unconscious, a victim of poisoning as the G40 cabal sought to stem the popular tide that saw him receive thunderous receptions at rally-after-rally, adulatio...
By Staff reporter | Published: 23 June 2018
Gone are the days when you imagined that cyber security is something that you hear about in the news! Locals have started engaging this new and fierce foe in an aggressive way. Loerie, a Harare-based ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 June 2018
ZIMBABWE and South Africa last week launched a multi-disciplinary joint crime-busting operation targeting cross-border criminals.The operation, code-named Cross-border Operation Basadi (basadi means w...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 May 2018
Zimbabwe has set up special courts to try crimes connected to a presidential election scheduled to be held between July and August this year, police said."The judiciary in liaison with the police and ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018
Zimbabwe is set to establish an independent insurance crimes unit to fight rising fraud claims amounting to $165 million annually in the country.Over the past few years Zimbabwe has witnessed an incre...
By Staff reporter | Published: 23 April 2018
The crime rate in Beitbridge is now a threat to council's revenue collection efforts and should be addressed as a matter of urgency, acting town clerk, Loud Ramakgapola has said.Ramakgapola told South...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 March 2018
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