HARARE – A security guard stationed at Hallingbury Primary School in Mabelreign has died following a violent robbery attack, as community leaders warn of a deepening security crisis across Harare’s western suburbs. The fatal incident, confirmed on April 14, has heightened fear among residents in Mabelreign, Sunridge, Greencroft, and Westgate, coming amid a surge in armed robberies in the area.

HARARE – Armed robbers wielding a rifle believed to belong to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) stormed a church-run orphanage in Westgate, Harare, on Sunday, making off with more than US$30,000 in a brazen attack that has heightened fears of a growing crime wave in the city’s western suburbs. The raid targeted the Village of Hope Institution, a facility that houses a school, an orphanage, and a church. The suspects reportedly spent close to an hour ransacking offices after

HARARE – A self-proclaimed prophet and his alleged accomplice have appeared in court following their arrest in connection with a high-value US$250 000 robbery that investigators say was carefully planned and executed with inside assistance. Learnmore Mirison (25) and Thomas Kanhu (31) were brought before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa, where they were remanded in custody pending a bail hearing. The case has drawn attention for its alleged links to an insider and the sc

Two men from Hopley in Harare have been sentenced to 65 years in prison after being convicted of a series of violent robberies in Beatrice. The convictions were confirmed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police in a statement issued on 12 March 2026. The accused, Conrad Moyo (22) and Milford Sidhakwa (24), both from Hopley Zone 6 in Harare, were found guilty of taking part in a robbery spree that occurred in Beatrice on the night of 5 March. According to the police, the pair acted to

HARARE – A business development manager at Old Mutual has been convicted of raping a student from the University of Zimbabwe who was completing an internship at the financial services firm. Musa Nyasha Dube Manyika was found guilty on two counts of rape on Thursday following a full trial before Harare regional magistrate Estere Chivasa.