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It was in the Exhibit Room at the Harare Magistrates' Court (above) that two policemen and their civilian accomplices were caught red-handed demolishing a wall with hammers and chisels in a bid to get to US$1.5 million which was being kept there as evidence in a smuggling case. Harare, Zimbabwe, 31 December 2009 Times are still tough for Zimbabwe's underpaid policemen, it seems. Cephas Dumba and Talkmore Manyasha, two Harare-based policemen, tried to break into the Magistrates' Court in Zimbabwe's capital to steal US$1.5 million that was being kept under lock and key as evidence in the trial of that Mozambican who was caught a few days ago trying to smuggle the money out of Zimbabwe. The policemen have since been arrested, together with a University of Zimbabwe Engineering student and two other people, apparently initially attempted  to replace the one and half million US dollars evidence money with fake US dollar notes.A fake note dealer had given them US$400 000 for t...

With unemployment in Zimbabwe still standing at above 90%, the Inclusive Government failing to formulate any policies that can create jobs and no opportunities for "doing deals", more and more people are turning to crime. An OK Supermarket was blown up last week by thieves who were after its safe. This is something that we knew only to happen in South Africa, not Zimbabwe and is testimony to the failure of the this government to give people hope, let alone jobs. Harare, Zimbabwe, 19 October 2009 It is a sign of just how superficial the so-called "recovery and improvement" in Zimbabwe. It is a contradiction of the chest-beating and crowing from the MDC Tsvangirai especially, which has been claiming that it and ZANU PF have together brought relief to the people of Zimbabwe by improving their economic fortunes. Last week, a group of thieves went to Chinhoyi and blew up an OK supermarket in the town, in a bid to get to the safe, where they thought money was being kept o...

Priscilla Misiharabwi-Mushonga (seen above with The Solution, Arthur Mutambara and Welshman Ncube) is in mourning today after her husband died at home from injuries sustained during a brutal robbery at their home on June 18 this year while she was in Europe. Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 August 2009 Dr Chris Mushonga, husband of Regional Intergration minister Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga die today from injuries sustained during a robbery at his house. Prosecutors in the case were saying today that this may not have been a straightforward robbery and are pursuing some leads to prove this. The robbery took place while the Minister was travelling overseas as part of Morgan Tsvangirai's delegation during his visits to Europe and the USA. The robbers also took a Land Cruiser from the premises, which was later recovered. They have been arrested and were being charged with robbery and aggravated assault. Murder will also now be added to the chargesheet. Dr Mushonga, who was a surgeon, was hit s...