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Zimbabwe police throwing two-metre-long iron bars bristling with spikes risk jail

Zimbabwe police throwing two-metre-long iron bars bristling with spikes risk jail

Zimbabwean police using two-metre-long iron bars bristling with spikes to deflate vehicle tyres in an attempt to stop motorists alleged to have committed a traffic offence risk up to 10 years in jail, legal experts warned yesterday. Zimbabwe in 2004 enacted a criminal law re-enacting Section 18 of the Public Order and Security Act (Posa) […]

Zimbabwe tourism suffers major setback due to state police roadblocks

Zimbabwe tourism suffers major setback due to state police roadblocks

In yet another major setback for Zimbabwe’s international standing, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) yesterday released a damning report in which 10 000 tourists complained about the police — with 500 of them promising never to return to the country again, citing harassment by law enforcement agents. At the same time, 14 358 tourists […]

Zimbabwean police use dangerous method to stop traffic offenders

Zimbabwean police use dangerous method to stop traffic offenders

Zimbabwean police are employing two-metre-long iron bars bristling with spikes to deflate car tyres in an attempt to stop motorists alleged to have committed a traffic offence. The country has few camera traps and traffic police get around on bicycles. Police wait in ambush. When they spot mishika-shikas (family sedan, usually a Toyota or Nissan, […]

‘I Want The Money’: Zimbabwe Traffic Police At It Again – VIDEO

‘I Want The Money’: Zimbabwe Traffic Police At It Again – VIDEO

Corruption in the Zimbabwe Republic Police has been exposed in a video circulating on social media. The clip shows a traffic police officer demanding that the occupants produce two fire extinguishers. Drivers are required by law to have only one serviceable fire extinguisher. Please follow and like us:

Top Traffic Cop Violet Sigauke in Zimbabwe’s Capital Tries to Swallow Bribe Money

Top Traffic Cop Violet Sigauke in Zimbabwe’s Capital Tries to Swallow Bribe Money

The ZRP officer commanding Mbare traffic was Friday dragged to the courts on allegations of demanding $120 bribe from a bus operator. Violet Sigauke was caught red handed after a trap was set and tried to conceal the offence by swallowing $20 notes whose serial numbers had been recorded. She appeared before magistrate Lazini Ncube […]

Population 14 Million – Zimbabwe Police Net $59m From Roadblock Spot Fines

Population 14 Million – Zimbabwe Police Net $59m From Roadblock Spot Fines

Zimbabwe’s police officers are raking in about $59m from roadblock fines each year – and it’s making them extremely unpopular. …And that doesn’t include bribes. The figure is all the more significant given Zimbabwe’s small population of around 14 million. The private News Day on Wednesday quoted top home affairs official Melusi Matshiya confirming the […]

Zimbabwe Holds Nationwide Demonstrations In Defiance of The Harare Police Ban

Zimbabwe Holds Nationwide Demonstrations In Defiance of The Harare Police Ban

OPPOSITION political parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (Nera) are ready to stage nationwide demonstrations to push electoral reforms in defiance of the Harare police ban. Nera convenor Didymus Mutasa yesterday said he would lead the demonstrations from the front in Harare, where the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a […]

Massive Shake-Up At Zimbabwe Republic Police HQ

Massive Shake-Up At Zimbabwe Republic Police HQ

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has carried out massive transfers and redeployments of senior officers at Police General Headquarters in what the force described as part of improving “effectiveness” in law enforcement. National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the transfers in an interview with The Herald. She said there was nothing untoward about […]

Police Hunt Journalist Over Mugabe Offensive Story

Police Hunt Journalist Over Mugabe Offensive Story

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a “witch-hunt” for a local journalist who allegedly worked with Jeffrey Gettleman, the Kenya Bureau Chief for New York Times, who reportedly confirmed the publication of a false story and offered a public apology to President Robert Mugabe. According to the State media, Gettleman published an article in […]

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