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Zim carer defrauded UK widower of £300k

A 45 year old Zimbabwean care worker in the United Kingdom was this week found guilty of defrauding a vulnerable widower she was supposed to be looking after by stripping his estate of about £300,000. Reports say Nozizwe Mlotshwa, who lives in Manchester, abused her position as carer to Dennis Breakwell who signed over his […]

Nuisance calls were ‘provoked’ by haircut

By Stacey Horne A Zimbabwean man who bombarded a salon in the Scottish town of Aberdeen with nuisance calls said he was “provoked” because a stylist would not fix his hair. Frank Mokgatla called the H2O shop 20 times in just two days because he was “dissatisfied” with how his hair had been cut. Aberdeen […]

Zimbabwean student jailed for defrauding NHS

By Steve Ford A Zimbabwean nursing student at Thames Valley and Surrey universities in the United Kingdom has been jailed for defrauding the National Health Service (NHS) of over £18,000. Memory Chamboko, 35, of College Town, Owlsmoor, Hampshire, was sentenced to six months in prison this week by Reading Crown Court. She entered the UK […]

Zimbo drug dealer (19) nabbed in the UK

CARDIFF, UK – A 19 year old Zimbabwean drug dealer told police that the day he was arrested as part of an operation to get heroin off Cardiff’s streets was the happiest of his life, a court heard. Marvin Mhlanga, 19, told officers who charged him with supplying heroin to their undercover colleagues that he […]

UK bursary fraud Zimbo nurse spared jail

By Laura Roberts A Zimbabwean woman who falsely claimed almost £50,000 in bursaries to qualify as a nurse in the United Kingdom has been spared prison. Nomsa Muhlwa, 27, (left in the picture) received a suspended sentence after a judge at Maidstone Crown Court said she had “given something back to the community”. The mother-of-two arrived […]

Zimbabwean nearly stabbed over rubbish in UK

By Moira Nkomo A Zimbabwean man who struggled with his English was nearly stabbed by an Algerian man in Bolton, the United Kingdom after a row erupted over an un-emptied rubbish bin. Twenty-nine year old Mohammed Touati from Algeria grabbed a kitchen knife and threatened to use it on his flatmate, an unnamed Zimbabwean. The […]

Drink driving killer Zimbabwean deported

By John Scott/Own Correspondent A thirty-two year old Zimbabwean man whose car knocked down and killed a 12-year-old boy following a drinking spree was recently deported from the United Kingdom more than five years after the tragic incident. The UK Border Agency has now confirmed that Aaron Chisango was deported back to Zimbabwe in a […]

Zimbabwean woman found dead in UK

A Zimbabwean woman was found dead in a flat in Leicester, the United Kingdom. The body of Julia Mubvumba, 44, was discovered at an address in Gotham Street, in the Highfields area of the city, on Friday. A 34-year-old man was charged on Saturday night with murder and is expected to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ […]

Zimbabwean burglar in Ireland jailed

By Martina Nee  Ireland- A 35-year-old Zimbabwean man who committed burglaries at a number of B&Bs (Bed & Breakfast), by gaining access to rooms with filed down keys, was jailed for 12 months this week and could face deportation following his release.  Allan Dambuka with an address at 203A Collins Avenue, Whitehall, Dublin 9, appeared […]

Zimbabwean carer in UK stole thousands

By David Jackson NORTHAMPTON, UK – A Zimbabwean care worker who stole thousands of pounds from a mentally ill man with learning difficulties has been given a suspended jail sentence. Lloyd Madamba worked for the charity Mind and was the part- time carer for Bruce Buckby, who lived in sheltered accommodation. On 16 occasions between […]