Armed robbers steal US$70k, R500k from Mukuru branch

Over US$70,000 and R500,000 vanished from a Bulawayo money transfer branch after armed robbers hit during business hours.

Mukuru branch heist in Bulawayo
  • Robbers raided the Jason Moyo Street location on Wednesday.
  • Cash in both US dollars and South African rand was grabbed.
  • Inspector Nomalanga Msebele declined to comment when contacted.
  • Brazen daytime execution made the whole thing even wilder.
Bulawayo's track record with heists
  • Ecobank's Parkade Centre branch got robbed of US$4.4 million back in October 2024.
  • Six masked gunmen pulled that job off in just 149 seconds.
  • Safeguard Security's cash-in-transit van was ambushed during loading.
  • Guards were forced down at gunpoint before the crew fled in a white Ford Ranger.
 

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