Bulawayo Man Sentenced To 18 Months For Stealing ZBC Broadcasting Equipment

A 23-year-old man from Iminyela, Elton Dalubuhle Ndlovu, has been sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison by the Tredgold Magistrates’ Court in Bulawayo for theft from a motor vehicle.

On 28 December 2025, between 1 AM and 7:30 AM, Ndlovu unlawfully entered an unlocked Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Outside Broadcast Van and stole a black satchel containing broadcasting and electronic equipment.

The stolen items included an Apple MacBook laptop, an HP Core i7 laptop, a Barix audio box, power cables, laptop chargers, a Wi-Fi router, a microphone connector, headphones, and ethernet cables, with a total value of US$5,138.

Ndlovu was arrested while attempting to sell some of the stolen property, and all items were recovered.

He was sentenced to 36 months in prison, with 18 months suspended for five years, resulting in an effective jail term of 18 months.

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