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29 March 2022
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BULAWAYO \u2013 Thieves have broken into Lobels Biscuits and stole R16.7 million (about US$1.1 million) and US$80,000 in cash during a break-in in Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lobels Biscuits is a confectionery manufacturing company in Bulawayo’s Belmont Industrial sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The robbery has been confirmed by the Zimbabwe Republic, ZRP, spokesperson for Bulawayo Province Abedinico Ncube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Unknown suspects broke into the Lobels Buscuits company offices in Belmont and proceeded to the accounts office where they broke a safe and stole cash amounting to US$79 819, ZAR16 739 959, Botswana Pula 950, ZWL$119 266 and an HP 250 Laptop valued at US$400.” He said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Insp. Ncube said that so far no arrests had been made and investigations were underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He urged business entities to stop keeping large amounts of money in their premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As police we continue to urge people who operate businesses to utilise banking facilities in light of an increase in cases of unlawful entry into premises and theft.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The business community and citizenry at large have long lost confidence in the country’s banking system after government raided their nostril accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent past the government has placed stringent conditions on business who need to purchase raw materials from outside the country’s borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most business thus, buy from their suppliers outside the normal banking channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ZRP did not say if the premises were guarded at the time of the robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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