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Hubby attacks wife with an axe handle over shoe laces
Failure to control temper landed a Plumtree man in the hands of the police after he attacked his wife with an axe handle over shoe laces.Culture W Ncube (35) was dragged to Plumtree magistrate...Published: 2 hrs ago | 153 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fisherman flees naked
There was drama at Mzansi farm, Figtree where a fisherman fled naked after casting his nets in a prohibited dam.Fearing to be prosecuted the fisherman Unity Tshuma (35) took to his heels naked...Published: 2 hrs ago | 375 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe, South Africa beef up border teams
ZIMBABWE and South African border authorities have beefed up their teams in preparation for increased human and vehicular traffic during the Easter holidays.South Africa has deployed 400 addit...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:37hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Thieves nabbed wearing stolen clothes
Stealing went wrong for two Plumtree men who broke into a boutique and stole clothes.Mbekezeli Moyo (24) and Nkosi Ndebele (31) were ca...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:04hrs | 574 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Congregant robbed on his way to church
Plumtree-based congregant was left counting losses after being robbed of his money and cellphone while on his way to all-night prayer.The congregant Antonia Moyo was unlucky to meet robbers Ne...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 561 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man hires hitmen to kill business partner
Five men are facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, allegedly hired by a Harare businessman to kill his partner following a dispute. The accused, Moses Monde (37), Malvin Manzinde (30), Malvin...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:35hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Man steals cow to pay 10 rand debt
Failure to pay a 10 rand debt in time caused a Plumtree man to steal a cow and pay the debt in kind.Mqondisi Mayisa (38) ended up in pr...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 1018 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashes girlfriend over funeral
A jealous man threatened to stab his girlfriend with an okapi before assaulting her with open hands over a funeral program.The boyfrien...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 12:47hrs | 1977 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa commissions Pupu Monument today
THE official commissioning of the Pupu Battle National Monument by President Mnangagwa today will be a huge milestone in correcting distorted historical narratives and amplifying the brave Zimbabwean ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:43hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed smuggling goods from Botswana
A 30-year-old Bulawayo man was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday after he was caught smuggling goods at Mphoeng border post.Thembani Malvin Ndebele was slapped with a $400 fine ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 12:22hrs | 630 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man jailed for bashing ex-girlfriend
A jealous man who refused to be turned down by his ex-girlfriend was convicted by Plumtree magistrate on Friday.Adam Maphosa (34) was sentenced to 13 months by Magistrate Joshua Nembaware....Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:35hrs | 168 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex-starved man robs woman after foiled rape
A sex-starved Plumtree man was arraigned before the courts after he robbed a woman he attempted to rape.Blessing Ncube appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing a robbery charge on Fr...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:30hrs | 222 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gangstar escapes jail term
A 33-YEAR-OLD gangster who severely assaulted his neighbour on New Year escaped a jail term yesterday at Plumtree magistrates courts.Praise Moyo was sentenced to six months in jail by magistra...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:02hrs | 693 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man (35) Man jailed for late-night sexual assault on elderly woman (84)
In a disturbing incident that unfolded in Plumtree, a man identified as Freedom Ncube (35) broke into the home of an 84-year-old grandmother in the dead of night and subjected her to a harrowing ordea...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 21:46hrs | 844 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Goat thief leaves cellphone on crime scene
A 38-YEAR-OLD Plumtree goat thief was sold out by his cellphone which he left in the kraal after stealing a goat in his neighbourhood.B...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 13:24hrs | 1167 | by Simbarashe Sithole
The day Zimbabweans killed Zimbabwe!
I am not sure how many people remember what happened in this country on 4th March.This was exactly 44 years ago.On this day, the results of the 1980 pre-independence general election w...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:46hrs | 568 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Traditional healer steals goat to appease ancestors
A 34-YEAR-OLD Plumtree-based traditional healer was dragged to court after conniving with a brother to steal a goat in a bid to appease his ancestors.The traditional healer Ephraim Ncube toget...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 15:31hrs | 285 | by Simbarashe Sithole
United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says man who sent out airport bomb warning on e-mail arrested
Zimbabwe's presidency on Monday confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old South African man alleged to be the sender of an email which caused travel chaos last Friday, including forcing President Emmerson...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:34hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Government starts revival of Joshua Nkomo homestead
CONSTRUCTION work has begun in earnest on the site where the old homestead of the family of the country's late Vice-President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was located in Kezi, Matebeleland South ...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:48hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe declares 'heightened alert'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa aborted landing at Victoria Falls International Airport on Friday and his private jet returned to Harare after authorities were warned of a "credible bomb or firearm threa...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:11hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Robbers pounce on Nurse
A Plumtree-based nurse lost her mobile phone to robbers who pounced on her while she was on night duty at Gumbo clinic.The robbers Rueben Moyo (25) and David Nkomo (25) misrepresented to the n...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:34hrs | 1850 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Farm worker steals 18 cattle
A 21-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man who was employed as a farm worker at Garry Charles Rosenfels's farm allegedly stole 18 cattle from the farm's paddocks before c...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 12:11hrs | 1461 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CCC MP raps Zanu-PF over partisan food distribution
BINGA South Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Fanuel Cumanzala, has accused Zanu-PF officials of hijacking the yet to be launched food aid distribution programme to ensure only its party...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe family holds private centennial celebration for late president
The family of the late former president Robert Mugabe, who would have marked his 100th birthday last week, held a private ceremony on Saturday to honour his memory in Zvimba.Mugabe was born on...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 18:22hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
Dogs feast on dumped infant
A 33-year-old woman from Plumtree faced allegations of abandoning her newborn, whose remains were found in a shallow grave after dogs had disturbed the burial site.The case emerged during proc...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:15hrs | 413 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZAPU accuses Zanu-PF of orchestrating CCC destruction
According to ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the ruling Zanu-PF has systematically worked to undermine opposition political parties in Zimbabwe since Independence. Nkomo, the son of the late r...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree man arrested for stealing bicycle at nightclub
The love of beer caused a cyclist to go back home on foot after his bicycle was stolen while he was drinking beer in a nightclub.The matter came to light on Friday at Plumtree Magistrates Cour...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 08:09hrs | 513 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man up for torching lover's property
A 32-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man, who allegedly set his lover's bedroom on fire destroying property, was sentenced to two years in prison by Magistrate Joshua Nembaware who convicted him of malicious damage...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Businessman threatens to shoot client
A 62-YEAR-OLD Plumtree businessman is in trouble after he threatened to shoot a client in his supermarket.Mika Magazine Sibanda appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing thre...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 18:59hrs | 1564 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bogus cop threatens to arrest Tshabangu
A 27-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in trouble after he impersonated a police officer before demanding a shop license from Sisasenkosi Tshabangu.Newman Moyo was dragged to Plumtree magistrates court...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 21:43hrs | 851 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Plumtree woman flees naked from violent boyfriend
Love turned ugly for a Plumtree woman who was allegedly bashed by her 33-year-old man and managed to escape with only a pant during midnight.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates co...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:04hrs | 1238 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Trio steal Mnangagwa's fish
Three Plumtree men are in trouble after they were caught poaching fish at a Presidential input garden.Welcome Mkothamo (42), Pardon Ndlovu (30) and Isco Ndlovu (28) were dragged to Plumtree ma...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 948 | by Simbarashe Sithole
44 vehicles impounded in crackdown on errant kombis
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in conjunction with police yesterday launched a blitz against pirate taxis and errant kombis defying a directive to move to the newly upgraded Egodini bus terminus and othe...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 604 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
Excited by the killings: How The Chronicle covered the Gukurahundi genocide
AbstractTHIS paper examines and interrogates the role of the state-controlled media during the Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe. Gukurahundi is a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe betwe...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 322 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
Daft Charumbira in Gukurahundi storm
CHIEF Fortune Charumbira touched off a storm yesterday after saying the disturbances that rocked the Midlands and Matebeleland provinces in the 1980s in which thousands were killed by North Korea-trai...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:01hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Nkayi Road section opens
The Government has opened to the motoring public a completed section of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road near Turk Mine in Bubi District with the Government committing to avail more funds to complete the targe...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:28hrs | 2372 | by Staff reporter
Prominent Zanu-PF member joins Zapu
A Zanu-PF official in Matabeleland North, Jonathan Nkanyezi Sibanda, has rejoined ZAPU, claiming the ruling party has no principles and that the party leadership often sidelines him and incites member...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:34hrs | 1464 | by Staff reporter
Jealous nurse gets $100 000 bail
There was drama at Plumtree District Hospital where nurses had a heated argument over infidelity at their nurses' quarters.Lydia Ngwenya (34) was dragged to court after she assaulted her ex-hu...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:59hrs | 610 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman jailed for torturing a minor with hot-boiled egg
A Plumtree woman who tortured her 12-year-old cousin-sister with a boiled egg has been jailed.Nenelani Nyoni (30) was sentenced to two years in jail by Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 14:03hrs | 560 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt spent 45 million on Mbudzi Interchange, completion by mid-year
The government has so far spent US$45 million as part of the projected US$88 million total expenditure on Mbudzi Interchange Project facility whilst completion is expected by the 31st of July 2024, Mi...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 07:57hrs | 2291 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
There is neither second republic nor new dispensation
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, from where I stand, there is neither a new dispensation nor a second republic to talk about. As I see it, the late former President Robert Muga...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | 312 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Survivors petition chiefs over Gukurahundi hearings
A CIVIC society organisation (CSO) fighting for victims, the Gukurahundi Genocide Survivors 4 Justice (GGS4J), has cautioned traditional leaders not to be hoodwinked by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:37hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Woman kicks 7-month-old baby
A 20-YEAR-OLD woman from Plumtree, Matebeleland South province, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a seven-month-old baby belonging to a co-tenant.Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware ...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:12hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Man threatens to bewitch girlfriend
A jealous boyfriend is in trouble after he was dragged to court for threatening to bewitch his girlfriend before severely assaulting her in a jealous affair.Benedict Dube appeared before Plumt...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 19:59hrs | 1594 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's ruling elite and the quest for one-party rule
Since 1980, the Zanublack government has replicated the colonial white minority government tactics of suppressing opposition and alternative views.This is a special note to assist friends in t...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:25hrs | 1095 | by Tapiwa Shumba political analyst
Teen mother tramples newborn to death
In a shocking incident an 18 year old Plumtree woman allegedly gave birth and trampled her baby to death.The matter came to light Plumt...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 457 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man bashes, breaks own grandmother's tooth
A daring nephew is in soup after he allegedly assaulted his grandmother for not greeting him.The matter came to at Plumtree magistrates courts today where Adam Sibanda (30) appeared before mag...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 13:58hrs | 635 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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