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Girl (9)'s organ damaged after being raped by cousin

2013 April 13 | 3405 Views

IN a potentially groundbreaking case of child sexual abuse a nine-year-old Bulawayo girl is feared to have sustained a lasting dis-order of an enlarged organ, which is continuously dripping pus after her 20-year-old cousin allegedly raped her.The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the mino...

by Staff Reporter

Uncle evicts orphans from their home and rents it out

2013 April 11 | 2438 Views

Two orphans from Harare's Waterfalls suburb have been left homeless after their uncle is alleged to have evicted them from their late parents' house.According to 17 year old Rodney Moyo, who is the eldest of the two siblings, their parents Reason and Hildah Moyo died in 2007.The teenager says after ...

by Staff Reporter

Tsvangirai's office denies aide abused government funds

2013 April 11 | 1808 Views

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's office has denied reports an aide of the premier fraudulently claimed some US$1,500 in travel and subsistence allowances for a trip to South Africa he never undertook.Police spokesman Chief Superintendent Oliver Mandipaka was quoted by state media confirming the ar...

by Staff reporter

13-year-old maid severely burnt and left in agony for days

2013 April 01 | 1820 Views

A 13-year-old girl, Precious Edu, has accused the brother-in law of her employer of pouring hot water on her.Edu, who said she was denied the opportunity of attending school after she was brought to work with Esther Amunde and her brother-in-law, Papa, in Calabar, Cross River State, said Papa poured...

by Staff reporter

75 year-old man arrested for sexually assaulting 11-year-old granddaughter

2013 March 28 | 3167 Views

A 75-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe was arrested after he allegedly fondled his 11-year-old grandchild’s breasts when her mother sent her to collect a napkin from his bedroom.He was not asked to plead to aggravated indecent assault charges when he appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Mr...

by Staff Reporter

74-yr-old man jailed for raping and infecting 12-yr-old with STI

2013 March 24 | 3274 Views

A 74-year-old Chitungwiza man will spend the next eight years in jail for sexually assaulting his wife’s 12-year-old niece.The man had denied both charges of rape and aggravated indecent assault when his trial opened before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Ms Estere Chivasa.In his defence, the man ...

by Staff reporter

Abusive relationships - Live Discussion

2013 February 24 | 4048 Views

Hi guys our discussion today is on abusive relationships: Just recent a 22-year-old Nigerian student was killed by her abusive boyfriend. Accord to the story her friends knew she was in an abusive relationship.How can you help someone if you know they are being abused?What do you do if your fr...

by Moyo Roy

Thandie Newton abused on casting couch

2013 February 18 | 5299 Views

Thandie Newton claims she was abused on a casting couch by an unnamed director when she was 18 and trying to get her big break.The 40-year-old actress says she is still scarred by the "horrific" incident which involved an unnamed male director when she was just 18 and trying to get her big break.Sh...

by bangshowbiz.com

Man gets 20 in jail for sexually abusing niece

2013 February 12 | 3359 Views

A 29-year-old Bulawayo man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing his niece.The man from Pumula East suburb, was living alone with the 15-year-old juvenile and would tell her that if she wanted him to buy her food and other household needs, she should be intimate with him.He e...

by Court Reporter

Sexual abuse claims land grade 7 pupil in hot soup

2013 February 11 | 3911 Views

A Grade Seven pupil was allegedly victimised at Marlborough Primary School following claims that she was being sexually abused by her father.Allegations of victimisation started after an unknown person placed a letter on her teacher's desk on October 6 last year, containing the sexual abuse claims.I...

by Staff reporter

Couple gets 20 years for forcing a minor to watch them having sex

2013 February 08 | 4439 Views

A Bulawayo woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced to a combined sentence of 20 years imprisonment for forcing the woman's seven-year-old daughter to watch them while being intimate and thereafter suck their privates.The woman aged 28, started an extra-marital affair with the boyfriend aged 32 w...

by Staff reporter

Man on the run for sucking his friend's private parts

2013 January 23 | 5900 Views

A Zvishavane man literally got a rude awakening when he woke up and found his friend sucking his private parts in the middle of the night, police have said.The man, Mr Tawanda Kaitano, of House Number 1228, Highlands had offered his stranded friend, Jameson John, a place to spend the night when the ...

by Midlands Reporter