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Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 14 | by Percy Zvomuya
Politically-motivated violence a concern
CCC leader Nelson Chamisa chats with some party supporters injured after suspected Zanu-PF youths attacked an opposition rally in Kwekwe yesterdayTHE Election Resource Centre (ERC) notes with ...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by ERC
Tsvangirai left an incomplete legacy
IN Morgan Tsvangirai's final journeys and last orders, there's something quintessentially Zimbabwean.He went to Johannesburg, the city with the largest concentration of Zimbabweans living abro...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 05:49hrs | | by Percy Zvomuya
Boy (8) shoots dead friend (7)
AN eight-year-old Marange boy has reportedly shot dead his friend (7) with a home-made rifle last Saturday.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa, confirmed t...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 13:52hrs | | by Blessing Rwizi and Mercy Ngwebvu
'She prepares lunch for my hubby'
FAILURE to fathom the thought of having her husband being taken care of by another woman led an estranged Dangamvura woman to seek a protection order against her husband's girlfriend whom she claimed ...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:24hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
I want my lobola first, man tells court
A MUTARE man last week told the courts that he could only give the nod to have a maintenance order against his son-in-law cancelled on condition that he pays off the outstanding lobola amount.Appearin...Published: 11 Sep 2015 at 06:56hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Girl (3) skinned in ritual murder
A THREE-YEAR-OLD from Mutasa was found dead with missing body parts, a skinned face and a disjointed jaw after having been missing for eight days. Deputy Manicaland police spokesperson, Assist...Published: 05 Sep 2015 at 18:56hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
'She is my wife, why should I pay maintenance?'
IN a frantic bid to evade maintenance, a Mutare man told the court that he would not pay maintenance to a woman he was staying with. James Magacha and his wife Dzidzai Musatyira appeared befor...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Jealous hubby, friend assault man with log
FAILURE to fathom the thought of his wife being in another man's arms led a Chimanimani man to team up with his friend and assault his rival using a burning log.Tonderai Chigaka (25) and Tonga...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 11:50hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Man assaults kids with barbed wire
A ZIMTA Park woman last week approached the Mutare Civil Courts for protection against her husband whom she said was in the habit of assaulting their children using barbed wire.Beatrice Nyanha...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 15:41hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Mysterious deaths at school
MYSTERIOUS deaths have hit a primary school in Mutare District, with three pupils having lost their lives recently.What is baffling the Chitakatira community is that only Grade Seven pupils pr...Published: 17 Jul 2015 at 15:34hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu and Tendai Gukutikwa
HIV+ Mayor accused of bedding 15 women, in nasty divorce
Chitungwiza mayor, Philip Mutoti, 45, is embroiled in a nasty divorce with his wife amid revelations that he was bedding at least 15 women and paying for the services.The town father allegedly...Published: 12 Jul 2015 at 10:23hrs | | by Chiyedza Matenga and Mercyline Hunye
Man murders brother over two chicken pieces
KILLING his brother over two chicken pieces backfired on a Chipinge man after a High Court judge slapped him with a 16-year jail term last week.Robert Garahwa Khumbula (21) appeared before Hig...Published: 03 Jul 2015 at 09:47hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Hosiah Chipanga's DVD album out
ONE of Zimbabwe's oldest gospel sungura artistes, whose roots are in Mutare, Hosiah Chipanga, recently released his first DVD album, Mabasa. Chipanga, who was assisted by Madzibaba John Karembera of t...Published: 20 Jun 2015 at 14:01hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Headman drags wife, 5 sons to court
ALTHOUGH he presides over a litany of family disputes at his traditional court, Headman Muradzikwa is battling to contain his first wife and five sons who have caused him a lot of discomfort.T...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 15:09hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Murdered over pool tokens worth $1
A 25-YEAR-OLD Mutare man had his life cut short last Thursday when he was murdered in cold blood by a bartender and a security guard at Tandarai Bar in Chikanga Phase 3 high density suburb following a...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 15:06hrs | 1 | by Ray Bande and Mercy Ngwebvu
DNA tests expose cheating wife
A Mutare man found out that he was not the father of the boy he has been calling his son for the past two years, thanks to the WhatsApp text which circulated in October last year which exposed his wi...Published: 16 May 2015 at 14:11hrs | | by Ray Bande and Mercy Ngwebvu
$200 fine for raping minor
PROPOSING love and sleeping with a teenager on the same day earned a Burma Valley man $200 fine.Patson Kuwona was convicted on his own guilty plea when he appeared before Mutare magistrate, M...Published: 25 Apr 2015 at 10:08hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
'Centrally locked' man dies
A 'CENTRALLY LOCKED' Mbare man, who was bewitched by his first wife to make him dysfunctional on other women, has died.Wisdom Mapfumo, 31, died at Harare Hospital on Friday.On Friday H...Published: 30 Mar 2015 at 08:58hrs | | by Mercyline Hunye and Tsitsi Mubvumbi
Meat lover jailed for killing wife
THE Zimunya man who made headlines for killing his wife over pieces of meat which had been eaten by a stray dog will spend the next 22 years in jail after he was recently convicted of murder with cons...Published: 28 Mar 2015 at 09:20hrs | 1 | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Centrally locked hubby battling for dear life
A MBARE man's manhood has become dysfunctional after he was 'centrally locked' by his wife to stop him from bedding his second wife.Elizabeth Marwizi, 23, yesterday confessed to using charms o...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 13:06hrs | | by Mercyline Hunye and Mirirai Nsingo
Vendors in protracted wrangle over boyfriend
TWO vendors last week appeared before the courts following a protracted wrangle over a boyfriend.One of them was seeking a protection order against the other on allegations that she was distur...Published: 14 Mar 2015 at 16:22hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Teenage girl, 13, steals car, kills kid
A SAKUBVA teenage girl (13) did the unthinkable last Sunday when she stole her father's car and ran over a hapless six-year-old girl who sustained serious injuries and later died in hospital.T...Published: 14 Mar 2015 at 16:16hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Man kills son in fight with wife's 'lover'
A NYANGA man accidentally killed his son with bricks as he was fighting with a man he suspected to be his wife's boyfriend. Appearing before High Court judge, Mr Justice Charles Hungwe, Washin...Published: 07 Mar 2015 at 20:02hrs | 1 | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Son fatally bashes father with baton stick
FATALLY assaulting his father with a baton stick landed a Rusape man (25) in trouble after he was arrested in connection with the murder last week.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, I...Published: 27 Feb 2015 at 05:31hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Woman keeps uterus in water bucket
IN an incident which has sent chills down the spines of many, a Dangamvura woman who failed to settle her hospital bills after a surgery at the Mutare Provincial Hospital was discharged with part of h...Published: 27 Feb 2015 at 06:47hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Woman scalds hubby's lover with boiling water
FAILURE to stomach her husband's alleged cheating landed a 17-year-old woman in court last week after scalding the suspected mistress with boiling water. Appearing before senior Mutare magistr...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Clash over possessed woman
THE casting out of a spirit from a possessed Nyanga woman who caused drama last week has sparked controversy between traditional and Christian leaders, with the former saying the spirit should have be...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 08:50hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Man infects niece, 15, with HIV
FALLING in love with his 15-year-old niece and infecting her with HIV backfired on a Marange man after his in-laws felt betrayed and dragged him to court last week.The accused, India Masvaure ...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:07hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
War vet who died in 1978 demands a decent burial
A LIBERATION war fighter who died at the battlefront in 1978 has demanded a decent burial together with his colleagues after his spirit recently manifested in a Chikanga woman, saying if the process i...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:02hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
'You lazy African intellectual scum' set for film adaptation
An early bird catches the worm…so it said and this bird here is giving Kenya a lot of hopes on the worm. I am talking of the duo dynamic of Kenyatta university film students - Kevin Njue and Bill ...Published: 25 Nov 2014 at 10:25hrs | | by Ceci Mercy
Soldier douses wife with petrol, sets her on fire
RESIDENTS of Mutare's Sakubva high-density suburb were left awestruck last week after a soldier doused his wife with petrol before setting her on fire, in a horror incident that also left him heavily ...Published: 26 Oct 2014 at 10:55hrs | 3 | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Woman seeks protection against errant hubby
A DANGAMVURA woman had to seek the protection of the courts last week after her estranged hubby wanted to boot her out of a residential stand they had bought together. The hubby had turned his...Published: 18 Oct 2014 at 06:19hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Human body discovered with missing head
IN a suspected murder case which occurred in Marange recently, a torso was discovered in Chaeruka Village.Deputy Manicaland police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Luxson Chananda, said one h...Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 20:40hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
HIV+ man nabbed for infecting girlfriend
A MARRIED Dangamvura man recently appeared in court for allegedly deliberately infecting his married "girlfriend" with HIV.Appearing before Mutare magistrate Mrs Sekesayi Chiundura, the accuse...Published: 04 Jul 2014 at 17:46hrs | 1 | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Zim asylum seeker turns her life around in Britain
Leicester - An asylum seeker who escaped persecution in Binga has turned her life around after moving to Britain.As well as making a better life for herself, Christina Ndlovu has dedicat...Published: 02 Jul 2014 at 21:09hrs | | by leicestermercury.co.uk
Bogus police report lands driver in trouble
In a desperate attempt to escape smuggling charges, a Dangamvura man made a false report to the police that he had fallen for a rabbit trick and lost his vehicle.The Manica Post carried the st...Published: 23 May 2014 at 12:30hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Masawi turns house into brothel
DESPERATION to raise money for medical bills forced a Sakubva woman to turn her house into a brothel. So popular was the love nest to the residents as evidenced by the high rate of bookings, but it wa...Published: 17 May 2014 at 13:10hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Barber rapes teen girl
A RUSAPE-based barber was recently arrested for raping a 15-year-old teenager. Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Muzondiwa Clean said Joseph Kamushinda (27) was expe...Published: 17 May 2014 at 13:05hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Drama as man refuse to pay maintenance
THERE was drama at the Mutare civil courts after a man vehemently refused to pay maintenance to his wife who was claiming $460 from him.Appearing before senior Mutare magistrate Mrs Sharon Chi...Published: 11 May 2014 at 09:48hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Man refuses to pay $100 maintenance
A CHIKANGA man caused a scene at the Mutare Civil Courts last week after giving a string of inconsistencies in his frantic efforts to evade the $100 maintenance which was being demanded by his ex...Published: 20 Apr 2014 at 17:17hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Man killed over stray cattle
AN attempt to get compensation from a neighbour whose cattle had strayed into his field ended tragically for a Rusape man after the adamant neighbour murdered him in cold blood.Assistant Manic...Published: 22 Mar 2014 at 08:10hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
'Goblin owner' seeks protection order against neighbour
A MARANGE man who made headlines for possessing a sex-demanding goblin was in court last week seeking a protection order against his neighbour who assaulted him for allegedly sending his goblin to hav...Published: 07 Mar 2014 at 16:44hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Prophet Makandiwa rubbishes Ghanaian pastors
Zimbabwe`s United Family International (UFI) Church, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa described a group of pastors from Ghana who accused him of being a trickster who uses occult powers to deceive and blind...Published: 26 Feb 2014 at 12:54hrs | 6 | by Mercy Mushonga
Man assaults, robs own brother of $250
ASSAULTING his brother before robbing him of $250 landed a Buhera man in trouble. Police confirmed the robbery and said Adonia Masikati (32) was assisting police with investigations....Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 21:50hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Farmer shoots horses to 'fix' employees
A white farmer based in Vumba in Manicaland reportedly shot her seven horses as a way of fixing her employees who were demanding their dues.According to the Manicapost, the farmer, Linda Camp...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Man (30) commits suicide over infidelity
A 30-year-old Chipinge man who was caught having an extra-marital affair with a married woman decided to take his own life last week after failing to stomach the embarrassment, the Manicapost rep...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:50hrs | | by Mercy Ngwebvu
Woman buries her 3 day old baby alive
A Chitungwiza woman confessed to having buried her three-day-old baby alive in a bid to enhance her chances of reuniting with her estranged husband.Erica Mushamba (38) p...Published: 09 Feb 2014 at 08:42hrs | | by Mercy Bofu
Possessive, violent prostitute jailed for bashing a man who ditched her for another hooker
A self-confessed Harare prostitute has been jailed for six months after assaulting a man who had ditched her for another hooker. Despite pleading not guilty to ass...Published: 02 Feb 2014 at 08:50hrs | | by Mercy Bofu
African country challenges London & Singapore for top spot with the Worlds most advanced Business Registry and Offshore Business
Banjul - The Gambia has announced the launch of the most revolutionary business incorporation service in the world. The iCommerce registry is a totally online facility which enables the registration ...Published: 14 Aug 2013 at 13:04hrs | 11 | by ICommerce Registry
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