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Tsikamutandas and the tragedy of Binga villagers
A YOUNG man barely 20 draped in a white garment with a red lining scampers about in a circle like manner while chanting unintelligibly and convulsively in a frenzy state.He draws a box on the ...Published: 29 Jan 2017 at 09:34hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Jilted hooker bites chunk off man's ear
A PROSTITUTE who went haywire when a man turned down her sexual advances and bit off a chunk of his ear, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Beauty Zhou (23) of Mpumalanga Township in Hwang...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 08:01hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
No jail for 3 kids rapist
A 17-YEAR-OLD from Victoria Falls who raped three girls aged between 3 and 5 years, leaving them unable to walk properly, has escaped jail. The juvenile took advantage of his grandmother's absence to ...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 08:52hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Two prostitutes nabbed for 'killing' ex-Colliery athlete
POLICE have arrested two suspected prostitutes and a cook at a hotel for allegedly fatally assaulting a former Hwange Colliery Company Athletics club athlete and dumping his body outside a funeral par...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 07:41hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Woman buries baby alive, walks free
A 23-year-old woman, who buried her newborn baby alive in a shallow grave, was lucky to escape jail when she appeared before a Hwange magistrate recently. Vivian Phiri (23) of Lwendulu vil...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 08:13hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
No jail for granny who beat four-year-old girl to death
A Tsholotsho granny who beat her four-year-old granddaughter and burnt her on the face leading to her death, has been spared jail. Betty Ndlovu (54) of Paneni line, under chief Gampu in Tsholo...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 07:01hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Dad arms son with an Okapi for murder
A MAN from Nkayi armed his son with an Okapi knife which the 20-year-old used to stab two brothers, killing one in the process.The father and son, appearing before a Bulawayo High Court judge ...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 07:05hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man (32) rapes sister in-law (12), buys her silence with pen
A MAN from Binga allegedly raped his wife's younger sister (12) and tried to buy her silence with a pen.Miseva Mudenda (32) of Lubu area under Chief Binga allegedly left his wife during the ni...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 07:23hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Herdboy kills man in fight over family shovel
A TSHOLOTSHO man was at the weekend fatally stabbed with a knife by a fellow villager following a misunderstanding over the ownership of a shovel. Police yesterday arrested Mthabisi Ndlovu, 22...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Whinsley Masara/ Fairness Moyana
Do not neglect heritage sites, says Mathema
THE Minister of State for Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs Cain Mathema has bemoaned the state of some of the country's monuments, saying abandoning the ancient relics was tantamount to disregard...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:34hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
53 escape death in Hwange accident
AT least 53 people escaped death by a whisker on Friday when a Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) staff bus they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned near Hwange Power Station in Hwange inj...Published: 08 May 2016 at 10:41hrs | 5 | by Fairness Moyana
Man rapes, impregnates daughter
A MAN who turned his 18-year-old daughter into a sex slave with the knowledge of his wife has been jailed for an effective 13 years. The 46-year-old dad of six, who cannot be named to protect the iden...Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
ZPC board tours coal mines
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) board members on Friday toured coal supplying companies in Hwange to assess the miners’ preparedness towards meeting supply as the country gears for increased power cons...Published: 25 Apr 2016 at 06:48hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
ZPC board tours coal mines
ZIMBABWE Power Company (ZPC) board members on Friday toured coal supplying companies in Hwange to assess the miners’ preparedness towards meeting supply as the country gears for increased power cons...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 09:57hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Schoolboy wins vehicle
A BINGA schoolboy stole the limelight at the Bakers Inn 'Buy and Win' provincial draw held in Hwange yesterday when he won a brand new Honda Fit.Fillimon Mutshayani, 20, who recently finished ...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
22 years jail for shallow grave burial murderer
A MAN who killed his girlfriend for allegedly cheating on him with her ex-lover, before burying her in a shallow grave to conceal the crime, was yesterday sentenced to an effective 22 years in jail....Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 05:39hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda / Fairness Moyana
Teacher jailed for bashing lover to death
A TSHOLOTSHO-based teacher sjamboked his lover, also a teacher, to death for allegedly cheating on him. Obed Ncube, 44, of Nkulumane in Bulawayo was in love with Sarudzai Mutuma, and both were teacher...Published: 14 Mar 2016 at 05:40hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Killer 'surgeon' grandmother spared jail
A HIGH Court judge has ordered a 72-year-old Binga woman who "operated on" her granddaughter in an attempt to remove fibroids from her uterus before she bled to death to immediately stop the tradition...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 15:38hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Man stabs wife 8 times after stumbling on WhatsApp love texts
A MAN from Hwange who brutally murdered his wife by stabbing her eight times with a knife after allegedly stumbling on a WhatsApp love message on her phone, has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. ...Published: 11 Mar 2016 at 05:55hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Pay dispute rocks Hwange colliery
TROUBLED coal miner, Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL), is again at loggerheads with its workers after it failed to pay them a full month's salary before the festive season.This follows a...Published: 01 Jan 2016 at 11:33hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Mum hurls insults at court officials
A WOMAN went berserk and hurled insults at court officials after a Hwange magistrate convicted her son for stripping his Grade One class, before ordering the minors to stand on a desk while he fondled...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Accused's mum hurls insults at court officials
A WOMAN went berserk and hurled insults at court officials after a Hwange magistrate convicted her son for stripping his Grade One class, before ordering the minors to stand on a desk while he fondled...Published: 29 Nov 2015 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Man rapes sex worker
A HWANGE man raped a sex worker he had hired in his haulage truck after he got drunk and forgot about their arrangement.Hillary Moyo (20) of Kolowa Village in Simangani, Hwange told the court ...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 07:40hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
O-Level examination cheats arrested
POLICE have arrested two men for allegedly writing Monday's O-Level Mathematics Paper 1 Ordinary Level examination, one for his brother and the other for his girlfriend.Bright Dube, 23, who li...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 05:36hrs | | by Leonard Ncube and Fairness Moyana
Male teacher inspects 24 pupils including girls' privates, orders them to bath
A DINGANI Primary School teacher accused of sexually assaulting 24 pupils at the school in Dete, Matabeleland North claimed that villagers in the area were framing him because they have previously acc...Published: 18 Oct 2015 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Man denied sex, savagely axes wife to death
A HWANGE man ran amok and savagely axed his wife to death as the couple's horrified children watched, police confirmed yesterday. Lyton Muleya, 39, of Kasibo area in Hwange is on the run after...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 13:28hrs | | by Fairness Moyana and Angela Dube
Man kills wife for sleeping in kids' bedroom
A HWANGE man on Thursday ran amok and savagely butchered his wife with an axe in front of their children following a yet to be ascertained argument. Lyton Muleya of Kasibo, Hwange, allegedly attacked ...Published: 20 Sep 2015 at 10:23hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Botched circumcision kills Binga woman
A 33-YEAR-OLD woman from Binga, who was desperate to conceive, died after bleeding for more than a week following a botched circumcision during which her husband's grandmother cut off parts of her gen...Published: 17 Sep 2015 at 06:31hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man stabs wife to death in WhatsApp message row
A Hwange man went berserk and allegedly stabbed his wife to death with so much force that he left the knife stuck in her back after finding WhatsApp messages from a "boyfriend" in her cellphone. Tenda...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 06:34hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Woman loses ear in fight over nappies
A BINGA woman shocked villagers in Lubu Village under Chief Saba when she bit off the whole ear of a woman she shares a husband with while fighting over nappies.Juliet Zulu (21), the second wi...Published: 16 Aug 2015 at 09:15hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Headmaster steals school fees
INSTEAD of depositing about $600 into the school account, a cunning Binga headmaster withdrew the same amount and deposited it back, so as to be able to produce an authentic deposit slip and convert t...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 09:01hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man rapes his grandmother
A DARING man from Lupane, who raped his 63-year-old grandmother, later beat her up claiming she had stolen his jacket which he had misplaced while raping her.The 32-year-old from Matshiya Vil...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 09:57hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
College principal acquitted of student rape
A DIRECTOR and principal of a college in Hwange heaved a huge sigh of relief on Thursday when he was acquitted of raping one of his students who also alleged he infected her with HIV.Daylove ...Published: 19 Jul 2015 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Man rapes his granny, 95, claims she begged for sex
A JAMBEZI man who raped his 95-year-old grandmother on numerous occasions shocked the courts on Friday when he claimed that she had proposed love before begging him to engaged in sex with her....Published: 19 Jul 2015 at 19:11hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man kills mum over cow
A 45-YEAR-OLD Binga man was recently arrested after he fatally assaulted his 80-year-old mother after she inquired about her cow which had strayedEsca Dubc of Siamagoba Village in Lubimbi,...Published: 14 Jun 2015 at 11:11hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man caught pants down with a fellow villager's wife
THE biblical saying "an eye for an eye" rang true for a Binga man who was severely assaulted after being caught red-handed with a fellow villager's wife.His assailants, who included the woman'...Published: 24 May 2015 at 10:09hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Woman scalds hubby's privates in domestic dispute
A BINGA woman heaved a sigh of relief when she was slapped with community service instead of a three-month jail term after she scalded her husband's privates with boiling water during a domestic dispu...Published: 24 May 2015 at 10:05hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
'I raped my niece just for fun,' man tells court
A 21-YEAR-OLD Lupane man attracted the full wrath of the law when he shocked the courts on Friday by claiming that he raped his seven-year-old niece because he wanted to enjoy himself.The man ...Published: 19 Apr 2015 at 09:35hrs | 2 | by Fairness Moyana
Jilted man in court over 'wrong cellphone' theft
Efforts by a Hwange man to fix his small house for dumping him by stealing her mobile phone backfired after he was dragged to court for stealing the wrong cellphone.Twalumba Makhaye (27) of Ma...Published: 12 Apr 2015 at 08:24hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
'I'm better off with you,' man tells girlfriend's 11 year old daughter
A HWANGE man landed himself in trouble when he touched the breasts of his girlfriend's 11-year-old daughter before telling her that she was better than her mother and he wanted to marry her instead. ...Published: 29 Mar 2015 at 14:18hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Prophet left needle in 'witch's' spinal cord
The story of Jabulani Nyoni (20), a tsikamutanda-cum-self-proclaimed prophet took a new twist with reports that it was likely to suck in six village heads from Matesti and Lubangwe who allegedly took ...Published: 04 Mar 2015 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Fairness Moyana
Donkey feud spills into court
A misunderstanding about a lineage of offspring of three donkeys bought in 1985 by a Lupane family has spilled to court with an aunt suing her nephew.Thembelani Gumpo of 153-9 Mbizo in Kwekwe ...Published: 22 Feb 2015 at 08:59hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Woman collapses after seeing horned snake at her workplace
Never seen before! A Hwange woman collapsed when she came face to face with a horned snake at her workplace.Monde Mathe employed as a grounds lady by the Hwange Colliery Company narrat...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 23:36hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Drama in court as teen rapist faints twice
A 15-YEAR-OLD juvenile from Mwemba Village in Hwange District who is alleged to have raped a five-year-old girl caused a stir yesterday at Hwange magistrates' court when he fainted twice in the dock ...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 03:19hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
'I did not rape, I was pleasuring myself'
A VICTORIA Falls man who is facing a rape charge shocked the court on Wednesday when he denied raping his teenage neighbour claiming that she walked in on him while he was pleasuring himself and inapp...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 15:21hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man rapes teen as friend watches
A NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch Committee member landed himself in trouble when he arrested a 13-year-old girl for loitering before allegedly raping her in exchange for her release. The 36-year-old Abe...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 07:53hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Schoolgirl (15) raped, killed
A 15-YEAR-OLD Form One girl was raped and brutally killed by an unidentified assailant at Fatima High School in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province on Wednesday last week.Her body was found in...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 12:05hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man asks to marry Grade 7
A BINGA man who raped a minor exposed himself when he asked the father for his Grade Seven daughter's hand in marriage.This was heard by regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga during the in...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 09:35hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
Man jailed for abusing girlfriend's friend
A VICTORIA Falls man will rue the day he failed to control his sexual desires and f-ndled his girlfriend's 15-year-old friend while they slept.Oscar Liwonde (25) started caressing the teenage...Published: 18 Jan 2015 at 07:04hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
'Rapist' faints in court
THERE was drama at the Hwange magistrate's courts on Thursday when a Lupane man who was being accused of raping his ex-girlfriend's six-year-old daughter fainted in the dock during cross-examination....Published: 14 Dec 2014 at 12:12hrs | | by Fairness Moyana
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