Columnist / Leonard ncube
Ulunyoka, the spell that binds love and punishes betrayal
IN the shadowed corners of tradition lies the practice of ulunyoka - a spellbinding ritual that binds a spouse to fidelity with consequences dire enough to stir the soul. This ancient art of "centrall...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:43hrs | 22 | by Leonard Ncube
Teacher rapes tenant's epileptic daughter
A TEACHER from Victoria Falls has been arrested for allegedly raping his tenant's epileptic daughter while she was unconscious.The girl had fallen unconscious after a seizure.A court heard how...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 15:54hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Child raped as mother sleeps
A MAN from Lupane who raped his sister's five-year-old daughter while the mother took a nap has been jailed for 15 years.Hwange regional magistrate Mrs Dambudzo Malunga jailed Edmore Ndlovu (2...Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 06:33hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Chinamasa takes over regional body presidency
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa is the new Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) president as Zimbabwe takes over leadership of the regional org...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Leonard Ncube
Mnangagwa warns on cross border crimes
CROSS border criminal activities such as money laundering and financing of terrorism have negative effects on social amenities as resources end up being channelled towards state security, Acting Presi...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube
Victoria Falls Steam Train Company grinds to a halt
THE Victoria Falls Steam Train Company has been liquidated and its assets are set to go under the hammer on September 9 to pay debts amounting to nearly $1 million.The company was registered i...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Pupils rape classmate
TWO Form Three pupils at a school in Hwange have been arrested for taking turns to rape a classmate. The pupils blamed their actions on watching pornography.A probation officer's report sa...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 08:09hrs | 5 | by Leonard Ncube
AFM pastor, wife and child die in car crash
AN Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastor, his wife, their two-year-old daughter and a female member of the church died on the spot while four other people were seriously injured when a vehicle they wer...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:24hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Biti, Mujuru join forces
AFTER realising that their support is waning, the People Democratic Party led by Mr Tendai Biti yesterday announced that it will unconditionally join Dr Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First and wi...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:07hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Victoria Falls rejects $12 million housing project
VICTORIA Falls residents have rejected a $12 million housing project commissioned by the local authority in partnership with CBZ Holdings last week. Council and CBZ entered into a partnership where th...Published: 09 Aug 2016 at 08:52hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
BancABC rewards top depositor
Chinotimba Primary School in Victoria Falls has won a vehicle in a competition being run by BancABC Limited.The bank launched the competition last year under which it rewards institutions that...Published: 05 Aug 2016 at 06:33hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Econet scoops three awards
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has scooped three awards in recognition of its innovative approach to business and contribution to the economy.Afri-Sure, a consortium of consultants in the insurance ...Published: 01 Aug 2016 at 08:17hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Drama as women fight over DEO at bus rank
A married Binga District Education Officer Mr Eddison Masungo has been caught up in a love scandal after his two alleged girlfriends fought over him at Binga Bus Rank. Jane Muleya was charged ...Published: 31 Jul 2016 at 14:01hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Minister urges private sector to support Government
GROWING the economy is the Government's top priority and the private sector needs to play its part in increasing investor confidence so as to grow the national cake, Industry and Commerce Minister Mik...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:49hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Victoria Falls managers fight salary cuts
NINE managers at the Victoria Falls Municipality have dragged the local authority to court seeking an order directing it to reverse a decision to cut their salaries and allowances.In 2014, the...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 06:53hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Woman tortures would be rapist
A BRAVE married woman from Binga fought off a rapist who had sneaked into her bedroom hut at midnight by grabbing his manhood until he was weak, a court heard. Mrs Christine Muzamba (21) from ...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 07:03hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Ranger drowns in Victoria Falls as hippo attacks canoe
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger from Victoria Falls drowned on Thursday in Lake Kariba. A hippo attacked canoe he was in and it capsized. Mr Madubeko Ngwenya (3...Published: 11 Jul 2016 at 05:48hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Woman repels rapist
A BRAVE married woman from Binga fought off a rapist who had sneaked into her bedroom hut at midnight by grabbing his manhood until he was weak, a court heard.The woman (21) from Simatelele un...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 08:51hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Victoria Falls 'bans' open air worship
VICTORIA Falls council has crafted a by-law to bar apostolic sects from worshipping in prohibited open spaces.The Control of Worship in Urban Areas and Open Spaces by-law 2016 is intended to r...Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube
Vic Falls protestors out on $100 bail
SIXTEEN people from Victoria Falls and Harare yesterday appeared in court charged with being a public nuisance and conducting an unlawful gathering after they demonstrated here on Wednesday.A ...Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 07:01hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Unpaid sex-worker bites client over $10
A MAN from Chinotimba suburb in Victoria Falls was rushed to hospital on Monday after a hooker he had allegedly hired for sex severely assaulted him for failing to pay $10 for her services.Tha...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 07:20hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
#ZimShutDown forces nightspot closures
SOME Bulawayo nightspots yesterday shut down their businesses in fear of violence being unleashed by thugs affiliated to the organisers of the stayaway.Observations by Chronicle Showbiz reveal...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:44hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu/Walter Mswazie/Leonard Ncube
Zimra rejects offer for help
TOURISM players in Victoria Falls have mobilised $12,000 for the construction of a shed at Kazungula Border post amid reports some tourists have fainted at the border because of excessive direct heat....Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
RG Mugabe varsity mooted
THE First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe is working on the construction of a university to be named after President Mugabe as a way of building the nation through education.Dr Mugabe who was officiating...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:11hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Blind man rapes 3-year-old niece
OFFICIALS struggled to drag a 76-year-old visually impaired man into a courtroom as he refused to stand trial for allegedly raping his three-year-old niece.Ndawana Phinias Ndlovu, of Lupanda V...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:43hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Industry captains decry 'numerous' roadblocks
THE presence of numerous roadblocks on the country's roads is becoming a burden on the economy as they increase the cost of doing business and frustrate investment.Delegates attending the ...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:33hrs | | by Prosper Ndlovu/Leonard Ncube
Schools to employ full time accountants
THE Government will soon employ full time accountants at public schools countrywide to curb mismanagement of funds. This comes at a time when school heads have complained about alleged victimisation b...Published: 28 Jun 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Blind rapist causes stir in court
COURT officials last Friday struggled to drag a 76-year-old visually impaired man into a courtroom as he refused to stand trial for allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl.Ndawana Phinias Ndlovu of...Published: 27 Jun 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Polygamous cop up for daughter rape
A TRAFFIC police officer allegedly raped his teenage stepdaughter on four occasions and threatened her to kill her if she reported him.The complainant was 14-years-old when the alleged rape or...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 06:53hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Child dies in 'mentally unstable' drug user's fire suicide
A Victoria Falls man (30) and his 18-month-old daughter were burnt beyond recognition after he allegedly set fire to their bedroom hut. Ngqabutho Petros Mahlangu, who family members alleged had become...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Leonard Ncube and Salani Ncube
'God sent me to steal'
A THIEF who broke into a neighbour's house and stole a Samsung Galaxy Tablet yesterday claimed that God directed him in a vision to steal the phone because it was "attractive". Zibusiso Nd...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Inmates to get condoms
THE Commissioner-General of Prisons and Correctional Services of Zimbabwe, Retired Major General Paradzai Zimondi, has called for the distribution of condoms among inmates in prisons and compulsory HI...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Magistrate lashes out at 'raped' pupil
HWANGE regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga has lashed out at a Grade Seven pupil for alleging that she was raped and infected with a sexually transmitted infection, only for medical results to reveal...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:17hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
2 survive truck-jumbo crash
TWO people were injured and an elephant died when a haulage truck plunged into a herd of jumbos at a blind spot between Cross Mabale and Gwayi River.The accident occurred at about 6.45PM on Su...Published: 08 Jun 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
ConCourt to seal Wadyajena fate
VICTORIA Falls magistrate Lindiwe Maphosa yesterday referred Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena's case to the Constitutional Court for determination as she gave him a longer remand period to ...Published: 07 Jun 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mphoko plans Matabeleland North projects tour
VICE President Phelekezela Mphoko will this week visit various capital projects being undertaken in Matabeleland North Province to assess progress and find ways of possibly expediting them. The provin...Published: 31 May 2016 at 06:42hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Victoria Falls dumps Harare contractor
VICTORIA Falls Municipality has cancelled a $1,7 million street lighting contract with a Harare company arguing that it had failed to deliver and will be inviting new bidders in due course.Las...Published: 27 May 2016 at 06:37hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Suburbs runs dry
MOST parts of Victoria Falls were without water on Tuesday and yesterday after a pipe linking Mkhosana suburb to the main supply point burst, a development that has affected some hotels.Reside...Published: 26 May 2016 at 07:01hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
3 die in accident
THREE people died on the spot when a Toyota Gaia they were travelling in was involved in an accident with a truck near Cross Dete yesterday.Four others, including an 18-month-old baby, survive...Published: 24 May 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Maintenance for married daughter cancelled
A man from Madumabisa in Hwange had the last laugh yesterday after a magistrate overturned a maintenance order where he was compelled to maintain his married 16-year-old daughter.While parents...Published: 14 May 2016 at 09:24hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
WhatsApp hoax rocks marriage
THE abuse of social media reached new heights in Victoria Falls when a false message was spread on WhatsApp that a married taxi driver had stabbed his long-time girlfriend to death.A Chronicle...Published: 14 May 2016 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Leonard Ncube
Zimbabwe in critical shortage of psychiatrists
ZIMBABWE has a critical shortage of psychiatrists with only 12 specialists qualified to provide service to the whole country.This came out when health advisor in the Office of the President an...Published: 07 May 2016 at 20:15hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Man tears birth certificates over relish
A BIGAMIST flew into a fit of rage and tore birth certificates belonging to his estranged second wife's two children from her previous marriage and the death certificate of her late husband after ...Published: 05 May 2016 at 11:48hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Woman dies, 2 injured in road accident
A WOMAN died on the spot while two of her relatives were admitted in hospital after a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a truck near Insuza. Acting police national traffic spokesperson...Published: 05 May 2016 at 11:48hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Dokora wants slice of schools building fund
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has proposed that the government gets a share of the building fund from schools, saying the money would be used to create a pool for infrastruct...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:04hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Villagers repair damaged school
SIZINDA villagers just outside Victoria Falls town have taken it upon themselves to repair a school that was destroyed by heavy rains last year. Sizinda Secondary School in Hwange West was destroyed b...Published: 03 May 2016 at 09:34hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Teachers register long overdue
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has challenged teachers to start consultations towards the establishment of the Teaching Profession Council (TPC) that will regulate the field. ...Published: 02 May 2016 at 11:47hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
'Apex council a toothless bulldog'
THE Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) has said the Apex Council, a body that represents all civil servants, is now a toothless bulldog that is short-changing civil servants. Zimta held it...Published: 02 May 2016 at 11:42hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
National pledge court bid fails
A GOVERNMENT policy requiring all schoolchildren to recite the national pledge will now be implemented unhindered when schools open next week after Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku dismissed the Zimb...Published: 30 Apr 2016 at 20:27hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu and Leonard Ncube
Teachers reject national pledge
THE Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) says the national pledge is unconstitutional as it violates the rights of pupils and teachers.Adding its voice on an issue that has been challenged b...Published: 28 Apr 2016 at 06:52hrs | | by Leonard Ncube and Vusumuzi Dube
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