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Cursed father rapes daughter for 3 years
A 41-YEAR-OLD Tsholotsho man has been dragged to court for allegedly repeatedly raping his 13-year-old daughter from the time she turned 10.The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the vic...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:53hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Poverty drives early marriages in Mzingwane
The prevalence of early marriages in Empisini, Ward 14, has become a pressing issue, as many young girls are being forced into marriage at a young age due to harsh economic conditions. This troubling ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 21:02hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Teen acquitted of rape charges despite evidence of sexual assault
A 19-year-old man, Coghlianmore Blessed Sibanda, has been acquitted by the Hwange Regional Court of charges related to the rape, impregnation, and infection of a 13-year-old girl.The court hea...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 21:37hrs | 992 | by Stephen Jakes
Stepmother failed for killing stepson and staging suicide
A 17-year-old stepmother has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for the murder of her 13-year-old stepson. The young woman, whose identity is being withheld to protect h...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Villagers tortured, forced to sing war songs in prison cell
Eleven villagers from Tshayane village in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, were allegedly tortured and assaulted by police officers from Manoti Police Station in Gokwe, Midlands province, on July 1...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Stepmother in court for child abuse
A 21-year-old woman from Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, has been accused of repeatedly assaulting her 10-year-old stepson and denying him food. The charges against her include i...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:08hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
13-year-old boy sentenced to 15 years in jail
A 13-year-old boy from Plumtree, Matabeleland South, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated indecent assault.The minor is currently incarcerated at Bulawayo Prison. His identi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter
Teens steal US$2K, go on a shopping spree
Two teenagers from Cowdray Park sparked community concern after allegedly stealing over US$2,000 from a relative and using the money on electronics, clothes, and other items.The boys, aged 13 ...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Minor beats 4-year-old brother to death
A 13-year-old boy from Chief Chivi's area in Masvingo faces murder charges after assaulting his 4-year-old brother to death.According to the State, on May 5, 2024, the informant left the 4-yea...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Children terrorised by invisible creatures
THE way your skin crawled after watching goosefleshers like The Conjuring , Gothika and The Ring, will pale into insignificance when you read through this living nightmare for three children from Magw...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Father jailed for inserting finger in daughter's private parts
A 36-year-old Makoni village man in Muzarabani was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after he tested her 13-year-old daughter's virginity using his fingers.The father who cannot be named for e...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:10hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
13-year-old dies at shrine during labour
A Domboshava man who married a 13 year-old-girl who died at an apostolic church shrine while in labour has appeared in court. Raymond Guhwa (41) allegedly took his wife who was in labour to an...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Juvenile sexually exploited for US$1
A 20-YEAR-OLD Harare woman has been arrested for allegedly luring a minor for the purpose of unlawful sexual conduct after she ran away from home.Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje remanded Vimbai Ka...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 20:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble for raping girl 13
A 22-year-old man from Masimini Village at Kenilworth, Lupane is in trouble after he allegedly grabbed a 13-year-old girl and dragged her into the bush where he raped her without protection.Ev...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 15:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Rape witness vanishes
RELATIVES of a Beitbridge man accused of raping his 13-year-old daughter reportedly engineered the disappearance of the victim's sister, who is one of the key witnesses to the ongoing case at the Beit...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed for reprimanding 13-year-old girl at nightclub
A HWANGE man who is based in South Africa was fatally stabbed in Lubangwe on New Year's Day for rebuking a 13-year-old girl for patronising a nightclub as a minor.Police are investigating the ...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs girl to death after raping her
A 13-year-old girl lost her life to a stabbing incident carried out by Munyaradzi Musariri of Glen Norah. The tragic event unfolded after the suspect was discovered sexually assaulting the victim in h...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zim Ambassador Golf day Namibia off to a Good Start
Teenage sensation Prince Robert Kahisime stole the show with a sterling performance at the recently concluded Nyaradzo Ambassadors Golf Day Namibia held at the lush Windhoek Golf and Country Club....Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 08:05hrs | 19 | by Angicies
Man dumps wife, 3 minor children in Bulawayo CBD and disappears
In Bulawayo, a man is alleged to have abandoned his wife and three children in the city center on Thursday evening after picking them up from their rural home in Mt. Darwin.The woman, whose na...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man rapes girlfriend's daughter
A 55-YEAR-OLD member of the neighbourhood watch committee (NWC) in Bulawayo's Kensington suburb allegedly raped his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter on three occasions, a magistrate heard on Friday....Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 10 | by Erick Matotoba
Man offers $30,000 for child's upkeep
A Harare man on Friday offered to pay $30 000 as maintenance for his 13-year-old son.Lundi Mupani told Harare magistrate Ayanda Dlamini that he could not afford the US$130 that his estranged w...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Former Deputy Mayor in court for maintenance default again
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mr Gift Banda, was on Wednesday dragged to court for allegedly defaulting on paying maintenance for his 13-year-old child, whom he fathered out of wedlock in a love...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Step father rapes daughter
A 35-YEAR-OLD Shamva man was sentenced to 18 years behind bars by a Bindura regional magistrate after he raped his 13-year-old step daughter t...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 08:50hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman shot outside Cape Town court was Zimbabwean witness to murder
A woman shot dead outside a courthouse in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 25 was a 30-year-old Zimbabwean who was a witness against a man who killed her friend, ZimLive revealed.In a viral vid...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 14:25hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Wife stabbed 19 times
A JILTED man from Morningside suburb in Bulawayo went berserk and brutally killed his wife by stabling her 19 times using a kitchen knife before crushing her head with a stone while their 13-year-old ...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sangoma rapes 13-year-old to 'enhance powers'
A TRADITIONAL healer from Mbizi Village, under Chief Nyajina, Uzumba, appeared before the Murehwa regional court last week for allegedly raping his 13-year-old niece in the belief that this would enha...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Imbiber attacked over 13-year-old girl
A 32-YEAR -OLD Mazowe man is nursing injuries after he was attacked with an axe handle and open hands by a 13-year-old girl's mother and another man who accused him of making the girl sit on his legs ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 09:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Corporal punishment permissible in Zimbabwe, rules High Court
A HIGH Court judge yesterday ruled that corporal punishment is permissible and cannot be classified as assault and a criminal offence if the intent to discipline is proven.Justice Munamato Mut...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs wife for infidelity
A 43-year-old Chinhoyi man who failed to cool down his tempers after suspecting his 51-year-old wife of cheating, was arrested yesterday evening after gruesomely killing her.Kosamu Chitsiru of...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Herdboy rapes employers daughter
A MAN employed as a herdboy in Lupane has appeared in court charged with rape after sexually abusing his employer's daughter. The accused, allegedly instructed the complainant to implicate her...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Magwegwe family seeks funds to get bone marrow treatment for son in India
A Bulawayo family from New Magwegwe is seeking help to raise funds to take their 13-year-old son to India for bone marrow treatment.The young boy, Brian Sibanda, fell sick last year and was ad...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:47hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Chinamasa's 13-year-old daughter listed on US sanctions
When the United States announced the sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son earlier this month, it also revealed the names of 17 individuals who had been removed from the list of Specially ...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa, please also explain why ZANU PF imposed sanctions on my one-year-old son!
I cannot stand it when the powerful and wealthy whine over clearly banal ‘injustices' inflicted upon their high and mighty little angels - yet, these same people have, themselves, perpetrated the mo...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 16:22hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Neglected 13-year-old girl kills self
A 13-year-old Guruve girl who felt neglected after her parents divorced committed suicide on Tuesday.Mashonaland Central Province deputy police spokesperson Sergeant Major Samuel Chikasha conf...Published: 22 Dec 2022 at 18:42hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
4 family members die in Beitbridge minibus crash
FOUR people, including two 13-year-old girls died on the spot and several others seriously injured when a minibus veered off the road and hit a tree near Lion and Elephant Motel in Mwenezi along the B...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Call for severe sentences against armed robbers, child abusers
Courts must deliver strong judgments against people convicted of armed robbery and abuse of women and children, President Mnangagwa has said.He said this in a speech read on his behalf by Just...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shock as 13-year-old impregnates 9-year-old cousin in Tsholotsho
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has issued a statement confirming that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) results obtained from National University of Science and Technology on 25 November 2022, in connecti...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 14:39hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Boy (13) fights crocodile
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Checheche bravely fought a giant crocodile with bare hands after it had attacked him while he was crossing Save River with his friends recently.Danmore Gwenzi escaped fr...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant
IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution....Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man beaten to death by angry SA mob
A Zimbabwean immigrant accused of raping a middle-aged woman from Matangari in Limpopo province was recently beaten to death by an angry crowd, it has emerged.The tragic incident occurred earl...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wife killer blames evil spirits
A 54-YEAR-OLD man from Umguza district in Matabeleland North province last week axed his wife to death and blamed evil spirits for influencing him.Sikhanyisiwe Zondo of Mawayilesini Village in...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
High court orders headmistress to compensate minor illegally expelled from school
HIGH Court Judge Justice Catherine Bachi Mzawazi has ordered the Headmistress at Rugare Government Primary School to compensate a 13-year-old minor for the learning time which she lost for eight days ...Published: 24 May 2022 at 14:08hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Herdboys in narrow escape as lightning strike kills cattle
"We ran for our dear lives when we saw the sun falling down and suddenly our cattle were lying on the ground."These are the words of 13-year-old Thabo Ndlovu after he and his friend Andrew Mpu...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boy (6) strangled to death over sweet reeds
A 71-year-old man has been arrested in Chivi on allegations of strangling to death a boy for stealing sweet reeds in his field as murder cases continue to rise countrywide.The six-year-old boy...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brother rapes sister
A 19-year-old man from Mufakose in Harare appeared in court yesterday on allegations of raping his five-year-old sister on Christmas eve after she was left in his custody while their mother was attend...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Uncle jailed for raping niece
A 38-YEAR-OLD Shamva man will curse the day he failed to control his sexual appetite and ended up raping his 13-year-old niece in his bedroom.The man who cannot be named for ethical reasons wa...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 22:14hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mother helps man rape own daughter
A 29-year-old Muzarabani woman allegedly fondled her 13-year-old daughter's breast while assisting a 25-year-old ‘would-be son-in-law' to rape her to cement a marriage proposal.She appeared ...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 18:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man kills son for playing in his bedroom
A FILABUSI man fatally assaulted his 13-year-old son with a knobkerrie for playing in the bedroom. Police said Sikhumbuzo Nkomo (33) of Thandabantu Village committed the offence on September 9. ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 18:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Canada vs Zimbabwe: Two divergent paths of Covid-19 vaccination
When mother-of-three Amanda Wood heard that hundreds of coronavirus shots were available for teens, only one thing prevented her from racing to the vaccination site at a Toronto high school - her 13-y...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 18:20hrs | | by AP
ZESA fined $280 000 over electrocution of girl
ZESA Holdings' electricity distribution arm has been fined $280 000 for failing to rectify an infrastructural condition that saw a 13-year-old girl being electrocuted at Movern Farm in Chegutu after s...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
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