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Beitbridge grapples with rising suicide cases
Residents of Beitbridge have voiced alarm over a recent spike in suicide cases, with three females, including a 14-year-old girl, taking their lives in just three weeks. The deaths, which appear to be...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:32hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Student teacher found dead, boyfriend wanted for murder
Police have launched a manhunt for a 27-year-old man following the suspected murder of a student teacher at Guinea Fowl School over the weekend.The victim, identified as Keener Tsanana (21), w...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:40hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in Binga landmine explosion
A tragic landmine explosion in Binga claimed three lives Wednesday after a vehicle belonging to the Binga Rural District Council ran over an explosive believed to date back to the 1970s liberation war...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Schoolgirl raped while trying to hide from the rain
A 25-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in trouble after he allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl who went to hide from the rain at his place.Vusimusi Ncube was dragged to Plumtree Magistrates Courts where...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:24hrs | 1916 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe linked girl missing in the UK
West Yorkshire Police are urgently appealing for information to help locate a 14-year-old girl, Nakai Rinomhota, who has gone missing from Roundhay, Leeds.Nakai was last seen in Chapeltown on ...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:14hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for bedding minor, assaulting cop
A MAN from Mzilikazi, Bulawayo, has been slapped with one-year jail term after being convicted of having sexual intercourse with a minor, assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.Bulaw...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:37hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean among zama zamas who resurfaced at Stilfontein mine
TEN undocumented zama zamas resurfaced in the Stilfontein mine in the North West on Saturday.National police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said nine of the illegal miners are Mozambic...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:23hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Boy's corpse found with missing parts
Police in Mvuma, Midlands Province, are investigating the discovery of a 14-year-old boy's body, which was found with missing body parts in what is suspected to be a ritual murder.Midlands pro...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:55hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
DNA testing nailed Madzibaba Ishmael
The leader of Johane Masowe eChishanu Gorejena Penyeranyika Sect, Ishmael Chokurongerwa, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of raping and impregnating three 14-year-old girls who are all his c...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 17:05hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
Teenager hospitalised after brutal bar attack
A 14-year-old boy from Filabusi is fighting for his life at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after allegedly being assaulted and left in a ditch by two men. The incident occurred last Friday at...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 16:19hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
Boy misses cow, fatally hits colleague with stone
A 14-year-old boy from Matobo District, Matabeleland South, is being held at Bulawayo Prison facing a murder charge after accidentally killing a fellow herdboy while attempting to control cattle by th...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:18hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Truck runs over, kills Form 1 pupil
A Form One pupil from Founders High School was tragically run over by a truck in Emganwini while on her way to school. The incident occurred on Monday when the 14-year-old girl was hit by a UD truck d...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Sal...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court tosses out ex-St John's College paedophile coach's appeal
THE Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal against conviction and sentence by a paedophile who used to work at St Johns School in Harare who was jailed for sexually abusing four teenage boys who were ...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:03hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn register 14-year-old prodigy
FORMER Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions Chicken Inn have registered 14-year-old Mpopoma High School pupil Awakhiwe Tshalibe with their first team ahead of the start of the 2024 season....Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mother, son (14) up for murder
A CHEGUTU woman Norgerty Jekeseni (30) and her 14-year-old son allegedly fatally assaulted a suspect accused of stalking her daughter.The duo appeared at Chegutu Magistrates Court on Monday an...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minor tormented for reporting rape
A HARARE woman from Mabvuku has approached the civil court on behalf of her 14-year-old child whom she said was facing physical and emotional abuse from her neighbour's tenant whose husband was jailed...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up, kills daughter, 14, over love relationship with neighbour
A Nyanga father beat up his 14-year-old daughter who later died of injuries sustained after he accused her of falling in a love relationship with a neighbour.Police said on Saturday that Amos ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
When children give birth to children!
There could have never been a more heartbreaking and disturbing sight.I had gone to the local clinic in my small town of Redcliff for a scheduled medical review.This is an ordinary rou...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:11hrs | 17 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Woman in brutal attack on stepson
IN a shocking incident a 48-year-old woman from Matikiti Village in Inyathi, Matebeleland North province appeared in court, facing charges of brutally assaulting her 14-year-old stepson with a broomst...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans jailed 10 years each over cable theft in SA
Two Zimbabwean nationals, Namer Ndovu, aged 27, and Collen Singanje, aged 28, have been sentenced to 10 years of direct imprisonment each by the Pretoria North Magistrate's Court. They were convicted ...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Child marriage victim succumbs to labour complications
Zandile Sibanda clung desperately to her 14-year-old daughter, Sikhulile Sibanda, who had fallen victim to an early child marriage, as she took her final breath after suffering from a severe illness f...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minor (14) drowns while fishing
A 14-year-old boy drowned while fishing at a dam in Bindura on Friday afternoon.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Milton Mundembe said Rauph Nyamunga of Choma village, Chief Musana in Bi...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 19:06hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Sarah Masiyiwa honoured in the UK
SARAH Masiyiwa, the daughter of Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa and his wife Tsitsi Masiyiwa, has expressed her delight after being honoured as one of the brightest and most promising individua...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:25hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 15, knifes age-mate to death over girlfriend
In a shock incident, a 15-year-old Mwenezi male juvenile stabbed and killed a rival, also 15, over a girlfriend.Police said Wednesday they were investing a case of murder involving the unnamed...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Killings flare up in Kwekwe
THE recent callous murder of two people in Mbizo, Kwekwe has sent residents into panic mode as they fear for their lives.The body of veteran educationist and retired teacher Mr Lovemore Marume...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man kills daughter over 'affair'
A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Mashonaland East province allegedly fatally assaulted his 14-year-old daughter, accusing her of having an affair with a married neighbour.Togara Kanyangira of Marufu vil...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga preaches peace
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has called on people to uphold peace and harmony as a prerequisite for development. VP Chiwenga, a devout Catholic, made the call when he joined fellow Cath...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Girl kidnapped, drugged and dumped at cemetery
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl from Old Luveve suburb was kidnapped by two women and a man who were driving a white commuter omnibus on 16 March.The juvenile had left her home at around 5PM going to Chigu...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen swept away at sea resort while swimming on Xmas Day
A ZIMBABWEAN teenager was swept away to sea on Christmas Day while swimming at a South African resort in the Eastern Cape.The 14-year-old has not yet been identified.Local reports indi...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Family bitter over 'abusive' cop's acquittal
THE mother of a 14-year-old Chitungwiza boy who was allegedly severely assaulted by a police constable leaving in their neighbourhood has protested the cop's acquittal.Allegations were that Co...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
England-born Zimbabwean starlet completes Manchester City move
ENGLISH Premier League champions Manchester City have secured the signing of England-born Zimbabwe youngster David Chigwada from Blackburn Rovers.The 14-year-old who can play as a winger or an...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 20:17hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man Rapes Sibling
In a bizarre incident, a man from Plumtree in Mbimba Village allegedly raped his 14-year-old sister on Monday night.The man who cannot be named for ethical reasons was arrested for the offence...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 16:10hrs | 10 | by Desmond Nleya
Married woman infects nephew (14) with STI
A 46-year-old married woman appeared before Western Commonage Courts' resident magistrate Shepherd Mnjanja for allegedly infecting her 14-year-old nephew with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) af...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
14-yr-old needs help for dialysis
A 14-year-old Shungu High School pupil in Kwekwe, Takunda Lusinga, who has a chronic kidney disease, is appealing for financial assistance to enable him to have three dialysis sessions a week....Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
From Zimnyama village to South Africa
THE power of collaboration between the media, promoters and artistes has yielded fruitful results as fast-rising artistes Muntuza and Sobancane have earned their first professional gig across the Limp...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman caged 14 years for axing husband
HIGH Court judge Justice Lucy Mungwari has sentenced a Chivhu woman to 14 years in jail for fatally axing her husband in the presence of their daughter, accusing him of infidelity.The court he...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mother walks in on 14-year-old daughter indulging in sex
A Harare woman got the shock of her life when she walked in on her 14-year-old daughter indulging in sex with a 19-year-old lover on Sunday.The enraged mother then reported William Baruku of H...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy (14) killed for refusing to pay commercial sex worker
A 14-year-old boy from Nyameni in Marondera was allegedly murdered by a suspected commercial sex worker aged 17 for refusing to pay US$5 for her sexual services.Tavonga Jeche was found dead in...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police name shooting victims
Police have released names of the five people who were shot and killed at a shopping centre in Mhondoro by a member of the security services who is still at large on Christmas Day.The victims ...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in bar brawl
A member of the security services allegedly entered a bar in Mhondoro-Ngezi armed with an AK47 assault rifle and fatally shot five people on Christmas Day after being accused of proposing love to an u...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Minister calls for arrest of Chinese miner, parents
SMALL-to-Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni has called for the arrest of a Chinese miner and parents who married off their 15-year-old daughter to the foreign national.The teenager, ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:47hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Son knifes mum in domestic dispute
A ROWDY 14-year-old stepson allegedly grabbed his stepmum by the neck before plunging an Okapi knife into her back and hand after she scolded him for coming home late.The unfortunate stepmothe...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Woman in trouble over virginity testing
A 47-YEAR-OLD Marondera woman has been arrested for allegedly inserting a cooking stick in her 14-year-old stepdaughter's private parts to test if she was still a virgin.The woman from Gomo vi...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Boy with disability beats able bodied in 5km run
A 14-year-old Bulawayo boy with disability defied all odds on Saturday when he won a family fun marathon, beating able-bodied competitors.With an amputated right leg and walking with aid of cr...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen set for Manchester City trials
TEENAGE Zimbabwean footballer, Vincent Beni, is set for trials at Manchester City development side. The 14-year-old midfielder was recruited from Super Eagles Futsal side in Leeds, where he ha...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Anna Machaya case: Murder charges likley to be dropped, Momberume granted bail
THE murder charges levelled against 26-year-old Hatirarami Momberume who is accused of the murder of his 14-year-old child bride, Anna Machaya, who died at a Marange religious shrine due to complicati...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 19:44hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
11-year-old kills self
A Grade Six pupil from Chitungwiza who allegedly committed suicide has been buried at Zororo Memorial Park.It is understood that the 11-year-old Harley, might not have taken lightly the reprim...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Form one student commits suicide over US$5
A 14-YEAR-OLD Guruve form one student committed suicide by hanging on Friday.Rodney Bernard's body was found hanging on a tree in Guruv...Published: 02 Oct 2021 at 23:14hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teenage pregnancies shoot up
A total of 4 475 pregnancies have been recorded for girls aged between 15 and 19 years in all eight districts in Mashonaland Central during the lockdown period stretching from March 2020 to February t...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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