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Woman shares heart-wrenching story behind kidnapping of newborn baby
A 39-year-old woman from Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo has opened up about the devastating circumstances that led her to kidnap a two-day-old baby from Mpilo Central Hospital in September 2023, an a...Published: 3 hrs ago | 44 | by Staff reporter
Woman stones son to death after failing to get job as a maid
An 18-year-old woman from Mkwanise has been arrested for the brutal murder of her 2-year-old son, an act reportedly committed after she failed to secure employment as a maid in Chiredzi.The tr...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:46hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults daughter-in-law in dispute over teaspoon
A 48-year-old widower from Senga, Gweru, has been handed a four-month suspended prison sentence for assaulting his daughter-in-law over a dispute involving a teaspoon.Appearing before Gweru Pr...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to halt constitutional amendments
The Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to reconsider its proposed amendments to the Constitution and the Electoral Act, which aim to intr...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:54hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections watchdog raises concerns over data privacy
The Elections Resource Centre (ERC) has expressed serious concerns about the proposed amendments to the Constitution and the Electoral Act, which aim to introduce automatic voter registration for 18-y...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:32hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man stabbed to death inside his flat in UK murder
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a Zimbabwean man was fatally stabbed inside his own flat in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Leeds. The victim, identified as 23-y...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:09hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Automatic voter registration for 18-year-olds in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is set to introduce an automatic voter registration system for citizens turning 18, aiming to boost voter participation and streamline election processes ahead of the 2028 elections. The gove...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:46hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Cops acquitted of rape
Three police officers from Tshitulipasi Police Station in Beitbridge East - Courage Majoni (32), Jabulani Museba (33), and Enock Nyamupandu (35) - were acquitted by Regional Magistrate Innocent Bepura...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:33hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Teen forged O-Level results to join Zimbabwe police
An 18-year-old woman from Chitungwiza has been arrested after attempting to join the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) with a forged Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary Level results s...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:39hrs | 249 | by Staff reporgter
10-year-old girl commits suicide in Bulawayo
Bulawayo police have launched an investigation into the heartbreaking death of 10-year-old Nomvelo Phumuzile Mqhele, who reportedly took her own life by hanging at her home in Pumula South. The incide...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:18hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Hwange sink deeper into relegation zone
Ngezi Platinum 6 - 0 HwangeNgezi Platinum Stars, the reigning champions of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, delivered a dominant performance yesterday, thrashing Hwange FC 6-0 and pushing t...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:20hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo whiz-kid creates pothole repair drone
Rahil Bhavan, an 18-year-old student from Christian Brothers' College (CBC) in Bulawayo, has developed a drone equipped with a machine-learning algorithm designed to detect and map potholes for repair...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:07hrs | 6539 | by Staff reporter
Red Reset: Manchester United's Transfer Puzzles
Summer is a special time for football fans. While the fields are empty and players relax on the beaches, club offices are buzzing with activity. The transfer window is open, and every day brings new r...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 14:44hrs | 557 | by Staff Reporter
Soldiers blamed for provoking the fatal shooting of 3
Police have blamed soldiers for provoking the fatal shooting of three, who include the killer's 18-year-old girlfriend, by a Rushinga soldier who later took his own life using the same rifle just afte...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 16:48hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Teenager jailed for inserting his finger in minor's private parts
The love of sex landed an 18-year-old boy in jail after he attempted to rape a form three schoolgirl on Independence day in Musana Bindura....Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 05:57hrs | 1106 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Rape cops' released on bail
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East have been accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on multiple occasions last month. Courage Majoni, Jabulani Museba, an...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:26hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Jailed CCC activist undergoes operation
A Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist injured when police raided a private event in Harare on June 16 and arrested her and 78 others has undergone an operation to fix a fracture on her left l...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:08hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
'Rapist cops' remanded in custody
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on three separate occasions in June, have been remanded in custody until July 23. ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
3 Beitbridge cops up for rape
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Station in Beitbridge East district are accused of repeatedly raping an 18-year-old woman last month. The officers, Courage Majoni (32), Jabulani ...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 16:55hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Teenager caught wearing stolen clothes
There was drama at Guqukani village in Mphoeng where an 18-year-old girl was caught wearing stolen clothes by the owner.Sharon Nyathi w...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 23:40hrs | 33 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man fatally stabs neighbour, flees
Police in Bulawayo are searching for Melusi Dube, an 18-year-old who fatally stabbed his neighbor, Thabani Tshuma, also 18, following a dispute. The incident occurred on June 10 in Cowdray Par...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 12:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Boy dates, impregnates sister
WHILE stories of love conquering all inspire some of the greatest works of art and literature, tales of infatuation between close relatives siblings, or parent and child elicit disgust.That wa...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 08:03hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
HIV-positive man rapes daughter, jailed 20 years
A HARARE magistrate yesterday sentenced a Greendale man to an effective 20 years in jail for sexually abusing his 18-year-old daughter well knowing that he was HIV positive.Magistrate Donald N...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man runs amok, burns down mother's house
AN 18-year-old man from Ntunjambili Village in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province reportedly ran amok and threatened to kill his mother before setting her hut ablaze and went on to destroy h...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bush sex costs teenager
Too much love of sex has landed an 18-year-old Mvurwi man in trouble after he had sex with a minor twice in the bush.Brian Kanyemba was dragged to Bindura regional magistrates courts facing tw...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:06hrs | 17 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tout jailed for attempting to kill colleague over taxi loading
A Shamva-based 18-year-old tout was jailed yesterday after attempting to kill a fellow tout who had joined the field at their bus stop.Blessed Kufandirori was sentenced to seven years in jail ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 10:03hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers get 30 years in jail
Three Harare armed robbers were sentenced to a combined 30 years in jail after robbing a Chiweshe resident of property worth US$13 000.Hahlani Life (27), Adonia Mashonga (27) and Lesina ...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teenager caught raping a minor in the bush
A sex-starved 18-year-old Mudzi man is in trouble after he was caught allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in the bush.Vincent Mukande was dragged to Mutoko magistrates courts yesterday fac...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 15:45hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mbappe to join Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France in the 2022 World Cup final but finished on the losing side as Argentina won on penaltiesParis St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has agreed to join R...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 12:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bishop begs for sex from young congregants
A BISHOP at the Zion church headquartered in Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo is facing terrible times after three girls who accused him of fondling their privates and begging to be in between the sheets ...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe national wanted in connection with SA murder
Botlokwa SAPS are looking for a Zimbabwean national suspect in connection to the murder of Modjadji Thoka.It is alleged that a man only known as Brian was identified as one of the suspects in ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 14:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teen axes villager
AN 18-year-old man of Gato in Plumtree has appeared in court facing a murder charge.Shelton Ndlovu appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware last week and was remanded to January&nb...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak fear grips Kwekwe
THE death of an 18-year-old male in Kwekwe from a suspected case of cholera on Saturday has left the gold mining city gripped with fears of a cholera outbreak, this publication reports.The cou...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Teenager nabbed for breaking into neighbour's house to steal four teeth
In a bizarre incident an 18-year-old Bindura man has been arrested after he broke into his neighbour's house to bite a seven year old girl before stealing...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 19:09hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Guvamatanga cleared of rape
At the conclusion of the prosecution's case, Harare regional magistrate Mr. Stanford Mambanje has acquitted Charles Guvamatanga, a music promoter and director of Kuziva Holdings, known in entertainmen...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teenager kills man over girlfriend
An 18-year-old from Plumtree is accused of fatally stabbing a man during a party in the border town. Nature Ngwenya appeared before the Plumtree Magistrates' Court last week, where he faced a murder c...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK-born Zimbabwean forward signs for Queens Park Rangers
Nathan Jeche, the Zimbabwean teenage forward, has achieved a significant milestone in his budding career by securing a contract with Queens Park Rangers (QPR)'s development team, coming from the Engli...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teenager kills man over girlfriend
A party in Plumtree ended tragic after a jealous 18-year-old man stabbed another man to death in a girlfriend dispute.Nature Ngwenya ap...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 05:37hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean student wins African painting competition
Hope Mafiko, an 18-year-old Zimbabwean student, achieved the prestigious title of the ultimate African winner in the My Dream painting competition for African Youths. This remarkable accomplishment ca...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa can work a crowd
WITH all the drama of the Pentecostal preacher that he is, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa can work a crowd.He will now put that charisma to the test in the general election o...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:43hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's teacher-to-learner ratio straining education system
THE country is grappling with significant educational challenges, demanding immediate attention and action.With over five million learners in both primary and secondary schools across the coun...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporter up for abusing neighbour
A 36-YEAR-OLD Zanu-PF supporter appeared at the Harare Civil Court answering to a charge of using his political links to abuse his 18-year-old neighbour.Sean Mukwinda pleaded with magistrate S...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
He didn't rape me, mum forced me to lie
AN 18-year-old Kwekwe woman is claiming she was forced by her mother to accuse their neighbour of raping her when she was a minor.The incident happened nine years ago when Evidence Makambe was...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 18:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa named among only 17 black billionaires in the world
ACCORDING to Forbes, there are currently 2,640 billionaires in the world. They are collectively worth $12.2 trillion. The United States is the number one home of billionaires with 735 of them, followe...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Teen arrested for burglary
Lucky ran out for an 18-year-old Concession man who allegedly broke into a house to steal three cell phones and a work suit.Leon Goma was arrested after he was allegedly caught wearing the sto...Published: 17 May 2023 at 16:59hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean teen signs new contract with Liverpool FC
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean teen ace Isaac Mabaya appears to be edging closer towards a first-team breakthrough at Liverpool after signing a new contract English Premier League giants.Mabaya, who ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sister-in-law's hand cut with chainsaw
A Harare man appeared in court over the weekend for allegedly cutting his sister-in-law's right hand with a chainsaw when she asked him not to cut down trees at their home.Patrick Machowe (45)...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teen girl accidentally kills man with brick
An 18-year-old girl accidentally killed a man with a brick on Thursday in Harare while fighting with her 'boyfriends'.According to the police statement, Leanda Mupfumira picked a brick and int...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Desmond Nleya
Man fails to pay for child's upkeep
A Harare man has refused to pay maintenance for his 18-year-old daughter saying she was now an adult.This emerged when Cramming Makwarimba appeared before Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira on...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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