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Man fatally assaulted over sex worker
A 36-year-old man, Casper Mhari, tragically lost his life following a violent altercation over a sex worker in Driefontein, Midlands province, last weekend.According to provincial police spoke...Published: 4 hrs ago | 405 | by Staff reporter
Woman battles for life after son's axe rampage
A 63-year-old woman from Nkayi is fighting for her life after being attacked with an axe by her 29-year-old son, Shackman Dube, who is suspected to be mentally ill. The incident occurred on November 4...Published: 5 hrs ago | 164 | by Sgtaff reporter
'Prosecutors exaggerated my age'
A Beitbridge resident magistrate, Takudzwa Gwazemba, has ordered an investigation into the age of a juvenile who accused prosecutors of falsifying his age in an effort to have him sentenced to prison....Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:31hrs | 292 | 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 | 955 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man stabbed to death in Leeds, United Kingdom
A 23-year-old Zimbabwean man, known by friends as Saymore, was fatally stabbed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, around midnight on Tuesday, authorities have confirmed. Emergency services found Saymore at a f...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:25hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver nabbed for smuggling
A 53-year-old truck driver, Douglas Tengende, has been arrested for attempting to smuggle goods worth R427,823 through the Beitbridge Border Post without his employer's knowledge.Tengende, emp...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:54hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Student murdered for identifying robber
A 23-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic student, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on Monday evening after being brutally stabbed by two robbers in Cowdray Park, following a mugging incident in w...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:58hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
Man steals from brother-in-law
A 23-year-old man from Beitbridge, Nigel Masona, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after he broke into his brother-in-law's house and stole ZAR 4,900 from a safe. Initially handed a 24-month p...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
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
Botswana's ruling party loses power after six decades
Botswana's governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show.President Mokgweetsi Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BD...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Guard shoots at marauding illegal gold panners, 1 dead
Tragedy struck at a gold mine in Guruve on Thursday when 33-year-old Titus Masango was shot dead amid a violent confrontation involving a gang of illegal gold panners. The incident, confirmed by the Z...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Mazibuko, model clash over US$180
Sipho Mazibuko, the founder of Miss Rural Zimbabwe and a controversial model coach, is embroiled in a dispute with one of her models, Grace Sibanda, from Matabeleland South province, over a passport d...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:28hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Man orders girlfriend to abort unwanted pregnancy
A 33-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is regretting impregnating his girlfriend.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday ...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 590 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man prevents wife from shaving privates for a year
In a shocking case that stunned the Matero Local Court, 33-year-old Peggy Changwe, a woman from the Katuba area near Lusaka, Zambia, was granted a divorce from her estranged husband, Peter Banda, afte...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:49hrs | 1037 | 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
Inyathi cops probe mysterious death of dumped corpse
Police in Matabeleland North are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old man, Fandile Moyo, whose body was discovered on a footpath at Bucklands Farm in the Inyathi area...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 10:29hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge man gets six months jail term for poaching
A 23-year-old man from Ndambe Village, Beitbridge has been slapped with a six-month jail term after he was caught hunting in the park.Emmanuel Moyo (23) appeared before Beitbridge Magistrates'...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 09:37hrs | 461 | by Stephen Jakes
Man bashed over gambling
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Mphoengs in Matebeleland South was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday after he assaulted his neighbour over a gambling prize.Philani Maphosa was remanded i...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:59hrs | 712 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Khama Billiat excited to be back in South Africa
Khama Billiat never imagined that he would be back in South Africa representing Zimbabwe's national team when he left the neighboring country in February. The 33-year-old forward had retired from inte...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:21hrs | 15082 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean truck driver dies in SA fatal accident
A tragic accident on the N1 road near Colensburg has claimed the life of 43-year-old driver Leon Munhukwaye, who was operating a truck when the incident occurred approximately 30 kilometers from Colen...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:49hrs | 900 | 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
Khama Billiat shines
Yadah 1-0 HerentalsKhama Billiat once again proved his class with a stunning performance capped by a brilliant goal as Yadah triumphed over Herentals in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:46hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes toddler, cuts off his manhood
IN an incident nothing short of a morbid tale, a 23-year-old man from Kwekwe allegedly waylaid a 10-year-old girl at a disused building, raped her once before cutting off his manhood.The Natio...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:44hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for attempted murder of police officer over bar closure
A 43-year-old man from Fairbridge, Bulawayo, appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges of attempted murder after allegedly striking a police officer with an axe. The accused, Dumisani Lindani Mpof...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 13:52hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Man kidnaps City Parking officers
A 23-year-old Harare motorist, Gift Nyadzawo, appeared in court on Tuesday facing charges of kidnapping two City Parking officers and inciting public violence. He was remanded in custody by magistrate...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:11hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested in huge abalone bust in Cape Town
Three foreigners will appear in court on Tuesday after being arrested in what police described as one of the biggest abalone busts in recent years in the Western Cape.Police raided a property ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
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
Granny 'cattle rustler' denied bail
A daring 71-year-old woman from Ntabazinduna, Umguza District in Matabeleland North, has been denied bail after allegedly masterminding a complex cattle rustling operation involving the theft of 20 ca...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 08:08hrs | 504 | 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
WATCH: Police detain man for insulting Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema
POLICE in Lusaka have detained a 43-year-old man of Kabulonga Extension for insulting President Hakainde Hichilema and saying Zambians should vote out "these idi*ts in 2026." Suzgo Mbale insul...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:41hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man murders woman after she rejects US$5 for sex
A 33-year-old gold panner from Chinhoyi, Tafadzwa Nkonde, has been charged with murder after allegedly raping and killing a woman who refused his US$5 offer for sex.The National Prosecuting Au...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 20:20hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Son impregnates and marries biological mother
A woman in Zambia named Betty Mbereko, aged 40, has married her son, 23-year-old Farai Mbereko, after becoming pregnant with his child, further complicating their relationship.Betty, who was w...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Rapist kills victim after sex
Police in Chinhoyi are hunting for a 33-year-old man who allegedly raped and forced his victim to drink a tobacco pesticide.The woman died two days later after Tafadzwa Nkonde allegedly forced...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 17:41hrs | 1730 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man assaults mother after she refused to sleep with him
A 23-year-old man from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo, Takudzwa Madzipa, has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting and strangling his mother after she refused his demand for sex. ...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:04hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 904 | by Staff Reporter
Man sent to prison over dead bull
Figtree-based First Sibanda is in trouble after he was found cooking beef from a dead bull.The 33-year-old man is facing a stock theft charge and he appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Josh...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 13:59hrs | 1049 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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
Woman kidnaps 'husband's 17-year-old lover'
A 23-YEAR-OLD woman from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo allegedly ran berserk, robbed and kidnapped her husband's 17-year-old lover.Amanda Ngwenya appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Jose...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 834 | by Staff reportrer
'Mentally-ill people also enjoy sex'
HIGH Court judges of appeal have said mentally-ill people also enjoy sex in their own right.The court said it could not be dispelled, where there was no evidence, that the mentally-ill are inc...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:54hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa employee jailed 9 years
A 43-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) employee and his three accomplices were jailed nine years after they were found in possession of a live pangolin.Mlandeli Matutu, a wate...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 16:14hrs | 1026 | by Simbarashe Sithole
South African beauty contestant faces xenophobic backlash over Nigerian heritage
Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student from Soweto, has recently found herself at the epicentre of a heated national debate, exposing a persistent strain of xenophobia within South African soci...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 18:31hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Reconciling nationality and the rainbow nation idea
IT seems dust never settles in Mzansi, the land of gold. Just a few weeks after an election that did not deliver an outright winner, the country is embroiled in what seems to be another identity...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:07hrs | 74 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Khama Billiat tipped to break 14-year record
Former South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs star player Khama Billiat has been tipped to break a record that has been standing for 14 years in Zimbabwe.Billiat has been at the centre of Yadah FC's res...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
Harare woman chokes day-old baby to death
Nancy Chitsiga, a 23-year-old Harare woman, has been remanded in custody on charges of infanticide. She appeared before Harare magistrate Apollonia Marutya.The State alleges that on July 26, C...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 10:49hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Love Island crowns Zimbabwe's Mimii winner in grand final
The winners of summer Love Island's 2024 grand final have been announced.During their eight weeks in the villa, this year's contestants have missed a Euros tournament, an Olympics opening cere...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:42hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for demanding Mnangagwa's resignation in road blockade
Chipinge: A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a road blockade that saw protesters demand the resignation of Pres...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 07:07hrs | 2372 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Harare woman steal US$12k from mother-in-law
A 23-year-old woman from Budiriro, Pamela Nehumba, has been sentenced to one year in prison for stealing US$12,000 from her mother-in-law, Elinah Gwindingwi. Initially sentenced to two years b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:12hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Woman traffics brother's daughter into prostitution in South Africa
A WOMAN who allegedly trafficked her brother's 16-year-old daughter into prostitution in South Africa has been arrested.The woman (44) and her accomplice aged 23 who both cannot be named to pr...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 18:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Spanish tourist trampled to death by an elephant in South Africa
Management at the Pilanesberg National Park has extended its condolences to the family of a Spanish tourist, after he was trampled to death by an elephant at the weekend.It is believed that th...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 15:49hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
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