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$500 fine for assaulting wife's boyfriend
A man from Chief Seke area, who assaulted his wife's boyfriend after he caught them being intimate in his house on Valentine's Day last month and circulated their pictures on social media, has been fi...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:08hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Police investigating Buyanga custody case
Police are investigating a report in which Frank Buyanga's five-year-old child was allegedly kidnapped movie-style by two armed men driving an unregistered Ford Ranger at Waterfalls Shopping Centre in...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:07hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Judge's son appears in court
THE son of High Court judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze, who was arrested along with his two accomplices on accusations of murdering a cellphone dealer in Harare last week, claimed detectives poured hot...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Soldier shoots machete gangster to death
A CHIPINGE soldier allegedly shot a member of a machete gang with his AK47 service rifle following a fistfight while watching soccer at a nightspot.This came to light when Foster Macheza (27),...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:20hrs | 2646 | by Staff reporter
We let her down: we should hang our heads in shame!
Its high time we put our act together and we assist our daughter Chantelle Muteswa dear Zimbabwean women. We can't let the girl fight such a brutal war on her own without assistance from Zimbabwe wome...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 19:23hrs | 3996 | by Nomazulu Thata
Buyanga 'assaults' estranged girlfriend
BUSINESSMAN Frank Buyanga yesterday allegedly assaulted his estranged girlfriend Chantell Muteswa in Harare and took away his minor son after producing guns to scare away people who wanted to interven...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:46hrs | 2624 | by Staff reporter
2 notorious immigrants deported
TWO illegal immigrants who have been evading deportation for years through threats of violence and supplying authorities with false identity information, have been deported. The Immigration De...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:34hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Women fight over neighbour's husband
NEIGHBOUR from hell!Samkeliso Dube from Sotshangane Flats in Bulawayo's Mzilikazi suburb said they were now sworn enemies with her neighbour Rreid Marsha because she was sleeping with her husb...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Woman bashes taxi tycoon hubby over 'relative lover'
WHILE many men can get away with telling lies to their spouses, that was not so for a Bulawayo businessman who had his entire world apparently turned upside down after his wife discovered that the wom...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:26hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Pool boss 'snookered' in love triangle
A BULAWAYO businessman reportedly confronted former Bulawayo Pool Association president and beat him up for allegedly having an affair with his wife of seven years, who is a well-known national pool p...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:25hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
David Parirenyatwa dumps lawyers
Former minister of Health and Child Care David Parirenyatwa has dumped his lawyers who represented him from trial commencement to the defence case.Parirenyatwa was initially represented by Adv...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miners up for murder
TWO artisanal miners at Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South allegedly assaulted a villager to death with an okapi knife and electrical cord in a dispute over an unspecified issue.Kwanele Promise ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig points gun at daughter's 'boyfriend'
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Jevas Masosote was recently in the eye of a storm after he allegedly pointed a firearm at a man he accused of impregnating his teenage daughter who is s...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 19:02hrs | 9006 | by Staff reporter
Police to enforce Covid-19 regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have said they will arrest any persons who violate new regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Government has come up with a number of measures, including the gazettin...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1315 | by Staff reporter
Soldier's killer jailed 30 years
A MAN from Epworth has been jailed 30 years for robbing and killing a soldier. Besta Masaya, who was charged along with Tonderai Rupiya, denied killing Innocent Majuta who was in army uniform ...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:44hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wife's assault trial fails to kick off
The trial of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa (pictured), who is accused of assaulting her maid Delight Munyoro at Hellenic Primary School in Harare, has been moved ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:36hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters assault Ziyambi
A GROUP of MDC supporters on Saturday assaulted Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi during a Chegutu ward 2 by-election, the Daily News can report.According to Ziyambi, he went to a polling stati...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 13:30hrs | 5773 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters assault Ziyambi
A group of MDC supporters on Saturday assaulted Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi during a Chegutu ward 2 by-election. According to Ziyambi, he went to a polling station to meet a Zanu PF polli...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 13:19hrs | 2955 | by Staff reporter
Army disowns robbery gang 'soldier'
THE Zimbabwe National Army has said one of the six notorious masked armed robbers, arrested in Gweru last week facing over 30 robbery cases involving over $500 000 in the Midlands capital, Value Mutiz...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 06:00hrs | 2665 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his dark sense of humour
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has never been a prolific orator like his predecessor the late Robert Mugabe, he seems to have been trying to compensate for that lack of the gift by using humour....Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:46hrs | 7147 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangsters go underground
Hundreds of militias in the gold mining sector who were responsible for waves of terror nationwide have significantly retreated after a recent police clampdown.The militias were notorious for ...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:41hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa divides MDC as a plot against Mwonzora thickens
MDC has generated into a monstrous party led by vampires who are killers and ruthless in their ways. Biti is flashing his python colours towards the presidency. Biti Sikhala are both ambitious and ver...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 09:45hrs | 6460 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Suspected thief bashed to death
A suspected Guruve thief was bashed to death on Thursday by an angry mob while his accomplice is battling for life at Guruve hospital Bulawayo24.com....Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 12:57hrs | 3798 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Cheated hubby goes after boyfriend's wife
IS "tit for tat a fair game"?In the wake of discovering that his wife of 12 years has been cheating on him and probably reeling from a storm of emotions, a Bulawayo man took the bold but rathe...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:19hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
Ex-lover kidnaps, rapes pregnant woman
THE month of March marks the annually celebrated Women's History Month, an observance of the incredible accomplishments of women throughout history.But the case of a Mbembesi woman from Matabe...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:18hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Cop gets street beating over arrest
A POLICE officer left vendors and passersby in stitches when he ran for his dear life after a man accused him of allegedly instigating his arrest last year and pummelled the law enforcer all over the ...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Chipangano leader off the hook
FORMER head of the now-defunct Zanu-PF Chipangano terror group, Jim Kunaka, was yesterday removed from remand by a Harare magistrate.Kunaka was facing charges of assaulting and robbing a milit...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:41hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
'Scorpions' terrorise Gwanda villagers
TERROR has gripped Nhwali village in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, where a marauding gang has unleashed a wave of violence, viciously assaulting villagers and leaving many nursing broken limbs....Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:40hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Man loses hand over sim card
A CHIPINGE man had his arm chopped off with a machete last Saturday evening in a fight over a sim card.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:45hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Police 'kill' villager
POLICE in Silobela have come under fire over the alleged extra-judicial killing of a villager they wanted in connection with a case of assault.The incident allegedly happened at Cross Roads on...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:44hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Prison officers break inmate's leg
Three Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison wardens were yesterday sentenced to 13 months in jail each for assaulting an inmate and breaking his leg after he picked and pocketed a $1 note while on office ...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:33hrs | 2963 | by Staff reporter
MDC activist indecently assaults traditional healer's wife
AN MDC activist based in Mvurwi was yesterday arraigned before Guruve magistrate Shingirai Mutiro facing an indecent assault charge after he allegedly fondled the backside of a traditional healer's wi...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma, gang in gold heist
A robbery syndicate coordinated by a traditional healer, whose role was reportedly to provide lucky charms to the criminals, has been arrested over a 1,8kg gold heist. Persuade Maponga (45) of Epworth...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:15hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
MDC activist fondles traditional healer's wife's buttocks
A 26-YEAR-OLD MDC activist was arraigned before a Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday facing an indecent assault charge after he alleged...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 22:24hrs | 2093 | by Simbarashe Sithole
8 Tsholotsho villagers arrested for murder
EIGHT villagers have been arrested in Tsholotsho after they allegedly fatally assaulted a 60-year-old man accusing him of stealing 20 litres of fuel. Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chi...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Cop's wife produces panties to prove rape by hubby
An allegedly abused Mvuma woman had to produce her torn panties in court to prove that her husband, a Police officer at Chivhu was in the habit of raping her.Agfa Madhume (33) who is married t...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:23hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter
Businessman kills partner over profit sharing dispute
A MAN from Gokwe allegedly fatally struck his Zambian business partner with a log and fractured his skull following a dispute over the sharing of profits after the two had sold fish.Evans Ngwe...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:10hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Molested, caressed and disembowelled by the 5th Brigade!
It all went wrong at the birthing of Zimbabwe, or just before. It is exactly what happens when a cow encounters dystocia during parturition. The calf refuses to come out properly by arrogantly facing ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2017 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Man rapes a destitute girl
A rapist of a 15-year-old destitute Chitungwiza girl will serve an effective 17 years in jail, just over six weeks after he was apprehended by two men who reacted swiftly to the girl's screams. ...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 06:26hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Your worship how many times should l pay for one crime - maize thief asks magistrate
A 29-YEAR -OLD maize thief was caught stealing maize cobs by a farmer and was bashed after being charged Us$10 for truck hiring which he lost to the truck driver.Lucky Nyamasora was slap...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 09:22hrs | 4055 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Britain will not soften its stance against Mnangagwa
Britain's Defence minister Earl Howe told the House of Lords last week that London would not soften it stance against Mnangagwa's government until its implements genuine political and economic reforms...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:08hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Rude awakening for Bosso's British coach as fans run riot
Highlanders 0 - 2 FC PlatinumIN a rather poor advertisement for local football, Highlanders fans yesterday showcased their ugly side when they engaged in an ugly battle with security details, forc...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:58hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF coordinator assaulted by MDC activist in Chikomba
A Zanu PF coordinator for Chikomba East was recently reportedly assaulted by an MDC activist following a scuffle between the two.This is revealed in the latest Zimbabwe Peace Project report....Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 09:00hrs | 108 | by Stephen Grays
Man beats best friend's lover to death
A MAN from Gokwe beat his best friend's girlfriend to death after he found her in a compromising position with another man. George Ndebele (29) of Kufazvinei Village under Chief Jiri in Gokwe ...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
Geologist jailed for assaulting a cop with machete
A 47-YEAR-OLD bogus Glendale geologist was yesterday sentenced to 8 months in prison by a Concession magistrate for resisting arrest and assaulting a cop with a machete.Cephas Irabi of house n...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 16:32hrs | 1118 | by Simbarashe Sithole and Tarisai Mudahondo
Man tries to poison 'cheating wife' over cellphone password
A Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly trying to kill his wife with rat poison after she refused to give him her cellphone password. The court heard that George Lovell (age not...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 06:52hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Police door to door operations to net opposition members appalling - ZPP
Zimbabwe Peace Project has condemned the police ocnduct of launching a door to door operation to raid the members of the opposition MDC they accused of staging illegal demonstration."Police's ...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 11:50hrs | 1033 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean national arrested in US for overstaying visa for nearly 20 years
Federal immigration authorities in Boston last week arrested a Zimbabwean national who had allegedly overstayed his visa by 20 years and is charged with felony rape, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 06:26hrs | 3860 | by Staff reporter
Man murders neighbour over chicken
A BULILIMA man is on the run after he allegedly beat his neighbour to death after accusing him of stealing his chicken.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philis...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 18:06hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
School deserted after goblins attack
A SCHOOL in Lupane District, Matabeleland North is nearly deserted after pupils were assaulted by suspected goblins, Lupane District School Inspector, Mr Lovemore Ncube, has said.Mr Ncube said...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 18:05hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
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