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Zimbabwe woman shares bedroom with 2 husbands
In a shocking case brought before the Harare Civil Court, two men are living with the same woman as their wife, sharing the same bedroom at a house in the capital city. One of the men, Takemore Kagair...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:58hrs | 2642 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law in deep trouble, had another wife
The late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s son-in-law Simbarashe Mutsahuni Chikore who is being divorced by his wife Bona Nyepudzai Ouma is in deep trouble after it emerged that he committ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman marries two men, gets arrested
A ZVISHAVANE woman has been arrested for allegedly marrying two men after accusing her first husband of having failed to be intimate with her for the past 12 years.The matter came to light whe...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Advocates of same-sex are wrong to criticise Zimbabwe matrimonial causes laws
It is wrong for those that advocate for same-sex marriages to argue that the matrimonial causes laws of Zimbabwe discriminate against them.The laws of a country are derived from its customs. I...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:39hrs | | by Njabulo
Botswana to appeal ruling to decriminalise homosexuality: a closer analysis
Human rights are an integral part of life of all people.While this is true and it also encompasses the rights of homosexual people, this is contrary to the norms and values of African societies.Every ...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Njabulo
Criminalisation of homosexuality in Africa - African Human rights v European Human rights
Whilst the west can blame Africa for criminalising homosexuality, equally the West has criminalised bigamy or polygamy. Thus another men's meat is another men's poison. My comment is o...Published: 26 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | | by Njabulo
Wife-deserter charged with bigamy
A KUWADZANA man who grabbed headlines a few weeks ago after dumping his blind wife and married his tenant appeared in court charged with bigamy.Naume Gokoko hauled her husband John Chadzoka to...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Hands off married man' - Magistrate warns smallhouse
YOU home wrecker!A Bulawayo magistrate lashed out at a woman who was in the dock for sleeping with a married man.Magistrate Tinashe Tashaya issued the stern warning to Sithabile Maband...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Mugabe's ex-finance minister in nasty divorce
Ex- finance minister and Zanu-PF Mutoko South MP David Chapfika is set to lose property worth $1 500 as recompense for legal fees arising from an ongoing divorce case before the High Court.Cha...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man up for bigamy
A BINGA man who married a second wife before formally divorcing his first wife has been charged with bigamy and failure to pay maintenance.Felix Mupande (32) from Chief Siabua area pleaded&nbs...Published: 28 Oct 2017 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe divorce case sour to alarming levels
The meltdown gripping Zimbabwe's once-prosperous economy has conspired with stress, and domestic violence to cause a spike in marriage breakups with the High Court in Harare alone registering 42 divor...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 11:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Small house takes over
YOU are lucky to be my wife!Norris Magwiro does not hide that he married his wife Arminda Magwiro ahead of his then steady girlfriend Eveline Mupoperi simply because Arminda was ready to settl...Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hawks raid genitals collector's gun shop
Bloemfontein - More than 1,600 firearms were seized by the Hawks at a gun shop in Bloemfontein, owned by Danish national Peter Frederiksen who is accused of collecting women's genitals and storing...Published: 28 May 2016 at 08:53hrs | | by Agencies
Mugabe practically in ICU and totally unfit to run a country - Grace Mugabe
OPPOSITION People Democratic Party Harare spokesperson Nqobizitha khumalo has said First Lady Grace Mugabe has told the world that her husband is now 'practically in ICU and totally unfit to run a cou...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:42hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Controversy haunts dead dealer
EVEN in his death, the late controversial dealer, Josiah ‘Jarzin’ Mutopera has continued courting controversy.His legal marriages to two wives have opened a can of worms, with some people ...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 13:40hrs | | by Liberty Dube
Hoax story of Eritrean government forcing men to marry at least 2 wives goes viral
A hoax story originally posted by a Somali website reported that unnamed "activists" posted a memo on a social media site allegedly from the Eritrean government asking men to marry at least two wives ...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 20:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Genitals collector' complains about media taking pictures of him
Bloemfontein - Genital mutilator accused, Danish national Peter Frederiksen, complained to the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court yesterday that the media's pictures of him were humiliating.Frede...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman wrecks marriage
RUSAPE businesswoman, Gladys Svosve - who is at the nerve centre of an alleged adulterous relationship with debt-ridden Watermark College co-director, Barnabas Nemaire - has been slapped with a $10 00...Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 08:14hrs | | by Lovemore Kadzura
Woman guilty of marrying two men
A MUTARE woman appeared before a senior magistrate facing charges of illegally marrying two men on different occasions under Civil Marriages Act.Tambudzai Muwandi (31) of House Number 8252 Nya...Published: 18 Sep 2015 at 08:04hrs | | by Sherzadee Mkwamba
Dual nationality is an irreversible side-effect of globalisation
This writer was under the impression that the dual citizenship debate was now water under the bridge. How could it not be? First there is Chapter 3 in our Constitution, then there are the two cases of...Published: 05 May 2015 at 10:51hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
Man drags wife to court for marrying another man without divorcing him
A city man has taken his 35-year-old wife to court on allegations of bigamy after she allegedly married another man without having legally divorced her first husband. Trucas Manyonga, of numbe...Published: 02 Mar 2015 at 06:49hrs | | by Fungai Jachi
Ex-wife exposes Mugabe's Army General
IT has been quite a hectic month or two for Jocelyn Chiwenga as the estranged wife of Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantine Chiwenga suffered a divorce, the humiliation of two eviction...Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife gets threatening phone calls
JOCELYN Chiwenga, the former wife of Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantine Chiwenga, yesterday said she now feared for her life after receiving several threatening phone calls from a...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 10:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya 'demands sexual evidence' evidence'
Leader of PHD Ministries, Prophet Walter Magaya, accused of committing adultery by a Harare man has hit back, accusing complainant Denford Mutashu of cooking up stories as he has not produced evid...Published: 22 Aug 2014 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya case sucks in Henrietta Rushwaya
FORMER Zifa chief executive officer Henrietta Rushwaya was yesterday afternoon picked up by police on allegations of masterminding an attempt to extort Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries leader ...Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 07:03hrs | | by Freeman Razemba and Daniel Nemukuyu
Senior cop blocks investigations in Magaya case
A lawyer representing Denford Mutashu has alleged that some senior police officers who belong to the Prophetic Healing Deliverance (PHD) church are stifling investigations after it emerged that crimin...Published: 20 Aug 2014 at 19:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Prophet Magaya must be arrested for bigamy'
Prophet Walter Magaya's alleged adultery case took a new twist on Tuesday, with the Harare man accusing him of bedding his wife filing criminal charges against the clergyman.Denford Mutas...Published: 20 Aug 2014 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya accused of making death threats
A JILTED Harare man, Denford Mutashu, who recently filed a $500 000 adultery damages lawsuit against Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries head Walter Magaya, has piled more pressure on ...Published: 20 Aug 2014 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Printing of passports cannot be decentralised,' says Mudede
REGISTRAR-GENERAL (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday told Parliament that processing and printing of passports cannot be decentralised to districts for fear of terrorism.Mudede told the Parliamenta...Published: 21 May 2014 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Human Rights; Polygamy
Our human rights watch has concluded that there is no one country were human rights are absolute. However, this will not deter us from doing our work as human rights watch. It is my belief...Published: 27 Feb 2014 at 08:05hrs | | by Njabulo
Family, friends, relatives gather at Mandela home
Friends and relatives of ailing South African icon Nelson Mandela gathered Thursday at his Johannesburg home where the 95-year-old is said to be on his "deathbed".Two of Mandela's grand-daugh...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mandela's grandson off the hook on 2 charges
Johannesburg - Two charges against former president Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela will not be pursued, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday.NPA spokesperson Luxo...Published: 19 Nov 2013 at 07:52hrs | | by Sapa
Lawyers take Mandla Mandela to court
Johannesburg - Mandla Mandela's lawyers have begun legal proceedings against him to recover unpaid fees of almost R500 000, the City Press reported.According to the report on Wednesday, Randal...Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 01:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MP marries 2 women under Chapter 5, faces bigamy charges
Highfield West National Assembly member elect Mr Moses Manyengawana (MDC-T) might face bigamy charges after it emerged yesterday that he is married to two women under the Marriage Act Chapter 5:11. ...Published: 19 Aug 2013 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fakes a divorce certificate, dragged to court
A 34-year-old Bulawayo man forged High Court documents and manufactured a divorce order in order to ditch his wife and marry a second one.Milton Mlauzi, of 7290/01 Pumula North on Tuesday appe...Published: 04 Apr 2013 at 04:24hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Nigerian man weds 2 Zimbabwean women
A Nigerian who allegedly married two Zimbabwean women under Chapter 5:11 of the Marriage Act appeared in court yesterday.The Chapter 5:11 marriage is conducted at the Magistrates' Court or in...Published: 20 Feb 2013 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
84% of Zimbabwe marriages unregistered
ABOUT 84 percent of marriages in Zimbabwe are unregistered customary unions, a development that has fuelled a surge in inheritance and divorce cases before the courts. Speaking at a workshop on marria...Published: 07 Feb 2013 at 04:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man convicted for bigamy, escapes jail by a whisker
A Bulawayo architect escaped jail by a whisker after he was ordered to perform community service for engaging in bigamy.Peter Daniso Sibanda (52), of Number 13 Willoughby Avenue in North End, ...Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 04:36hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Tsvangirai faces possible arrest for bigamy
LAWYERS representing Ms Locardia Karimatsenga have written to the Attorney-General seeking the arrest of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on allegations of bigamy if he proceeds with his wedding tomo...Published: 14 Sep 2012 at 04:14hrs | | by Court Reporter
Marriage officers under investigation
A NUMBER of marriage officers face arrest for breaching marriage regulations, with three of them summoned over the issue by the Registrar General's Office last week.The RG's Office said it has...Published: 30 Apr 2012 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wife discovers hubby's 2nd (secret) wife through Facebook
Tacomam, US - A county corrections officer in Washington state has been charged with bigamy after Facebook discovered two women were connected to him and suggested they might want to be "friends."...Published: 10 Mar 2012 at 04:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nigerian's marriage that never was
A NIGERIAN businessman has been arrested on allegations of fraudulently acquiring a marriage certificate with a Zimbabwean woman without her knowledge. Anayo Chukwu Olisa, 41, the owner of Kil...Published: 30 Jan 2012 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nigerian man sent to a Zimbabwean jail for bigamy
A NIGERIAN man, who entered into marriages of convenience with two Zimbabwean women on separate occasions, has been sentenced to nine months in prison.Ajaero Hillary Uwaoma (33) admitted to ...Published: 22 Nov 2011 at 11:26hrs | | by Court Reporter
Chiwenga fears for her life since marriage collapse
Jocelyn Chiwenga, the estranged wife to commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga exclusive tells Sunday Standard that she fears for her life since her marriage to the com...Published: 14 Nov 2011 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziscosteel mineral rights not for sale
Essar Group is likely to get Redcliff-based Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) minus its mineral resources. Media reports suggests that the government is not keen on selling the steel compan...Published: 25 Feb 2011 at 05:11hrs | | by Byo24News
Zimbabwean man to face bigamy charges in Belfast
An alleged bigamist is to stand trial accused of marrying another woman while his wife was alive, a judge has ruled.Stanley Jasi, 37, was charged with com...Published: 25 Feb 2011 at 05:11hrs | | by Byo24News
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