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Elias Musakwa embroiled in chieftainship battle
A fierce succession battle has erupted within the Chinamhora dynasty, with several families moving to block the installation of Richard Jeyi as substantive Chief Chinamhora, arguing that he is not the...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 12:01hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes niece in pigsty
A 25-year-old man from Mungate Village under Chief Chinamhora appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of raping his 17-year-old niece in a pigsty on Christmas Day. The accused was charg...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:44hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes niece on Christmas day
A 25-year-old man from Mungate Village under Chief Chinamhora has appeared in court on allegations of raping his 17-year-old niece at a pigsty on Christmas day.The man was remanded in custody ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:39hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
13-year-old dies at shrine during labour
A Domboshava man who married a 13 year-old-girl who died at an apostolic church shrine while in labour has appeared in court. Raymond Guhwa (41) allegedly took his wife who was in labour to an...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
When Boundaries Blur: A son-in-law's offensive language sparks family conflict
A Domboshava man has been fined two goats for insulting his mother-in-law using offensive words.Benjamin Jofuresi (40) of Mashonganyika village has been dragged before Chief Chinamhora's tradi...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 19:56hrs | 2 | by Alice Mangwanda
Mnangagwa dangles mining titles to Chiefs and war veterans
Government has granted authority for traditional leaders and war veterans to acquire mining tittles as part of efforts to broaden the participation of communities in the mining sector.In addit...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:13hrs | 2 | 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
Ndebele man harassed for tribal origin
A Ndebele-speaking man from Domboshava says he faces constant harassment from some locals who are demanding that he goes back to Matebeleland. This emerged at the Harare magistrate court ...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Married man up for adultery charges
A family man has been fined three beasts for infidelity with a neighbour's wife.A married Maxwell Matyukira (52)has been dragged before Chief Chinamhora's traditional court yesterday for alleg...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 15:09hrs | 1 | by Alice Mangwanda
Military man weak in bed
A couple has been told to go separate ways as a result of their failure to coexist peacefully.Evidence Mandaza has dragged Onismas Nyazenga before Chief Chinamhora's traditional court yesterda...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 14:48hrs | 2 | by Alice Mangwanda
Cop bashes pregnant wife to death
A POLICE officer based at Buchwa Support Unit appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing murder charges after he allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife to death.Hilary Gororo (30), who was...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man steals car to impress girlfriend
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Mutoko yesterday appeared in court for stealing a car to impress his "high-class" girlfriend.Tinashe Nyambuya (29) of Mungate village under Chief Chinamhora appeared bef...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Jilted man commits suicide at in-laws' home
IN an incident that has left villagers in Chinamhora shell-shocked, a 43-year-old man died after setting himself ablaze at his in-laws' residence.Abel Chivandire, of Ndoro village, under Chief...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!
There are some behaviours, which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 14 | by Ken Mufuka
Urban home-seekers invade rural area land
The rising cost of land in urban centres such as Harare has pushed desperate home seekers to invade adjacent rural areas, which are now experiencing increasing pressure on demand for social services....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Four suspected armed robbers arrested at police roadblock
POLICE arrested four suspected armed robbers believed to have been behind robbery incidents that happened in Kezi, Maphisa and Zvishavane.The four, found in possession of firearms, are Sizwenk...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 20:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Village head in trouble over shrine
A Domboshava village head has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly trying to invade an apostolic sect shrine, which he wants to subdivide and sell as residential stands.Wiriranayi Gw...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Huge, controversial send-off for Ginimbi
HUNDREDS of people attended the burial of controversial socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure in Domboshava, on the outskirts of Harare yesterday.Ginimbi, who was 36 died last Sunday after his ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chief, Mutodi clash over Chinese investment
A MEETING to discuss a potential mining investment by a Chinese firm, Geoglobal in Dombashawa, ended in acrimony after a clash between Chief Chinamhora and legislator for the area, Energy Mutodi....Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate blasts prosecutor for unprofessional behaviour
A HARARE magistrate yesterday blasted as unprofessional the conduct of the State anti-corruption special prosecutor in the case of Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director-g...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over damaged headphones
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Chinamhora was on Monday arrested for allegedly killing his colleague in a fight over damaged headphones.Wayne Antonio is currently assisting police with investigations ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brick moulder trapped to death
A CHINAMHORA teenager died after earth collapsed on him while he was moulding bricks.Zvikomborero Chimunda (16) of Musiyiwa Village, under Chief Chinamhora, was digging soil in a three-metre d...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T member assaults colleague at the party's HQ
A 38-year-old MDC-T supporter appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court facing charges of assaulting a colleague at the party's headquarters, Harvest House.Cosmas Njanji of Mungate village, Ch...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 20:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief summons headmen to meet Zanu-PF candidates
JUST days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged Zanu-PF aspiring candidates to provide trinkets to traditional leaders as part of the ruling party's campaign ahead of crucial elections next month, ...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Statf reporter
Man impregnates 13-year-old girl, flees responsibility
IN a heart-rending story, a 14-year-old girl from Chief Chinamhora in Domboshava, Mashonaland East is heavily pregnant after she was impregnated last year when she was 13, before the responsible man r...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:13hrs | 5 | by Staff rpeorter
Cops in nasty brawl over gold mine security
A HARARE magistrate has issued warrants of arrest for two police officers after they allegedly failed to appear in court for the trial of their Marondera colleagues, who allegedly unleashed dogs on th...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man found with human bones, implicates Chief Chinhamora
In an incident that left villagers in Juru shell-shocked, a 54-year-old Murewa man confessed that he exhumed his dead niece's body after conniving with the late Chief Chinamhora (real name Simon Chidz...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops in nasty brawl over gold mine security
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers from Marondera, Juru and Chinamhora police stations were involved in a nasty brawl over the right to guard a lucrative Cynthian Gold Mine in Goromonzi.T...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills stepdaughter to please own mother
A 25-YEAR-OLD Domboshava man appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday facing murder charges after he allegedly killed his stepdaughter to please his mother who had disapproved of his marria...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dad beats daughter to death
A 25-year-old Chinamhora man appeared in court on Saturday accused of beating up his stepdaughter to death after ordering her to leave his house, together with her sibling.Saul Marufu of Maruf...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 cops arrested for demanding bribe from illegal foreign currency dealers
FIVE Zimbabwe Republic Police officers yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court facing criminal abuse of duty charges after they allegedly demanded a $200 bribe from an illegal foreign curr...Published: 12 Oct 2017 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Prophet on the run after raping client
HARARE regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for a self-styled Chinamhora prophet after he failed to turn up for trial in a case where he is accused of raping one of hi...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robbers fatally assault victim
A Domboshava man was fatally assaulted by armed robbers, who got away with $1 500 cash and three Nokia cellphones. The incident occurred on July 21 last year at the deceased’s homestead in Chiro...Published: 27 Jan 2017 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills son over $5
The trial of a Chitungwiza mother who beat and killed her 10-year-old son has been for set for November 22. Merjury Mafuratidze (34) appeared before magistrate Ms Estery Chivasa facing charges of ...Published: 12 Nov 2016 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sexual healing' prophet jailed
A self-proclaimed prophet of the Johanne Masowe weChishanu apostolic sect in Kwekwe has been slapped with a 36-year jail term after he raped and infected a congregant with HIV.Wellington Gase ...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo robber jailed 11 years
A notorious housebreaker who was part of a gang that ransacked businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo's Ballantyne Park, Harare, home before getting away with property worth thousands of dollars, was yesterd...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Tendai Rupapa
Kraal head beds daughter-in-law as rental payment
A DOMBOSHAVA kraal head Shepherd Kombe had sex on countless occasions with his daughter-in-law allegedly as payment for debt.The money was for rentals.Kombe who is in his early 5...Published: 24 May 2016 at 07:02hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Boy (16) kills himself over Christmas clothes
A 16-year-old Chinamhora boy last week committed suicide by drinking rat poison after his mother declined to buy him new clothes to wear on Christmas Day citing financial challenges.Close sour...Published: 29 Dec 2015 at 08:59hrs | | by Prosper Dembedza
Soldier steals from wife's employer, petrol-bombs wife
A soldier stationed at the Central Ammunition Depot in Zvimba allegedly petrol-bombed his wife for refusing to flee with him to South Africa after he stole $840 from the woman's employer. ...Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 23:19hrs | 1 | by Fungai Lupande
Zanu-PF land barons funded Mujuru
Chiefs' Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has accused Zanu-PF land barons of fuelling divisions within the ruling party and funding former Vice-President Joice Mujuru's Gamatox faction us...Published: 27 Jul 2015 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman fined $200 for wrecking marriage
A DOMBOSHAVA woman has learnt that gossip does not pay when she was ordered to pay $200 by a traditional court as compensation for wrecking another woman's marriage.Ethel Chikono of Domboshav...Published: 24 Nov 2014 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man ordered to pay lobola before divorcing wife of 7 years
A DOMBOSHAVA man was last Sunday ordered by a traditional court to pay $2 000 as lobola first before divorcing his wife of seven years.Obert Masanga (54) was brought before Simon Chidziva - th...Published: 15 May 2014 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man (44) rapes his 13-year-old daughter
A 44-year-old man has been jailed for 20 years after raping and impregnating his 13-year-old daughter.The man from Rubi resettlement area pleaded guilty to rape charges when he appeared be...Published: 27 Dec 2013 at 17:57hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Man impregnates his biological mother twice
IN a bizarre case, a Domboshava man and his biological mother are reportedly on the run after having an incestuous relationship that culminated in two pregnancies. Simon Matsvara a...Published: 03 Jun 2012 at 20:59hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
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